Karachi Stock Exchange

The Karachi Stock Exchange or KSE is a stock exchange located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Founded in 1947, it is Pakistan's largest and oldest stock exchange, with many Pakistani as well as overseas listings. Its current premises are situated on Stock Exchange Road, in the heart of Karachi's Business District. Karachi Stock Exchange is the biggest and most liquid exchange in Pakistan. It was declared the “Best Performing Stock Market of the World for the year 2002”. As on May 30, 2008, 654 companies were listed with a market capitalization of Rs 3,746.203 billion (US$ 56.334 billion) having listed capital of Rs.705.873 billion(US$ 10.615 billion). The KSE 100TM Index closed at 12130.51 on May 30, 2008.The exchange has pre-market sessions from 09:15am to 09:30am and normal trading sessions from 09:30am to 03:30pm. It is the second oldest stock exchange in South Asia. The Karachi stock exchange has undergone a considerable deal of downturn partly due to global financial crisis and partly on account of domestic troubles. It remained suspended in excess of 4 months and resumed normal trading only on December 15, 2008. The KSE 100 Index and KSE 30 Index after hitting the low around mid January has now re-bounced and recovered 20-25% till March 12th 2009.

Dubai Financial Market

The Dubai Financial Market is a stock exchange located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded on March 26, 2000. There are about 57 companies listed (as of August 2007) on DFM, most of them are UAE-based companies and a few dual listings for companies based in other MENA region countries. Many companies allow foreigners to own their shares. Total market cap is around $360bn, which is roughly equal to the market cap of Abu Dhabi Securities Market ($380bn) (as of August 2007). In comparison, the market cap for Exxon Mobil (as of Oct. 2008) is $360bn. During 2004 and 2005, there were significant increases in the volume of shares traded and the share prices of many companies. However, towards the end of 2005 and through the first few months of 2006 the bubble has burst and share values dropped by around 60% on DFM, along with similar decreases in most other Persian Gulf stock markets. DFM is one of three stock exchanges in the UAE. Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) also lists mostly UAE companies and the recently opened Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) was set up to trade international stocks. DFM is majority owned by Borse Dubai, with 20% of the DFM's shares listed on the DFM platform.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the stock exchange of Hong Kong. The exchange has predominantly been the main exchange for Hong Kong where shares of listed companies are traded. It is Asia's third largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange. As of 31 December 2007, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange had 1,241 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $2.7 trillion. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is the holding company for the exchange. The history of the securities exchange began formally in the late 19th century with the first establishment in 1891, though informal securities exchanges have been known to take place since 1861. The exchange has predominantly been the main exchange for Hong Kong despite co-existing with other exchanges at different point in time. After a series of complex mergers and acquisitions, HKSE remains to be the core. From 1947 to 1969 the exchange monopolized the market.

Kuwait Stock Exchange

The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) is the national stock market of The State of Kuwait. Although several share holding companies (such as NBK in 1952) existed in Kuwait prior to the creation of the KSE, it was not until October 1962 that a law was passed to organize the country's stock market. The Kuwait Stock Exchange is also among the first and largest stock exchanges in the Gulf region, and is now gaining prominence as one of the most potentially important in the world.

• The Kuwait Stock Exchange shall enjoy an independent judicial personality with the right of litigation in a mode facilitating the performance of its functions for the purpose of realizing the objectives of its organization in the best manner within the scope of regulations and laws governing the Stock Exchange operations.
• The Stock Exchange shall within its activity act to direct and rationalize dealing in stocks and securities, within the scope of its powers in order to develop and stabilize dealing in securities in a manner securing safe, easy and accurate transactions so as to avoid any confusion in dealings.
• The Stock Exchange, in pursuance of the research and the studies concluded by it and its follow up of the security dealing process shall render appropriate advice and opinion to the competent government authorities regarding the financial status of the Stock Exchange member companies and means of promoting their efficiency for realization of their relevant objectives.
• The Stock Exchange shall participate with the competent authorities in order to realize coordination and integration among the financial and the economic activities and the capital movement so as to assist in achieving the economic and the financial development and stability of the state.
• The Stock Exchange staff shall continue to develop the systems and the methods of dealing in securities, besides introducing modern techniques such as those applied in advanced stock markets for the purpose of achieving a sound financial position for the Kuwait Stock Exchange on both, regional and international levels.

The Stock Exchange shall act to encourage saving, promote investment awareness among citizens, protect depositors and

European Stock Exchange

Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Paris and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In addition to equities and derivatives markets, the Euronext group provides clearing and information services. As of 31 January 2006, markets run by Euronext had a market capitalization of US$2.9 trillion, making it the 5th largest exchange on the planet. Euronext merged with NYSE Group to form NYSE Euronext, the "first global stock exchange". Euronext was formed on 22 September 2000 following a merger of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Brussels Stock Exchange, and Paris Bourse, in order to take advantage of the harmonisation of the European Union financial markets. In December 2001 Euronext acquired the shares of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE), which continues to operate under its own governance. Beginning in early 2003, all derivatives products traded on its affiliated exchanges trade on LIFFECONNECT, LIFFE's electronic trading platform. In 2002 the group merged with the Portuguese stock exchange Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa e Porto (BVLP), renamed Euronext Lisbon Euronext has cross-membership and cross-access agreements with the Warsaw Stock Exchange for their cash and derivatives products, and with the Helsinki Exchanges on cash trading; ownership agreements are currently excluded. The Euronext List encompasses all quoted companies. It has two segments; NextEconomy, consisting of companies whose equities are traded continuously and are active in sectors such as information technology and biotechnology, and NextPrime, consisting of companies in more traditional sectors that are traded continuously. Inclusion in the segments is voluntary. Euronext manages two broad-based indices. The Euronext 100 Index is the blue chip index. The Next 150 Index is a market capitalization index of the 150 next largest stocks, representing the large- to mid-capitalization segment of listed stocks at Euronext. The NextEconomy and NextPrime segments each have a price index and a total return index, weighted by market capitalization and excluding the shares listed in the Euronext 100 Index. The indices have a base date of 31 December 2001, with a starting level of 1000 points. Six Next Weather indices for France, launched in January 2002, are among the sector indices planned by Euronext. Exchange traded funds, called trackers, comprise Euronext's Next Track product segment, and have been introduced on the AEX index, CAC 40, Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50, and various pan-European regional and sector indices. Euronext has introduced several commodity futures contracts, available to all constituents. Winefex Bordeaux futures are traded on Euronext Paris. Euronext.liffe is the subsidiary of Euronext responsible for all options and futures contracts trading, formed by the merger of the derivatives activities of the various constituents of Euronext with LIFFE.

Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Tokyo Stock Exchange, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest stock exchange market in the world by market value, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. As of 31 December 2007, the Tokyo Stock Exchange had 2,414 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $4.3 trillion. The TSE is incorporated as a kabushiki kaisha with nine directors, four auditors and eight executive officers. Its headquarters are located at 2-1 Nihombashi Kabutocho, Chūō, and Tokyo, Japan. Its operating hours are from 9:00 to 11:00 am and from 12:30 to 3:00 pm. From April 24, 2006, the afternoon trading session started at its usual time of 12:30 p.m. Stocks listed on the TSE are separated into the First Section (for large companies), the Second Section (for mid-sized companies), and the "Mothers" section (for high-growth startup companies). As of March 2006, there are 1,721 First Section companies, 489 Second Section companies and 156 Mothers companies. The main indexes tracking the TSE are the Nikkei 225 index of companies selected by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan's largest business newspaper), the TOPIX index based on the share prices of First Section companies, and the J30 index of large industrial companies maintained by Japan's major broadsheet newspapers. 89 domestic and 19 foreign securities companies participate in TSE trading. Other TSE-related institutions include:

The exchange's press club, called the Kabuto Club which meets on the third floor of the TSE building. Most Kabuto Club members are affiliated with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Kyodo News, Jiji Press, or business television broadcasters such as Bloomberg LP and CNBC. The Kabuto Club is generally busiest during April and May, when public companies release their annual accounts.

Toronto Stock Exchange

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) now known publicly as the "TMX" is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the seventh largest in the world by market capitalization. Based in Canada's largest city, Toronto, it is owned and operated by TMX Group for the trading of senior equities. A broad range of businesses from Canada, the United States, Europe, and other countries are represented on the exchange. In addition to conventional securities, the exchange lists various exchange-traded funds, split share corporations, income trusts and investment funds. The TMX is the leader in the mining and oil & gas sector; more mining and oil & gas companies are listed on the TMX than any other exchange in the world. The exchange has a normal trading session from 09:30am to 04:00pm ET and a post-market session from 04:15pm to 05:00pm ET on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. As of 31 December 2007, the TSX had 3,951 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $2.2 trillion. The exchange is home to all of Canada's Big Five commercial banks, including: CIBC, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada and the Toronto-Dominion Bank, making the Exchange the centre for banking in the country. This was seen as being most evident during the proposed mergers of Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal alongside CIBC and Toronto-Dominion Bank in 1998, which were seen as stopping competition by the then Finance Minister Paul Martin. The exchange is the primary listing for several energy companies including; Cameco Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Canadian Oil Sands Trust, EnCana Corporation, Husky Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Ltd. and Nexen Inc. all within the top 40 companies listed in on the exchange.

SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange (formerly SWX Swiss Exchange), based in Zürich, is Switzerland's principal stock exchange (the other being Berne eXchange). SIX also trades other securities such as Swiss government bonds and derivatives such as stock options.

The main stock market index for the SIX Swiss Exchange is the SMI, the Swiss Market Index. The index consists of the 20 most significant equity-securities based on the free float market capitalisation. The Swiss Exchange was the first stock exchange in the world to incorporate a fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system in 1995. The exchange is controlled by an association of 55 banks. Each of these banks have equal voting rights in the matter of decision making concerning the management and regulation of the exchange. SIX is the joint owner of Eurex, the world's largest futures and derivatives exchange along with their German partners Deutsche Börse. In July 2004 however the SIX rejected a merger proposal from the German company that analysts anticipated as profitable for many small companies enlisted on the SIX. The exchange has a blue-chip index as its principal stock market index. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) comprises a maximum of twenty of the largest and most liquid large and mid-cap SPI stocks.

• Replacement of floor trading systems at Geneva (est.1850), Basel (est.1876) and Zürich (est.1873) stock exchanges by fully automated system SWX (1995)
• World's first fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system (est.1995)
• Purchased virt-x cross-border electronic exchange in 2002, which it later renamed SWX Europe.

The exchange's normal trading sessions are from 09:00am to 05:30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.

SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange (formerly SWX Swiss Exchange), based in Zürich, is Switzerland's principal stock exchange (the other being Berne eXchange). SIX also trades other securities such as Swiss government bonds and derivatives such as stock options.

The main stock market index for the SIX Swiss Exchange is the SMI, the Swiss Market Index. The index consists of the 20 most significant equity-securities based on the free float market capitalisation. The Swiss Exchange was the first stock exchange in the world to incorporate a fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system in 1995. The exchange is controlled by an association of 55 banks. Each of these banks have equal voting rights in the matter of decision making concerning the management and regulation of the exchange. SIX is the joint owner of Eurex, the world's largest futures and derivatives exchange along with their German partners Deutsche Börse. In July 2004 however the SIX rejected a merger proposal from the German company that analysts anticipated as profitable for many small companies enlisted on the SIX. The exchange has a blue-chip index as its principal stock market index. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) comprises a maximum of twenty of the largest and most liquid large and mid-cap SPI stocks.

• Replacement of floor trading systems at Geneva (est.1850), Basel (est.1876) and Zürich (est.1873) stock exchanges by fully automated system SWX (1995)
• World's first fully automated trading, clearing and settlement system (est.1995)
• Purchased virt-x cross-border electronic exchange in 2002, which it later renamed SWX Europe.

