Different Countries Stock Market Index Names

Here I have given Different Countries Stock Market Index Names. You can use these names for your Further reference and also to know about world markets and to be able to Identify and differentiate different countries Stock market Indexes.Amsterdam Stock Exchange Index AEXArgentina Stock Exchange Index MERVALBrazilian Stock Exchange Index BOVESPACanada Stock Exchange Index TSXChina Stock Market Index SHANGHAIDeutch Stock Market Index DAXFrench Stock Market Index CAC 40Hong Kong Stock Market Index HANG SENGIndian Bombay Stock Exchange Index SENSEXIndian National Stock Exchange Index NIFTYJakarta Stock Exchange Index JAKARTAJapan Stock Market Index NIKKEILondon Stock Exchange Index FTSE 100Mexican Stock Exchange Index IPCNew Zealand Stock Exchange Index NZX 50Singapore Stock Market Index STRAITSTaiwan Stock Exchange Index TSECUnited States Stock Market Index DOWUnited States Stock Market Index NASDAQUnited States Stock Market Index S&P 500

South American Exchanges

Bermuda Stock Exchange, BermudaRio de Janeiro Stock Exchange, BrazilSao Paulo Stock Exchange, BrazilCayman Islands Stock Exchange, Cayman IslandsChile Electronic Stock Exchange, ChileSantiago Stock Exchange, ChileBogotá Stock Exchange, ColombiaGuayaquil Stock Exchange, EcuadorJamaica Stock Exchange, JamaicaNicaraguan Stock Exchange, NicaraguaLima Stock Exchange, PeruTrinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, Trinidad and TobagoCaracas Stock Exchange, VenezuelaVenezuela Electronic Stock Exchange, Venezuela

North American Exchanges

Alberta Stock Exchange, CanadaMontreal Stock Exchange, CanadaToronto Stock Exchange, CanadaVancouver Stock Exchange, CanadaWinnipeg Stock Exchange, CanadaMexican Stock Exchange, MexicoAMEX, United StatesNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE), United StatesNASDAQ, United StatesThe Arizona Stock Exchange, United StatesChicago Stock Exchange, United StatesChicago Board Options Exchange, United StatesChicago Board of Trade, United StatesChicago Mercantile Exchange, United StatesKansas City Board of Trade, United StatesMinneapolis Grain Exchange, United StatesPacific Stock Exchange, United StatesPhiladelphia Stock Exchange, United States

Middle Eastern Exchanges

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, IsraelAmman Financial Market, JordanBeirut Stock Exchange, LebanonPalestine Securities Exchange, PalestineIstanbul Stock Exchange, Turkey

European Exchanges

Vienna Stock Exchange, AustriaEASDAQ, BelgiumZagreb Stock Exchange, CroatiaPrague Stock Exchange, Czech RepublicCopenhagen Stock Exchange, DenmarkHelsinki Stock Exchange, FinlandParis Stock Exchange, FranceLes Echos: 30-minute delayed prices, FranceNouveau Marche, FranceMATIF, FranceFrankfurt Stock Exchange, GermanyAhtens Stock Exchange, GreeceBudapest Stock Exchange, HungaryItalian Stock Exchange, ItalyNational Stock Exchange of Lithuania, LithuaniaMacedonian Stock Exchange, MacedoniaAmsterdam Stock Exchange, The NetherlandsOslo Stock Exchange, NorwayWarsaw Stock Exchange, PolandLisbon Stock Exchange, PortugalBucharest Stock Exchange, RomaniaRussian Securities Market News, RussiaLjubljana Stock Exchange, Inc., SloveniaBarcelona Stock Exchange, SpainMadrid Stock Exchange, SpainMEFF: (Spanish Financial Futures & Options Exchange), SpainStockholm Stock Exchange, SwedenSwiss Exchange, SwitzerlandIstanbul Stock Exchange, TurkeyFTSE International (London Stock Exchange), United KingdomLondon Stock Exchange: Daily Price Summary, United KingdomElectronic Share Information, United KingdomLondon Metal Exchange, United KingdomLondon International Financial Futures & Options Exchange, United Kingdom

Asian Exchanges

Sydney Futures Exchange, AustraliaAustralian Stock Exchange, AustraliaShenzhen Stock Exchange, ChinaStock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong KongNational Stock Exchange of India, IndiaBombay Stock Exchange, IndiaJakarta Stock Exchange, IndonesiaIndonesia NET Exchange, IndonesiaNagoya Stock Exchange, JapanOsaka Securities Exchange, JapanTokyo Grain Exchange, JapanTokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE), JapanTokyo Stock Exchange, JapanKorea Stock Exchange, KoreaKuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, MalaysiaNew Zealand Stock Exchange, New ZealandKarachi Stock Exchange, PakistanLohore Stock Exchange, PakistanStock Exchange of Singapore (SES), SingaporeSingapore International Monetary Exchange, Ltd. (SIMEX), SingaporeColombo Stock Exchange, Sri LankaSri Lanka Stock Closings, Sri LankaTaiwan Stock Exchange, TaiwanThe Stock Exchange of Thailand, Thailand

