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The world leader in the sphere of development of the software for personal computers company Microsoft Corp. will let out this week in South Korea two special versions of operational systems (OS) Windows according to the decision of antimonopoly body of the country, informs Associated Press referring to the data received from an anonymous source in the company.
Release of special versions of OS Windows (one - without preestablished programs Windows Media Player and Windows Messenger, another - with references to pages on the Internet where users could download alternative versions of these programs), has been ordered in February of 2006 the decision of the Korean antimonopoly department - the Commission on fair trade - in connection with that the American company abused the leading position in the market of the country, imposing some kinds of the software to the buyers, using operational system Windows. In this connection the corporation should pay the penalty at a rate of 32.5 billion (34 million dollars), and also till August, 24th of 2006 should start to give to buyers 2 special versions of OS Windows.
The company has gone on this step after in the beginning of July of 2006 the South-Korean court has rejected the appeal of the company for a delay of application of sanctions till the moment when proceeding in this occasion will be completed. The company has agreed to execute sanctions inflicted it, intending, nevertheless, to continue protection of own position in the judicial order.
Meanwhile Microsoft it is involved in similar antimonopoly process in the Europe. In July of 2006 antimonopoly adjusting bodies of the European Union (EU) have passed the decision on imposing the penalty on Microsoft at a rate of 280.5 million euro (357 million dollars) for default of the decision of court from 2004. The court has obliged the company to give to competitors the information on program codes of system Windows. This decision has been delivered after in December 2005 the European Commission has published the application in which it was marked, that Microsoft has not executed the decision of the court which has been delivered in March 2004 when the American company have accused of abusing a leading position in the market of EU and have obliged to pay the penalty at a rate of 497 million euro, and also to give to competitors an initial code of server OS. Microsoft has paid the penalty; however, in opinion of European Commission, regarding disclosing an initial code the company has not given exact and trustworthy information.
In case Microsoft and in the further will not carry out judgments, it is threatened with new collecting - on 3 million dollars a day, since July, 31st 2006.

British Internet-book-maker BetOnSports Plc. has declared today, that stops reception of rates from the American clients. As they say in the message of the company widespread today, representations in Costa Rica and on Antigua Iceland in Caribbean Sea, worked on the American market, will be closed in the near future.
The company could not register business in territory of the USA as the American laws forbid the Internet-totes. In opinion of analysts, closing of the American business actually means the end of the company as three quarters of its proceeds and 95% of profit fall to the USA, and expansion of operations in Asia and the Europe hardly compensates huge losses.
The decision was accepted after on July, 17th of 2006 in Texas on charges in swindle executive director of the company David Karruters has been arrested. According to consequence, illegal reception of rates has allowed BetOnSports to avoid taxes to a total sum more than 3 billion dollars. Next day stocks of BetOnSports have been removed from the trades at the London stock exchange, and thousand clients of the company have demanded immediately to pay money due by it. BetOnSports declares that they are ready to pay, but time is required to the company to convince banks to defreeze actives.
The general turn of the industry of gambling on the Internet is estimated in 12 billion dollars a year. The leader of the market is British PartyGaming Plc., rendering services of the Internet-poker.

The American corporation Mills Corp., engaged construction and management of large shopping centers in the USA, Canada and the Europe, sells the shares in three shopping centers for 981 million dollars, it is spoken in the press release of the company published today.
As the buyer acts Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. According to the signed contract, Ivanhoe Cambridge will receive shares of Mills in three shopping centers - Vaughan Mills in Ontario (Canada), St. Enoch Centre in Glasgow (Great Britain) and Madrid Xanadu in Madrid (Spain).
Mills expects to receive net profit from the transaction at a rate of 500 million dollars. The received financial assets will go on payment of a duty of the company.

Channel Islands Stock exchange (CISX/Exchange) has begun the activity in 1998 and renders services under the admission of securities to the trades (listing), and also on over-the-counter trading of securities. CISX/Exchange developed the accelerated rates, and for December, 31st, 2004 its market capitalization has made 28 billion US dollars.
For May, 31st, 2005 800 companies have passed procedure of listing. CISX/Exchange offers an individual approach and fast process of processing of applications on the admission of securities on the innovative and highly controllable market. CISX/Exchange specializes on following services:
- services of experts on carrying out of operations with securities (including the Eurobonds, the structured duty and guarantees);
- investment funds;
- primary and secondary listing of securities and the actions emitted by the companies of Channel Islands and the foreign companies;
- depositary receipts which are given out by Channel Islands.