The exchange's normal trading sessions are from 09:00am to 05:30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Shenzhen Stock Exchange is one of the People's Republic of China's three stock exchanges, alongside the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is the 9th largest stock exchange in Asia by market capitalization (2008), and is based in Shenzhen, China. Shen Ye Centre housing the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges list more than 1,500 companies with a combined market capitalization of US$2,658.2 billion (2008), rivaling the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (US$2,121.8bn) as Asia's second-largest stock market behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange (US$3,925.6bn). Most of the companies within this market belong to listed company in which the Chinese government maintains controlling interest. With regards to the listed companies, the government has viewed the stock markets has means of raising capital, but there is no current interest to privatization or selling off the state controlling interest in the SOEs (State Owned Enterprises). Until 2005, two-thirds of the shares in listed companies were non-tradable on the exchange, creating a problem in which the tradable shares were valued higher than their proportion in the company. In 2005, as part of the Chinese stock issue reform, the non-tradable shares were made tradable and the holders of tradable shares were compensated by having extra equity in the company. The exchange has pre-market sessions from 09:15am to 09:25am and normal trading sessions from 09:30am to 03:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. On November 22, 2007 the Shenzhen Stock Exchange broke ground for the new premises in down town Shenzhen. The expressive new building will be designed by Dutch Office for Metropolitan Architecture, the project is headed by architects Rem Koolhaas and Kunle Adeyemi and managing partner Victor van der Chijs. The new Shenzhen Stock Exchange is planned as a financial center with civic meaning. The external area is designed as a public space for festivals and gathering whilst the 250m tall tower will host the trading floor of high-tech and many new, high growth stocks as well as the Shenzhen Stock Exchange offices, registration and clearing house, the Securities Information Company and ancillary services in a gross floor area of 200,000m2.Growth enterprises Shenzhen will open in January 2009 a new NASDAQ-type exchange for high-growth, high-tech start-ups.

National Stock Exchange India

The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), is a Mumbai-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in India in terms of daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading. Though a number of other exchanges exist, NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange are the two most significant stock exchanges in India, and between them are responsible for the vast majority of share transactions. The NSE's key index is the S&P CNX Nifty, known as the Nifty, an index of fifty major stocks weighted by market capitalization. NSE is mutually-owned by a set of leading financial institutions, banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries in India but its ownership and management operate as separate entities. There are at least 2 foreign investors NYSE Euronext and Goldman Sachs who have taken a stake in the NSE. As of 2006^[update], the NSE VSAT terminals, 2799 in total, cover more than 1500 cities across India. In October 2007, the equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the NSE was US$ 1.46 trillion, making it the second largest stock exchange in South Asia. NSE is the third largest Stock Exchange in the world in terms of the number of trades in equities. It is the second fastest growing stock exchange in the world with a recorded growth of 16.6%. The National Stock Exchange of India was promoted by leading Financial institutions at the behest of the Government of India, and was incorporated in November 1992 as a tax-paying company. In April 1993, it was recognized as a stock exchange under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. NSE commenced operations in the Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) segment in June 1994. The Capital Market (Equities) segment of the NSE commenced operations in November 1994, while operations in the Derivatives segment commenced in June 2000. Currently, NSE has the following major segments of the capital market:

• Equity
• Futures and Options
• Retail Debt Market
• Wholesale Debt Market
• Currency futures

NSE's normal trading sessions are from 09:55am to 03:30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. NSE also conducts online examination and awards certification, under its programmes of NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM). Currently, certifications are available in 19 modules, covering different sectors of financial and capital markets. Branches of the NSE are located throughout India.

Australian Securities Exchange

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. The ASX began as separate state-based exchanges established as early as 1861. Today trading is all-electronic and the exchange is a public company, listed on the exchange itself. The Australian Securities Exchange as it is now known resulted from the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange in December 2006. The biggest stocks traded on the ASX, in terms of their market capitalization, include BHP Billiton, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra Corporation, Rio Tinto, National Australia Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. As at 31-Dec-2006 the three largest sectors by market cap were financial services (34%), commodities (20%) and listed property trusts (10%).The major market index is the S&P/ASX 200, an index made up of the top 200 shares in the ASX. This supplanted the previously significant All Ordinaries index, which still runs parallel to the S&P ASX 200. Both are commonly quoted together. Other indices for the bigger stocks are the S&P/ASX 100 and S&P/ASX 50. The ASX is a public company, and its own shares are traded on the ASX. However, the corporation's charter restricts maximum individual holdings to a small fraction of the company. While the ASX regulates other listed companies listed on the ASX, it cannot regulate itself, and is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The current managing director Robert Elstone was appointed in July 2006. Prior to the merger of ASX with the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), Robert Elstone was the CEO of the SFE. ASX has a pre-market session from 07:00am to 10:00am AEST and a normal trading session from 10:00am to 04:00pm AEST. The market opens alphabetically in single price auctions, phased over the first ten minutes, with a small random time built in to prevent exact prediction of the first trades. There is also a single-price auction between 4:10pm and 4:12pm to set the daily closing prices. ASX CFDS are a new form of contract for difference that will be traded through an exchange based mechanism. Current CFD providers focus on either the direct market access or market maker models. This new development is set to be launched in November 2007 on the ASX and will be offered by Australia's leading online brokers and over-the-counter (OTC) CFD providers including First Prudential Markets (FPM) and Commsec. ASX CFDs will enjoy the traditional benefits of leverage enjoyed by over the counter contracts for difference but with reduced transaction costs from the central counter clearing model negating the financing charges traditionally imposed by third party cfd providers. The interest rate market on the ASX is the set of corporate bonds, floating rate notes, and bond-like preference shares listed on the exchange. Those securities are all traded and settled the same as ordinary shares, but the ASX provides information such as their maturity, effective interest rate, etc, to aid comparison. The ASX trades futures over the ASX 50, ASX 200 and ASX property indexes, and over grain, electricity and wool. Options over grain futures are also traded. Futures are traded on DTP, the Derivatives Trading Platform (also known as CLICK).