African Exchanges

Ghana Stock Exchange, GhanaJohannesburg Stock Exchange, South AfricaThe South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX), South Africa

Stock Exchange Trading

In order to indulge into Stock Exchange Trading, a company has to enlist itself under a stock exchange. Usually there is a central location at least for record keeping. However, riding the success of technology, modern markets are electronic networks have raised the speed and cost of transactions. Stocks and bonds are offered initially to investors is done in the primary market. Henceforth, trading is carried out in the secondary market.

Stock Exchange Trading

In order to indulge into Stock Exchange Trading, a company has to enlist itself under a stock exchange. Usually there is a central location at least for record keeping. However, riding the success of technology, modern markets are electronic networks have raised the speed and cost of transactions. Stocks and bonds are offered initially to investors is done in the primary market. Henceforth, trading is carried out in the secondary market.

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Market Order If you do not remember the symbol of any company, you can easily lookup the symbol by using 'Symbol Help' functionality. The trade page also displays your order history, which is the log of orders that you have placed. By default it displays all the orders placed in last 10 days. You can use filters to only see the failed, expired, or open orders.

Stock exchange stops trading of Pirate Bay buyer

Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) is running the risk of being delisted from Swedish stock exchange AktieTorget. The exchange has called in its disciplinary committee to decide the fate of the company, it said on Thursday.AktieTorget halted trading in GGF's shares on 21 August because it hadn't received sufficient information about the funding of the Pirate Bay acquisition, and that is still a problem, according to the stock exchange. After a meeting with the company on Wednesday it has come to the conclusion that GGF lacks the ability to inform its stockholders in a correct, relevant and credible way, it said. A company that lacks that ability can't be allowed to be traded, it said.AktieTorget's disciplinary committee will take a closer look at GGF, and give the stock exchange advice on whether the company should continue to be listed. Trading will not resume until the board has made a decision based on the advice from the disciplinary committee.The process is expected to take a couple of weeks, but GGF can make it easier by replying to questions from the committee as fast as possible, according to Peter Gönczi, head of market surveillance at the stock exchange.
GGF announced plans to acquire The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish kronor (US$8.2 million) in June.

Stock Exchange Trading

The term 'Stock Exchange Trading' suggests the exchange of stocks or shares, or other securities of companies that are carried forward by brokers or traders of stocks. Parties concerned with stock trading can be an individual or a company. The market for such exchanges is called Stock Exchange.
A stock exchange is the chief component of a stock market. Supply and demand forces in stock markets is guided by various factors which, as in all free markets, affect the price of stocks. Stock Exchanges also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of securities as well as other financial instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividends. The securities involved in Stock Exchange Trading include:
Shares issued by companies
Unit trusts
Other pooled investment products like bonds

RTS AMONG THE TOP 10 GLOBAL DERIVATIVES EXCHANGES

According to the latest report issued by the Futures Industry Association (FIA), one of the world’s major professional associations of derivative exchanges, RTS was rated 9th among 30 global derivative exchanges ranked by the number of contracts traded in January-February 2009. Over the period under review, the volume of derivatives trading on RTS reached 41,531,983 contracts, which is a 15.21% increase on last year’s figures.
In addition, four contracts trading on RTS hit top 20 FIA listings for their corresponding sectors. The most liquid instrument of the Russian market – RTS Index futures – was ranked 12th among the top 20 most actively traded index derivatives worldwide (14,463,525 contracts). The Brent oil futures was put in 17th place in the top 20 listing of most actively traded energy derivatives worldwide (975,106 contracts). Two FX derivatives, USD/RUR and EUR/USD futures contracts, climbed to 5th and 16th positions in the top 20 FX rating (with 3,513,532 and 1,338,130 contracts respectively).
RTS has been participating in the FIA rankings since last year when it was rated 16th based on the Q1 results. Throughout 2008 the rating was consistently upgraded and RTS ended up in 11th place among the 52 major global derivatives exchanges, based on the annual results, proving RTS to be the leading derivatives exchange in Eastern Europe.
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Uzbekistan Economy

Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country of which 11% consists of intensely cultivated, irrigated river valleys. More than 60% of its population lives in densely populated rural communities. Uzbekistan is now the world's second-largest cotton exporter and fifth largest producer; it relies heavily on cotton production as the major source of export earnings. Other major export earners include gold, natural gas, and oil. Following independence in September 1991, the government sought to prop up its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production and prices. While aware of the need to improve the investment climate, the government still sponsors measures that often increase, not decrease, its control over business decisions. A sharp increase in the inequality of income distribution has hurt the lower ranks of society since independence. In 2003, the government accepted Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing for full currency convertibility. However, strict currency controls and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity. The Central Bank often delays or restricts convertibility, especially for consumer goods. Potential investment by Russia and China in Uzbekistan's gas and oil industry may boost growth prospects. In November 2005, Russian President Vladimir PUTIN and Uzbekistan President KARIMOV signed an "alliance," which included provisions for economic and business cooperation. Russian businesses have shown increased interest in Uzbekistan, especially in mining, telecom, and oil and gas. In 2006, Uzbekistan took steps to rejoin the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EurASEC), both organizations dominated by Russia. Uzbek authorities have accused US and other foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek tax laws and have frozen their assets.

Iceland Economy

Iceland's Scandinavian-type economy is basically capitalistic, yet with an extensive welfare system (including generous housing subsidies), low unemployment, and remarkably even distribution of income. In the absence of other natural resources (except for abundant geothermal power), the economy depends heavily on the fishing industry, which provides 70% of export earnings and employs 6% of the work force. The economy remains sensitive to declining fish stocks as well as to fluctuations in world prices for its main exports: fish and fish products, aluminum, and ferrosilicon. Substantial foreign investment in the aluminum and hydropower sectors has boosted economic growth which, nevertheless, has been volatile and characterized by recurrent imbalances. Government policies include reducing the current account deficit, limiting foreign borrowing, containing inflation, revising agricultural and fishing policies, and diversifying the economy. The government remains opposed to EU membership, primarily because of Icelanders' concern about losing control over their fishing resources. Iceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade, and new developments in software production, biotechnology, and financial services are taking place. The tourism sector is also expanding, with the recent trends in ecotourism and whale watching. The 2006 closure of the US military base at Keflavik had very little impact on the national economy; Iceland's low unemployment rate aided former base employees in finding alternate employment.

NASDAQ

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) owned by the sole shareholder Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), launched Dubai securities trading market in September 2005. As the DIFX is situated in the newly established financial free zone DIFC, all the operations of the Exchange together with all other financial activities in the DIFC are regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
The DIFX is a fast-growing company seeking high goals. Although it started operating with four members on the board, the Exchange already has 13 member banks. It is expecting to have up to 40 members by the 2006 year-end. Also the governance of the DIFX is seeking to list 10 to 15 IPOs and to gain the market capitalization of minimum US$ 50 million by the end of 2006.
The Dubai Stock Exchange provides its members with one-stop solution to trading, clearing, and settlement through the fully electronic AtosEuronext Market Solutions NSC system. The Exchange does not require members to use a specific trading terminal, as a technical connection is offered.
The trading on the DIFX is operated through an anonymous hybrid system that combines order-driven systems with market making. Each member trading on the Dubai International Financial Exchange platform must either be a Clearing member of the DIFX or have relationship with a DIFX Clearing Member firm.

Dubai Stock Exchange (DIFX)

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) owned by the sole shareholder Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), launched Dubai securities trading market in September 2005. As the DIFX is situated in the newly established financial free zone DIFC, all the operations of the Exchange together with all other financial activities in the DIFC are regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
The DIFX is a fast-growing company seeking high goals. Although it started operating with four members on the board, the Exchange already has 13 member banks. It is expecting to have up to 40 members by the 2006 year-end. Also the governance of the DIFX is seeking to list 10 to 15 IPOs and to gain the market capitalization of minimum US$ 50 million by the end of 2006.
The Dubai Stock Exchange provides its members with one-stop solution to trading, clearing, and settlement through the fully electronic AtosEuronext Market Solutions NSC system. The Exchange does not require members to use a specific trading terminal, as a technical connection is offered.
The trading on the DIFX is operated through an anonymous hybrid system that combines order-driven systems with market making. Each member trading on the Dubai International Financial Exchange platform must either be a Clearing member of the DIFX or have relationship with a DIFX Clearing Member firm.
It is the first exchange in its region that has been created to list securities from many different countries. The Dubai Stock Exchange provides an opportunity for international investors to invest in the Middle East, North and South Africa, Turkey, Central Asia, and the Indian sub continent. To attract foreign investment, the DIFX's preferred trading currency is US dollar. In addition, the Dubai International Financial Exchange also has the capability to trade in Euros and Sterling on request. Unlike other independent exchanges in the region, the DIFX does not have limits on foreign ownership. The Dubai International Financial Exchange intends to bridge the gap between the Middle East markets and the markets in London, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Hyderabad Stock Exchange (HSE)

Since the establishment of the Hyderabad Stock Exchange in 1943, membership has increased from 55 to 869. As of 1999-2000, the exchange had a total of 310 brokers, ranging from corporate brokers to proprietor brokers. After the Securities Contracts Regulations Act in September 2005, the exchange became a corporatised and de-mutualised organization.

Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)

The Philippine Stock exchange is the only existing stock exchange in the Philippines and is one of the largest in Southeast Asia. The PSE Composite Index (made up of 30 stocks) is the key indicator of share price movement in the market six sub indices: Financials Index, the Industrial Index, the Holding Firms index, the Property Indez, the Services Index, and the Mining & Oil Index.
The PSE is composed of two trading floors: one in Makati City; the other in Pasig City. Despite this, it is still capable of achieving one stock price and one Market Exchange through the MakTrade system. This single order book system warrants that a customer's order is matched with the best bid/offer, irrespective of which floor it was placed through. MakTrade facilitates the trading of securities through a broker to broker market with automatic order, trade routing, and confirmation.

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange lists more than 400 companies and has market capitalization of over $182 billion, making it the largest exchange in Africa and among the top ten largest in the world. The exchange trades shares for a wide variety of industries, with the largest portion of market capitalization coming from the mining industry. The JSE just recently became a publicly held company in July or 2005.
The JSE lists shares on two separate markets, the Mainboard and AltX. The requirements for listing on the Mainboard are strict, while the AltX lists smaller companies who fail to meet the Mainboard criteria. As a new branch of the JSE, AltX companies currently make up a very small portion of JSE listings.
The exchange is fully electronic, using the JET System (Johannesburg Equities Trading). This is an order-based system, whereby trades are automatically executed when matching buy and sell prices are found.

OMX Stock Exchanges (OMX)

OMX Exchanges is the largest securities market in the Northern Europe seeking regional competitiveness through effective integration over national borders. It provides access to about 80% of the Nordic and Baltic securities markets.
OMX AB operates six stock exchanges in the Baltic (Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn Stock Exchanges) and Nordic (Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki) countries. Investors enjoy high liquidity and efficient trading through OMX's one trading system, harmonized trading rules, and practices in Nordic and Baltic markets. In equity trading, OMX's Nordic Exchange is the Europe's fifth largest exchange in terms of the number of transactions. In equity-related derivative trading, OMX's Exchange is the third largest exchange in terms of the number of contracts.
The Exchange having 1.370 employees experienced a rapid growth with increase in equity turnover by 22%, derivative contracts by 15%, and market capitalization of 33% in 2005. As a result of increased trading activity, the revenues went up by 8% and operating income by even 48%.
The companies listed on the OMX Exchanges are enabled to receive investing across the borders. Nokia, Ericsson, and Nordea Bank are one of the largest OMX's listed companies in terms of market capitalization. In the last 10 years, the list of companies on the Exchange has grown by 1%, whereas, the capitalization of the listed companies has increased by 14% annually. Today total market capitalization for all the listed 678 companies amount to SEK 7,012 m (? 742,8).
Equity trading on the OMX is operated through the electronic trading system SAXESS that the OMX developed itself. SAXESS is the order-based system which matches orders electronically. In addition, derivative trading is carried out in the CLICK XT trading system that has also been developed by the OMX. The OMX Exchanges has also developed the TARGIN price dissemination system that provides valuable up-to-date information to investors.
OMX AB (ticker symbol 'OMX') has been assigned Standard & Poor's A/Stable long-term and A-1 short-term counterparty credit rating.

Athens Stock Exchange (ASE)

The Athens Exchange is a limited company that is operated by a council of seven administers. This council is made up of:
• The chairman and the vice president of the Athens Exchange
• One representative of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• One representative of the investment funds functioning in Greece
• One representative of the Bank of Greece
• One representative of the listed companies
• One broker representative elected by the brokers' corporation
To gain membership to the Athens Exchange, a company must buy at least 600,000 euros worth of equities

Athens Stock Exchange (ASE)

The Athens Exchange is a limited company that is operated by a council of seven administers. This council is made up of:
• The chairman and the vice president of the Athens Exchange
• One representative of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• One representative of the investment funds functioning in Greece
• One representative of the Bank of Greece
• One representative of the listed companies
• One broker representative elected by the brokers' corporation
To gain membership to the Athens Exchange, a company must buy at least 600,000 euros worth of equities

Euronext N.V

Euronext N.V. is a stock exchange that is pan-European, and in this it is unique in that it tends to ignore borders. Several European countries have stock exchanges that are subsidiaries of Euronext.. Euronext offers information and clearing services as well as stock exchange and securities exchange services. This stock exchange was actually a merger of existing stock exchanges in Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam in response to the merging of European money markets in 2000.