CISX/Exchange has the site in the Internet where the detailed review of sponsors of listing and the securities quoted at a stock exchange is given. The market information and quotations of the prices, is published worldwide on the pages of agency Reuters devoted to the CISX/Exchange.
CISX/Exchange has a favorable mode of listing of those securities in which the limited number of the investors (well understanding questions of investments) trades.
With the introduction in July of the Instruction of EU on Market Frauds, heightened interest to the securities which are quoted on CISX/Exchange as Channel Islands are not a part of EU so, CISX/Exchange is not the market adjustable by the given Instruction is observed.
CISX/Exchange has competitive prices, an effective turn of documents with the purpose of consideration of applications within 48 hours, and also keeps work with emitters and sponsors of listing on a flexible and commercial basis. The similar attitude is reflected in all aspects of listing from requirements about disclosing the information before accommodation of methods of introduction of innovative structures.
Though CISX/Exchange is situated at the territory of the Europe, and time of carrying out of its trades coincides with London time, it is not adjusted EU.
CISX/Exchange has a plenty of official international recognitions, for example:
• It is adjusted by the Commission on granting Financial Services of Guernsey which is the participant of the International Organization of the Commissions under securities;
• Is the recognized stock exchange according to section 841 of the Law on the income and corporate tax of the United Kingdom from 1988, hence, the debt securities quoted on CISX/Exchange, can be considered as quoted Eurobonds for the purposes of the taxation in the United Kingdom, percent on which are paid up to a deduction of taxes;
• Management of Financial Services of the United Kingdom has approved activity CISX/Exchange as an investment stock exchange within the limits of the Law on Financial Services and the Markets from 2000;
• CISX/Exchange is a related member of the International Organization of the Commissions under securities;
• The stock exchange is recognized by the Commission under securities and stock exchanges of the USA as an offshore securities market according to the Rule 902 (c) of the Law on securities of 1933;
• It is officially recognized by the Australian Stock exchange;
• CISX/Exchange is registered in the World Federation on Stock exchanges as “the market which is meeting the requirements”;
• The stock exchange is a member of the European Forum on maintenance and financing of securities.
Applications on reception of the quotation on CISX/Exchange move through the sponsor who is the member of CISX. The given stock exchange provides accelerated “the equivalent approach” to process of applications on reception of the quotation of securities. It means that by consideration of the similar application documents on reception of the listing, prepared for jurisdiction or the stock exchange recognized CISX/Exchange provided that the information containing in documents of a similar sort, essentially did not change can be used. Process of applications on reception of the quotation has four stages.
1. The sponsor and the emitter prepare and hand over the initial application, including the project of the document on reception of the quotation. CISX/Exchange usually loyally approaches to consideration of documents if requirements about disclosing a special sort of the information are not observed owing to presence of circumstances from the emitter. For submission of applications on secondary listing already available documents on reception of the quotation in the primary market can be used. At the given stage all corresponding projects of powers of attorney on management of the property and other financial tools serving by maintenance of debt securities, or components of those also are a subject to check.
2. Check of applications (usually within 48 hours) is spent, and then the sponsor at the coordination with the emitter gives answers on emerged questions.
3. The sponsor submits a final variant of the application which considers Management of the Share Market.
4. After reception of approval of Management of the Share Market documents on reception of listing are registered, and securities are brought in the official list of quotations of a stock exchange. The official information of listing are published in the form of the official application, and process of fulfillment of the trades and commercial transactions begins.
To pass all four stages from the initial application before reception of listing it is possible for 10 days, though CISX/Exchange can accelerate this process, proceeding from commercial reasons.
The sponsor of listing promotes the emitter in preparation of all documents, submits them in CISX/Exchange and keeps in contact with CISX/Exchange concerning any inquiries which can act in connection with process of reception of the quotation.
A necessary condition for reception of listing is that the emitter carries out the obligations according to Rules of listing and other duties concerning given procedure. Besides observance of special Rules of listing, the emitter is obliged to inform the public, CISX/Exchange and holders of securities of the company on occurrence of any important data concerning the emitter, allowing the public and owners of securities correctly define a financial position of the emitter, to avoid creation of a false securities market, and also possible negative influence on activity of the market and cost of securities.
