| Information on Derivatives in Developing Countries | ||||||||||||||||
| (Containing information and data related to national derivatives and securities markets.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | Poland | |||||||||||||||
| India | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
| Korea | South Africa | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | Global Market Related Sites | |||||||||||||||
| * words in italics indicate language available | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Brazil --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges and Exchange Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchanges | Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corp. | |||||||||||||||
| Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros | Companhia Brasileria de Liquidacao e Custodia | |||||||||||||||
| Trading of securities and/or contracts based on financial assets, indices, interest rates, foreign currencies, and commodities. English and Portuguese. | Clearing, settlement, depository services and risk management of futures and options markets. Lists equity and index, futures and options with open positions. English and Portuguese | |||||||||||||||
| www.bmf.com.br/ | ||||||||||||||||
| www.cblc.com.br | ||||||||||||||||
| Sao Paolo Stock Exchange - BOVESPOA | Rio de Janeiro Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paolo | Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||||||
| Brazils stock exchange. English and Portuguese | Portuguese only | |||||||||||||||
| http://www.bovespa.com.br/ | www.bvrj.com.br | |||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazilian Central Bank | Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||||||||||
| Banco Central do Brasil | Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios | |||||||||||||||
| Contains data on swap rates, FIF positions, derivative settlement systems, BM&F daily derivatives averages, Futures market and Interbank CD rates. English and Portuguese | Oversees the proper functioning of the exchange and OTC markets. Info on regulation of interest to foreign investors. English and Portuguese. | |||||||||||||||
| www.cvm.gov.br | ||||||||||||||||
| www.bcb.gov.br | ||||||||||||||||
| Ministry of Finance/Economy | ||||||||||||||||
| Ministerio da Fazenda | ||||||||||||||||
| Portuguese only. | ||||||||||||||||
| www.fazenda.gov.br | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Hong Kong --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||||||
| Hang Seng | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Futures Exchange Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined site for exchanges. Has detailed information on Derivatives Trading, including list of products and participants, Trading system, margin table, fees and commissions, calendar, and hours. Daily Derivative Market data on prices, open interest, plus more. English and Chinese. | ||||||||||||||||
| www.hkex.com.hk | ||||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Honk Kong Central Bank | Financial Services Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Honk Kong Monetary Authority | Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau | |||||||||||||||
| Responsible for maintaining monetary and banking stability. Little derivatives information. Available in English, Chinese, and ?. | Maintain and enhance Hong Kong's status as a major international financial center, through the provision of an appropriate economic and legal environment. English, Chinese, and ?. | |||||||||||||||
| www.hkma.gov.hk/ | ||||||||||||||||
| www.info.gov.hk/fstb/fsb | ||||||||||||||||
| Securities and Futures Commission of HK | Treasury Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Independent non-governmental statutory body responsible for regulating securities and futures markets. English and Chinese | Provides government spending management and advising. English, Chinese, and ?. | |||||||||||||||
| www. Info.gov.hk/fstb/tb | ||||||||||||||||
| www.hksfc.org.hk/ | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- India --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| National Stock Exchange of India | Bombay Stock Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Information regarding derivative products, trading systems & processes, clearing and settlement, risk management, statistics etc. available. English Only | Has derivative products on equity index, Sensex, also equity derivatives. Historical derivative data available. English Only | |||||||||||||||
| www.nse-india.com/ | www.bseindia.com/ | |||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank | Securities and Exchange Board of India | |||||||||||||||
| Reserve Bank of India | Oversees financial markets and rules on violations. English and Hindi | |||||||||||||||
| Supervisory bodies to oversee financial, banking, and non banking sectors. Info and statistics on economy, with some derivative stats. English and Hindi | ||||||||||||||||
| www.sebi.gov.in/ | ||||||||||||||||
| www.rbi.org.in | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Korea --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean Stock Exchange | Korean Futures Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Products: futures and options on stocks and indices, stocks, bonds, ETFs, and others. Lists KOSPI index derivatives. English and Korean. | Lists: Korean treasury bond(KTB) futures, options on KTB futures, CD interest rate futures, MSB futures, KOSDAQ50 and US dollar futures and options, and Gold futures. English and Korean | |||||||||||||||
| www.kse.or.kr | ||||||||||||||||
| www.kofex.com | ||||||||||||||||
| KOSDAQ Stock Market | ||||||||||||||||
| Financing for knowledge-based ventures, high-tech companies and small to medium sized enterprises. No derivatives trading. English and Korean | ||||||||||||||||
| www.kosdaq.com | ||||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank of Korea | Korean Financial Supervisory Commission | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange derivatives chart, daily turnover and allocation. English and Korean | Oversees financial markets. Contains some statistical information on derivatives. English and Korean | |||||||||||||||
| www.bok.or.kr | www.fsc.go.kr | |||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Malaysia --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange | Malaysia Derivatives Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur | Trades futures and options on indices, interest rates, foreign exchange, and commodities. Plus historical trading data and options calculator. English Only | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia's main stock exchange. English and Bahasa Melayu | ||||||||||||||||
| www.klse.com.my | www.mdex.com.my | |||||||||||||||
| Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority | ||||||||||||||||
| Provides offshore banking and financial services under the direction of the Central Bank of Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| www.lofsa.gov.my | ||||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank of Malaysia | Securities Commission of Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