American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) is headquartered in New York City, where it is one of the largest stock exchanges in North America. With a history that dates back to the beginning of the American union, the AMEX is known for having some of the most lenient qualifications for listings. Even smaller companies that do not qualify for listings with the NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange often qualify for a listing on the AMEX.

Toronto Stock Exchange

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is the biggest stock exchange in Canada. The listings of this exchange include companies from the United States, Canada, and other countries. One of the largest stock exchanges in the world, the TSX is headquartered in Toronto, with major offices in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Montreal. Operating since the 1880s, the TSX is currently based on a floorless, fully electronic model

List of Stock Exchanges around the Wor

A stock exchange is simply a market that is designed for the sale and purchase of securities of corporations and municipalities. A stock exchange sells and buys stocks, shares, and other such securities. This article educates you on:
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Test your knowledge on Tokyo stock exchangeBeing able to consult a list of stock exchanges when you are investing money from the loans is a useful way to determine how the stock market is doing. Consulting a stock exchange listing can also give you a quick view of the types of stocks and investments you can make. The international stock exchange is very complex, and the investor looking at the New York Stock Exchange listing is likely to have a very different way of looking at investments and the stock market in general. This is because each stock exchange world wide is affected by local events. For example an exchange in America may be affected by a local political issue that does not affect an Asian exchange.Also, each of the international exchanges has different qualifications for listings and so offers different stocks and securities. Even online stock exchanges, presumably less affected by borders than their building-based counterparts, will often differ in their listings and their stability. Staying abreast of various stock exchanges can help you become a better investor.

.bankers call for unified Balkan stock exchange

TIRANA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Several Balkan central bankers called on Thursday for the region's countries to unify their stock markets into a single exchange as a way of preparing for eventual European integration. 'Taking into consideration how small all of these different countries are and how small the market cap is of all of these markets, it would definitely be a very good thing,' Serbian central banker Radovan Jelasic told Reuters in an interview.
Several of the Balkan countries still far off from joining the European Union have their own stock exchanges, including Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia. Albania, where investors were badly scarred by the pyramid scandals of the 1990s, is considering starting its own exchange.
Jelasic spoke during a break at a conference of central bankers in the Albanian capital Tirana, where several other participants concurred with the idea. 'Bosnia Herzegovina is a small market and we have two stock exchanges ... I think a regional stock exchange is possible and we need that,' Bosnia central bank governor Kemal Kozaric said in an interview. 'It's not our responsibility, but we are talking about it.'

C.bankers call for unified Balkan stock exchange

By Adam Taner TIRANA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Several Balkan central bankers called on Thursday for the region's countries to unify their stock markets into a single exchange as a way of preparing for eventual European integration. 'Taking into consideration how small all of these different countries are and how small the market cap is of all of these markets, it would definitely be a very good thing,' Serbian central banker Radovan Jelasic told Reuters in an interview.
Several of the Balkan countries still far off from joining the European Union have their own stock exchanges, including Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia. Albania, where investors were badly scarred by the pyramid scandals of the 1990s, is considering starting its own exchange.
Jelasic spoke during a break at a conference of central bankers in the Albanian capital Tirana, where several other participants concurred with the idea.
'Bosnia Herzegovina is a small market and we have two stock exchanges ... I think a regional stock exchange is possible and we need that,' Bosnia central bank governor Kemal Kozaric said in an interview. 'It's not our responsibility, but we are talking about it.'
Economically behind the rest of Europe, the non-EU members of the former Yugoslavia and Albania have set their sights on adopting European standards and market structures, but many years of difficult work remain ahead.
Albania, once Europe's most isolated and hardline communist dictatorship, is the latest country talking about opening a stock market in its new free-market era.

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

The LSE is completely electronic, but different shares are traded on different systems. Highly liquid shares are traded using the SETS automated system on an order driven basis. This means that when a buy and sell price match, an order is automatically executed. For securities that trade less regularly, the London Stock Exchange implements the SEAQ system, where market makers keep the shares liquid. These market makers are required to hold shares of a specific company and set the bid and ask prices, ensuring that there is always a market for the stock.
The LSE also has a new and growing exchange for equity derivatives called EDX London, created in 2003. In 2004, EDX traded an average of 382,599 contracts per day. Its aim is to become the leading derivatives market in the world.

stock market - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)

"Wall Street Lays an Egg," a headline in Variety announced in October 1929. In that understated sentence the show-business newspaper was saying that the New York stock market had collapsed. Beginning on October 24-remembered as Black Thursday-and culminating in an even blacker Tuesday, October 29, the value of securities dropped more than 26 billion dollars. Before the end of November 1929 the nationwide loss exceeded 100 billion dollars. Over the next few years the nation, and the rest of the world, slowly sank into the Great Depression (see Great Depression).

