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Athens Derivative Exchange (
Greek Futures and Options Exchange. Clears Stock, Bond and FX contracts

The derivative products which are being gradually introduced, are contracts based on various financial assets such as stocks, stock indices, interest rates and bonds. Their value, performance and return depend upon the underlying asset on which they are based. In Derivatives Market, three types of contracts are traded: Futures and Options on the FTSE/ASE-20 and FTSE/ASE Mid 40 indices, Futures on the 10-year Hellenic Republic Bond, Stock Futures and Stock Lending contracts.

Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX)-The Netherlands
The Netherlands arm of EURONEXT formally the AEX. Euronext N.V. is the world's first cross border exchange business. It provides services for cash markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and for derivatives in the UK. Euronext's services range from public offerings to trading facilities for cash instruments and derivatives. They also include clearing and netting, settlement through its partnership with Euroclear, IT solutions, and market data.

American Stock Exchange (AMEX)-United States
The American Stock Exchange has been a pioneer in market innovation for more than a century and remains committed to developing successful new investment products and innovative services for companies and investors. As the nation's most diversified financial marketplace, the American Stock Exchange conducts trading through an advanced centralized specialist system and is committed to providing a superior marketplace for the investing public and its members.

Alberta Stock Exchange (ASE)-Canada
Alberta Stock Exchange and Vancouver Stock Exchange have merged to form Canadian Venture Exchange. TSX Venture Exchange, Canada's venture capital marketplace, provides emerging companies with access to capital, while offering investors a well-regulated market for making venture investments. TSX Venture listed companies are active in mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, financial services and other sectors.

Athens Stock Exchange (ATH)-Greece
The Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), is the sole official market of shares trading in the Greek capital market. The site can inform you about the way trading is conducted in ASE, the brokerage members - companies of the ASE, the IPO and rights issues requirements, the obligations of listed companies and other issues concerning the products and the ASE market.

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)-Australia
The Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) was formed in 1987 through the amalgamation of six independent stock exchanges that formerly operated in the state capital cities. ASX operates Australia’s primary national stock exchange for equities, derivatives and fixed interest securities. It also provides comprehensive market data and information to a range of users. All these operations are underpinned by comprehensive high-quality information technology systems.

Bolsa de Derivados do Portugal (BDP)-Portugal
The Portuguese arm of the EURONEXT, formally the BDP. Euronext Lisbon is committed to providing the tools and the environment for access to capital and investment opportunities. Euronext Lisbon provides the leadership that is bringing the Portuguese financial market into into the 21st century, building the foundations of a future with locally provided services for Portuguese, European and world-wide financial investors. Euronext Lisbon has an eye on the world market, a hand on Portugal's pulse and a team with its feet on the ground. By actively processing information on market trends, Euronext Lisbon constantly innovates to offer financial products that provide timely strategic answers to pressing market requirements. Euronext Lisbon is now the managing body for both the spot market and the derivatives market as well as renders services to the repo and securities lending market.

Belgian Futures & Options Exchange (BELFOX)-Belgium
The Belgium Derivatives arm of the EURONEXT, formally the BELFOX. Euronext N.V. is the world's first cross border exchange business. It provides services for cash markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and for derivatives in the UK. Euronext's services range from public offerings to trading facilities for cash instruments and derivatives. They also include clearing and netting, settlement through its partnership with Euroclear, IT solutions, and market data.

Brussels Exchange (BXS) The Belgium arm of the EURONEXT, formally the BXS. Euronext N.V. is the world's first cross border exchange business. It provides services for cash markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and for derivatives in the UK. Euronext's services range from public offerings to trading facilities for cash instruments and derivatives. They also include clearing and netting, settlement through its partnership with Euroclear, IT solutions, and market data.

Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros (Sao Paulo) (BMF)-Brazil
On August 29, 2002, BM&F launched the Brazilian Commodities Exchange, which unites the commodity exchanges of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul and Uberlândia. BM&F renders clearing and settlement services to the new exchange. The aim is to create an integrated domestic market for agricultural commodities with modern price discovery mechanisms and an organized marketing structure. The Brazilian Commodities Exchange started trading on October 22, 2002.

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)-United States
The CBOE is the premier option exchange and provides a global marketplace for financial and index products including futures and/or options for its Volatility Index, equity options, index options, exchange traded funds, HOLDRS and LEAPS, interest rate options, FLEX and structured products.

