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  Deutsche Börse Group
The US-based International Securities Exchange (ISE) and the derivatives exchange Eurex intend to combine their business and create the largest transatlantic derivatives marketplace.
On 27 July, the shareholders of ISE approved the transaction.
IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange: centrotherm pholtovoltaics AG
deutsche-boerse.com /dbag/dispatch/en/kir/gdb_navigation/home   (307 words)

  
  Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here the Frankfurt Stock Exchange floor trading looses, but in fast developing and expanding electronic trading (Xetra trading system) the FSE gains in European and international trade: partner-exchanges adopted the Xetra (trading system) (as the Vienna Stock Exchange in 1999, the Irish Stock Exchange in 2000 and the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2003); consolidation continues.
It was only in 1949 after World War II that the Frankfurt Stock Exchange finally established as the leading stock exchange in Germany with consequently incoming national and internatinal investments.
From the early 1960s onwards the Frankfurt Stock Exchange took advantage of the close by Bundesbank which effectively decided on financial policies in Europe until the introduction of the Euro in 2002.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frankfurt_Stock_Exchange   (528 words)

  
 Stock exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A stock exchange or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization which provides the facilities for stock brokers to trade company 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.
Examples are Australian Stock Exchange (1998), Euronext (2000), NASDAQ (2002) and the New York Stock Exchange (2005).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stock_exchange   (1108 words)

  
 Frankfurt at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Frankfurt is sometimes referred to as the jewel in the crown of a united Europe.
Frankfurt has a number of institutions, among them its university, Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe Universität, as well as a number of museums, most of them lined up along the Main river on the Museumsufer (museum shore) and a large botanical garden, the Palmengarten.
Frankfurt managed to remain neutral during the Thirty Years' War, but it suffered nonetheless from the plague that was brought to the city by refugees.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Frankfurt.html   (1356 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: Nigerian Stock Exchange - Information
The controversial second stock exchange, proposed for the federal capital of Abuja, was due to open in mid 1998 despite business's view that the country was being served adequately by the Lagos exchange.
The new exchange was to be registered with a share capital of 1 billion naira and an issued share capital of 500 million naira.
The exchange is said by many to be an unnecessary duplication and that the move is based largely on political motives, as Government has long tried to persuade business to relocate to the new capital.
www.mbendi.co.za /exng.htm   (1311 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: Botswana Stock Exchange - BSE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
During 1997, the Botswana Stock Exchange saw increased investor interest arising from positive economic developments such as the 1997 national budget, cheap share prices and forecasts of average corporate earnings growth of 20%.
An interim Stock Exchange committee comprising two stockbroking members and three members appointed by the Ministry of Finance was established.
The Exchange became a legal entity on November 1 1995, after parliament passed the Botswana Stock Exchange Act in August 1994.
mbendi.co.za /exbo.htm   (482 words)

  
 The merger of the Frankfurt and London stock exchanges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Frankfurt will be the location for trading with stocks from the German "Neuer Markt" ("New Market"—the Frankfurt high-tech stock exchange) and its London counterpart, "techMark".
The big banks and investment funds, in particular, which account for most of the trading, are no longer prepared to accept stock exchanges organised on a national basis in view of new technological developments and the international character of their business operations.
If it were to be quoted at the stock exchange tomorrow, Eurex's stock value would be twice as high as that of the London Stock Exchange, even though the LSE's trading volume is twice as high as that of Frankfurt.
www.wsws.org /articles/2000/may2000/stck-m16_prn.shtml   (1985 words)

  
 Stock exchange, here we come!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Frankfurt am Main, May 24, 2005: This day, under a deep blue sky over the German banking and exchange metropolis, MTU in a press meeting announced it was going public.
MTU Aero Holding AG’s June 6, 2005, initial public offering at the Frankfurt stock exchange: the company’s board members are welcomed on the floor and at once besieged by the media.
Ranking 16th in stock transaction volume and 32nd in market capitalization, MTU in early August found itself clearly in the upper half of the 50 securities combined in that index.
www.mtu.de /en/special/report/inhalt/205_IPO   (715 words)

  
 Stock Market @ SelectPicks.com (Select Picks)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is distinct from a stock exchange, which is an entity (a corporation or mutual organization) in the business of bringing buyers and sellers of stocks together.
Examples are exchange traded funds (ETFs), stock index and stock options, equity swaps, single-stock futures, stock index futures, etc. These latter may be traded on futures exchanges such as Euronext.liffe (which are distinct from stock exchanges— their history traces back to commodities futures exchanges), or traded over-the-counter.
Stock that a trader does not actually own may be traded using short selling; margin buying may be used to purchase stock with borrowed funds; or, derivatives may be used to control large blocks of stocks for a much smaller amount of money than would be required by outright purchase or sale.
www.selectpicks.com   (5077 words)

