USA stock market.

August 24th, 2006

The USA has the largest share market in the world. And though for some years (in the end of 80th - the beginning of 90th years) it has yielded precedence to the Japanese market, nevertheless it has regain positions after crash of the Japanese market after earthquake in Osaka. Ordinary stocks in the USA have no face-value. Other feature of actions of the USA is that their holders usually do not receive preemption right when the companies issues additional stocks.
If the company wishes to issue stocks for the public circulation, it should address in the Commission under securities and stock exchanges and to carry out of strict obligations on disclosing the information which continue to operate and in the further. Even the method of preparation and representation of the financial reporting stipulates in these rules. Until recently the Commission negatively concerned to dual listing of securities on a myriad of the stock exchanges organized on all country. These stock exchanges (all of them are authorized by the Commission) have no exclusive right on trade. And operations on over-the-counter market are widely widespread at them.
Many stock exchanges have kept the adherence to a trading hall in which brokers conclude transactions face to face. In addition to trade in a hall of a stock exchange are equipped by computer systems (at New-York stock exchange such system refers to “Super pillbox”), and at them so-called “transactions by phone on the top floor” for large share holdings also practice. Stock exchanges also often use “expert” who partly is engaged in regulation, and partly acts in a role of the main trader, and only one expert is engaged in each securities. However the growing North American association of dealers under securities (NASD) by means of the system of automatic quotations has created a special market niche especially for stocks of the hi-tech companies and technically it is considered organized over-the-counter market. There is a requirement of bodies of regulation concerning all intermediaries in the USA - they should aspire to the conclusion of the transaction under the “best” price which is available in a network of stock exchanges of the USA irrespective of, whether local it is the market or not.
In the general opinion, the market of the USA is the most adjustable according to the legislation originally put into operation in the beginning of 1930th years. In this market extremely strict control measures are applied concerning its all participants at their admission on the market and carrying out of operations on it. Access of commercial banks to trade in securities is still limited by Glass Stigl Certificate which does not allow concluding to banks the transaction on the goods and securities of the same companies.
Calculations are usually made for the third working day after day of the conclusion of the transaction (T + 3) on the basis of everyday execution through usual bank system.

Management of Microsoft has made changes to the program under the back baying of the stocks.

August 21st, 2006

The management of American computer giant Microsoft Corp. has made changes to the program under the back baying of the stocks. According to representatives of the company, by the moment of end on August, 17th 2006 declared in July of 2006 “The Dutch auction” (to public sale at which the auctioneer gradually reduces the declared price, there will be no yet a buyer) it has been redeemed stocks only on 3.8 billion dollars.
Before the beginning of auction Microsoft intended to redeem securities not less than on 20 billion dollars. In this connection the company has declared plans to redeem till June, 30th 2011 securities (within the limits of the long-term program of the repayment of stocks) for a total sum of 36.2 billion dollars, that almost twice surpasses proposed earlier, Associated Press informs. In July 2006 Microsoft has declared intention to redeem till August, 17th 2006 during “the Dutch auction” securities for the sum nearby 20 billion dollars. Besides, the company plans to redeem securities on 20 billion dollars till June, 30th 2011.

Economic reforms in Russia: revival of stock exchanges.