Chicago Board of Trade (CBT) )-United States
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT^®), established in 1848, is a leading futures and options on futures exchange. More than 3,600 CBOT members trade 50 different futures and options products at the exchange through open auction and/or electronically. Volume at the exchange in 2003 was a record breaking 454 million contracts.

Chubu Commodity Exchange (CCX)-Japan
At the time of the merger on October 1,1996, commodities listed and traded on Central Japan Commodity Exchange included agricultural products (imported soybeans and red beans) etc. on a physical delivery future basis. Added subsequently as new commodities were, from November 1,1999, Japan's first cash settlement of livestock product (shell eggs) futures, from January 12, 2000, physical delivery futures transactions of oil products (gasoline and kerosene), and then from May 23, 2000, physical delivery futures transactions of NON-GMO (non genetically modified organisms) Soybeans. And on January 9, 2004, Gasoil was launched. Tradings of all commodities on the Exchange is brisk.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) )-United States
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. As a marketplace for global risk management, our exchange brings together buyers and sellers of derivatives products, which trade on our trading floors, on our GLOBEX® electronic trading platform and through privately negotiated transactions. Futures and options provide a way to protect against — and profit from — price changes in financial instruments and physical commodities. In addition, we own our own clearing house and are able to guarantee, clear and settle every contract traded through our exchange.

Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (New York) (CSCE) )-United States
The NYBOT provides a global marketplace for agricultural, financial and index products including futures and options for Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ), Sugar, NYSE Composite Index^®, Russell 1000 Index^®, Russell 2000^®,Russell 3000^®, Reuters CRB Index^®, US Dollar Index^® (USDX) and 29 currency pairs.

Commodity Exchange Inc. (New York) (COMEX) )-United States
The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals. The Exchange has stood for market integrity and price transparency throughout its 132-year history. Transactions executed on the Exchange avoid the risk of counterparty default because the Exchange clearinghouse acts as the counterparty to every trade. Trading is conducted through two divisions, the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets; and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. The wide array of trading markets provided by the Exchange include futures and options contracts for crude oil, gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, electricity, gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and platinum; futures contracts for coal, propane, and palladium; and options contracts on the price differentials between crude oil and gasoline, crude oil and heating oil, Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil, and various futures contract months (calendar spreads) for light, sweet crude; Brent crude; gasoline; heating oil; and natural gas.

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE)-China
The DCE provides a marketplace for Chinese agricultural products including futures for soybeans and soybean meal.

Deutsche Terminbourse (DTB)-Germany
Formerly the DTB, now known as the Eurex is the world’s largest futures and options exchange and is jointly operated by Deutsche Börse AG and SWX Swiss Exchange. The Exchange is the market place of choice for trading and clearing of derivatives. Eurex has been a pioneer in electronic trading of derivative products for more than a decade, and it offers its customers open, democratic, simple, and cost-effective access from any point around the globe. The trading participants are connected to the Eurex system via a communications network; at present, some 700 locations worldwide are connected to Eurex.

European Electricity Exchange (EEX)
European Energy Exchange Germany's energy exchange and is located in Leipzig. Preceding companies were LPX Leipzig Power Exchange, located in Leipzig and European Energy Exchange, located in Frankfurt. Both exchanges and their supporting associations merged within the year 2002. The objective of European Energy Exchange is to become the leading energy exchange in Central Europe. In future power, gas and other energy sources are to be tradable at EEX. This range is to be completed by services related to the exchange, such as Clearing of transactions outside the exchange (OTC Clearing).

European Options Exchange (Amsterdam) (EOE)-The Netherlands
The Netherlands arm of EURONEXT formally the AEX. Euronext N.V. is the world's first cross border exchange business. It provides services for cash markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and for derivatives in the UK. Euronext's services range from public offerings to trading facilities for cash instruments and derivatives. They also include clearing and netting, settlement through its partnership with Euroclear, IT solutions, and market data.

Germany's Option's and Futures Exchange (EUREX)-Germany
Eurex is the world’s largest futures and options exchange and is jointly operated by Deutsche Börse AG and SWX Swiss Exchange. The Exchange is the market place of choice for trading and clearing of derivatives. Eurex has been a pioneer in electronic trading of derivative products for more than a decade, and it offers its customers open, democratic, simple, and cost-effective access from any point around the globe. The trading participants are connected to the Eurex system via a communications network; at present, some 700 locations worldwide are connected to Eurex.

