 How
many stock markets in the world? We have heard numerous estimates, but
no definitive answers. Interestingly, some markets do better than the tried
& true. Brazil came out of nowhere and stunned
the world with a run up that showed no signs of leveling off. When
we started this website, China wasn't even a contender. Does that
mean that one should go looking for the next opportunity? Sort of.
Jimmy Rogers, the Investment Biker, went around the world with his girlfriend
on motorcycles; whenever and wherever he could he looked at the local stock
markets, and he invested. Jimmy Rogers knows where to look, he know what
to look for. He's extremely rich. Does Jimmy Rogers have the answer
to overseas stock markets, and how to play them? Perhaps, he is rich, and
he made his money far from the maddening crowd. Take a look at these
stock markets, you may just find some treasure. Also if you want to see
what Jim Rogers has to say about investing, it would be worthwhile to look
at that also. See Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in
the World's Best Market - Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers
- Jim Rogers is a guy who is not looking in the same spot. While
others lost fortunes in the down turn, he made one. |
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| Córdoba
Stock Exchange |
| Rosario
Futures Exchange |
| Rosario
Stock Exchange |
| Also See: Vineyards
for Sale |
| Also See: Argentina
Land & Country Report |
| Australia:
Stock Exchanges |
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Australian
Stock Exchange - With a relatively high-growth
and low-inflation economy supported by robust political and economic institutions,
and an internationally competitive business sector, Australia now ranks
as the 14th largest economy in the world (measured by GDP), and the 4th
largest in the Asia Pacific region.
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Australian
Securities & Investments Commission -
ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator.
We contribute to Australia’s economic reputation and wellbeing by ensuring
that Australia’s financial markets are fair and transparent, supported
by confident and informed investors and consumers. We are an independent
Commonwealth Government body. We are set up under and administer the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission Act (ASIC Act), and we carry out
most of our work under the Corporations Act.
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Australian
Financial Markets Association - Promoting
government policy outcomes that support a strong financial sector and increase
business opportunities for our members is one of AFMA's most important
roles. Maintaining an open and ongoing dialogue with governments and regulatory
authorities helps us influence policy outcomes that position Australia
as a sophisticated and capable global financial centre.
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Also
See: Everything
You Need to Know About Immigrating to Australia
- Even if You Are Only Just Thinking About Immigrating To Australia,
Don't Do Another Thing Until You Read This WebPage... "Thinking about working
in or immigrating permanently to Australia . . . and frustrated with trying
to get answers from government sources? Don´t spend a single cent
- or waste a minute more - on your visa application until you read this
webpage . . . "
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Bahamas
International Securities Exchange
- The Bahamas International Securities Exchange Limited (BISX) was incorporated
in September 1999. In May 2000 BISX successfully launched its domestic
market for the listing and trading of local public companies. Currently,
there are seventeen domestic public companies listed on BISX. In April
2001 BISX launched a Mutual Fund listing facility. This listing facility
is targeted at meeting the needs of international investors, who may require
the extra visibility afforded by a listing on an established securities
exchange as a basis for their choice of investment vehicle.
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Bahrain
Stock Exchange - Bahrain
Bourse (BHB) was established as a shareholding company according to Law
No. 60 for the year 2010 to replace Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) that was
established in 1987. The first Bahraini Public Shareholding Company
was established in 1957. Since then, more local public shareholding companies
began to operate, reaching their peak in the beginning of the 1980's. During
this period, shares of public shareholding companies were being actively
traded in a non-official market called "Al Jowhara Market". Such market
soon collapsed along with the collapse of the Souk Al-Manakh stock market
crash in Kuwait at the beginning of the 80's of the last century.
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| Bangladesh:
Stock Exchanges |
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Chittagong
Stock Exchange - The
Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) began its journey in 10th October of 1995
from Chittagong City through the cry-out trading system with the promise
to create a state-of-the art bourse in the country. Founder members
of the proposed Chittagong Stock Exchange approached the Bangladesh Government
in January 1995 and obtained the permission of the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 12, 1995 for establishing the country's second stock
exchange. The Exchange comprised of twelve Board members, presided by Mr.
Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury (MP) and run by an independent secretariat
from the very first day of its inception.
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Dhaka
Stock Exchange - The
necessity of establishing a stock exchange in the then East Pakistan was
first decided by the government when, early in 1952, it was learnt that
the Calcutta Stock Exchange had prohibited the transactions in pakistani
shares and securities. The provincial industrial advisory council soon
thereafter set up an organizing committee for the formation of a stock
exchange in East Pakistan. A decisive step was taken the second meeting
of the organizing committee held on the 13th march, 1953.