The further requirements include granting CISX/Exchange of spears of annual reports, audit or other financial reports of the emitter, and also disclosing CISX/Exchange of the information on any changes of the rights provided by debt securities of the emitter, quoted on a stock exchange. Emitters should hand over copies of the announcements containing the information on debt securities, included in listing, for check by Channel Islands Stock exchange before their publication.

Company Royal Philips Electronics undertakes to return to shareholders nearby 4 billion euro by the end of 2007 at sale of 80.1% of stocks of operation Philips Semiconductors which are letting out semiconductors. As it is marked in the message of the company, shareholders will receive money by means of payments of dividends and the return repayment of stocks, including already announced repayment of stocks on July, 17th 2006 for the sum of 1.5 billion euro.
As it was informed earlier, Royal Philips Electronics has agreed to sell 80.1% of stocks of the operation on manufacture of semiconductors to a consortium of private investors for 6.4 billion euro (8.2 billion dollars). The consortium included American joint-stock companies Kohlberg Kravis Roberts both Co. and Silver Lake Partners, and also Dutch AlpInvest Partners NV. According to conditions of the transaction, 19.9% of stocks of division will remain in property Philips.
As it is marked in press release of Philips, the company follows strategy on reinvestment of the capital for reception of additional profit, including through favorable purchases. For last 12 months Philips has declared 8 purchases in sphere of medical systems, illumination and public health services for which it has been spent 3.5 billion euro. The given investments have already been repaid at a rate of almost 1 billion euro. Philips also has confirmed intention to leave structure of concerns LG.Philips and TSMC. “With this transaction we have actually finished begun still in 2002 reorganization of the company with the purpose of creation of business steadier and bringing the stable income”, - was emphasized by the president of company Philips Gerard Kleisterlee. As he said, in this connection the name of the company will be changed on Royal Philips.
Gerard Kleisterlee has specified that resources Philips will be concentrated to public health services, needs in effective energy-saving decisions and increasing desire of consumers to improve style of a life. In opinion of the president of the company, all this will allow to redefine Philips in the company generating values, unlike historically developed image of the manufacturer of electronics.
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands - one of the largest manufacturers of electronics in the world and the largest in the Europe. A sales volume in 2005 has made 30.4 billion euro. The basic line of activity of the company is care of health, style of a life and technology. The company is presented more than in 60 countries of the world and has 158 thousand of employees.

Adjusting bodies of the European Union (EU) have approved merge of manufacturers of the telecommunication equipment - French Alcatel SA and American Lucent Technologies Inc., Associated Press informs.
The federal trading commission of the USA has passed the positive decision concerning the given transaction in June 2006. Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. have made a decision on merge in the beginning of April of current year. The proceeds of the incorporated company, by calculations, will reach 21 billion euro (26.5 billion dollars) a year.
In management Alcatel-Lucent representatives of two companies will be presented in an equal parity. The head of the incorporated company becomes present Lucent’s executive director Patrisija Russo. Alcatel’s chairman and the main executive director Serge Tchuruk now becomes chairman of board of directors Alcatel-Lucent without executive powers. Both companies plan to finish the transaction up to the end 2006.

History of the Frankfurt stock exchange begins with the occurrence of medieval fairs. In the middle of 9 centuries king the Louis has given the preferable right to Frankfurt to spend annual autumn fairs. With 1330 when king the Louis IV Bavarian has expanded advantage and has resolved annual spring fairs, the city became the major center of trading and monetary operations.
Already in the beginning of 16 century, owing to the well-known fairs, Frankfurt becomes so prospering, that German monk Martin Luther names city “a silver and gold chink” of German empire.
As a result of flight to Frankfurt of Dutch and French dealers hided from prosecution because of their Protestant belief, in 16 century mass trade and bank sector are established in Frankfurt. Merchants from all parts of the Europe came to Frankfurt to borrow in trade.
Because of that neither in the Europe, nor in the German empire there was no uniform currency, the various countries have been shattered into numerous small economic regions, in each of which there was a monetary unit, realization of payments was the extremely difficult. Abundance of means of the payment, the unregulated exchange rate promoted development of swindle and usury. In 1585 the Frankfurt merchants have agreed about use of the fixed exchange rates of various monetary units. This date is considered the moment of a birth of the Frankfurt stock exchange. With 1585 during each fair the group of merchants periodically gathered for updating uniform and obligatory exchange rates of various monetary units. The first official list of exchange rates has appeared in 1625 the oldest list of exchange rates of the Frankfurt stock exchange, kept up to now, concerns to 1721.