August 16th, 2006

Two generations of the Soviet citizens did not know a word “stock exchange”. But all falls back into place. By 90-th years of XX century centralized national economy has deadlocked: commodity deficiency has swept away all from counters of shops, the hidden inflation and surplus of monetary weight have led to appearance of barter in the economy, to disorder of economic communications, recession of industrial production. It is the incomplete list of those problems that were preconditions for a new economic reform in Russia when in the beginning of 1990th years transition to market economy has begun. Then after sixty years’ of calm in Russia again there were stock exchanges which always were one of the major elements of the market. The stock exchange again became necessary.
These years in Russia the exchange boom begins. In the beginning of 1990 in Moscow there are first commodity exchanges - Russian commodity-raw (RCRE) and the Moscow commodity exchange (MCE) - the centers of marketing of those years on which then it was necessary up to half of all wholesale exchange turn of Russia. President of RCRE Konstantin Borovoj in the book “the Price of freedom” recollects, how then nobody trusted, that in Russia stock exchanges can revive. “One of my friends, - he writes, - which I torture most of all in occasion of an opportunity of opening of a stock exchange, has suggested to pay to me of ten thousand dollars that I have stopped these conversations and vanity…”. Really, all began with naked enthusiasm. Some person have simply gathered, risked to enclose in new business the of 30 thousand rubles.
In the beginning of 1990th years stock exchanges have arisen on all territory of the country. In a course there was a wood, sugar, electronics, a paper, building materials, bread, cars, computers and set of other goods. Soon Russia was beat out in world leaders by quantity of stock exchanges - them was totaled more than 1000. Certainly, the majority of them were not classical exchange structures. Many of stock exchanges as a matter of fact were simply fairs where traded in the real goods. But the role of a stimulator of trade and they have played wholly. People began to forget about so hated deficiency of the food and industrial goods.
These for the present not all clear quasi-exchange organizations – harbingers of something new - found to themselves a haven in any premises which could be rented for a while. To many budgetary organizations which are often not received the salary in time, it was necessary “to sin” with letting of rent of its space. Where only did not lodge new sprouts of market economy! Their neighbors were workers of research institutes, publishing houses, the ministries, factories; they removed premises on All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh), private apartments.

A building at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre in which there is a Moscow commodity exchange. The photo of 90th years of XX century

The first term transactions began to be made. On the Moscow commodity exchange (MCE) for the first time in the country transactions for the term with grain and a clap began to be spent. Hardly later to it the Moscow chamber of commerce (MCC) where the future for US dollar bargained joins.
Gradually this trade starts to get the organized character. Classical exchange platforms on which trade basically in financial actives (currency, securities, credits) crystallize. In due course in exchange movement all starts to sound a theme of the share market more clearly. By the end of 1992, according to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the quantity of exchange share platforms has reached 22. On the largest commodity exchanges there are share departments. In 1992 the Moscow interbank currency stock exchange (MICSE) which all over again became the center of the organized trade in currency, and then was established by the main stock exchange of the country. 

A trading hall of the Russian stock exchange. A photo of 1998

With the beginning of process of privatization in 1993 in Moscow has opened Moscow international share (MISE) and Moscow central share stock exchanges (MCSSE). The Leningrad stock exchange is established. Trade in securities was started by the Siberian, Baltic and Nizhniy Novgorod stock exchanges. First time stock exchanges were often open for everything, with the right of paid participation of the visitors, not being members of a stock exchange. Usual auction sometimes practiced.
The classical share market that time yet was not. Stock exchanges should struggle for a survival. The majority of commodity exchanges began to trade in 1993 in nationally known vouchers (certificates on privatization), credits and monetary resources, broker places, securities for bearers, and also substitutes of securities. To such notorious tickets MMM, for example, concerned.
After more than semicentennial investment hibernation people again have become interested in securities. There was a hope to earn additionally: many have rushed to put the savings thawing from inflation in securities. It was necessary to something to prove nobody, all as though waited, when, at last, there will be such opportunity. But the market was young. It ill equipped participants was waited with “reefs” of share games: unscrupulous businessmen with financial “pyramids”, sharp loss of savings, it is frequent the last. As a result has come disappointment, and more likely, mistrust of the population to any securities.