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| Barbados:
Stock Exchanges |
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Securities
Exchange of Barbados
- The Barbados Stock Exchange(BSE) is an association of Member-Brokers,
operating a Central Marketplace for trading securities. The original
trading facility, the Securities Exchange of Barbados(SEB), was established
in 1987, under the Securities Exchange Act, Cap 318A, of 1982. The BSE
was re-incorporated on August 2, 2001 simultaneously with the enactment
of the Securities Act 2001 -13, which repealed and replaced the original
Act of 1982. However, the BSE remains a privately owned (by its Members),
non-profit organization.
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Stock Exchange - Euronext |
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Bermuda
Stock Exchange - The
Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) was established in 1971, primarily as a domestic
equities market. However as the Island's international financial sector
grew so too did the Exchange and in 1992 the company was restructured into
a
demutalised, for -profit entity. Today, the BSX is the world's largest
offshore, fully electronic securities market offering a full range of listing
and trading opportunities for international and domestic issuers of equity,
debt, depository receipts, insurance securitization and derivative warrants.
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Bermuda
Monetary Authority -
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) is the integrated regulator of the
financial services sector in Bermuda. Established under the Bermuda Monetary
Authority Act 1969, the BMA supervises, regulates and inspects financial
institutions operating in or from within the jurisdiction. It also issues
Bermuda’s national currency; manages exchange control transactions; assists
other authorities in Bermuda with the detection and prevention of financial
crime; and advises the Government and public bodies on banking and other
financial and monetary matters.
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Bolsa
Boliviana de Valores S.A.
- La Bolsa Boliviana de Valores (BBV) es una empresa privada, constituida
como sociedad anónima, con fines de lucro, que opera desde 1989.
Su principal objetivo es promover un mercado de valores regular, competitivo,
equitativo y transparente, proporcionando infraestructura, sistemas y normas
para canalizar eficientemente el ahorro de los inversionistas hacia empresas
e instituciones privadas y estatales, que requieran de tales recursos para
financiar proyectos productivos y de desarrollo.
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Rio
de Janeiro Stock Exchange
- A BM&FBOVESPA é uma companhia de capital brasileiro formada,
em 2008, a partir da integração das operações
da Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo e da Bolsa de Mercadorias &
Futuros. Como principal instituição brasileira de intermediação
para operações do mercado de capitais, a companhia desenvolve,
implanta e provê sistemas para a negociação de ações,
derivativos de ações, títulos de renda fixa, títulos
públicos federais, derivativos financeiros, moedas à vista
e commodities agropecuárias. Para entender melhor, acesse o vídeo.
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Cámara
Americana de Comércio
- Amcham-Brasil was founded in 1919 and has always played an active role
in the country’s business environment. The work developed by the organization
has attracted as members virtually all American companies with operations
in Brazil, as well as multinationals from over 40 countries and a great
number of large size Brazilian companies. As a result, Amcham-Brasil is
now the biggest among the 104 American Chambers there are in the world.
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| São
Paulo Stock Exchange |
| Comissão
de Valores Mobiliários |
| Also See - Real
Estate In Brazil |
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de Comercio de Santiago |
| Also See - Cultural
Dimensions of Living & Working in Chile |
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Dalian
Commodity Exchange -
Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), founded on February 28th, 1993, is one
of the four futures exchanges in China and the only futures exchange in
Northeast China. Approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission
(CSRC), DCE offers a wide range of futures products including corn, No.
1 soybeans (non-gmo), No. 2 soybeans (gmo), soybean meal, soybean oil,
RBD palm olein, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) , polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) and coke.
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| Hong
Kong Futures Exchange, China |
| Shanghai
Futures Exchange |
| Shanghai
Stock Exchange |
| Also See - Living,
Working & Investing in China |
| Colombia:
Stock Exchanges |
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| Bolsa
de Valores de Colombia |
EscapeArtist
Investment Group Colombia (IGC)
- Investment Group Colombia (IGC) is a private investment partnership that
offers potential and current investors an array of expat advisory and investment
opportunities. IGC is part of a growing global network of investment groups
in various countries that are all part of Investment Group International
(IGI). Therefore we offer not only in-depth knowledge of Colombia but also
a global reach and a wide variety of opportunities.
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| Costa
Rica: Stock Exchanges |
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Nacional de Valores de Costa Rica |
EscapeArtist
Costa Rica Newsletter
- Escapeartist Costa Rica is unique in its quest for honest, real life
stories from people working and living abroad in Costa Rica. We look for
the opinions, the advice, the “I wish I would have known this then”, and
the down and dirty truths from the mouths of those who have experienced
it all firsthand. Escapeartist Costa Rica is dedicated to this true-to-life
portrayal of the country we love. All of our articles are written by people
who work, invest, love, explore, and live the pura vida here in Costa Rica.
