Particularly when working with an excess on data.
Compustat Suffices with a short list of exchanges, although the online manual provides the same list.
Path: start up Compustat > center of screen shows an explanation, but also a link : Manuals and overviews (provided you got access to Compustat)> right click open in new TAB > Compustat online manual = Xpressfeed Data Guide starts up in a new screen > click search > typ in: exchange codes.
You'll get several options: by country (nice), by exchange code (the list below)
| (EXCHGCD) | (EXCHGDESC) | Country |
| 0 | Subsidiary/Private | Canada |
| 0 | Subsidiary/Private | United States |
| 1 | Non-traded Company or Security | Canada |
| 1 | Non-traded Company or Security | Germany |
| 1 | Non-traded Company or Security | Switzerland |
| 1 | Non-traded Company or Security | Taiwan |
| 1 | Non-traded Company or Security | United States |
| 2 | Consolidated Parent or Tracking Stock Company | United States |
| 3 | Leveraged Buyout | United States |
| 4 | Additional Company Record-PreSFAS 94, ProForma, PreAmended | United States |
| 7 | Toronto Stock Exchange | Canada |
| 8 | Montreal Stock Exchange | Canada |
| 9 | TSX Venture Exchange | Canada |
| 10 | Alberta Stock Exchange | Canada |
| 11 | New York Stock Exchange | United States |
| 12 | American SE | United States |
| 13 | OTC Bulletin Board | United States |
| 14 | NASDAQ-NMS Stock Market | United States |
| 15 | NASDAQ OMX Boston | United States |
| 16 | Midwest Exchange (Chicago) | United States |
| 17 | NYSE Arca | United States |
| 18 | Philadelphia Exchange | United States |
| 19 | Other-OTC | United States |
| 20 | Unlisted Evaluated Equity | United States |
| 100 | Accra | Ghana |
| 101 | Adelaide | Australia |
| 102 | Alien Market | Korea |
| 103 | Amman | Jordan |
| 104 | NYSE Euronext Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 105 | Antwerp | Belgium |
| 106 | Australian Stock Exchange | Australia |
| 107 | Athens | Greece |
| 108 | Auckland | New Zealand |
| 109 | Autoquote | United Kingdom |
| 110 | Bangkok | Thailand |
| 111 | Bangkok Alien Market | Thailand |
| 112 | Barcelona | Spain |
| 113 | Basel | Switzerland |
| 114 | Beirut | Lebanon |
| 115 | Berlin | Germany |
| 116 | Berne | Switzerland |
| 117 | Bilbao | Spain |
| 118 | Bogota | Colombia |
| 119 | Bologna | Italy |
| 120 | Bombay | India |
| 121 | Bordeaux | France |
| 122 | Bratislava | Slovakia |
| 123 | Bremen | Germany |
| 126 | Brisbane | Australia |
| 127 | Broker | Argentina |
| 127 | Broker | Australia |
| 127 | Broker | Austria |
| 127 | Broker | Belgium |
| 127 | Broker | Botswana |
| 127 | Broker | Brazil |
| 127 | Broker | Chile |
| 127 | Broker | China |
| 127 | Broker | Colombia |
| 127 | Broker | Cyprus |
| 127 | Broker | Czech Republic |
| 127 | Broker | Denmark |
| 127 | Broker | Finland |
| 127 | Broker | France |
| 127 | Broker | Germany |
| 127 | Broker | Greece |
| 127 | Broker | Hong Kong |
| 127 | Broker | Hungary |
| 127 | Broker | India |
| 127 | Broker | Indonesia |
| 127 | Broker | Ireland |
| 127 | Broker | Israel |
| 127 | Broker | Italy |
| 127 | Broker | Jamaica |
| 127 | Broker | Japan |
| 127 | Broker | Jordan |
| 127 | Broker | Kenya |
| 127 | Broker | Luxembourg |
| 127 | Broker | Malaysia |
| 127 | Broker | Malta |
| 127 | Broker | Mauritius |
| 127 | Broker | Mexico |
| 127 | Broker | Morocco |
| 127 | Broker | Netherlands |
| 127 | Broker | New Zealand |
| 127 | Broker | Nigeria |
| 127 | Broker | Norway |
| 127 | Broker | Pakistan |
| 127 | Broker | Peru |
| 127 | Broker | Philippines |
| 127 | Broker | Poland |
| 127 | Broker | Portugal |
| 127 | Broker | Russia |
| 127 | Broker | Singapore |
| 127 | Broker | Slovakia |
| 127 | Broker | Slovenia |
| 127 | Broker | South Africa |
| 127 | Broker | South Korea |
| 127 | Broker | Spain |
| 127 | Broker | Sri Lanka |
| 127 | Broker | Sweden |