The Moscow share center. The photo of 1998

 
The same years develops the exchange market for wholesale trade in currency. The center of interbank trade in a foreign currency became the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange, founded by Bank of Russia and leading commercial banks. In 1992-1993 regional currency stock exchanges in the key economic centers of the country are created. Their network was stretched from St.-Petersburg up to Vladivostok. A creation of the national market on trade in currency and securities on a united technological basis was possible after their unification around of the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange.
Having received the license of Bank of Russia for the organization of operations of sale and purchase of a foreign currency, these stock exchanges gradually became universal exchange structures which, leaning on local banks, carried out trading and settlement operations, and also carried out functions of storage and the account of the rights to securities for participants of currency, share and term segments of the financial market.
Trade in the state short-term bonds, the state currency and municipal bonds, has begun. In the market the corporate securities emitted by the first private enterprises have started to address.
Revival of exchange trade in Russia has coincided on time with mass introduction in the financial world of information technologies, distribution of the Internet. Though the largest stock exchanges of the West continued to trade in classical way - “by vote on pit”, on a number of the Russian stock exchanges the integrated electronic systems for the organization of the trades began to take root. For the Russia which have stretched on nine time zones, it also was complex, as well as it is necessary. The first large project in this area became creation in 1993 on the basis of the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange electronic trading-depositary systems which served the market of the state securities (state credit obligations-federal loan bonds).
In May, 1993 the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange has opened the exchange market state short-term zero-coupon bonds (state credit obligations). In the end of this year it has started the project of united electronic financial market “ETHER” - the inter-regional exchange trades in system of currency stock exchanges have begun. Since 1994 the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange has entered new technical and trading-depository complex, and with July 1994 has begun distribution of the removed terminals connected to trading-depository system of the Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange.
Its beginning was such. As a result in Russia there was the exchange platform possessing modern electronic trading system, serious potential of development and supporting an increasing securities market - state credit obligations, federal loan bond, then corporate securities and term tools. Then the trades by currency also are translated in system of the electronic trades (SELT). Introduction of the removed terminals enabled to create a universal computer stock exchange where in a mode of real time worked not only the Moscow investors, but also participants from other regions of the country.
In 1994 the Central republican universal stock exchange (CRSE) in Moscow starts to work. It has been opened for fulfillment of transactions by general public, including private persons. On it traded approximately in 50 kinds of demand securities and substitutes which most part then has completely disappeared from the reference. The share market then experienced illness of growth - the reference of pseudo-actives - substitutes of securities. The most popular were tickets MMM by means of which notorious adventurer-mathematician Sergey Mavrodi has constructed a huge pyramid. During its promotion mass advertising promised incomes up to 1000% annual, to resist what the most proof investors could not even. In annual report CRSE for 1994 it is possible to read through the interesting lines describing tickets МММ: “Behind tickets МММ definition “polytrophic production МММ” has strongly affirmed. However during long time they were the most popular paper. Occurrence of tickets of different face values, constant change by management of МММ of appearance of tickets, frequent refusals to accept for payment own releases of tickets, feverish throws of a rate of their buying up-sale in items МММ - all this has resulted work in the market of tickets in the category of the most brave, but also… the most profitable operations. Tickets МММ were the largest component in turn CRSE and gave those years approximately 40-50% of a turn of all stock exchanges of Russia. But unjustified incomes and poor papers have a short life: in 1994 the pyramid has failed, having left millions investors without means and for a long time having scared away investors from the share market.
In 1995 there has begun the activity the Russian trading system (RTS) on which stocks of the first privatized Russian enterprises bargained. On a plan of its founders, it was anything other, as computer over-the-counter system. Similar RTS can be named American computer market NASDAQ. The basic participants of RTS became brokers - members of National association of participants of the share market (NAPSM). Activity of RTS which has been constructed in view of the international standards, has allowed returning trust to the organized securities market. However its weak places were absence of guarantees of execution of transactions, and also orientation to service of the large broker companies with foreign participation. Nevertheless till 1998 on RTS consist more than half of transactions with the Russian stocks.
One of the last in 1990th years had been created the Moscow stock exchange (MSE). In the beginning of 1997 several tens of banks and the broker-dealer companies, and also four stock exchanges have created MSE. However its activity was limited to trade in stocks of the gas giant - Russian Open Society “Gazprom” and the Moscow municipal loans. Attempts to expand a spectrum of operations due to introduction in a turn of other share values and currency have not gone right.
Thus, rough process of formation of exchange structure of the financial market in Russia, predictably, crystallized in several classical stock exchanges. The interesting certificate of the middle of 1993 the newspaper has left to us “Exchange sheets” in which president of MCSE V. Pankin wrote: “The main thing during the last period consists in that in any measure to adjust the destroyed intereconomic communications. There was a process of transformation of many stock exchanges in associations, trading houses, the investment companies and so forth Commodity and raw stock exchanges send to future contracts on that goods which all over the world are considered exchange. As to stock exchanges now there was ten and a half. In the long term them will be even less - two-rub Moscow besides it is probable, in St.-Petersburg, in Ural, the Siberian, Far East regions “.
Rough exchange decade has yielded the fruits. There was a precise exchange system across all Russia, in central and industrial regions of the state, helping to work to the domestic financial market.

History of the Prague stock exchange.

