['ORDINAL | third', 'ORG | HKEX', 'ORG | Hong_Kong_Exchanges_and_Clearing', 'ORG | Nasdaq', 'ORG | the_New_York_Stock_Exchange']
A takeover by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would have created the world's third-biggest stock exchange behind the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq in terms of the value of companies listed on those markets, according to the operators' data.