Financial Instrument Exchange (at NYCE) (FINEX) )-United States
The NYBOT provides a global marketplace for agricultural, financial and index products including futures and options for Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ), Sugar, NYSE Composite Index^®, Russell 1000 Index^®, Russell 2000^®,Russell 3000^®, Reuters CRB Index^®, US Dollar Index^® (USDX) and 29 currency pairs.

Fukuoka Futures Exchange (FFE)-Japan
The FFE provides a global marketplace for agricultural including futures and options for corn, broilers, imported soybeans, soybean meal, red beans and refined sugar.

Helsinki Exchanges (HEX)-Finland
HEX Integrated Markets, division of OMHEX, is the largest securities market in northern Europe. Through its exchange operations within Stockholmsbörsen, HEX Helsinki, HEX Tallinn and HEX Riga it offers investors access to 80 per cent of the Nordic and Baltic equity market and operates the central securities depositories in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.

Amsterdam Financial Futures Market (FTA)-The Netherlands
The Netherlands arm of EURONEXT formally the FTA. Euronext N.V. is the world's first cross border exchange business. It provides services for cash markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and for derivatives in the UK. Euronext's services range from public offerings to trading facilities for cash instruments and derivatives. They also include clearing and netting, settlement through its partnership with Euroclear, IT solutions, and market data.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange (FUTOP)-Denmark
The FUTOP provides a global marketplace for financial and stock products including equity securities, derivatives, investment funds, bonds and currency trading.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKE)-Hong Kong
The HKE and the HKFE have been merged into one unit. The HKE provides a global marketplace for financial and stock products including equity securities, derivative warrants, Exchange traded funds, Unit trusts, mutual funds, bonds and a new pilot program to trade U.S. securities.

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange Ltd. (HKFE)-Hong Kong
The HKE and the HKFE have been merged into one unit. The HKFE provides a global marketplace for financial and index products including futures and options for Dow Jones, Hang Seng Index, H-shares Index, Single Stock futures, HIBOR interest rate futures and 3 year exchange fund notes.

International Monetary Market (Division of CME) (IMM)-United States
The Financial Futures Market that is part of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The IMM provides a global marketplace for financial and index products of the CME including futures and options for the S&P 500, currency contracts and interest contracts.

International Petroleum Exchange of London Ltd. (IPE)-United Kingdom
The International Petroleum Exchange of London Limited is a recognized Investment Exchange. It is Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange. The IPE provides a highly regulated marketplace where industry participants use futures and options to minimise their price exposure in the physical energy market. Over $2 billion daily in underlying value is traded on the IPE. The IPE provides a global marketplace for energy products including futures and options for Brent crude oil, gas oil and natural gas.

Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM)-Italy
Part of the Italian Stock Exchange, the IDEM provides a global marketplace for financial and stock derivatives including futures on indexes as well as futures on stocks. warrants, Exchange traded funds, Unit trusts, mutual funds, bonds and a new pilot program to trade U.S. securities.

Italian Exchange (MOT)
Part of the Italian Stock Exchange, the MOT provides a global marketplace for Italian and European financial and stock products including stocks, warrants, certificates, exchange traded funds, Unit trusts, mutual funds and bonds.

Italian Stock Exchange/Milan Domestic Futures Exchange (SIA)-Italy
The SIA provides a global marketplace for financial and stock derivatives including futures on indexes as well as futures on stocks. warrants, Exchange traded funds, Unit trusts, mutual funds, bonds and a new pilot program to trade U.S. securities.

Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) )-United States
The KCBOT provides a global marketplace for agricultural and index products that include futures and options for red winter wheat and the Value Line Index.

Kansai Commodity Exchange (KEX)
The KEX provides a global marketplace for agricultural products including futures and/or options for frozen shrimp, coffee index, corn index, imported soybeans, Azuki beans, raw sugar and raw silk.

Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE)-Malaysia
The futures industry commenced with the establishment of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE), the first futures exchange in Southeast Asia in July 1980. In December 15, 1995, the birth of KLOFFE heralded a significant event in the development of the nation's capital market with the launch of KLOFFE's stock index futures contract. With its introduction, Malaysia became the third Asian economy after Hong Kong and Japan to offer domestic equity derivatives products. The following 8 products are traded on the exchange: Crude Palm Oil Futures, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index Futures Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index Options, 3-Month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate interest rate Futures, Three-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Five-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Ten-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Crude Palm Kernel Oil Futures.