August 14th, 2006

Despite of short enough history, the Czech share market developed rather dynamically and it was generated with all necessary attributes in the end of 19 centuries. Necessities of an internal exchange and its growth have served development of fairs. At first they had just local and speculative character.
Grain, cattle, horses marketed mainly on them. First time trade occurred at “Horse fair” (Konsky trh), and since 1882 on Senov square. The first commodity exchange has appeared in Prague in 1861 (”Produktenhalle”), but because of a small amount of participants the stock exchange has stopped the existence in a year.
Following attempt of formation of a stock exchange in 1871 has led to long-term success. Motivation has served the application made by influential people of the Prague economic elite led by Alois Oliva he was the wholesale dealer of sugar. Owing to its application financial resources for creation and functioning of a stock exchange have been received. At this stock exchange circulated both securities, and the goods (grain and other agricultural products). At a stock exchange trade of sugar was successfully enough spent. Prague during this period, perhaps, was the basic shopping center within the borders of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Nevertheless, after the First World War the goods have stopped to circulate at a stock exchange.
The Second World War has stroked the hardest blow on a financial condition both the country, and a stock exchange as a whole. The stock exchange has stopped the existence up to 1990. In May, 1990 the Preliminary committee on the organization of the Prague stock exchange has been created. 24 august of 1993 the company consisting of 8 chambers of commerce, has been transformed to association. In connection with the acceptance of the certificate “About stock exchanges” the association has been reorganized in the Prague stock exchange.
For short enough term the stock exchange has been automated, on April, 6th, 1993 the beginnings to function. With transitive economy the model of independent agency for the control over the share market is peculiar to all countries. In April, 1998 in Czech supervising functions send from the Ministry of Finance to the independent commission under securities. On June, 14th, 2001 the Prague stock exchange became a member of Federation of the European stock exchanges.

IBM gets the developer of hardware FileNet for 1.6 billion dollars.

August 11th, 2006

The American company International Business Machines Corp (IBM), the world’s largest provider of computer services, buys the developer of hardware FileNet Corp. for 1.6 billion dollars. Such data contain in the press release of company IBM published today. In recalculation on one stock IBM will pay for each securities FileNet on 35 dollars, that on 1% above cost of stocks of FileNet on results of closing of the trades in electronic system Nasdaq on the eve. The transaction will be carried out in carry-over funds.
The transaction still should be approved by shareholders of FileNet and adjusting bodies of the USA. End of the transaction is expected in 4th quarter of 2006.
American company FileNet develops corporate decisions for automation of document circulation and business processes.

The quotation of securities at Channel Islands stock exchange.

August 10th, 2006

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.

American company Universal Computer Systems Inc buys American Reynolds and Reynolds for 2.5 billion dollars.

August 9th, 2006

Universal Computer Systems Inc buys American company Reynolds and Reynolds Co. which is engaged in development of computer maintenance for the companies, selling cars, for 2.5 billion dollars. Such data contain in press release of Reynolds and Reynolds published today.
According to the signed agreement, Universal Computer Systems which also is engaged in development of computer maintenance will pay on 40 dollars for each stock of Reynolds and Reynolds, that on 14 % above cost of securities Reynolds and Reynolds on results of closing of the New York stock exchange on the eve. Besides it, Universal Computer Systems will incur obligations on repayment of duty of Reynolds and Reynolds for the sum of 300 million dollars the Transaction will be carried out in securities.
For financing purchase Universal Computer Systems will apply for the credit in banks Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. After end of the transaction the company will continue to conduct the activity under trademark Reynolds and Reynolds. Voting of shareholders under the transaction will pass in 4th quarter of this year. The transaction still should be considered by adjusting bodies of the USA. The termination of transaction is expected in the beginning of 2007.

Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE)