| 127 | Broker | Switzerland |
| 127 | Broker | Taiwan |
| 127 | Broker | Thailand |
| 127 | Broker | Tunisia |
| 127 | Broker | Tunisia |
| 127 | Broker | United Arab Emerates |
| 127 | Broker | United Kingdom |
| 127 | Broker | United States |
| 127 | Broker | Venezuela |
| 127 | Broker | Zambia |
| 127 | Broker | Zimbabwe |
| 132 | NYSE Euronext Brussels | Belgium |
| 133 | Bucharest | Romania |
| 134 | Budapest | Hungary |
| 135 | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| 136 | Cairo | Egypt |
| 137 | Calcutta | India |
| 138 | Caracas | Venezuela |
| 139 | Casablanca | Morocco |
| 141 | CLOB Intl - Alien Market | Singapore |
| 142 | Colombo | Sri Lanka |
| 144 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 145 | Cordoba | Argentina |
| 147 | Delhi | India |
| 148 | Deutsche Terminborse (DTB) | Germany |
| 149 | Dusseldorf | Germany |
| 150 | Easdaq | Austria |
| 150 | Easdaq | Belgium |
| 150 | Easdaq | France |
| 150 | Easdaq | Ireland |
| 150 | Easdaq | Israel |
| 150 | Easdaq | Italy |
| 150 | Easdaq | Liberia |
| 150 | Easdaq | Netherlands |
| 150 | Easdaq | Spain |
| 150 | Easdaq | United Kingdom |
| 151 | SWX Swiss Exchange | Israel |
| 151 | SWX Swiss Exchange | Switzerland |
| 152 | Florence | Italy |
| 153 | Foreign Section | Japan |
| 154 | Frankfurt | Germany |
| 156 | Fukuoka | Japan |
| 157 | Fund Managers | Brazil |
| 157 | Fund Managers | India |
| 157 | Fund Managers | South Korea |
| 157 | Fund Managers | Taiwan |
| 157 | Fund Managers | Thailand |
| 158 | Gaborone | Botswana |
| 159 | Geneva | Switzerland |
| 160 | Genoa | Italy |
| 161 | Ghent | Belgium |
| 162 | Granville | United Kingdom |
| 163 | Hamburg | Germany |
| 164 | Hamilton | Bermuda |
| 165 | Hanover | Germany |
| 166 | Harare | Zimbabwe |
| 167 | Helsinki | Finland |
| 169 | Hobart | Australia |
| 170 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 171 | IBIS | Germany |
| 172 | Irish | Ireland |
| 173 | Smaller Companies Market | Ireland |
| 174 | Istanbul | Turkey |
| 175 | Indonesia Stock Exchange | Indonesia |
| 176 | Jakarta Alien Market | Indonesia |
| 177 | Johannesburg | South Africa |
| 178 | Karachi | Pakistan |
| 179 | Kiev | Ukraine |
| 180 | Kingston | Jamaica |
| 181 | Bursa Malaysia | Malaysia |
| 183 | Kyoto | Japan |
| 184 | La Paz | Bolivia |
| 185 | Lagos | Nigeria |
| 186 | Lausanne | Switzerland |
| 187 | Liberia | Liberia |
| 188 | Liege | Belgium |
| 189 | LIFFE/Options | United Kingdom |
| 190 | Lille | France |
| 191 | Lima | Peru |
| 192 | Lisbon | Portugal |
| 193 | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| 194 | London | United Kingdom |
| 197 | Lusaka | Zambia |
| 198 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| 199 | Lyon | France |
| 200 | Madras | India |
| 201 | Madrid | Spain |
| 202 | Makita | Philippines |
| 203 | Manila | Philippines |
| 204 | Marrakech | Morocco |
| 205 | Marseille | France |
| 206 | Matif | France |
| 207 | Melbourne | Australia |
| 208 | Mexico City Stock Exchange | Mexico |
| 209 | Milan | Italy |
| 210 | Montevideo | Uruguay |
| 211 | Moscow | Russia |
| 212 | Munich | Germany |
| 213 | Nagoya | Japan |
| 214 | Nairobi | Kenya |
| 216 | Nancy | France |
| 217 | Nantes | France |
| 218 | Naples | Italy |
| 219 | National Market | India |
| 220 | Neuchatel | Switzerland |
| 221 | Nicosia | Cyprus |
| 224 | Novosibirsk | Russia |
| 225 | NZSE National Market | New Zealand |
| 226 | OFEX | United Kingdom |
| 227 | Osaka | Japan |
| 228 | Oslo | Norway |
| 229 | OTC | Israel |
| 229 | OTC | Japan |
| 229 | OTC | Malaysia |
| 229 | OTC | Norway |
| 229 | OTC | Singapore |
| 229 | OTC | South Korea |
| 229 | OTC | Sweden |
| 229 | OTC | Taiwan |
| 229 | OTC | United States |
| 229 | OTC | Zimbabwe |
| 230 | Palermo | Italy |
| 231 | Paris | France |
| 232 | Perth | Australia |
| 233 | Port Louis | Mauritius |
| 234 | Porto | Portugal |