Kuala Lumpur Options and Futures Exchange (KLOFFE)-Malaysia
The futures industry commenced with the establishment of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE), the first futures exchange in Southeast Asia in July 1980. In December 15, 1995, the birth of KLOFFE heralded a significant event in the development of the nation's capital market with the launch of KLOFFE's stock index futures contract. With its introduction, Malaysia became the third Asian economy after Hong Kong and Japan to offer domestic equity derivatives products. The following 8 products are traded on the exchange: Crude Palm Oil Futures, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index Futures Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index Options, 3-Month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate interest rate Futures, Three-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Five-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Ten-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Crude Palm Kernel Oil Futures.

Korean Stock Exchange (KSE)-Korea
The KSE is a dynamic and reliable securities exchange, where the cash and derivative products, including stocks, bonds, stock index futures, stock index options and equity options are traded. In terms of market capitalization and trading volume the KSE ranks 10^th in the world.

Korean Options and Futures Exchange (KOFEX)-Korea
Korea Futures Exchange is the Nation’s only total derivative product exchange that trades general product futures and diverse option products such as Interest futures, currency futures, and stock-related futures. Futures Exchange opened with four products, American Dollar futures, CD Interest futures, gold futures, and American dollar option in Busan, April 1999 to began a new era of Korea's futures market. In September, 1999, national debt futures was listed and in January and December of 2001, KOSDAQ 50 futures and KOSDAQ 50 options were each listed, and in May of 2002, National debt option was listed, which was Korea's first American style future option.

Long Bulk Metals Market (now LME) (LBM)-United Kingdom
See London Metals Exchange

London Commodity Exchange (was FOX) (LCE)- United Kingdom
Now part of the Euronext. The LCE arm of EURONEXT formally the FOX. Euronext N.V. is the world's first cross border exchange business. It provides services for cash markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and for derivatives in the UK. Euronext's services range from public offerings to trading facilities for cash instruments and derivatives. They also include clearing and netting, settlement through its partnership with Euroclear, IT solutions, and market data.

London International Financial Futures Exchange Ltd (LIFFE)- United Kingdom
Now part of the Euronext. The London derivatives arm of EURONEXT formally the LIFFE. The LIFFE market offers the most extensive range of derivative products of any exchange in the world. The LIFFE market provides futures and options contracts across five different currencies and product lines: bonds, short term interest rates, swaps, equities and equity indices, and commodities.

London Metals Exchange (LME)- United Kingdom
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world’s premier non-ferrous metals market, with highly liquid contracts. Today the Exchange trades in eight metals and one index comprising the six primary base metals. The LME's eight contracts are: copper grade A, primary aluminum, standard lead, primary nickel, tin, special high grade zinc, aluminum alloy and North American Special Aluminum Alloy (NASAAC).

London Securities and Derivatives Exchange (OMLX)-United Kingdom
EDX London formerly the OMLX currently offers our customers trading services in derivatives products from three Scandinavian countries and access to efficient trading and clearing services.

London Stock Exchange (LSE)- United Kingdom
The London Stock Exchange is at the heart of global financial markets and is home to some of the best companies in the world. At the apex of the three great financial centers of London, New York and Tokyo, the London Stock Exchange has built on more than 200 years of integrity, expertise and market knowledge to become the world's most global exchange business. The LSE provides a global marketplace for financial and stock products including stocks, warrants, certificates, exchange traded funds, Unit trusts, mutual funds and bonds.

Mid-America Commodity Exchange (MACE) )-United States
Chicago's 'third' commodity exchange and part of the CBOT. Now strictly an electronic exchange.Founded in 1868, it is the fourth-largest in the US, providing futures contracts, mostly in agricultural products such as pigs, oats and soybeans, and also in precious metals and some financial products.

Marche a Terme International de France (MATIF)-France
Marche a Terme International de France, the Paris futures exchange trading futures and options contracts over commodities and financial instruments. Now part of the Euronext system.