August 7th, 2006

I have written this blog for 1.5 month, but only several days ago I realize that I wrote about different foreign stock exchanges, but I’ve forgotten to write about the unique stock of my own country… About Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange… And today I’ll try to correct it!
The portrait of open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange”
The open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange” has been formed in 1998 in accordance with the Decree of the President of Belarus from July, 20th, 1998 №366 “About perfection of system of state regulation of the stock market”. Founders of a stock exchange became National bank of the Republic of Belarus (a control share holding), Fund of the state property of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Belarus and a number of large banks of the Republic of Belarus.
The supreme body of management of open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange” is General meeting of shareholders. The structure of shareholders of a stock exchange, except for founders includes banks, the broker/dealer subsidiaries of republic, etc. The Management of a stock exchange between the General meetings of shareholders is carried out by the Supervisory council.
As of today of open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange” is the unique in republic trading platform on the basis of which the national system of the exchange trades on all basic segments of the financial market is created: currency, share and term. Except for the organization of the trades, the stock exchange carries out functions of the settlement depositary institution in the exchange market of not state securities, function of the operator of settlement-clearing system by all kinds of securities and tools of the term market, and also carries out registration of the transactions concluded on the over-the-counter market with stocks of open joint-stock companies and voucher “Housing”.
The foreign exchange market.
According to the Rules of exchange trade in the foreign currencies approved by the decision of Board of National bank of the Republic of Belarus 28/06/2001 №165 (read with 31/10/2003), open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange” it is allocated by the right of the organization of the trades by a foreign currency.
The trades by a foreign currency at a stock exchange are carried out within the limits of Section of the currency market. The exchange trades are spent daily with use of electronic system of the trades. The cores currencies quoted at a stock exchange are: US dollar, Euro, the Russian ruble and the Ukrainian hryvna. The rates generated on results of the exchange trades, today are included into the category of the basic indicators of the currency market. On results of the trades the National bank of the Republic of Belarus establishes official rates of the Belarus ruble in relation to US dollar and ruble of the Russian Federation.
The total volume of the trades by all kinds of currencies for 9 months of 2005 was made 10.6 billion of rubles or 4 912 million US dollars in an equivalent.
Stock market.
According to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus for many securities the stock exchange is a unique admissible jail of transactions. To such papers concern: the state issue securities, bonds of National bank of the Republic of Belarus, the bond of local loans and the securities of the open joint-stock companies last an estimation of quality and reliability (listing) and admitted to the reference at a stock exchange. To participation in the trades by securities members of Section of the share market are supposed only. Transactions with securities are made in universal electronic trading system. The opportunity to participate in the trades with use of the automated workplaces located in trading halls of a stock exchange, or through the removed trading terminals is given to members of Section of the share market. The trades by securities are spent daily in following modes: “Continuous double auction”, “REPO (the fixed pricing)”, “REPO (free pricing)”, “Discrete auction”, “Forward transactions”, “Simple auction”, “Simple auction REPO”. The given modes are effectively used for primary accommodation of securities, the organization of their secondary reference and maintenance of processes of privatization.
Now in sector of the state securities and securities of National bank auctions of the Ministry of Finance on accommodation of the state securities are spent, within the limits of the secondary reference transactions in modes “continuous double auction” and “REPO” are made, the National bank of the Republic of Belarus on a regular basis spends simple auctions REPO. On the given segment of the market the institute a market-makers functions. Since September, 1st, 2005 the index on the market government securities/short-term bonds of the National bank of the Republic of Belarus pays off and published.
In sector of not state securities transactions with stocks and bonds of subjects of managing are made at primary accommodation and the secondary reference, and also privatization transactions. The fund of the state property of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Belarus uses exchange technologies for the organization of auctions on sale of actions belonging to the state for a foreign currency and the Belarus rubles, “discrete auction” and other accessible modes of the trades realizes state blocks of shares of stocks in a mode. Since October, 7th of 2005 in sector of not state securities the regular trades by bonds of banks have begun.
Participants of the trades can make transactions with not state securities with following conditions of calculations: T+0 (delivery of money and securities in day of fulfillment of the transaction), T+n (delivery of money and securities in the day certain by participants during the moment of fulfillment of the transaction), and also the transactions made on conditions REPO.
The total volume of the exchange trades by securities of all kinds for 9 months of 2005 has made 7.0 billion of rubles, or 3.2 billion of US dollars.
According to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus the stock exchange carries out obligatory registration of all accomplished on the over-the-counter market of transactions with securities of the open joint-stock companies, and also since January, 25th, 2005 transactions with nominal privatization checks “Housing”. For nine months of 2005 by a stock exchange it has been registered 1066 over-the-counter transactions with stocks of open joint-stock company for a total sum of 15.96 billion rubles (7.4 million of US dollars) and 33653 transactions with  voucher “Housing” at actual cost of 19083,7 million rubles (on a face-value 24.0 million rubles). For service of processes of registration system BEQAS functioning on the basis of the Internet-technologies is used.
The term market.
Since October, 2004 the stock exchange has started trading by financial tools of the term market on a constant basis. The exchange trades by tools of the term market are spent in electronic trading system every working day simultaneously on all tools in a mode “continuous double auction”. As participants of the trades act the members of Section of the term market. Calculations under made transactions are spent in uniform settlement-clearing system, in which function of a clearing bank carries out National bank of the Republic of Belarus, and function of clearing - a stock exchange. The toolkit of the given market is presented by future contracts on rates of foreign currencies and interest rates in the market of the state securities.
Information work.
The major principle of the organization of activity of a stock exchange is development of information technologies and increase of a transparency of the financial market of republic. With a view of realization of the given principle by a stock exchange it is created and successfully functions three basic automated information products: the official Internet-site of a stock exchange, the Belarusian automated quoted system of a stock exchange (BEQAS), Information system “Stock market”. The official Internet-site of open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange” is the central element of system of disclosing of the information by results of activity of a stock exchange in the currency, share and term markets.
“The Share market” accumulates data about a condition and the processes occurring on a republican securities market. The basic suppliers of the information are open joint-stock company “Belarus currency-stock exchange”, Committee under securities at Ministerial council, National bank, the Ministry of Economics and the Ministry of Finance. Except for the data, directly concerning the stock market, in system the information on a condition of the currency and monetary market is concentrated; contain actual financial and social and economic news of Belarus, the CIS countries and the world.
BEQAS is the information-quoted system functioning on the basis of the Internet-technologies, intended for search of the counterpart for fulfillment of transactions with various kinds of securities, and also serving processes of obligatory registration in the unorganized market of transactions with stocks of the open joint-stock companies and the nominal privatization checks “Housing” accomplished on the over-the-counter market. For today the system is the only thing in republic a high-grade source of the information on a condition the over-the-counter market of the Belarusian enterprises.
Besides the stock exchange acts as the supplier of the information for republican news agencies, and also the leading mass-media focused on illumination of world economic processes.