stock market - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)

"Wall Street Lays an Egg," a headline in Variety announced in October 1929. In that understated sentence the show-business newspaper was saying that the New York stock market had collapsed. Beginning on October 24-remembered as Black Thursday-and culminating in an even blacker Tuesday, October 29, the value of securities dropped more than 26 billion dollars. Before the end of November 1929 the nationwide loss exceeded 100 billion dollars. Over the next few years the nation, and the rest of the world, slowly sank into the Great Depression (see Great Depression).

stock exchange - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)

A stock exchange, or stock market, is a system for buying and selling securities, or stocks and bonds. A stock is a share in the ownership of a company. A bond is an agreement to lend money to a company for a certain amount of time. Companies sell securities to people to get the money they need to grow. People buy securities as investments, or ways of possibly earning money

Stock Exchange defination by encarta

Organized market for buying and selling financial instruments known as securities, which include stocks, bonds, options, and futures. Most stock exchanges have specific locations where the trades are completed. For the stock of a company to be traded at these exchanges, it must be listed, and to be listed, the company must satisfy certain requirements.

stock exchange defination

stock exchange organized market for the trading of stocks and bonds (see bond ; stock ). Such markets were originally open to all, but at present only members of the owning association may buy and sell directly. Members, or stock brokers , buy and sell for themselves or for others, charging commissions for their services. A stock may be bought or sold only if it is listed on an exchange, and it may not be listed unless it meets certain requirements set by the exchange's board of governors. There are stock exchanges in all important financial centers of the world; the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, in nearly continuous operation since 1792), which had a trading volume of $7.3 trillion in 1998, is the largest in the world

Quote's stock information (ez Stock Exchange service)

ez Stock Exchange gives you information elements that will allow you to establish your selection criteria. The Stock quote history is the chronological report of the company's behavior. With the annual history you are able to look back in perspective to trends of stock quotes that are of some interest going upward or downward.What it is related to an enterprise activity or the tight relation that can exist between different stock values will become easier to find. Once your selection concerning a quote is done, you are then ready to follow it more closely, to confirm your prognostics. That is when monthly history takes all its sense.

The World Federation of Exchanges

We are the trade association of 51 publicly regulated stock, futures and options exchanges. Our market operators are responsible for the functioning of key components in the financial world.
WFE exchanges are home to over 45,800 listed companies, as of 31 July 2009.
At the end of June 2009 :
The total market capitalization listed companies was over USD 40 trillion.
Over USD 46.8 trillion were traded on WFE member exchanges.
More than 5 billion single stock, stock index options and future contracts were traded on-exchange.

ASE Market Information

Market Information provides objective company and stock market information through a range of products and services. Information is sourced from company reports and announcements lodged with ASX in addition to trading data sourced from both the ASX ITS™ and SFE SYCOM® trading systems.

The London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of the global financial market and is home to some of the largest, most successful and dynamic companies in the world.
The Exchange has built on a long history of integrity, expertise and market knowledge to become the world's most international stock exchange. In October 2007 the Exchange merged with Borsa Italiana, creating Europe's leading diversified exchange business, London Stock Exchange Group.
Did you know:
The Exchange is the most international of all the world’s stock exchanges, with around 3,000 companies from over 70 countries admitted to trading on its markets.
From conducting its business in the coffee houses of 17th century London, the Exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges and can trace its history back more than 300 years.
Live financial broadcasts are transmitted throughout the day from the Exchange's own TV studios.
Over 400 firms, mainly investment banks and stockbrokers, are members of the London Stock Exchange.

National Stock Exchange of India Limited

The Organisation
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited has genesis in the report of the High Powered Study Group on Establishment of New Stock Exchanges. It recommended promotion of a National Stock Exchange by financial institutions (FIs) to provide access to investors from all across the country on an equal footing. Based on the recommendations, NSE was promoted by leading Financial Institutions at the behest of the Government of India and was incorporated in November 1992 as a tax-paying company unlike other stock exchanges in the country.On its recognition as a stock exchange under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 in April 1993, NSE commenced operations in the Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) segment in June 1994. The Capital Market (Equities) segment commenced operations in November 1994 and operations in Derivatives segment commenced in June 2000.The following years witnessed rapid development of Indian capital market with introduction of internet trading, Exchange traded funds (ETF), stock derivatives and the first volatility index - IndiaVIX in April 2008, by NSE.August 2008 saw introduction of Currency derivatives in India with the launch of Currency Futures in USD INR by NSE. Interest Rate Futures was introduced for the first time in India by NSE on 31st August 2009, exactly after one year of the launch of Currency Futures.With this, now both the retail and institutional investors can participate in equities, equity derivatives, currency and interest rate derivatives, giving them wide range of products to take care of their evolving needs.