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| Also See - Special
Reports On Retiring, Investing & Living in Costa Rica |
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Zagreb
Stock Exchange - At
the dawn of modern Europe, it was customary to establish exchanges at which
prices were agreed and trading took place on the basis of samples. The
oldest exchange was founded in Amsterdam in 1602. The first exchange of
the Habsburg Monarchy was established in Rijeka for the purpose of trading
in different sorts of sugar sold by the Rijeka refinery between 1750 and
1803. Subsequently, it became common practice for each state to have no
more than one exchange, so one such exchange was established in Vienna
in 1771. After the Habsburg Monarchy was divided into the Austrian and
the Hungarian part in 1867, another exchange was also established in Budapest.
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- Securities Exchange |
| Also See - Living
& Investing in the new Cuba |
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Cyprus
Stock Exchange - The
Cyprus Stock Exchange started its operations as a legal entity in the form
of a public corporate body on the 29th of March of 1996, by virtue of The
Cyprus Stock Exchange Laws and Regulations which had been passed by the
House of Representatives in 1993 and 1995 respectively. The Cyprus Stock
Exchange is a regulated Exchange where all transactions concerning corporate
and public securities are carried out. Such securities include stocks,
bonds and warrants. The main participants in the market are the Members
of the Stock Exchange (stock brokerage firms), the listed issuers and the
investors.
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Republic: Stock Exchanges |
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| Prague
Stock Exchange |
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Copenhagen
Stock Exchange - NASDAQ
OMX is the central market place for fixed income activities in the Nordic
region, providing a wide range of products and services to the market.
To highlight some, listing, trading and clearing is offered for fixed income
products in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. With over 2,400 listed
bonds, NASDAQ OMX Stockholm is the largest bond listing venue in the Nordics
offering both retail and institutional bond segments. Retail Structured
Products account for over 60 percent of the listings.
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Bolsa
de Valores de Quito - Ecuador
- Somos una institución que contribuye al desarrollo del mercado
de capitales y a la promoción de la cultura bursátil con
la concurrencia de las casas de valores. Proveemos al mercado de servicios
y mecanismos transaccionales de negociación de valores, con estándares
internacionales de calidad, transparencia informativa, seguridad y precios
competitivos. Nos respaldamos en las Prácticas de Buen Gobierno
Corporativo, en un equipo humano competente y comprometido, apoyados en
la mejor tecnología y con la generación de los recursos necesarios
para su crecimiento.
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| Also See - Insiders
Guide to Ecuador The Last Great Latin American Beachfront Bargain |
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Egyptian
Stock Exchanges - The
mission of EGX is to operate and develop a high quality market for the
benefits of its Egyptian and international clients. EGX will serve
and empower its customers by providing top notch market technology, innovative
products, fair, transparent and efficient market.
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Salvador: Stock Exchanges |
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| El
Salvador Stock Exchange |
| Europe
(Regional): Stock Exchanges |
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EASDAQ
- Equiduct offers a fast and cost-effective all in one trading solution.
Our sophisticated market model enables investment firms to provide order
by order best execution to their clients in the easiest possible way. All
the loose ends of MiFID compliant trading are brought together in our unique
set of product modules VBBO (Volume-weighted Best Bid and Offer), PartnerEx
and HybridBook. While our flexible approach to Clearing & Settlement
keeps costs predictable and low.
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| Eurex
- Europe's Global Financial Marketplace |
| London
Stock Exchange |
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 How
To Buy A Vineyard Overseas
- 9 Artices About Owning, Managing & Living On
A Vineyard. Fractional Ownership, Vineyards in Argentina, Vineyards in
France, disappointments and successes. If you want to own a vineyard read
these articles and see how others have done it. |
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 Live
On A Lake - WorldWide Retirement Havens. 9 Lakes worldwide-
From New Zealand to Lake Como in Italy. Lake Como? If it’s the Hollywood
A-list lifestyle you’re lusting after, then look no further than waterfront
property on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy. Palatial mansions grace
the shorelines of this glacier lake, while aristocratic castles cut into
the steep country hills that descend into Europe’s third largest lake.