Motorola has ahead of schedule finished the three-year program under the repayment of the stocks on 4 billion dollars.

July 28th, 2006

Motorola Inc has redeemed the common stocks for the sum nearby 1.2 billion dollars, the press-service of the company informs about it. Thus, the company has finished the program of the repayment of own stocks for a total sum of 4 billion dollars, declared on May, 18th 2005. As it is marked in the press release, this program became first the initiative under the repayment of own stocks in history of company Motorola.
Company Motorola will immediately pay 1.2 billion dollars and will receive the basic part of these common stocks within three weeks. The concrete quantity of the stocks which are a subject of repayment will pay off proceeding from the average cost of common stock of Motorola for the period of validity of the agreement on the accelerated repayment of actions and according to stipulated minimal and maximum quantity of stocks. On preliminary data, the repayment of last tranche of stocks will be made in 1st quarter of 2007. All the redeemed stocks will be extinguished. In the company have informed, that the board of directors of Motorola has made a decision on the repayment of additional quantity being in circulation own common stocks for the sum up to 4.5 billion dollars during the nearest 36 months provided that the condition of the market will favour to it. On present share price Motorola the sum of 4.5 billion dollars corresponds approximately 9 % of the general market capitalization of the company. “We have finished the program of the repayment of own stocks first in the history almost for two years before the planned term and at once have made a decision on establishment of second such program”, - financial director of Motorola David Devonshir has declared.
As the press-service of the company informs, within the limits of new program of Motorola periodically will carry out the repayment of the actions for cash money resources both in the open market, and in the private order, according to the federal legislation of the USA on securities. The volume and terms of the repayment will be defined by a company management on the basis of an estimation of position in the market, cost of stocks and other factors. The program of the repayment of stocks can be at any moment suspended or stopped. As of July, 1st 2006 the sum of money resources, their equivalents and short-term investments of company Motorola was estimated approximately in 14.4 billion dollars, and volume of net money resources - in 10.1 billion dollars.

The commission under securities of the USA is measured to toughen requirements to the financial reporting given by the companies.

July 27th, 2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission of the USA is measured to toughen requirements to the financial reporting given by the companies. In particular, the companies will be obliged to give full data on the sizes of indemnifications received by their top management. Besides the commission will demand from the companies precisely to define and inform concrete terms of carrying out of auctions and time of validity of offers under those or other transactions. Associated Press informs about it.

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