| 235 | Prague | Czech Republic |
| 236 | Riga | Latvia |
| 237 | Reykjavik | Iceland |
| 238 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| 240 | Rome | Italy |
| 241 | Russian Trading System | Russia |
| 242 | Santiago | Chile |
| 243 | BM and F Bovespa | Brazil |
| 244 | Sapporo | Japan |
| 245 | GreTai Securities Market | Taiwan |
| 246 | SEAQ International | United Kingdom |
| 247 | SEATS | United Kingdom |
| 248 | Seoul | South Korea |
| 249 | Shanghai | China |
| 250 | Shenzhen | China |
| 251 | Singapore | Singapore |
| 252 | Singapore Alien Market | Singapore |
| 253 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
| 254 | St. Gallen | Switzerland |
| 255 | St Petersburg | Russia |
| 256 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 257 | Stuttgart | Germany |
| 258 | Surabaya | Indonesia |
| 260 | Taipei | Taiwan |
| 261 | Tallinn | Estonia |
| 262 | Tel Aviv | Israel |
| 263 | Third Market | United Kingdom |
| 264 | Tokyo | Japan |
| 265 | Trieste | Italy |
| 266 | Tunis | Tunisia |
| 267 | Turin | Italy |
| 269 | Unlisted Securities Market | Ireland |
| 269 | Unlisted Securities Market | United Kingdom |
| 270 | Valencia | Spain |
| 271 | Valletta | Malta |
| 272 | Venice | Italy |
| 273 | Vienna | Austria |
| 274 | Vilnius | Lithuania |
| 275 | Vladivostok | Russia |
| 276 | Warsaw | Poland |
| 277 | Wellington | New Zealand |
| 278 | Zagreb | Croatia |
| 280 | Zurich | Switzerland |
| 282 | International(London) | United Kingdom |
| 283 | Fund Manager | United Kingdom |
| 283 | Fund Manager | Luxembourg |
| 285 | Euro NM | Belgium |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | Finland |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | France |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | Israel |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | Italy |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | Netherlands |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | Norway |
| 286 | NYSE Euronext Paris | Spain |
| 287 | Neuer Markt | Germany |
| 289 | Nouveau Marche | France |
| 290 | Hors-Cote (OTC) | France |
| 291 | European Options Market | Luxembourg |
| 292 | NMAX (Nieuwe Markt) | Netherlands |
| 293 | Jasdaq | Japan |
| 294 | Euronext (Obsolete) | Belgium |
| 294 | Euronext (Obsolete) | France |
| 294 | Euronext (Obsolete) | Netherlands |
| 295 | RASDAQ | Romania |
| 296 | Nasdaq Japan | Japan |
| 298 | KOSDAQ | South Korea |
| 299 | Alexandria | Egypt |
| 300 | Kuwait | Kuwait |
| 301 | Muscat | Oman |
| 303 | TAISDAQ | Taiwan |
| 304 | MESDAQ | Malaysia |
| 305 | NOREX | Denmark |
| 305 | NOREX | Iceland |
| 305 | NOREX | Sweden |
| 306 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia |
| 307 | Manama | Bahrain |
| 308 | Chittagong | Bangladesh |
| 309 | Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 310 | Tehran | Iran |
| 311 | Windhoek | Namibia |
| 312 | Quito | Ecuador |
| 313 | Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| 314 | Dacca | Bangladesh |
| 315 | Doha | Qatar |
| 316 | Yaounde | Cameroon |
| 317 | Bourse Regionale Des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM) | Senegal |
| 318 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates |
| 320 | Unquoted Security | Morocco |
| 322 | Bermuda | United Kingdom |
| 323 | Dubai Financial Market | United Arab Emirates |
| 325 | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 326 | OTOB Clearing Bank | Austria |
| 327 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam |
| 328 | Hanoi Securities Trading Center | Vietnam |
| 329 | Almaty | Kazakhstan |
| 330 | WAEMU West African Economics MU | Ivory Coast |
| 331 | Nasdaq Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
| 332 | Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange | Russia |
| 333 | Belgrade Stock Exchange | Serbia |
| 334 | Ukrainian Stock Exchange | Ukraine |