Montreal Exchange (MX/MSX) –Canada
The MX is Canada’s premier derivatives exchange providing a global marketplace for Canadian financial and stock products including equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, index derivatives and sponsored options.

Mercado Espanol de Futuros Financieros (MEFF)-Spain
MEFF is the futures and options Spanish official market. MEFF clears and trades Options and Futures on Bonds, Interest rates, and the IBEX-35 index and Futures and Options on the leading Spanish Stocks.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE) )-United States
Since 1881 the Minneapolis Grain Exchange has facilitated price discovery in the volatile commodities markets, providing a valuable risk management service to producers and consumers around the world.  Futures and options contracts in hard red spring wheat, Hard Winter Wheat Index (HWI), National Corn Index (NCI) and National Soybean Index (NSI) comprise the Exchange. The hard winter wheat, corn and soybean futures and options are financially settled against the spot Hard Winter Wheat Index, the National Corn Index and National Soybean Index, calculated by DTN.

Milan Domestic Futures Exchange (MIF)-Italy
No longer active-see Italian Derivatives Market

Malaysian Monetary Market (MME)-Malaysia
See Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (MDEX)

Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX)-Malaysia
The futures industry commenced with the establishment of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE), the first futures exchange in Southeast Asia in July 1980. In December 15, 1995, the birth of KLOFFE heralded a significant event in the development of the nation's capital market with the launch of KLOFFE's stock index futures contract. With its introduction, Malaysia became the third Asian economy after Hong Kong and Japan to offer domestic equity derivatives products. The following 8 products are traded on the exchange: Crude Palm Oil Futures, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index Futures Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index Options, 3-Month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate interest rate Futures, Three-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Five-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Ten-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures, Crude Palm Kernel Oil Futures.

Montreal Stock Exchange (MSE/MX) –Canada
The MX is Canada’s premier derivatives exchange providing a global marketplace for Canadian financial and stock products including equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, index derivatives and sponsored options.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations(NASDAQ) )-United States
Created in 1971, the Nasdaq was the world's first electronic stock market. The Nasdaq is a computerized system that facilitates trading and provides price quotations on some 5,000 of the more actively traded over-the-counter stocks. The Nasdaq is traditionally home to many high-tech stocks. The big ones include Microsoft, Intel, Dell, and Cisco.

NASDAQ National Market (Large Cap) (NASNM) )-United States
The Nasdaq National Market consists of over 3000 companies that have a national or international shareholder base, meet stringent financial requirements, and agree to specific corporate governance standards. This is what most people are referring to when they talk about the Nasdaq. The larger companies trade on the Nasdaq. National Market, while the smaller companies trade on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. To list initially, companies are required to have significant net tangible assets or operating income, a minimum public float of 500,000 shares, at least 400 shareholders, and a bid price of at least $5.

NASDAQ Small Cap Market (NASSC) )-United States
The Nasdaq National Market consists of over 3000 companies that have a national or international shareholder base, meet stringent financial requirements, and agree to specific corporate governance standards. This is what most people are referring to when they talk about the Nasdaq. The larger companies trade on the Nasdaq. National Market, while the smaller companies trade on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. To list initially, companies are required to have significant net tangible assets or operating income, a minimum public float of 500,000 shares, at least 400 shareholders, and a bid price of at least $5.

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)-India
The NSE is India’s premier exchange providing a global marketplace for financial and stock products including eguities, futures and options, retail debt market, wholesale debt market, IPO’s, indices, exchange traded funds and derivatives.

New York Board of Trade (NYBOT)-United States
The NYBOT provides a global marketplace for agricultural, financial and index products including futures and options for Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ), Sugar, NYSE Composite Index^®, Russell 1000 Index^®, Russell 2000^®,Russell 3000^®, Reuters CRB Index^®, US Dollar Index^® (USDX) and 29 currency pairs.

New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE) )-United States
The NYBOT provides a global marketplace for agricultural, financial and index products including futures and options for Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ), Sugar, NYSE Composite Index^®, Russell 1000 Index^®, Russell 2000^®,Russell 3000^®, Reuters CRB Index^®, US Dollar Index^® (USDX) and 29 currency pairs.

New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) )-United States
A division of the NYBOT. The NYBOT provides a global marketplace for agricultural, financial and index products including futures and options for Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ), Sugar, NYSE Composite Index^®, Russell 1000 Index^®, Russell 2000^®,Russell 3000^®, Reuters CRB Index^®, US Dollar Index^® (USDX) and 29 currency pairs.