First meetings of merchants were spent on the area in front of the Frankfurt town hall. And only in 1694/1695 there was a first building of a stock exchange in Frankfurt (Großer Braunfels) - the most significant and spacious building of city.
In 1682 have been put into operation the first necessary rules and norms of a stock exchange, the organizational structure of the Frankfurt stock exchange has been generated.
Down to the end of 18 centuries at a stock exchange traded exclusively in coins and bills. Only in the end 18 century begin periodic trade in bonds.
In 1707 at the next assembly the management of a stock exchange has officially approved trading agents - representatives of merchants. In 1808 the Chamber of commerce has been organized. The Frankfurt stock exchange created approximately 223 years ago as private association of businessmen, has turned to public establishment, already in first half of 19 centuries having passed in submission of the Chamber of commerce.
In the middle of 19 centuries the new prestigious building of a stock exchange under the project of the known architect in Frankfurt Friedrich Peiper, located near church St Paul’s Church has been constructed, it was opened in 1843.
Industrial revolution in Germany favored to development of financing of expensive projects through issue of stocks. The first quotation of the stocks is dated 1820 though as a whole the basic place of trade in 19 century was borrowed exclusively with bonds. In comparison with the largest European stock exchanges, the Frankfurt stock exchange treated coldly enough trade in stocks of numerous known corporations. In 1850 the Frankfurt stock exchange was generated as the center of trade mainly by the state bonds and the state interest bearing securities.
The new building of the Frankfurt stock exchange has been arisen in 1879. Construction has been carried out under projects of known architects of Frankfurt - Heinrich Burnitz and Oskar Sommer. Perhaps, this construction was the most successful - functionality of a stock exchange was perfectly combined with its prestige. Besides a new building of the Frankfurt stock exchange.
After unification of Germany in 1871 the Berlin stock exchange began to play the central role in the share market. It became the center of trade of the period when only in Prussia for the period with 1870 on 1974 there were 857 joint-stock companies. And by the end of a century in the country already 29 stock exchanges operated. Despite of it Frankfurt had an opportunity to defend the rights as the center of exchange trade.
In the end of 19 centuries for Frankfurt there was an absolute necessity of adaptation to a general economic situation in the country. With the purpose to keep the prestige of economic capital Frankfurt has changed the policy and has increased trade in stocks. This aspiration of Frankfurt to creation of the present stock exchange has collided with prevalence of the Berlin stock exchange.
The First World War and its consequences have delivered the hardest blow on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Foreign stocks and bonds were sold out to German investors because of fear of aggression from the oppositional states, free money resources were put only in the state bonds. By the end of war all foreign securities have disappeared from German quoted lists, as a result of it Frankfurt has lost the status of the international stock exchange. By the end of war all the international contacts of the Frankfurt stock exchange have been broken off and began to be restored only in 20th years. The short period of stability and well-being was replaced in 1929 by crisis. Economic crisis was and earlier. Same it has appeared unique on depth of falling of manufacture, on scales of scope of economic and on duration. The reason for that is in frustration of economic after the First World War. Fragile was a German economy. In 1931 German stock exchanges have been compelled to stop the functioning temporarily.
Fascist movement has arisen in Germany after the First World War. The German fascism differed extreme nationalism and racism. Fast growth of fascism fell to years of an economic crisis. The economy has been transformed. The state began to adjust it to accelerate an output from crisis and to create a powerful war industry. It has established the control over the prices, wages, has subordinated businessmen to the state bodies. Fascists aspired to establish the control over stock exchanges of some the states. The Frankfurt stock exchange in 1935 has merged with Mannheim Stock Exchange, then having absorbed Rhine - Main Stock Exchange. Frankfurt stock exchange, functioning as “an internal stock exchange”, in essence was not of great importance and did not carry out the major functions. The Nazi economic policy braked development of the free share market.
In 1944 has begun the final stage of the Second World War. The building of the Frankfurt stock exchange has been strongly damaged during an air strike. Meetings of stockbrokers now could be spent only in cellars of a building. After crash of a fascist mode in 1945 the Frankfurt stock exchange remained closed. However in September, 1945 the Frankfurt stock exchange, first of the German stock exchanges, has opened again.