BSE Training Institute

BTI imparts capital market training and certification, in collaboration with reputed management institutes and universities. It offers over 40 courses on various aspects of the capital market and financial sector. More than 20,000 people have attended the BTI programmes

The BSE On-line Trading (BOLT)

BSE On-line Trading (BOLT) facilitates on-line screen based trading in securities. BOLT is currently operating in 25,000 Trader Workstations located across over 359 cities in India

Bombay Stock Exchange Investor Services

The Department of Investor Services redresses grievances of investors. BSE was the first exchange in the country to provide an amount of Rs.1 million towards the investor protection fund; it is an amount higher than that of any exchange in the country. BSE launched a nationwide investor awareness programme- 'Safe Investing in the Stock Market' under which 264 programmes were held in more than 200 cities

Bombay Stock Exchange

Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia with a rich heritage, now spanning three centuries in its 133 years of existence. What is now popularly known as BSE was established as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers' Association" in 1875.BSE is the first stock exchange in the country which obtained permanent recognition (in 1956) from the Government of India under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956. BSE's pivotal and pre-eminent role in the development of the Indian capital market is widely recognized. It migrated from the open outcry system to an online screen-based order driven trading system in 1995. Earlier an Association Of Persons (AOP), BSE is now a corporatised and demutualised entity incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to the BSE (Corporatisation and Demutualisation) Scheme, 2005 notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). With demutualisation, BSE has two of world's best exchanges, Deutsche Börse and Singapore Exchange, as its strategic partners.is the oldest stock exchange in Asia with a rich heritage, now spanning three centuries in its 133 years of existence. What is now popularly known as BSE was established as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers' Association" in 1875.BSE is the first stock exchange in the country which obtained permanent recognition (in 1956) from the Government of India under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956. BSE's pivotal and pre-eminent role in the development of the Indian capital market is widely recognized. It migrated from the open outcry system to an online screen-based order driven trading system in 1995. Earlier an Association Of Persons (AOP), BSE is now a corporatised and demutualised entity incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to the BSE (Corporatisation and Demutualisation) Scheme, 2005 notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). With demutualisation, BSE has two of world's best exchanges, Deutsche Börse and Singapore Exchange, as its strategic partners.

Trade stocks

At PAKSTOCKEXCHANGE.COM, you can place virtual trades for any stock in Pakistani Stock Exchange.
The trade screen is very straightforward and allows you to buy or sell any stock in more than one way:
Limit Order
Market Order If you do not remember the symbol of any company, you can easily lookup the symbol by using 'Symbol Help' functionality. The trade page also displays your order history, which is the log of orders that you have placed. By default it displays all the orders placed in last 10 days. You can use filters to only see the failed, expired, or open orders.

ACCA Pakistan joins hands with Lahore Stock Exchange

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) awarded Lahore Stock Pakistan Ltd with Platinum Approved Employer Status and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Approved Employer Status in recognition of their commitment towards training and development of ACCA trainees and members. ACCA’s Approved Employer Scheme plays a pivotal role in the recruitment, development and retention of the ACCA trainees and members. As a benefit of being an approved employer, all ACCA trainees and members working for Lahore Stock Exchange will have an access to ACCA’s specialist resources customized for learning and development of finance and accountancy professionals. This close relationship will indeed attract talented human capital and demonstrate the organizations’ commitment towards development of employees –in turn leading to talent retention. During the award presentation ceremony Mr Mian Shakeel Aslam, Managing Director, Lahore Stock Exchange, said that “The growing economy of our country is in dire need of appropriately skilled and qualified professionals who have high moral and ethical values. It is through organizations such as ACCA, that we expect to meet the rising need of accounting and finance professionals”. Speaking at the occasion Mr Arif Masud Mirza, Head of ACCA Pakistan said that, “The ACCA Approved Employer Programme supports organizations in reaching global best practice in the provision of learning and development opportunities for ACCA trainees and members. Employers like Lahore Stock Exchange have great impact on society and ACCA is proud to be associated with them.Ch. Afzal Rahat – Member Director, Lahore Stock Exchange, Mr Jawwad Ahmad – Head of Internal Audit, Lahore Stock Exchange, Mr Shah Hussain – Head of Marketing and PR, Lahore Stock Exchange and Mr Muhammad Shahid Khan – Business Development Executive, ACCA Pakistan were also present at the ceremony. {PR}

How Stocks and the Stock Market Work

­The stock market appears in the news every day. You hear about it any time it reaches a new high or a new low, and you also hear about it daily in statements like "The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2 percent today, with advances leading declines by a margin of..."
Obviously, stocks and the stock market are important, but you may find that you know very little about them. What is a stock? What is a stock market? Why do we need a stock market? Where does the stock come from to begin with, and why do people want to buy and sell it? If you have questions like these, then this article will open your eyes to a whole new world!