Madrid Stock Exchange

Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange) is the largest and most international of Spain's four regional stock exchanges (the others are located in Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao) that trade shares and convertible bonds and fixed income securities, and both government and private-sector debt. Bolsa de Madrid is owned by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles. The reorganization of Spain's financial market under the national umbrella of the Spanish Stock Market includes the bolsas, the derivatives markets, and fixed-income markets. Trading is linked through the electronic Spanish Stock Market Interconnection System (SIBE), which handles more than 90% of transactions; all fixed-income assets are traded through SIBE. The Madrid Stock Exchange General Index (IGBM) is the exchange's principle index and represents the construction, financial services, communications, consumer, capital/intermediate goods, energy, and market services sectors. The IBEX-35 Index is a capitalization-weighted index comprising the 35 most liquid Spanish stocks traded in the continuous market, and is Bolsa de Madrid's benchmark. Bolsa de Madrid also offers the FTSE-Latibex Index, a European market for Latin American stocks; and the Ibex New Market Index for emerging companies. Settlement is T + 3. Trading on SIBE is conducted from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open outcry from 10a.m. to 11:30 a.m., both Monday through Friday The Bolsa de Madrid was officially founded in 1831. As required by Spanish law, it is managed and operated by the Sociedad Rectora de la Bolsa de Valores de Madrid S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain. The membership of the Madrid Stock Exchange consists of 41 major financial institutions and 12 established securities dealers. At December 31, 2001, approximately 1477 domestic and foreign companies had their equity securities listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. The total market capitalization of the equity securities listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange at May, 2007 was €1,276.26 billion. Also add some information about the IBGM-Bolsa Madrid General Index

Portuguese Stock Exchange

The BM&F Bovespa is a São Paulo-based stock exchange. It is the fourth largest stock exchange in the Americas in terms of market capitalization, behind NYSE, Nasdaq, and Toronto Stock exchange. It is also the thirteenth largest in the world in terms of market capitalization (see list of stock exchanges). On May 8, 2008, the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F) merged, creating the new BM&F Bovespa. The BM&F Bovespa is linked to all Brazilian stock exchanges, including Rio de Janeiro's Boverj (BVRJ), where only government bonds are traded. The benchmark indicator of Bovespa is the 50-stock Índice Bovespa. There were 450 companies traded at Bovespa as of April 30, 2008. On May 20, 2008 the iBovespa index reached its 10^th consecutive record mark closing at 73,516 points, with a traded volume of USD 4.2 billion or BRL 7.4 billion.The exchange has a pre-market session from 09:45am to 10:00am, a normal trading session from 10:00am to 05:00pm and a post-market session from 05:30pm to 07:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.

Korea Stock Exchange

Korea Exchange (KRX) was created through the integration of the three existing Korean spot & futures exchanges (Korea Stock Exchange, Korea Futures Exchange and KOSDAQ) under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act. The securities and futures markets of former exchanges are now operated as the business divisions of the KRX: the Stock Market Division, KOSDAQ Market Division and Derivatives Market Division. As of 31 December 2007, the Korea Exchange had 1,757 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $1.1 trillion. The exchange has normal trading sessions from 09:00am to 03:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. Stock Market Division (former Korea Stock Exchange)

• Stocks
• Bonds
• Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

KOSDAQ Market Division (former KOSDAQ Stock Market, Inc.)

• Stocks

Derivatives Market Division (former Korea Futures Exchange)

• Index Instruments: KOSPI 200 Index Futures, KOSTAR Futures, KOSPI 200 Options
• Single Stock Futures on 15 underlying stocks
• Equity Options on 30 alternative underlying stocks
• Interest Rate Instruments: 3-Years KTB Futures, 5-Years KTB Futures, 3-Years KTB Futures Options, MSB Futures
• Foreign Exchange(FX) Instruments: USD/KRW Futures, JPY/KRW Futures, EUR/KRW Futures, USD/KRW Options
• Commodity Instruments: Gold Futures, Lean Hog Futures

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange is an equity (stock) exchange located at 11 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York, USA). It is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar value of its listed companies' securities. As of October 2008, the combined capitalization of all domestic New York Stock Exchange listed companies was US$10.1 trillion. The NYSE is operated by NYSE Euronext, which was formed by the NYSE's 2007 merger with the fully-electronic stock exchange Euronext. The NYSE trading floor is located at 11 Wall Street and is composed of four rooms used for the facilitation of trading. A fifth trading room, located at 30 Broad Street, was closed in February 2007. The main building, located at 18 Broad Street, between the corners of Wall Street and Exchange Place, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978, as was the 11 Wall Street building. The origin of the NYSE can be traced to May 17, 1792, when the Buttonwood Agreement was signed by 24 stock brokers outside of 68 Wall Street in New York under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street. On March 8, 1817, the organization drafted a constitution and renamed itself the "New York Stock & Exchange Board". Anthony Stockholm was elected the Exchange's first president (for other presidents, see List of presidents of the New York Stock Exchange). The first central location of the Exchange was a room, rented in 1817 for $200 a month, located at 40 Wall Street. After that location was destroyed in the Great Fire of New York (1835), the Exchange moved to a temporary headquarters. In 1863, the New York Stock & Exchange Board changed to its current name, the New York Stock Exchange. In 1865, the Exchange moved to 10-12 Broad Street. The volume of stocks traded increased six fold in the years between 1896 and 1901, and a larger space was required to conduct business in the expanding marketplace. Eight New York City architects were invited to participate in a design competition for a new building; ultimately, the Exchange selected the neoclassic design submitted by architect George B. Post. Demolition of the Exchange building at 10 Broad Street, and adjacent buildings, started on May 10, 1901. The new building, located at 18 Broad Street, cost $4 million and opened on April 22, 1903. As the NYSE introduced its hybrid market, a greater proportion of trading came to be executed electronically, and due to the resulting reduction in demand for trading floor space, the NYSE decided to close the 30 Broad Street trading room in early 2006. As the adoption of electronic trading continued to reduce the number of traders and employees on the floor, in late 2007, the NYSE closed the rooms created by the 1969 and 1988 expansions. The Stock Exchange Luncheon Club was situated on the seventh floor from 1898 until its closure in 2006. In the mid-1960s, the NYSE Composite Index (NYSE: NYA) was created, with a base value of 50 points equal to the 1965 yearly close, to reflect the value of all stocks trading at the exchange instead of just the 30 stocks included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. To raise the profile of the composite index, in 2003 the NYSE set its new base value of 5,000 points equal to the 2002 yearly close.

