Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange initiated operations on November 15th, 2000. It provides a gateway to the investment opportunities available in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The exchange’s mission is to lead the development of the capital market in the UAE and the region through a well-regulated marketplace in a lawful environment that ensures integrity, transparency, and disclosure.

The ASE was established in March 1999 as a non-profit, private institution with administrative and financial autonomy. It is authorized to function as an exchange for the trading of securities. The exchange is an active member of the Union of Arab Stock Exchanges, Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), a full member of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), and an affiliate member of the International Organization for Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

BSE started in June 1989. It strives to enhance the investment environment in securities and investment instruments in order to become a leading regional and international market and a major listing centre for mutual funds.

The Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis or Bourse de Tunis is a stock exchange based in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1969, and currently lists around 50 stocks.The exchange is under the control of the state-run Financial Market Council.

Operating in more than 170 countries, BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services. Our principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher value broadband and internet products and services.

The Casablanca Stock Exchange is a société anonyme responsible for the organisation and management of the stock-market. It falls under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance and Privatisation and its share-capital is held in equal parts by brokerage firms. Its management is defined by a mission statement and mainly concerns initial public offerings, management of trading sessions, publication of share prices and indices and administration of a settlement and clearing system.

On 01.10.2006 Dr.Al Assad, the President of Syrian Arab Republic issued Decree 55 (Stock Exchange Act) establishing a market for securities trading, known as the Damascus Securities Exchange (the Exchange). The Exchange is a public institution. It is self financing although the setup costs and deficit are financed largely by Government loans. The intention is ultimately to transfer the Exchange into a shareholding company.

DFM provided exchange services as of March 26th, 2000. The Dubai Financial Market is the first listing of a stock exchange in the Middle East. The DFM is operating as a secondary market for trading of securities issued by public joint-stock companies, bonds issued by the Federal Government or any of the local governments and public institutions in the UAE.

DGCX commenced trading in November 2005 as the regions first commodity derivatives exchange and has become today, the leading derivatives exchange in the Middle East, providing the right products, at the right price and the right time. DGCX is an initiative of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), Financial Technologies (India) Limited and the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX).

Located at the crossroads of the major international capital markets of New York and London (in the West) and Hong Kong (in the East), Dubai is the complementary hub connecting the region with the 24 hour/7 days a week global financial network. The Dubai International Financial Centre was conceived by the Government of Dubai for the benefit of the UAE and the wider region as a whole.

Exchange Data International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Information Publishing Plc. Established in 1994; EDI has launched a series of market data products for the back office operations of financial institutions worldwide. EDI is the premier provider of quality and accurate international securities administration data. The company provides back office securities data services to most of the major brokerage houses, custodians, and data vendors.

The Kuwait Stock Exchange commenced operations in October 1962. Its purpose is partly to direct and rationalise dealing in stocks and securities, within the scope of its owners in order to develop and stabilise dealings in securities in a manner securing safe, easy and accurate transactions so as to avoid any confusion in dealings.

The MSM has been established on June 21st, 1988 as a public organisation with independent legal entity. The MSM targets to provide a better environment for investing funds in securities and to, consequently realize mutual benefit to national economy and investors.

NASDAQ Dubai (formerly called the Dubai International Financial Exchange, or DIFX) opened in September 2005 and is the international stock exchange between Western Europe and East Asia. Through the exchange, regional and international issuers can access regional and international investment. International issuers can access investment from the region, through a primary or dual listing.

Founded in 1995 as a private shareholding company, the current capital of the Palestine Securities Exchange (PSE) is 10 million shares, each with the nominal value of $1(US). By the end of 2007, there were sixty-four employees at PSE, divided between the headquarters in Nablus and the branch in Ramallah.

The Doha Securities Market (DSM) was established in accordance with Decree Law (14) for the year 1995 and commenced operations in May 26, 1997. At the time of inception, seventeen companies were listed on the market with a QR 6 billion in total market capitalization and five brokerage firms were licensed in order to conduct brokerage business. Before market inception, share trading was performed by a number of unlicensed brokerage firms.

The SEM is committed to becoming a World Class Stock Exchange. We will strive to position the Exchange as a service-driven and operationally excellent organization with world-class trading and settlement capabilities, which incorporate and maintain the fundamental principles of market integrity, investor protection and efficient price discovery.

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 markets.