As a result of currency reform 1948 and growing strengthening of the German economy the Frankfurt stock exchange gradually has found the former importance and played the leading part in Germany. After lead in 1992 the Frankfurt stock exchange became connected by reorganization directly not with Commercial and industrial chamber, and with joint-stock company the German stock exchange.
The German stock exchange represents joint-stock company, 81 % of actions belong to banks, 10 % - to regional stock exchanges, 9 % - to brokers. The German stock exchange runs the Frankfurt stock exchange and the German stock exchange of urgent contracts - Eurex. To this joint-stock company belong and are its branches the depositary-clearing system, information system and the Society of assistance to development of stock exchanges in Central and the East Europe.
In May 2000 there was a sensational merge of the London stock exchange to German stock exchange, to formation of a new interethnic stock exchange iX. A trading platform of a new stock exchange became German computer system XETRA. Incorporated stock exchange International Exchanges, or iX, becomes the largest share market in the Europe and serious counterbalance to Wall-Street.

While I looked for different interesting information for my blog I collected many useful links for me. And I hope it would be useful for you too…
Exchanges in different countries:
Australia
Australian Stock Exchange: http://www.asx.com.au/
Sydney Futures Exchange: http://www.sfe.com.au/
Austria
Vienna Stock Exchange: http://www.vienna-stock-exchange.at/ 
Azerbaijan
Baku Stock Exchange: http://www.bse.az/

Belgium
Brussels Stock Exchange: http://www.stockexchange.be/
Belgium Options and Financial Futures Exchange: http://www.belfox.be/
NASDAQ Europe: NASDAQ Europe 
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange: http://www.bvrj.com.br/
Sao Paolo Stock Exchange: http://www.bovespa.com.br< TD>
Brazil Futures Exchange: http://www.bbf.com.br/
Commodity and Futures Exchange: http://www.bmf.com.br/ 
Canada
Toronto Stock Exchange: http://www.tse.com/
Montreal Exchange: http://www.me.org/
Vancouver Stock Exchange: http://www.vse.ca/
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange: http://www.wce.mb.ca/ 
People’s Republic of China
Peking Commodity Exchange: http://bcewww.cnfm.co.cn/
Shanghai Metal Exchange: http://www.sme.com/ 
Chile
Santiago Stock Exchange: http://www.bolsantiago.cl/ 
Czech Republic
Prague Stock Exchange: http://www.pse.cz/ 
Columbia
Occidental Stock Exchange: http://www.bolsadeoccidente.com.co/
Croatia
Zagreb Stock Exchange: http://www.zse.hr/ 
Denmark
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: http://www.xcse.dk/ 
Ecuador
Guayaquil Stock Exchange: http://www.bvg.fin.ec/ 
Estonia
Tallinn Stock Exchange: http://www.tse.ee/
Finland
Helsinki Stock Exchange: http://www.hse.fi/
Finland Option Market: http://www.som.fi/
Finland Option Exchange: http://www.foex.fi/ 
France
Paris Stock Exchange: http://www.bourse-de-paris.fr/;  http://www.nouveau-marche.fr/
International French Futures and Options Exchange: http://www.matif.fr/ 
Germany
Germany Stock Exchange: http://www.exchange.de/
Bavaria Stock Exchange: http://www.bayerischeboerse.de/
Stuttgart Stock Exchange: http://www.boerse-stuttgart.de/ 
Great Britain
London Stock Exchange: http://www.londonstockex.co.uk/
Investment Exchange Trade point: http://www.tradepoint.co.uk/
International Petroleum Exchange: http://www.ipe.uk.com/
London International Financial Futures Exchange: http://www.liffe.com/
London Metal Exchange: http://www.lme.co.uk/ 
Greece
Athens Stock exchange: http://www.ase.gr/ Hong-Kong
Hong-Kong Stock Exchange: http://www.sehk.com.hk/
Hong-Kong Futures Exchange: http://www.hkfe.com/
Hungary
Budapest Stock exchange: http://www.bce-bat.com/ 
India
Indian National Stock Exchange: http://www.nseindia.com/ Indonesia
Jakarta Stock Exchange: http://www.jsx.co.id/
Surabaja Stock Exchange: http://www.bes.co.id/ 
Iran
Teheran Stock Exchange: http://www.neda.net/tse 
Israel
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: http://www.tase.co.il/ 