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 Where
to Own Gold – Asset Protection Planning
- Owning precious metals seems to be the only protection from governments
racing to devalue their currencies to cover their debts. Although this
is likely not a revelation to you, the markets have brought you dozens
of ways to begin acquiring through financial instruments, futures, and
allocated or unallocated physical storage. The revelation comes when you
don’t plan how to best acquire the metals so you don’t get hit with a huge
tax burden later. Awareness of the following methods will help you determine
the best place to turn to buy into physical metals. |
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 Moving
Money Offshore By Jay Butler Asset Protection Services Ltd
- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers all income reportable regardless
of the source or location derived and most assets held offshore are reportable,
however some are not. When looking to preserve your assets it is important
to understand the difference between taxable income and reportable assets.
Here are 3 ways to legally move money offshore without any requirements
to report it to the United States government, the IRS or international
regulatory agency. 1.) Opening an Offshore Bank Account - >
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 How
to Maintain Asset Privacy Within the US By Bobby Casey, Global Wealth Protection
- With asset protection planning, anonymity seems to be the number one
concern for people these days. And rightly so. Any 11 year
old with a laptop can easily do an online record search and find your bank
accounts and their balances, your vehicle registrations, your real estate
assets, your credit report, your residence history and even your driving
record. Many clients are interested in anonymity and asset protection.
In some cases clients confuse the two. They think that anonymity
is asset protection. It is not, but anonymity does have benefits.
When forming an FLP (family limited partnership) or an LLC (limited liability
company), the strength of the entity is dependent upon the state of formation,
the quality of the operating agreement and the business purpose of the
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Manager’s Report from China - I am writing
this from the back of a taxi in Hong Kong’s Central district. My meetings
with assorted bankers, hedge fund managers, Taipans, and the press stretched
on longer than expected, with the result that I am now stuck in rush hour
traffic on the way to the airport. So I might as well use the time productively
and sum up my thoughts on my recent trip to China. When I first cajoled
my way into to the Middle Kingdom in the early seventies, it was in the
back of a broken down truck carrying bags of wheat, no doubt destined to
a thriving black market. We drove down a heavily potholed single lane road
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 List
Of Offshore Banks - An offshore bank is defined
by its location, or 'jurisdiction'. An offshore bank is usually located
outside of the depositors country of residence, typically within a jurisdiction
that levies very low taxes, or no taxes at all. Each jurisdiction
varies in its degree of taxation, its degree of privacy, and its services.
Offshore banks located in politically and economically stable jurisdictions
provide a safe-haven for assets that may be at risk in the nation in which
the investor lives and holds residency. |
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Belize
- Offshore Banks in Belize - The legal system
of Belize is founded on English Common Law supplemented by local legislation.
Belize is now in its second decade of providing international financial
services.
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Expat
Taxes - Offshore Tax Information - Foreign Earned Income
- Individuals have been leaving their own land to seek opportunities elsewhere
since the dawn of mankind. But it has only been since the development of
the modern nation-state, and its taxation of the worldwide income of its
citizen-residents, that expatriation has taken on significant tax consequences.
One of the first tax advisors to appreciate the potential tax savings of
expatriation was my friend and colleague, Marshall Langer J.D., a valued
member of The Sovereign Society Council of Experts. Langer is an international
tax attorney and the respected author of several major international tax
treatises. He is also the daring creator of a now out-of-print book, The
Tax Exile Report
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Markets / Stock Exchanges F - N (Finland through Norway)
- Market participants include individual retail investors, institutional
investors such as mutual funds, banks, insurance companies and hedge funds,
and also publicly traded corporations trading in their own shares. Some
studies have suggested that institutional investors and corporations trading
in their own shares generally receive higher risk-adjusted returns than
retail investors. A few decades ago, worldwide, buyers and sellers were
individual investors, such as wealthy businessmen, usually with long family
histories to particular corporations. Over time, markets have become more
"institutionalized"; buyers and sellers are largely institutions (e.g.,
pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, index funds, exchange-traded
funds, hedge funds, investor groups, banks and various other financial
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Markets / Stock Exchanges O - Z (Oman through Zimbabwe)
- In 12th century France the courratiers de change were concerned with
managing and regulating the debts of agricultural communities on behalf
of the banks. Because these men also traded with debts, they could be called
the first brokers. A common misbelief is that in late 13th century Bruges
commodity traders gathered inside the house of a man called Van der Beurze,
and in 1309 they became the "Brugse Beurse", institutionalizing what had
been, until then, an informal meeting, but actually, the family Van der
Beurze had a building in Antwerp where those gatherings occurred; the Van
der Beurze had Antwerp, as most of the merchants of that period, as their
primary place for trading. The idea quickly spread around Flanders and
neighboring counties and "Beurzen" soon opened in Ghent and Amsterdam. |
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