On which stock exchange did Shopify begin trading in its 2015 initial public offering?

Shopify began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in its 2015 initial public offering.

The Canadian commerce-software company listed under the ticker SHOP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Its NYSE debut made Shopify one of the most prominent technology IPOs associated with the growing e-commerce software sector.

Shopify was founded in Ottawa in 2006 after its founders built software for an online snowboard shop. The company later expanded from storefront tools into payments, shipping, point-of-sale systems, and merchant services.

A common mix-up is confusing Shopify’s listing venue with its headquarters or origin. Shopify is Canadian, but its 2015 U.S. listing was on the NYSE; it also traded in Canada. The IPO raised capital while giving public investors access to a platform serving businesses of many sizes.