NYSE Euronext

NYSE Euronext, the holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., was launched on April 4, 2007. NYSE Euronext (NYSE/New York and Euronext/Paris: NYX) operates the world ' s largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services. NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in seven countries and eight derivatives exchanges, is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds and the distribution of market data.

Lahor Stock Exchange

Lahore Stock Exchange is the second largest and first automated stock exchange of Pakistan. We are dynamic and emerging market with large number of listed companies and state of the art technology. We provide a transparent, fair and geographical independent trading environment to attract retail investors.
Lahore Stock Exchange offers trading in equities and derivatives through following markets
• Regular Market
• Odd Lot Market
• IPO Market
• Future Market (Deliverable and Cash Settled Futures)

ISE Vision Statement

"To be the pre-eminent stock market in Pakistan and achieve market recognition both in terms of quality and delivery of our services."

ISE Mission Statement

"To create value for our investors and listed companies through dynamic market operations, fair and transparent business practices and effective management."

Islamabad Stock Exchange

The Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) was incorporated as a guarantee limited Company on 25th October, 1989 in Islamabad Capital territory of Pakistan with the main object of setting up of a trading and settlement infrastructure, information system, skilled resources, accessibility and a fair and orderly market place that ranks with the best in the world. The purpose for establishment of the stock exchange in Islamabad was to cater to the needs of less developed areas of the northern part of Pakistan. The ISE Towers comprise twin 22 storey towers with unique and inspiring amenities, offer futuristically and aesthetically designed offices with panoramic views, is being constructed over a piece of land measuring 5600 square yards in the heart of Islamabad at Jinnah Avenue (Blue Area) which is the hub of all business and commercial activities in Islamabad. The building is facing 400 feet wide Jinnah Avenue on one side and has another entrance from 100 feet wide Nazimuddin Road, besides breathtaking scenic view of the Margalla Hills and the city from the building.

KSE FUTURE SUCCESS WILL DEPEND ON THE QUALITY OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES

A spirit of youthful energy, high intellect and superior skills characterizes our people.


Our workforce consists of a combination of youth and experience – perfectly suitable to the organization’s current requirement and future challenges.


KSE employs the best available human resource from the capital market and financial industry.


Candidates are selected based on their individual energy, quick thinking ability, confidence, decision making ability, integrity and professionalism – attributes that define the person’s compatibility with KSE culture.


The key to our long-term success is the creative genius of our people and their drive towards excellence.


Our employees are exposed to an organizational commitment to continuous personal and professional development.


Our people get involved in various initiatives ranging from management skills, development and personal improvement, to technology advancement and process enhancement.


On a regular basis, some of our best performers are selected for our Mentoring Program, where seasoned mentors groom their protégé towards positions of greater responsibility and influence.


Promoting a performance driven culture where ‘high performers’ are recognized for their exceptional contributions.

Karachi Stock Exchange mision

To strive to provide quality and value-added services to the capital market in an efficient, transparent and orderly manner, compatible with international standards and best practices.

To provide state-of-the-art technology and automated trading operations, driven by a team of professionals in accordance with good corporate governance.

To protect and safeguard the interests of all its stakeholders, i.e. members, listed companies, employees and the investors at large.
To reflect the country’s economic health and behavior and play its role for the growth, development and prosperity of Pakistan

Karachi Stock Exchange Vision

To be a leading financial institution, offering efficient, fair and transparent securities market in the region and enjoying full confidence of the investors.

Stock exchange

A stock exchange is a corporation or mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for stock brokers and traders, to trade stocks and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of securities as well as other financial instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividends. The securities traded on a stock exchange include: shares issued by companies, unit trusts, derivatives, pooled investment products and bonds. To be able to trade a security on a certain stock exchange, it has to be listed there. Usually there is a central location at least for recordkeeping, but trade is less and less linked to such a physical place, as modern markets are electronic networks, which gives them advantages of speed and cost of transactions. Trade on an exchange is by members only. The initial offering of stocks and bonds to investors is by definition done in the primary market and subsequent trading is done in the secondary market. A stock exchange is often the most important component of a stock market. Supply and demand in stock markets is driven by various factors which, as in all free markets, affect the price of stocks (see stock valuation).
There is usually no compulsion to issue stock via the stock exchange itself, nor must stock be subsequently traded on the exchange. Such trading is said to be off exchange or over-the-counter. This is the usual way that derivatives and bonds are traded. Increasingly, stock exchanges are part of a global market for securities.