BAWSAQ is America's stock exchange in the GTA Universe, with one their offices located at the corner of Kunzite Street and Burlesque in Star Junction, Algonquin. The main building stands 1,043 ft. tall.
It is a parody of NASDAQ, which is situated in a similarly designed Condé Nast Building in Times Square, New York City. The name, derives from the Scottish slang version of the word "ballsack".
The exchange's slogan is "Dealing with Life's Ups and Downs."
BAWSAQ is often mentioned in Weazel News reports and by some people in Grand Theft Auto IV.
In Grand Theft Auto V it takes on a much larger role, where the player can visit the BAWSAQ website and purchase stocks.
Companies listed on the BAWSAQ
These are the companies that are listed on the BAWSAQ as seen on the LED display outside the stock exchange office or on various news ticker displays around Star Junction.
- Alpha Mail
- Ammu-Nation (AMU)
- Bank of Liberty
- Badger Wireless (BADR)
- Bean Machine (BEAN)
- Biglogs (BIGL)
- Binco (BNCO)
- Burger Shot (BSHT)
- Candy Box (CABOX)
- Canyon Entertainment (CANE)
- Cluckin' Bell (CUBEL)
- CNT (CNTU)
- eCola (ECLA)
- Eris (ERIS)
- Eugenics Incorporated (UGEN)
- Eyefind.info (EYEF)
- Fleeca (FLEE)
- Fruit Computers (FRUC)
- Genic (GNIC)
- Globe Oil (GLBOIL)
- Gruppe Sechs
- Heat
- Liberty Tree (LIBT)
- Limit
- Logger Beer (LOGR)
- Liberty Sports Network (LSNW)
- MeTV (METV)
- Nx-Jn (NXJN)
- Pißwasser
- RON Oil (RONO)
- Shark Credit Card (SHRK)
- Schmidt & Priss
- Sprunk (SPUK)
- Tinkle Telecom (TIKL)
- Weazel Networks (WZNT)
- Whiz Wireless (WHIZ)
- Xero (XGAS)