Euronext Paris

Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the UK's London Stock Exchange. It operates the MATIF futures exchange, which trades futures and options on interest rate products and commodities, and MONEP, equity and index futures and options. All products are traded electronically on the NSC system adopted by all of the Euronext members. Transactions are cleared through LCH. Cash settlement is T+3. Trading hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The French equities market is divided into three sections. The Premier Marché, formerly called the Official List, includes large French and foreign companies, and most Bond issues. The Second Marché, lists medium-sized companies, while Nouveau Marché lists fast-growing start up companies seeking capital to finance expansion, linked to Euro.nm, the European equity growth market. A fourth market, Marché Libre, is no regulated, administered by Euronext Paris for transactions in securities not listed on the other three markets. Euronext Paris calculates a family of indices. The CAC 40 is the exchange's benchmark, disseminated in real time. Its components are included in the broader SBF 120 Index, a benchmark for investment funds. The SBF 250 index, a benchmark for the long-term performance of equity portfolios, includes all of the SBF 120; it is structured by sector. The MIDCAC index includes 100 of the most liquid medium-size stocks on the Premier Marché and Nouveau Marché calculated on the basis of opening and closing prices, while the Second Marché index focuses on that market. Both indices are benchmarks for funds. The Nouveau Marché Index represents stocks in the growth market. The SBF-FCI index is based on a selection of convertible bonds that represent at least 70% of the total capitalization of this market, calculated twice daily. For derivatives, MONEP trades short-term and long-term stock options and futures and options on a family of Dow Jones indices. MATIF's products include commodity future and options on European rapeseed and futures on rapeseed meal, European rapeseed oil, milling wheat, corn and sunflower seeds; interest rate futures and options on the Euro notional bond, five-year Euro and three-month PIBOR (Paris Interbank Offered Rate), and futures on the 30-year Eurobond and two-year E-note, and index futures on the CAC 40. For the fiscal year ending December 2004, Euronext Paris recorded sales of USD$ 522 million, a -12.9 decrease in sales from 2003. Euronext Paris has a US$2.9 trillion total market capitalization of listed companies and average daily trading value of its combined markets of approximately $102 billion/€77 billion.

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the biggest and most efficient exchange places in the world. It is owned and operated by Deutsche Börse, which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and clearing company Clear stream. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has over 90 percent of turnover in the German market and a big share in the European market. Here the Frankfurt Stock Exchange floor trading loses, but in fast developing and expanding electronic trading (Xetra trading system) the FSE gains in European and international trade: partner-exchanges adopted the Xetra (trading system) (as the Vienna Stock Exchange in 1999, the Irish Stock Exchange in 2000 and the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2003); consolidation continues. Mainly through Xetra, the German stock market has been opened to foreign investors and market participants. About 47% of the 300 market participants in Frankfurt come from abroad. The trading indices in Frankfurt are DAX, DAXplus, CDAX, Divide, LDAX, MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX, VDAX and EuroStoxx 50. Trading runs from 09:00 to 17:30 with closing auction from 17:30-17:35. In November 2003, Late DAX was introduced running from 17:45 to 20:00 and in 2006 X-DAX was introduced running from 17:45-22:00 (in line with US trading hours). In 1585 a bourse was established to set up fixed currency exchange rates. During the following centuries Frankfurt developed into one of the world's first stock exchanges - next to London and Paris. Bankers like Mayer Amschel Rothschild and Max Warburg had substantial influence on Frankfurt's financial trade. In 1874 Frankfurt Stock Exchange moved into its new building at Börsenplatz. It was only in 1949 after World War II that the Frankfurt Stock Exchange finally established as the leading stock exchange in Germany with consequently incoming national and international investments. From the early 1960s onwards the Frankfurt Stock Exchange took advantage of the close by Bundesbank which effectively decided on financial policies in Europe until the introduction of the euro in 2002. Since then the exchange profits from the presence of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main. In 2002 and 2004 Deutsche Börse was in advanced negotiations to take over London Stock Exchange, which were broken off in 2005. Today, with a total turnover of €5.2 trillion per year the Frankfurt Stock Exchange strengthens its position as the world's 3rd largest trade-place for stocks and the world's 2nd largest by market capitalization.

NASDAQ

The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the United States. With approximately 3,800 companies, it has more trading volume per hour than any other stock exchange in the world. It was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), who divested themselves of it in a series of sales in 2000 and 2001. It is owned and operated by the NASDAQ OMX Group, the stock of which was listed on its own stock exchange in 2002, and is monitored by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With the completed purchase of the Nordic-based operated exchange OMX, following its agreement with Borse Dubai, NASDAQ is poised to capture 67% of the controlling stake in the aforementioned exchange, thereby inching ever closer to taking over the company and creating a trans-atlantic powerhouse. The group, now known as Nasdaq-OMX, controls and operates the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York City -- the second largest exchange in the United States. It also operates eight stock exchanges in Europe and holds one-third of the Dubai Stock Exchange. It has a double-listing agreement with OMX, and will compete with NYSE-Euronext group in attracting new listings. NASDAQ quotes are available at three levels:

• Level 1 shows the highest bid and lowest offer — the inside quote.
• Level 2 shows all public quotes of market makers together with information of market makers wishing to sell or buy stock and recently executed orders.
• Level 3 is used by the market makers and allows them to enter their quotes and execute orders.

NASDAQ has a pre-market session from 07:00am to 09:30am, a normal trading session from 09:30am to 04:00pm and a post-market session from 04:00pm to 08:00pm (all times in EST).