  
 Frankfurt Stock Exchange -- A Quiet Place!
Nevertheless, on the basis of Frankfurt's good international contacts, Frankfurt was able to assert its international position and its role as a central stock exchange.
The 29 German stock exchanges were only subject to a uniform organization under the Stock Exchange Act of 1896.
In the late 50's, stock exchanges played an important role as capital intermediaries for the country's postwar reconstruction.
www.smart-travel-germany.com /frankfurt-stock-exchange.html   (815 words)

  
 London-Frankfurt Stock Exchange alliance escalates war for global investment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
National stock exchanges, with their protected markets and high dealing and clearing costs, have come to seem anachronistic in an age of global investment banking and electronic trading systems".
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is almost twice as big as Frankfurt and hosts 107 of Europe's top 300 stocks, compared to 37 in Germany.
Its decision to accept the German exchange as an equal partner is motivated by fear that, outside the euro area, London may be left behind as investment goes to its rivals dealing in a single currency across the European market.
www.wsws.org /news/1998/july1998/merg-j11.shtml   (800 words)

  
 Stock Exchange News
The centerpiece of the plan is the allocation of individual order books to currently active lead brokers for stocks traded on the official and regulated markets, based on their contribution to overall order book turnover and performance, starting July 1.
This, he says, will allow Deutsche Börse to intensify competition between the lead brokers at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, thus improving the performance of floor trading and strengthening the company's lead with respect to quality and liquidity in retail trading as well.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, including Xetra and the FWB trading floor, accounts for 98 percent of trading in German stocks.
www.fmwonline.com /011805.htm   (697 words)

  
 CTV.ca - Frankfurt stock exchange to expand into U.S. - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
BERLIN - The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is confident that U.S. officials will soon ease regulations preventing its expansion into the United States, its chief executive said in remarks published Monday.
Foreign stock exchanges are currently barred from operating in the United States.
The IPO was revived after being shelved in 2000 during Deutsche Boerse's failed attempt to merge with the London Stock Exchange.
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 Aegis - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The FSE is the largest German stock exchange and is the world's third largest organized exchange-trading market in terms of turnover and dealings in securities.
The company's stock will also trade under the same symbol on Xetra®, one of the leading electronic trading platforms in the world, which will allow not only floor trading of the company's common stock but also fully electronic trading facilities.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the world's largest trading centers for securities and facilitates advanced electronic trading, settlement and information systems.
www.aegiscorporate.com /NewsArticles/NewsTemplate.asp?pg=news_20050728_FrankfurtStockListing   (571 words)

  
 Talks Prolonged on London/Frankfurt Stock Exchange Merger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The ongoing negotiations between London and Frankfurt to merge their stock exchanges have apparently reached a critical stage.
The management and the supervisory boards of the Frankfurt Exchange were set to meet today and discuss the current state of the proposals, but no decision is expected to be announced before next week.
The merger of the two exchanges would create Europe's largest stock trading facility, and is in response to the increase in electronic trading and the recent announcement that the Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges plan to merge.
www.insurancejournal.com /news/international/2000/04/28/10245.htm?print=1   (149 words)

  
 Frankfurt-London stock exchange may merge with Nasdaq - CANOE Money
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The London Stock Exchange and the Deutsche Boerse, which are working on their own merger, said Monday they intend to explore the possibility of a full merger with U.S.-based Nasdaq to create a global exchange.
  The two European exchanges, to be called iX, said when they announced their plans in May that the union would include a co-operation agreement with the technology-heavy Nasdaq market.
  London Stock Exchange chairman Don Cruickshank later backed off slightly on that possibility at a news conference, saying there was a lot of work ahead for such a merger to come off.
www.canoe.ca /MarketsMakeover/jul17_lsedaxnasdaq.html   (449 words)

  
 Frankfurt stock exchange mulls two-bln euro cash bid for LSE, LSE rejects - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Deutsche Boerse, the company which operates the Frankfurt stock exchange, said Monday it had offered to buy the London Stock Exchange for around two billion euros, but that the LSE had rejected that offer.
The offer "undervalues both the company and the substantial synergies" that would be available from a tie-betwee the LSE and another major stock exchange, it argued.
The Frankfurt exchange said it "strongly believes that this proposal is in the best interest of shareholders and other stakeholders including customers".
www.eubusiness.com /Finance/041213083206.qq6ubv3i   (447 words)