New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) )-United States
The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., is the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the preeminent trading forum for energy and precious metals. The Exchange has stood for market integrity and price transparency throughout its 132-year history. Transactions executed on the Exchange avoid the risk of counterparty default because the Exchange clearinghouse acts as the counterparty to every trade. Trading is conducted through two divisions, the NYMEX Division, home to the energy, platinum, and palladium markets; and the COMEX Division, on which all other metals trade. The wide array of trading markets provided by the Exchange include futures and options contracts for crude oil, gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, electricity, gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and platinum; futures contracts for coal, propane, and palladium; and options contracts on the price differentials between crude oil and gasoline, crude oil and heating oil, Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil, and various futures.

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) )-United States
The world’s leading securities market. More than 2800 companies are listed on the NYSE, with their combined shares worth more than $10 trillion. These companies span the global economy.

On an average day, more than 1.2 billion shares, valued at more than $43 billion, change hands at the NYSE.

New Zealand Futures Exchange (NZFE)-New Zealand
NZFOX products are New Zealand futures and options contracts which will be listed and traded on the Sydney Futures Exchange. The NZFOX products will be based on securities listed on NZX's markets. New Zealand investors will be able to purchase them through authorized NZX Firms and accredited NZX Futures Advisors or NZX Futures Traders.

Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE)-Japan
The Osaka Securities Exchange ("OSE") provides a marketplace for transactions of securities, securities related futures and options with the aim of maintaining fair and smooth transactions so as to serve the public interest and protect investors. The primary markets are futures and options on equity indexes.

Osaka Mercantile Exchange (OME)-Japan
The OME provides a global marketplace for agricultural products including futures and/or options for textiles, aluminum, nickel, rubber and cotton.

Oslo Stock Exchange (OSLO)-Norway
Oslo Børs ASA operates a regulated market for trading in various types of securities. The market is known as Oslo Børs both domestically and internationally, although it is sometimes still referred to as the Oslo stock exchange. Buyers and sellers of securities meet and trade through the market on the simple principles of matching supply and demand. The product areas offered by Oslo Børs are: Shares and primary capital certificates, Bonds and other fixed income instruments, Derivatives and Warrants

NASDAQ Over The Counter (OTC) )-United States
A security which is not traded on an exchange, usually due to an inability to meet listing requirements trades OTC. For such securities, brokers/dealers negotiate directly with one another over computer networks and by phone. The NASD carefully monitors their activities. The Nasdaq is considered to be an OTC market, with the tier 1 being represented by companies such as Microsoft, Dell, and Intel. Be very wary of some OTC stocks, the OTC:BB (Bulletin Board) stocks are either penny stocks or hold bad credit records.

NASDAQ Bulletin Board (OTCBB) )-United States
The OTC Bulletin Board^® (OTCBB) is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume information in over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities. An OTC equity security generally is any equity that is not listed or traded on Nasdaq^® or a national securities exchange.  OTCBB securities include national, regional, and foreign equity issues, warrants, units, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and Direct Participation Programs (DPPs).

Austrian Futures & Options Exchange (OTOB)-Austria
A division the WB, futures and options are traded on the derivatives market. Market participants may buy and sell contracts on Austrian stocks, on the ATX (Austrian Traded Index) and on the CECE indices.

Pacific Exchange (PCX)-United States
The Pacific Exchange (PCX) is a marketplace where individual and institutional investors, professional broker-dealers, and registered member firms meet to buy and sell options on more than 1,200 stocks. It is one of the world's leading derivatives markets. The PCX is also the regulator of the Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx), a fully electronic market for securities listed on the New York, American stock exchanges, the Pacific Exchange, and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX)-United States
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) trades approximately 2,000 stocks, 1,200 equity options, 16 index options and 8 currency options and 6 currency futures. Founded in 1790, the PHLX was the first stock exchange to be established in the United States and continues in that tradition of innovation through the products and services it offers today.

Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) )-United States
The Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT), PHLX's futures exchange subsidiary, has begun trading enhanced foreign exchange (FX) futures, with new rules and a low-cost fee structure. The PBOT will trade FX futures, initially focusing on G-7 currencies. With the addition of futures trading, the PHLX now provides a single venue to trade a full spectrum of products including equities, equity options, index options, currency options and futures. All options and futures traded at the PHLX and at the PBOT will clear at the Options Clearing Corporation.

