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"As a specialist exchange we expect APTEX to become a focus in the region for established technology businesses as well as those seeking to take innovation to the market place," he said.

Enterprise Pacific chairman, Geoff Mullins, said the location of APTEX in the Pacific Technology Corridor is another step towards establishing a precinct which is set to create 50,000 new jobs by 2020.

"Promotion of Australian technology so it is not lost overseas is critical for the country's future and giving technology companies easier access to capital is the key to ensuring they retain a national link while becoming globally competitive," Mullins added.

NSX market capitalisation of listings is over $1 billion across 110 securities.

It also manages a taxi licence market valued at $1.5 billion and Australia's largest independent water market.

Enterprise Pacific operates with the support of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management and its Dean, Professor Roy Green, is deputy chairman as well as also being recently appointed by the Australian government to conduct a review of the Australian textile, clothing and footwear industries.