Indexes

• NASDAQ Composite
• NASDAQ-100
• NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 6:00-9:45

Markets

• NASDAQ Global Select Market
• NASDAQ Global Market
• NASDAQ Capital Market
• NASDAQ PORTAL Market

Stock Exchange of Africa

The JSE Limited is the largest stock exchange in Africa. It is situated at the corner of Maude Street and Gwen Lane in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. In 2003 the JSE had an estimated 472 listed companies and a market capitalization of US$182.6 billion (€158 billion) as well as an average monthly traded value of US$ 6,399 million (€5.5 billion). As of 30 September 2006, the market capitalization of the JSE was at US$579.1 billion. The JSE is presently the 16th largest stock exchange worldwide. The JSE is planning to create a pan-African exchange by initially enabling investors to trade in shares from Ghana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Later it will expand this across the rest of Africa. The JSE provides a market where securities can be traded freely under a regulated procedure. It not only channels funds into the economy, but also provides investors with returns on investments in the form of dividends. The exchange successfully fulfils its main function - the raising of primary capital - by rechannelling cash resources into productive economic activity, thus building the economy while enhancing job opportunities and wealth creation. The exchange is directed by an honorary committee of 16 people, all with full voting rights. The elected stock broking members, who may not number less than eight nor more than eleven, may appoint an executive president and five outside members to the committee. Policy decisions are made by the committee and carried out by a full-time executive committee headed by the executive president. The JSE is governed by its members but through their use of JSE services and facilities, these members are also customers of the Exchange. Although there is only one stock exchange in South Africa, the Stock Exchanges Control Act does allow for the existence and operation of more than one exchange. Each year the JSE must apply to the Minister of Finance for an operating license which vests external control of the exchange in the FSB. The JSE makes use of fully automatic electronic trading on the JET System (Johannesburg Equities Trading). The System is an order-driven automated trading system acquired from the Chicago Stock Exchange, which has successfully installed the system at several other exchanges around the world. The system was modified to suit the JSE's specialized needs. The order book is organized on the principle of "price/time" priority where orders registered in the book are ranked first at the best price and then in time sequence of the entry. The JET System has already resulted in significant improvements in transparency, price formation liquidity and cost of trading on the JSE. In August 1997, the JSE launched the real-time Stock Exchange News Service (Sens) to enhance the market transparency and investor confidence. Initially, it was optional for listed companies to use the Service during its two-month trial period. From October 15, augmented JSE listing requirements oblige companies to disseminate any corporate news or price-sensitive information on the Service prior to using any other media outlet. Sens is carried by all the major wire services. JSE's normal trading sessions are from 09:00am to 05:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. The Alternative Exchange is a stock exchange that was founded as a division of the JSE in order to accommodate small and medium sized high growth companies. Its website is accessible from the front page of the main website of the JSE. The Alternative Exchange is known as AltX. The bourse is operated by the JSE Limited, a company that listed on its own main board in June 2006.

London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a stock exchange located in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1801, it is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, with many overseas listings as well as British companies. The LSE is part of the London Stock Exchange Group. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. In July 2004, the London Stock Exchange moved from Thread needle Street to Paternoster Square (EC4) close to St Paul's Cathedral, still within the "Square Mile" (the City of London). It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II once again, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, on 27 July 2004. The new building contains a specially commissioned dynamic sculpture called "The Source", by artists Grey world. In December 2005, the London Stock Exchange rejected a £1.6 billion takeover offer from Macquarie Bank. The London Stock Exchange described the offer as "derisory", a sentiment echoed by shareholders in the exchange. Shortly after Macquarie withdrew its offer, the LSE received an unsolicited approach from NASDAQ valuing the company at £2.4 billion. This too it duly rejected. NASDAQ later pulled its bid, and less than two weeks later on 11 April 2006, struck a deal with LSE's largest shareholder, Ameriprise Financials Thread needle Asset Management unit, to acquire all of that firm's stake, consisting of 35.4 million shares, at £11.75 per share. NASDAQ also purchased 2.69 million additional shares, resulting in a total stake of 15%. While the seller of those shares was undisclosed, it occurred simultaneously with a sale by Scottish Widows of 2.69 million shares. The move was seen as an effort to force LSE to the negotiating table, as well as to limit the Exchange's strategic flexibility. Subsequent purchases increased NASDAQ's stake to 25.1%, holding off competing bids for several months. United Kingdom financial rules required that NASDAQ wait for a period of time before renewing its effort. On 20 November 2006, within a month or two of the expiration of this period, NASDAQ increased its stake to 28.75% and launched a hostile offer at the minimum permitted bid of £12.43 per share, which was the highest NASDAQ had paid on the open market for its existing shares. The LSE immediately rejected this bid, stating that it "substantially undervalues" the company. NASDAQ revised its offer (characterized as an "unsolicited" bid, rather than a "hostile takeover attempt") on 12 December 2006, indicating that it would be able to complete the deal with 50% (plus one share) of LSE's stock, rather than the 90% it had been seeking. The U.S. exchange did not, however, raise its bid. Many hedge funds had accumulated large positions within the LSE, and many managers of those funds, as well as Furse, indicated that the bid was still not satisfactory. NASDAQ's bid was made more difficult because it had described its offer as "final", which, under British bidding rules, restricted their ability to raise its offer except under certain circumstances. In the end, NASDAQ's offer was roundly rejected by LSE shareholders. Having received acceptances of only 0.41 per cent of rest of the register by the deadline on 10 February 2007, Nasdaq's offer duly lapsed. Responding to the news, Chris Gibson-Smith, the LSE's chairman, said: "The Exchange’s strategy has produced outstanding results for shareholders by facilitating a structural shift in volume growth in an increasingly international market at the centre of the world’s equity flows. The Exchange intends to build on its exceptionally valuable brand by progressing various competitive, collaborative and strategic opportunities, thereby reinforcing its uniquely powerful position in a fast evolving global sector." On Monday, 20 August 2007, NASDAQ announced that it was abandoning its plan to take over the LSE and subsequently look for options to divest its 31% (61.3 million shares) shareholding in the company in light of its failed takeover attempt. In September 2007, NASDAQ agreed to sell the majority of its shares to Borse Dubai, leaving the United Arab Emirates-based exchange with 28% of the LSE. Normal trading sessions are from 08:00 to 16:30 every day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.