South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX)-South Africa
An informal futures market was started in South Africa by local merchant bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) in April 1987. It was the exchange, the clearing house and the only market maker and although it survived the October1987 market crash, volumes remained relatively thin. In September 1988 it was decided to broaden the market and ensure widespread trust in the independence of the exchange and clearing house by forming Safex and the Safex Clearing Company (Pty) Limited (Safcom). The products listed were only futures contracts on the major JSE indices (All share, Gold and Industrial), on the most active long -dated bond (the E168 issued by Eskom), on the three month liquid bankers acceptance rate and on the US$ price of gold.

Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE)-Australia
Sydney Futures Exchange Limited (SFE) is the 10th largest financial futures and options exchange in the world by volume turnover and the second largest in the Asia Pacific region. SFE provides futures and options on the four most actively traded markets - interest rates, equities, currencies and commodities, with a number of its flagship products ranked in the world's top ten most actively traded products in their market sector. With 24 hour a day trading capability, access to these products is made possible via a global electronic communications network and the world's leading futures brokers. Regardless of location, users can choose between direct electronic access, utilizing trading software from major Independent Software Vendor's (ISV's), broker proprietary systems, the Internet or traditional phone broking.

Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)-Shanghai
Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) is a self-regulated non-profit organization, providing the place, facilities and services for the centralized trading of futures contracts. At present, there are five contracts including copper, aluminum and natural rubber, while plywood and long-grained rice contracts are under modification. SHFE has about 219 members, of which, 183 are brokerage firms, and the rest are proprietary members.

Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX)-Singapore
Now part of the SGX, Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Asia-Pacific's first de-mutualised and integrated securities and derivatives exchange. SGX was inaugurated on 1 December 1999, following the merger of two established and well-respected financial institutions - the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX).

Futures and options traded on the SGX include equity index, interest rate, energy and single stocks.

Singapore Exchange (SGX)-Singapore
SGX was inaugurated on 1 December 1999, following the merger of two established and well-respected financial institutions - the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX). The securities division trades bonds, debentures, loan stocks, company warrants structured warrants, exchange traded funds and REIT’s.

Swiss Option & Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX)-Switzerland
Formerly the SOFFEX, now part of the Eurex, is the world’s largest futures and options exchange and is jointly operated by Deutsche Börse AG and SWX Swiss Exchange. The Exchange is the market place of choice for trading and clearing of derivatives. Eurex has been a pioneer in electronic trading of derivative products for more than a decade, and it offers its customers open, democratic, simple, and cost-effective access from any point around the globe. The trading participants are connected to the Eurex system via a communications network; at present, some 700 locations worldwide are connected to Eurex.

Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM)-Singapore
Singapore Commodity Exchange provides a centralized and regulated marketplace for commodity futures to be traded in Singapore. This paves the way for Singapore to become a commodity futures trading centre complementing its international trading activities. Rubber futures have been traded in Singapore since the 1920s. Clearing facilities for the futures transactions were then provided by the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association. These were subsequently taken over by the Rubber Association of Singapore, which was privatized in 1992 as the RAS Commodity Exchange. This was in turn renamed the Singapore Commodity Exchange in February 1994 to better reflect its mission to be a broad-based commodity exchange. Additionally, Robusta coffee futures are traded on the SICOM.

Stockholm Options Market (SOM)-Sweden
Part of the OM Group, SOM, division of OMHEX, is the largest securities market in northern Europe. Through its exchange operations within Stockholmsbörsen, HEX Helsinki, HEX Tallinn and HEX Riga it offers investors access to 80 per cent of the Nordic and Baltic equity market and operates the central securities depositories in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX)-Taiwan
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) has been established since 1998. Beholding the ever-changing global markets and the innovation on financial tools, the mission of TAIFEX is to provide a safe harbor and a leveled playing field for the investors to meet their needs at all times. The objective is to make the Exchange a marketplace with fairness, safety, efficiency, and easily accessible by participants around the world. Futures and options traded on the TAIFEX include equity index contracts, interest rate contracts and single stocks.