Italy
Italy Stock Exchange: http://www.borsaitalia.it/
Italian derivatives market: http://www.borsaitalia.it/
Jamaica 
Jamaica Stock Exchange: http://www.jamstockex.com/ 
Japan
Tokyo Stock Exchange: http://www.tse.or.jp/
Osaka Stock Exchange: http://www.ose.or.jp/
Nagoya Stock Exchange: http://www.nse.or.jp/
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: http://www.tiffe.or.jp/jpn.html
Tokyo Grain Exchange: http://www.tge.or.jp/
Latvia
Riga Stock Exchange: http://www.lanet.lv/business/rfb 
Luxemburg
Luxemburg stock Exchange: http://www.bourse.lu/ 
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: http://www.klse.com.my/ 
Mexico
Mexico Stock Exchange: http://www.bmv.com.mx/ 
Namibia
Namibia Stock Exchange: http://www.nse.com.na/
New Zealand
New Zealand Stock Exchange: http://www.nzse.co.nz/
New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange: http://www.nzfoe.co.nz/ 
Nigeria
Nigeria Stock Exchange: http://www.mbendi.co.za/exng.htm 
Norway
Oslo Stock Exchange: http://www.ose.no/
Paraguay
Asuncion Stock Exchange: http://www.pla.net.py/bvpasa 
Peru
Lima Stock Exchange: http://www.bvl.com.pe/ 
Poland
Warsaw Stock Exchange: http://www.wse.com.pl/ 
Portugal
Lisbon Stock Exchange: http://www.bvl.pt/ 
Republic of Korea
Korea Stock Exchange: http://www.kse.or.kr/ 
Republic of South Africa
Johannesburg Stock Exchange: http://www.jse.co.za/
South-African Futures Exchange: http://www.safex.co.za/ 
Russia
Russian Exchange: http://www.re.ru/
Russian Trade System: http://www.rtsnet.ru/
Siberia Stock Exchange: http://www.sse.nsk.su/
Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange: http://www.spbex.ru/
Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX): http://www.micex.ru/
Saint Petersburg Futures Exchange: http://www.futures.ru/ 
Singapore
Singapore Stock Exchange: http://www.ses.com.sg/
Singapore International Monetary Exchange: http://www.simex.com.sg/
Singapore Commodity Exchange: http://www.sicom.com.sg/ 
Slovakia
Bratislava Stock Exchange: http://www.bsse.sk/ 
Slovenia
Lublin Stock Exchange: http://www.ljse.si/
Lublin Commodity Exchange: http://www.eunet.si/commercial/bbl/bbl-ein.html 
Spain
Madrid Stock Exchange: http://www.bolsamadrid.es/
Barcelona Stock Exchange: http://www.borsabcn.es/
Bilbao Stock Exchange: http://www.bizkaia.net/Bizkaia/English/General_information/Economy/I3EBOLSA.HTM
Spanish Futures Exchange: http://www.meff.es/
Spanish Options Exchange: http://www.meffrv.es/
Valencia citrus and commodity futures market: http://drac.medusa.es/fcm/index.htm 
Sri Lanka
Colombo Stock Exchange: http://www.lanka.net/cse 
Sweden
Stockholm Stock Exchange: http://www.xsse.se/ 
Switzerland
Switzerland Exchange: http://www.bourse.ch/
Switzerland Financial Future and Options Exchange: http://www.bourse.ch/ 
Taiwan
Taiwan Stock Exchange: http://www.tse.com.tw/ 
Thailand
Thailand Stock Exchange: http://www.set.or.th/ 
The Netherlands
Amsterdam Exchange: http://www.aex.nl/
Association of options traders: http://www.otc.nl/
The USA
New-York Stock Exchange: http://www.nyse.com/
Stock Market NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com/, http://www.nasd.com/
American Stock Exchange: http://www.amex.com/
Boston Stock Exchange: http://www.bostonstock.com/
Chicago Stock Exchange: http://www.chicagostockex.com/
Philadelphia Stock Exchange: http://www.phlx.com/
Coffee, Sugar and Cacao Exchange: http://www.csce.com/
Kansas City Trading Floor: http://www.kcbt.com/
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange: http://www.cbot.com/
Minneapolis Grain Market: http://www.mgex.com/
New-York Cotton Exchange: http://www.nyce.com/
New-York Merchant Exchange: http://www.nymex.com/
Turkey
Istanbul Stock Exchange: http://www.ise.org/
Venezuela
Caracas Stock Exchange: http://www.caracasstock.com/ 
Financial portals: 
http://www.cbsmarketwatch.com/ –on-line news, comments, results of trading, calendars, statistics.
biz.yahoo.com – the first portal in the financial sphere.
http://www.cnnfn.com/ – the quantity or information isn’t less as at the previous portals, but here are emphasized the main news.