Bursa Malaysia

The Bursa Malaysia or Malaysia Exchange, MYX previously known as Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE, Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur in Malay) dates back to 1930 when the Singapore Stockbrokers' Association was set up as a formal organization dealing in securities in Malaya. In 1937 it was re-registered as the Malayan Stockbrokers' Association, but it still did not trade public shares. By 1960s, the Malayan Stock Exchange was formed and public trading of shares began on 9 May. In 1961, the Board system was introduced whereby two trading rooms, one each in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, were linked by direct telephone lines into a single market with the same stocks and shares listed at a single set of prices on both boards. The Stock Exchange of Malaysia was officially formed in 1964 and in the following year, with the secession of Singapore from Malaysia, the common stock exchange continued to function under the name Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore (SEMS). In 1973, with the termination of currency interchangeability between Malaysia and Singapore, the SEMS was separated into The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Bhd (KLSEB) and The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES). Malaysian companies continued to be listed on SES and vice-versa. A new company limited by guarantee, The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) took over operations of KLSEB as the stock exchange. In 1994, it was re-named Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange became a demutualised exchange and was re-named Bursa Malaysia in 2004. It consists of a Main Board, a Second Board and MESDAQ with total market capitalization of MYR700 billion (US$189 billion). In 2005, Bursa Malaysia was listed at its own exchange on 18 March. On 18 April, Bursa Malaysia introduced CBRS, a scheme which allows all investors to access research reports of Bursa-listed companies’ free-of-charge. The main index for Bursa Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI). However, in June 2006, a new index series jointly developed by Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Group was introduced which is FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index. On November 7, 2006, the index finally passed the 1,000 mark hurdle and closed at 1,003.28. It was partly boosted by the strong overnight close in the Wall Street. As of 31 December 2007, the Malaysia Exchange had 986 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $325 billion.

Borsa Italiana

The Borsa Italiana S.p.A., based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange. It was privatized in 1997 and acquired by the London Stock Exchange in 2007. In 2005, the companies listed on the Borsa were worth US$890 billion. Borsa Italiana has managing responsibility for Italy's derivatives markets (IDEM and MIF) and its fixed income market (MOT). On the MOT (Electronic Government Bond and Securities Market), buy and sell contracts are traded on government securities and nonconvertible bonds; the EuroMOT is the Euro-Bond Electronic Market that trades Eurobonds, bonds from foreign issuers and asset-backed securities. The exchange has pre-market sessions from 08:00am to 09:05am, normal trading sessions from 09:05am to 05:35pm and post-market sessions from 06:00pm to 08:30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.Borsa Italiana organizes and manages the Italian stock market with the participation of nearly 130 domestic and international brokers who operate in Italy or from abroad through remote membership, using a completely electronic trading system for the real-time execution of trades. In addition, it performs organizational, commercial and promotional activities aimed at developing high value-added services for the financial community. The stock market is divided into five parts. The electronic share market (MTA) trades Italian shares, convertible bonds, and warrants; the covered warrants market is an electronic share market. The STAR (Segment for High Requirement Shares) market is within the MTA and includes companies capitalized from 40 million to 100 million Euro that are already listed and traded in more traditional sectors. Nuovo Mercato is dedicated to innovation-driven companies. Stocks, bonds, warrants, and options not admitted to the official exchange are traded on Mercato Ristretto. Premi Market is for premium contracts on stock exchange products. The after hours market enables trading of financial instruments after the daytime session closes. The borsa's main indices are:

• the S&P/MIB, a capitalization-weighted index of 40 of the biggest companies chosen to represent 10 economic sectors
• The MIBTEL, which covers all Italian shares (and certain foreign ones) listed on the MTA and on the MTAX market.

Other indices include the MIDEX, ALL STARS and the now deprecated MIB30.

Additional Aid

Additional aid for those who are new to Forex, there is also a glossary at the bottom of this text which explains some of the terms used in connection with currency trading. Foreign exchange, Forex or just FX are all terms used to describe the trading of the world's many currencies. The Forex market is the largest market in the world, with trades amounting to more than USD 3 trillion every day. Most Forex trading is speculative, with only a low percentage of market activity repress

Forex Exclusive

British Pound hits all time high versus rupee in the local market and 26-year high versus dollar in the international market.The cable saw unprecedented rise in its value versus rupee in the open market dealings amid pound’s better performance in the international market. The wave of rise in price of pound sterling has continued from January 2007 and getting help from falls in price of dollars in the international market. The graph-1 below depicts the story of losses in the value of national currency versus the cable from January to April 2007: The upward trend in the graph-1 clearly shows the upbeat performance of the cable against rupee in the open market dealings in four months. Last four weeks research conducted by KKI Research Department portrays the picture following picture of gains posted by the cable: 24th Mar 2007:The cable kept making gains versus national currency in the kerb dealings this week. Pound Sterling set off new week’s trading at Rs. 117/80, continued to gain and changed hands Rs.118/70 at close of trading sessions on Saturday. Thus, rupee shed 0/90 paisas versus British pound in the kerb market.31st Mar 2007:Pound Sterling continued to go up versus rupee in the kerb market. The cable kicked off new week’s trading at Rs.118/65, continued to show robust performance and altered its position at Rs.118/90 at close of markets on Saturday. Thus, rupee shed 0/25 paisas versus British pound in the local market.7th April 2007:The cable showed both trends the upward and downward versus local currency. However, the British Pound ended week by posting a net loss of 0/40 paisas. Pound Sterling started off trading at Rs.119/30 on Monday and was trading at Rs.118/90 at close of markets on Saturday. In the international market main headline was that the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the third consecutive month at 5.25%, a decision which widely expected. 14th April 2007:The cable continued to hit blows versus rupee in the kerb. Pound Sterling kicked off trading at Rs.118/60 on Monday and was trading at Rs.120/15 at close of markets on Saturday. Thus, rupee gave up Rs.1/55 paisas versus British Pound

Foreign Exchange Market

The foreign exchange market (currency, forex, or FX) is where currency trading takes place. It is where banks and other official institutions facilitate the buying and selling of foreign currencies. FX transactions typically involve one party purchasing a quantity of one currency in exchange for paying a quantity of another. The foreign exchange market that we see today started evolving during the 1970s when world over countries gradually switched to floating exchange rate from their erstwhile exchange rate regime, which remained fixed as per the Bretton Woods system till 1971. Presently, the FX market is one of the largest and most liquid financial markets in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, corporations, governments, and other institutions. The average daily volume in the global foreign exchange and related markets is continuously growing. Traditional daily turnover was reported to be over US$3.2 trillion in April 2007 by the Bank for International Settlements. Since then, the market has continued to grow. According to Euromoney's annual FX Poll, volumes grew a further 41% between 2007 and 2008. The purpose of FX market is to facilitate trade and investment. The need for a foreign exchange market arises because of the presence of multifarious international currencies such as US Dollar, Pound Sterling, etc., and the need for trading in such currencies. There is no unified or centrally cleared market for the majority of FX trades, and there is very little cross-border regulation. Due to the over-the-counter (OTC) nature of currency markets, there are rather a number of interconnected.

