“
Dealing in life's ups and downs.
”
— BAWSAQ's slogan
BAWSAQ is one of two stock exchanges available in Grand Theft Auto V, the other being Liberty City National Exchange (LCN).
Description[]
One of their offices is located at the corner of Kunzite Street and Burlesque in Star Junction, Algonquin.
BAWSAQ is often mentioned in Weazel News reports and by some people in Grand Theft Auto IV; however, the website is not available in the game.
In Grand Theft Auto V, it takes on a much larger role, where the player can visit the BAWSAQ website and purchase stocks.
Influence[]
It is a parody of the real life stock exchange NASDAQ, which is situated in a similarly designed Condé Nast Building in Times Square, New York City.
Companies[]
The BAWSAQ provides a listing of the following companies:[1][2]
- Alpha Mail
- Ammu-Nation (AMU)
- Badger Wireless (BDG)
- Bean Machine (BEAN)
- Bank of Liberty
- Betta Pharmaceuticals (BET)
- Biglogs (BIGL)
- Binco (BIN)
- BitterSweet (BTR)
- Bleeter (BLE)
- Burger Shot (BSHT)
- Bürgerfahrzeug (BFA)
- Brute (BRU)
- Candy Box (CABOX)
- Canyon Entertainment (CANE)
- Cluckin' Bell (CUBEL)
- CNT (CNT)
- Crevis (CRE)
- eCola (ECLA)
- Daily Globe (DGP)
- Eris (ERIS)
- Eugenics Incorporated (UGEN)
- Eyefind.info (EYE)
- Facade (FAC)
- Fleeca (FLEE)
- Fruit Computers (FRT)
- Genic (GNIC)
- Globe Oil (GLBOIL)
- Grain of Truth (GOT)
- Gruppe Sechs (GRU)
- Hawk & Little (HAL)
- Heat
- HVY (HVY)
- Liberty Sports Network (LSNW)
- Liberty Tree (LIBT)
- Limit
- Limited Gasoline (LTD)
- Logger Beer (LOGR)
- Los Santos Customs (LSC)
- Los Santos Transit (LST)
- Maibatsu Corporation (MAI)
- MeTV (METV)
- Nx-Jn (NXJN)
- Pißwasser (PIS)
- Pump & Run Gymnasium (PMP)
- Ponsonbys (RON)
- RON Oil (RON)
- Schmidt & Priss
- Schyster (SHT)
- Shark (SHK)
- Shrewsbury (SHR)
- Sprunk (SPU)
- Suburban (SUB)
- Tinkle Telecom (TNK)
- Übermacht (UMA)
- Vapid (VAP)
- Vom Feuer (VOM)
- Water & Power (WAP)
- Weazel Networks (WZL)
- Whiz Wireless (WIZ)
- Wiwang (WIW)
- Xero (XGAS)
- ZiT (ZIT)
Locations[]
Liberty City[]
Los Santos[]
Gallery[]
Dealing in life's ups and downs.
Entrance of the BAWSAQ branch in GTA V.
Trivia[]
- BAWSAQ is a play on the term 'ballsack', which is a nickname for the male scrotum.
- Also, the Scottish slang version of the word 'ball' is 'baw', further adding to the meaning behind the stock exchange's name and giving a nod to the series' Scottish roots.
- The BAWSAQ location in Star Junction, Liberty City, contains a large screen showing the corporate logos of: Liberty Sports Network, Fleeca, Nx-Jn, Limit, Burger Shot, MeTV, Gruppe Sechs, Candybox, Eris, Pißwasser, Schlongberg Sachs, Genic, Canyon Entertainment, Tinkle, Cluckin Bell, Schmidt & Priss, Bank of Liberty, Heat, Alpha Mail, and Shark.
See Also[]
- ↑ In GTA V, an updated listing can be found on bawsaq.com.
- ↑ In GTA IV, an LED display outside the Star Junction stock exchange office shows listings.