  
 Graphisoft - Reshaping Frankfurt Stock Exchange
The Exchange Council of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange approved the new segmentation of the equity market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on November 19, 2002.
The new market segmentation enables the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to respond more closely to the needs of capital markets' participants and seeks to both enhance integrity and increase the attractiveness of the capital market for issuers and investors alike.
In the new structure two share segments for admission to the exchange have been created: General Standard (recommended to small and mid-size companies with German investors, operating according to the German national transparency requirements) and Prime Standard (targeted to large companies with international investors, operating in accordance with the international transparency requirements).
www.graphisoft.com /company/investor_center/reshape.html   (199 words)

  
 Deutscher Aktienindex DAX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Being conceived as the leading German stock index, at its introduction in 1988 the DAX was the only representative of what during the subsequent years became a family of stock market indexes.
Besides the DAX the German Stock Exchange publishes the IBIS-DAX which is a calculation based on the early-morning opening (that is, the pre-physical market trading) and late-afternoon close (that is, the post-physical market trading) of the 30 DAX stocks in the IBIS electronic trading system.
In addition, the German Stock Exchange index family now comprises the DAX 100, the midcap index MDAX, and the Composite DAX (CDAX) which is subdivided into 16 branch indexes (German Stock Exchange, 1996).
www.ihs.ac.at /fin/finix/daxdescrip.html   (542 words)

  
 NAYNA Networks: About Us - Delivering Next Generation Broadband Access Solutions
Nayna Networks share commencedd trading April 26, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol “NCF,” with the German CUSIP (WKN) number “A0EADA." The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one the world’s largest international securities trading centers.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the world's largest trading centers for securities.
With a share in turnover of around 90 percent, it is the largest of the eight German stock exchanges.
www.nayna.com /pr_Nayna_FSE_Listing_April_2005_27_Released.htm   (347 words)

  
 Stars & Stripes
George Neblett, an University of Maryland professor, stands in front of a statue of a bull in front of the Frankfurt, Germany stock exchange.
The Frankfurt exchange, best known for its blue-chip stock index called the DAX, is one of the world’s most profitable equity markets for its owners.
Though the volumes, computer architecture and companies trading may differ, stock markets worldwide come down to matching a seller seeking a certain price with a buyer willing to pay that price, said Rebecca Schmidt, the legal department staff member at Deutsche Börse AG who gave the UMUC student’s briefing and short tour.
www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=32088   (956 words)

  
 Canaco Resources Inc.
The FSE is one of the world's largest trading centres for securities.
With a share in turnover of around 90 per cent, it is the largest of the eight German stock exchanges.
The FSE is an international trading centre as evidenced in its member structure.
www.canaco.ca /index.php?pageId=12&cms_showRelease=1&cms_release_id=75   (192 words)

  
 DuraVest, Inc. Completes Listing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Plans Road Show : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The listing of Duravest shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the appointment of Seydler AG Securities create a stepping-stone for DuraVest in the European market.
DuraVest's Option to Acquire Cardio Pursuant to a conditional stock exchange agreement dated April 4, 2002 as amended by an Amendment Agreement dated March 29, 2004 ("Exchange Agreement") between DuraVest, Cardio and the stockholder of Cardio, DuraVest may acquire all of the outstanding stock of Cardio in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of DuraVest's common stock.
Readers are directed to the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information and a presentation of the risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business and results of operations.
press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/534966.html   (1333 words)

  
 TheWebMarket.com [Stocks | Stock Exchange References]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The TSE is the largest capital market in Canada, the second-largest stock exchange in North America and among the top 10 in the world.
Companies (with current stock prices) that comprise the TSE Metals and Minerals subindex and the historical performance of the index.
Stock Quotes for the LSE including the FTSE 100 index from uk.yahoo.com.
www.thewebmarket.com /Stocks/Stock_Exchange_References.htm   (1577 words)

  
 Frankfurt Stock Exchange-Canadian Stock Exchange Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The FSE is the world's third largest organized exchange-trading market in terms of.
FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and the Berlin Stock Exchange...
Frankfurt Stock Exchange - FTSEurofirst - Fukuoka Stock Exchange - Georgia Stock Exchange - Ghana Stock Exchange - Guayaquil Stock Exchange - Helsinki Stock Exchange...
www.stockexchange-canada.com /frankfurt-stock-exchange.html   (573 words)

  
 DAX Index -- Market index that tracks the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
The DAX Index is the most commonly cited benchmark for measuring the returns posted by stocks on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Stocks and Commodities is the magazine for investors and market technicians.
Foreign exchange (forex) is recognized as the world's premier trading venue by all types of traders because of its unparalleled liquidity.
www.streetauthority.com /terms/index/daxindex.asp   (390 words)

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