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LEBUA AT STATE TOWER

Click photo to viewLebua At State Tower Is An All-suite Hotel In Bangkok's Most Established Gem Wholesale And Retail District. Each Suite Is Has A Balcony And Offers Views Of Bangkok And The Chao Phraya River. Located On The Corner Of Silom Road And Charoen Krung Road, It Is Facilitated By The Expressway As Well As The Skytrain Station Nearby. Just A 10-Minute Walk Away Is The Venerable Chao Phraya River Where Shuttle Ferries Ply Freely, Creating A Whole Spectrum Of Activities Along The Riverside. When Completed, The State Tower Itself Will Offer A Specialist Shopping Plaza Boasting Top International Brand Names, And A Tasteful Selection Of Restaurants And Eateries All Under One Roof. Close By Are Popular Shopping Centers Like The Central And Robinson's.At The Property, All The 462 Suites Are Designed As Your Luxurious "Home Away From Home". Whatever Your Reason For Visiting Bangkok, Your Stay With Us Will Make It Special. Every Suite Enjoys A Panoramic View Of The City And Is Fully Furnished With Modern Conveniences, From Bathrobe To Broadband Internet Access, Electronic Safe To Dvd, As Well As A Fully Equipped Kitchenette. Escape Package: Book A Minimum 3-Night Stay In A Superior Suite With Balcony - Escape Pkg, Deluxe Suite With Balcony - Escapepkg, Or Riverview Suite With Balcony - Escapepkg From October 1- 31, 2009 And Receive One Welcome Bottle Of Wine And Fresh Flower Bouquet Upon Arrival, Lebua Handmade Chocolate, Sky Bar Drink, Breeze On Ice Dessert Tray From Breeze Once Per Stay, Private Bangrak Market Tour For 2, Including Picnic Basket Lunch, One Specially Prepared Dinner With Fresh Market Purchase At Café Mozu And Bvlgari Bath Oil And Rose Petals Bath. This Offer Cannot Be Combined With Any Other Package Or Promotion. Rates And Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice.

THE LANDMARK BANKOK-A SUMMIT HOTEL

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The Siam City Hotel

The Siam City Hotel Is Located 26 Kilometers From Don Muang Airport. Conveniently Situated In The Heart Of The Government And Business District Of Bangkok, This Property Is Only Minutes Away From Major Shopping And Sightseeing Attractions. The Suan Phakkard Palace Museum, Siam Center, World Trade Center, Thai Military Bank, Siam Square, Phaya Thai Station And Mah Boonkrong Are All In The Vicinity Of The Hotel.The Property Also Features Several Amenities To Make Guests Feel More At Home Including A Business Center, Babysitting Services, Concierge, Dry Cleaning Services, Fitness Facility, 5 In-house Restaurant, Outdoor Pool, Sauna And Whirlpool. Spacious Guest Rooms Have Individually Controlled Thermostats, In-room Safe, Executive Writing Desks, Mini Bar, Refrigerator And Hair Dryer. The Well-trained, Upbeat Staff Offer Warm Thai Hospitality In An International Standard Hotel Where No Request Is Too Much Trouble. The Siam City Hotel Is Close To Many Dining, Shopping And Entertainment Venues.

PRINCE PALACE HOTEL

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The Imperial Queen's Park HOTEL

The Imperial Queen's Park Is Situated In Sukhumvit, A Prime Business And Shopping Area. Many Of The International Companies Are Located In The General Vicinity Where There Are Many Department Stores, Notably The Emporium, Which Is The Nearest And Most Modern, And Tesco Hyperstore. This Is Bangkok's Only Hotel On And With Direct Access To A Park, And It Enjoys The Best Location With Superior Facilities. Business Travelers Worldwide Acclaim As The Most Complete And Self- Contained Conference/Convention Center Of Bangkok With 1,300 Luxurious Guest Rooms And More Than 15 Meeting Rooms, The Largest Holding Up To 2,000 Persons.This Hotel Offers Luxurious, Well Appointed Guest Rooms With All The Modern Amenities. The Onsite Facilities Are Superior As Well, With Two Swimming Pools, A Squash Court, An International Restaurant And A Fine Spa. The Imperial Queen's Park Is Close To Three Access Points Off The Expressway, Which Make It Convenient To/From Any Point In Bangkok By Car. The Sky Train (Bts), The Newest Mode Of Convenient Transport Is But 3 Minutes Away By A Leisurely Walk Through The Park

THE IMPERIAL TARA HOTEL

The Imperial Tara Hotel In Bangkok, Thailand, Is Situated In The Hub Of One Of Bangkok's Fastest Growing Business And Entertainment Areas. The Hotel Is Located On Sukhumvit Soi 26 And Has Excellent Access To Two Of Bangkok's Main Thoroughfares, Sukhumvit Road And Rama Iv. It Is Also Close To Business Offices And New Entertainment And Shopping Complexes, Making It An Ideal Location For Business Travelers And Tourists Alike. The Hotel Features An On-site Restaurant, Ristorante Caruso Cucina Italiana, That Features Italian Dinner Specialties And Opera Music Sung By Enrico Caruso, And A Coffee Shop And Café That Serves International-style Lunch Buffets.Other Amenities Include Tennis Courts, Golf Courses, Large Conference Rooms And Banquet Facilities, Coffee Shop, Business Center And Services, Outdoor Pool And Poolside Bar, Fitness Center, Massage, Sauna And Steam Rooms, Beauty Salon, Limousine Services, Child Care Services, Tour Assistance, Room Service And Gift Shop. Guestrooms Offer Satellite Tv, High-speed Internet Access, Minibars, En Suite Bathrooms, Air- Conditioning And In-room Safes. Since Its Opening In 1988, The Imperial Tara Hotel Has Established An Enviable Reputation For Comfort And Convenience Among Discerning Businessmen And The New Generation Of Travelers From Far And Wide.var fc_prod_null="null/null/null";var fc_track="_null";