The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE)-India
The Stock Exchange, Mumbai, popularly known as "BSE" was established in 1875 as "The Native Share and Stock Brokers Association". It is the oldest one in Asia, even older than the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which was established in 1878. It is a voluntary non-profit making Association of Persons (AOP) and is currently engaged in the process of converting itself into demutualised and corporate entity. It has evolved over the years into its present status as the premier Stock Exchange in the country. The Exchange, while providing an efficient and transparent market for trading in securities, debt and derivatives upholds the interests of the investors and ensures redressal of their grievances whether against the companies or its own member-brokers. It also strives to educate and enlighten the investors by conducting investor education programmes and making available to them necessary informative inputs.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (formerly TOCOM) (TCE)-Japan
The TCE provides a global commodity marketplace for raw materials including futures for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, aluminum, gasoline, kerosene, crude oil, gas oil and rubber.

Toronto Futures Exchange (TFE) –Canada
A wholly owned subsidiary of the TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (TSE),  trading Toronto 35 Index and TSE 100 Index futures, TSE 100 Index and Toronto 35 Index options, and Toronto 35 Index Participation (TIPs) options. Options are traded on the TSE. Trading is by open outcry.

Tokyo Grain Commodity Exchange (TGE)-Japan
One of the leading commodity futures exchanges in Asia, the Tokyo Grain Exchange is a non-profit membership organization presently trading corn, Non-GMO soybean, U.S. soybean, soybean meal, azuki (red bean), arabica coffee, robusta coffee and raw sugar futures. Options on corn, U.S. soybean and raw sugar futures are also being traded.

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE)-Japan
TIFFE stands for Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Inc.. TIFFE was established in April 1989 under the Financial Futures Trading Law of Japan. The purposes of TIFFE are to provide a financial futures market and conduct clearing services for its members and their customers. TIFFE has been constantly characterized as the youngest and more innovative exchange in Japan and has been making every effort to strengthen its status and role as a mother market for Euroyen futures and Yen-related interest-rate derivatives and to introduce cutting-edge technologies and systems. Screen-traded market for 3-month Euroyen futures and options, and futures on the 1-year Euroyen, 3-month Eurodollar and U.S. dollar/Japanese yen currency.

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)-Japan
Largest of eight stock exchanges in Japan and one of the largest, most important, and most active stock markets in the world. TSE is a continuous auction market, similar to open outcry. It uses the Floor Order-Routing and Execution System (FORES), an electronic system, for trading the 150 most active domestic stocks. Less-active stocks are traded through the Computer-Assisted Order-Routing and Execution System (CORES). The Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) is a composite of all stocks on the first section of the exchange, supplemented by size groups that classify first section companies as small, medium, and large and by sub-indices for each of the 33 industry groups. The NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE, known as the Nikkei 225, and the Nikkei 500 are the principal indices and are calculated by a formula similar to the DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE.

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)-Canada
Largest stock exchange in Canada, listing some 1200 company stocks and 33 options. Toronto Stock Exchange provides an efficient, liquid market for senior equities. Listed companies on the senior exchange represent a broad range of businesses from across Canada, the United States and other countries. The Issuer Services group offers a wide range of customer-oriented products and services.

Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE)-Canada
Alberta Stock Exchange and Vancouver Stock Exchange have merged to form Canadian Venture Exchange. TSX Venture Exchange, Canada's venture capital marketplace, provides emerging companies with access to capital, while offering investors a well-regulated market for making venture investments. TSX Venture listed companies are active in mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, financial services and other sectors.

Wiener Borse AG (WB)-Austria
The cash market offers investors access to Austria’s most attractive stocks. Apart from stocks, the securities traded include investment fund certificates and index certificates, participation certificates, profit-sharing certificates, and subscription rights. Fixed-income securities such as bonds are also listed. Futures and options are traded on the derivatives market. Market participants may buy and sell contracts on Austrian stocks, on the ATX (Austrian Traded Index) and on the CECE indices. In addition, a separate Warrants Market has been established for trading in warrants. Another product group is the indices developed, calculated and disseminated in real time by Wiener Börse AG. The best known indices are the ATX (Austrian Traded Index), which represents the continuously traded stocks with the highest liquidity and market capitalization, the ATX Prime and the ViDX (Vienna Dynamic Index). The ATX Prime is a new index with a redesigned concept that reflects the new market segmentation valid as of 2002 and will take effect as of 2 January 2002. It contains all stocks listed on the prime market segment and serves as a benchmark for institutional investors.