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American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
Offices: New York, New York
AMEX 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. |
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Offices: Chicago, Illinois
As the leading futures exchange
in the United States, Chicago Mercantile
Exchange® (CME) is vital to the
infrastructure of global finance.
Their products—futures and options
on futures contracts—help commercial
enterprises worldwide manage price
risks related to the uncertainties
of supply and demand. From its roots
in the agricultural industry, CME
furthered its reputation for innovation
when it introduced the world's first
financial futures more than 30 years
ago. Today, CME products include
interest rates, stock indexes, foreign
exchange and commodities. |
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act
of 1998 (DMCA)
Offices: Washington, DC
The Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) was signed into law by
President Clinton on October 28,
1998. The legislation implements
two 1996 World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) treaties: the
WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
The DMCA also addresses a number
of other significant copyright-related
issues. |
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Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx)
Offices: Hong Kong, China
HKEx is the holding company of The
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited,
Hong Kong Futures Exchange and Hong
Kong Securities Clearing Company.
It brings together the market organizations
which have transformed Hong Kong's
financial services industry from
a domestically focused industry
to the global player it is today.
HKEx went public in June 2000 following
the integration of the securities
and futures market. As a listed
company, answerable to its shareholders,
HKEx competes vigorously for opportunities
in the region and around the world.
It is a market-driven business,
operating business-driven markets. |
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London Stock Exchange (LSE)
Offices: Hong Kong, China
The London Stock Exchange's strategy
is to compete globally in the market
for financial transaction services
and become the market of choice.
Their revenues are derived from
activities in 3 main business areas:
Issuer Services, Broker Services
and Information Services. In line
with their strategy, these services
have a shared focus on maintaining
and enhancing their high standards
of customer service while looking
to increase the reach and scale
of their businesses by building
on their core capabilities. |
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National Association of Securities
Dealers (NASDAQ)
Offices: New York, New York
NASDAQ, since its debut in 1971
as the world's first electronic
stock market, has been at the forefront
of innovation, using technology
to bring millions of investors together
with the world's leading companies.
Today, NASDAQ is the world's largest
electronic stock market, listing
approximately 3,600 of the world's
most innovative companies. It is
home to category-defining companies
that are leaders across all areas
of business including technology,
retail, communications, financial
services, media and biotechnology
industries. |
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Offices: New York, New York
NYSE traces its origins to a founding
agreement in 1792. The NYSE registered
as a national securities exchange
with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 1, 1934. The
Governing Committee was the primary
governing body until 1938, at which
time The Exchange hired its first
paid president and created a thirty-three
member Board of Governors. The Board
included Exchange members, non-member
partners from both New York and
out-of-town firms, as well as public
representatives. Currently, the
NYSE Board of Directors is comprised
of 27 members: 12 directors from
the securities industry and 12 public
directors, the Chairman and CEO,
and the two Presidents, co-COOs
and Executive Vice Chairmen. |
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