Financial news:
http://www.bloomberg.com/ – unexcelled on-line news.
http://www.cnnfn.com/, http://www.cbsmarketwatch.com/, http://www.reuters.com/, http://www.ft.com/ – news of world agencies.
http://www.forexnews.com/ – news, comments, analysis of market, etc.
Financial institutions:
http://www.wcoomd.org/ – exact information  about all international economic and financial and credit organizations.
Quotations and graphics:
http://www.quote.com/ – real quotations of American stocks of all trading floor 10 minutes delayed.
http://www2.barchart.com/default.asp - a lot of quotations and graphics, analysis, comments and much other useful information.
http://www.saavycharts.com/ – great daily technical analysis of NASDAQ
Investments games:
http://www.etrade.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+gamestartpage – tournament of traders from E*Trade (real quotations 15 minutes delayed).
http://www.nasd.com/HeadTrader/head_trader.htm – imitation of work of market maker at NASDAQ.
http://contest.finance.yahoo.com/t1– Investment Challenge from Yahoo Finace (real quotations 15 minutes delayed).
http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/ – the same as the previous, but you have a choice to organize   your own tournament.
Others useful links:
http://www.americanbulls.com/ - commentary and data for all the securities in the North American stock markets.
http://www.mumbaibull.com/ - tips on investing in stock markets.
http://stockmarketonline.info/ – a good site if you want to invest your money online.
http://www.canadian-stocks.com/ - online financial resource about Canada.
http://www.quotelf.com/ - free historical stock, mutual funds daily quotes for US and Canadian markets.
http://www.valuenotes.com/asps/Fundas.Asp?Cat=F - finance, investments, investing company India, and much other information.
http://www.valuenotes.com/asps/marketalk.Asp?Cat=T - Indian stock markets index, finance business regulations, investors, derivatives, etc.
http://www.worldwidese.com/ - selected stock markets around the world.
http://www.stock-money-maker.com/ – here you can buy and sell stocks on a quantitative approach that has been back tested on a 20 year period.
http://www.angelfire.com/or/stocks/ - here you can find all of the strategies, insider tips, and trading philosophies necessary to conduct online trading successfully.
http://www.futurestech.com/default.htm - analysis of livestock, financial and equity futures markets…
http://www.investtrek.com/ - all useful resources to research and find information on stocks and mutual funds.
http://www.stockcharts.com/ - graphics and analysis of the major markets and sectors.
http://www.geocities.com/rodeodrive/mall/3087/ - stock market quotes, investments, trading, stock picks…
http://www.picapital.com.my/ - analysis and evaluation of stock…
http://www.metamarkets.com/ - discussing stocks, mutual funds, and investment strategy.
http://www.fun-e.com/ - a good laugh after a hard day dealing and trading on the stocks and equities markets.
http://www.concentric.net/~L77280r/DIARYHDG.HTM - a free Speculators Diary shows the investor / speculator…
http://www.stockmaven.net/ - stock research center, real time quotes and news, live financial markets data, research tools to evaluate and track stocks of publicly held…
http://www.ibchannel.com/channels/marketresearch/ - the markets and market mechanics, investment approaches, valuation techniques…
Also I want to propose such links as:
1) Day Trading
http://www.swingtrades.com/
http://www.absolutedaytrader.com/
http://www.rookiedaytrader.com/
http://www.daytraderfutures.com/
http://www.daytraderfutures.com/
2) Penny Stocks
http://www.daytraderfutures.com/
http://www.daytraderfutures.com/
http://www.pennystocks.net/
http://pennystockinsider.com/
3) General Investing
http://pennystockinsider.com/
http://www.investopedia.com/
http://www.investing-strategies.com/
http://www.investorguide.com/
 If you have others links you are welcome…:)

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