| Bank Negara Malaysia | Promotes and maintains fair, efficient, secure and transparent securities and futures markets. English and Bahasa Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
| Promotes monetary and financial system stability and fostering a sound and progressive financial sector. | ||||||||||||||||
| www.bnm.gov.my | www.sc.com.my | |||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Mexico --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexican Stock Exchange | Mexican Derivatives Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Bolsa Mexicana De Valores | Mercado Mexicano de Derivados | |||||||||||||||
| Spanish Only. English Site available Autumn 2003. | Spanish Only | |||||||||||||||
| www.bmv.com.mx | www.mexder.com.mx | |||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank of Mexico | National Banking and Securities Comm. | |||||||||||||||
| Banco de Mexico | Comision Nacional Bancaria Y De Valores | |||||||||||||||
| Contains data on the economy and financial sectors. English and Spanish | Oversees financial markets. Spanish Only | |||||||||||||||
| www.cnbv.gob.mx | ||||||||||||||||
| www.banxico.org.mx | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Poland --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| Warsaw Stock Exchange | Energy Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Gielda Papierow Wartosciowych w Warszawie SA | Towarowa Gielda Energii SA | |||||||||||||||
| Presently traded are futures on indices, stocks, and currencies. Also European and American warrants on stocks, indices, and futures. English and Polish | Trades energy and energy derivatives. Polish Only. | |||||||||||||||
| www.polpx.pl | ||||||||||||||||
| www.gpw.com.pl | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Table of Offers | Warsaw Commodities Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Centralna Tabela Ofert S.A. | Polish Only | |||||||||||||||
| Electronic treasury securities market. English and Polish | www.wgt.com.pl | |||||||||||||||
| www.ceto.pl | ||||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank | Polish Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||||||||||
| Narodowy Bank Polski | Komisja Papierow Wartosciowych I Gield | |||||||||||||||
| Information and statistics on Poland, NBP, and Polish Banks. English and Polish | Oversee Poland Securities Markets. English and Polish | |||||||||||||||
| www.kpwig.gov.pl | ||||||||||||||||
| www.nbp.pl | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Singapore --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore Exchange | Singapore Commodity Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Has futures and options on futures for interest rate and equity index products. Also, semi conductor, energy, and single stock futures. Has data on derivative instruments. English and Chinese | Trades futures contracts on selected commodities. Daily Price data available. English Only | |||||||||||||||
| www.sicom.com.sg | ||||||||||||||||
| www.sgx.com | ||||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank | Singapore Government Securities | |||||||||||||||
| Monetary Authority of Singapore | Provides statistics, data, and publications on economy and government securities | |||||||||||||||
| Data on exchange rates, interest rates, and other financial instruments. Contains OPERA and MASNET, helpful foreign investor organizations. English Only | ||||||||||||||||
| www.sgs.gov.sg | ||||||||||||||||
| www.mas.gov.sg | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- South Africa --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exchanges | ||||||||||||||||
| JSE Securities Exchange | South Africa Futures Exchange | |||||||||||||||
| Trades individual equity stocks on exchange. Contains historical data on market. English | Trades futures and options on indices, single stocks, foreign exchange, interest rates, and agricultural products. Part of JSE family. English Only | |||||||||||||||
| www.jse.co.za | ||||||||||||||||
| www.safex.co.az | ||||||||||||||||
| Bond Exchange of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Products: Central Government, Municipals, Utilities, Water Authorities, Corporate, and Inward Listing. English Only | ||||||||||||||||
| www.besa.za.com | ||||||||||||||||
| Government Related | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Bank | Financial Services Board | |||||||||||||||
| South African Reserve Bank | Independent institution established to oversee SA non-banking financial services. English Only | |||||||||||||||
| Contains data on economy as well as financial markets. Little derivatives data. English Only | ||||||||||||||||
| www.fsb.co.za | ||||||||||||||||
| www.reservebank.co.za | ||||||||||||||||
| <-------------------- Global Market Related Sites --------------------> | ||||||||||||||||
| (Back) | ||||||||||||||||
| International Monetary Fund - IMF | The World Bank Group | |||||||||||||||
| Promotes international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, temporary financial assistance. | Helps developing countries onto paths of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth. English, Spanish, and Russian, plus country web sites | |||||||||||||||
| www.imf.org | ||||||||||||||||
| www.worldbank.org | ||||||||||||||||
| International Organization of Securities Commissions | ||||||||||||||||
| Promotes high standards of regulation in order to maintain just, efficient and sound markets. English | ||||||||||||||||
| www.iosco.org | ||||||||||||||||
| Futures Industry Association | Risk Institute | |||||||||||||||
| Provides forum for futures and options professionals from around the world to share information and concerns about global futures industry. English | Promotes a learning environment on issues relevant to financial risk management. | |||||||||||||||
| http://riskinstitute.ch/ | ||||||||||||||||
| www.futuresindustry.org | ||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - APEC | World Federation of Exchanges | |||||||||||||||
| Primary regional vehicle for promoting open trade and practical economic cooperation. | Trade organization for regulated securities and derivative markets, settlement institutions and related clearing houses and their diverse services to capital markets. | |||||||||||||||
| www.apec.info | ||||||||||||||||
| www.world-exchanges.org | ||||||||||||||||
| Securities Industry Association | Futures Options Association | |||||||||||||||
| Role is to continue growth and development of capital markets, as well as their responsibility to issuers and investors. | Association for firms and institutions carrying on business in futures, options and other derivatives. Has extensive list of exchanges. | |||||||||||||||
| www.sia.com/ | http://www.foa.co.uk/contacts/links/exchanges.jsp | |||||||||||||||
| DMAXX | ||||||||||||||||
| Extensive list of Exchange and related sites. | ||||||||||||||||
| www.dmaxx.com/Links.htm | ||||||||||||||||