The Road to Successful Trading

 
 
 
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Europe 

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ƒ Chi-X: an ECN 
ƒ Eurex: The European Derivatives Market (joint venture between Deutsche Börse 
and the Swiss Exchange 
ƒ Euronext.liffe (incorporating the London (LIFFE) derivatives market, and the 
French derivatives (MATIF) and options (MONEP) markets)
ƒ European Energy Exchange (EEX)
ƒ International Petroleum Exchange: now ICE Futures
ƒ ICE Futures Europe (incorporating the International Petroleum Exchange)
ƒ Nasdaq OMX Europe (will begin in late Sep 08) 
ƒ Newex (Frankfurt Stock Exchange)
ƒ NOREX (alliance between the Nordic and Baltic stock exchanges: Iceland Stock 
Exchange, Oslo Börs and the OMX Exchanges - Copenhagen Stock Exchange, 
Helsinki Stock Exchange, Riga Stock Exchange, Stockholm Stock Exchange, 
Tallinn Stock Exchange, and Vilnius Stock Exchange.)
ƒ Nordic Exchange created by OMX (merger of OM [Sweden] and HEX 
[Finland]) - OMX merged with NASDAQ Stock Market to form NASDAQ 
OMX Group)
ƒ NYSE Euronext (merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, and Paris 
exchanges; merged with the New York Stock Exchange)
ƒ SWX Europe (formerly virt-x and Tradepoint) 
ƒ Turquoise 
U.K. 
ƒ Baltic Exchange
ƒ EDX London (equity derivatives exchange)
ƒ Euronext.liffe (formerly London International Financial Futures and Options 
Exchange) 
ƒ LCH Clearnet: an ECN
ƒ London Metal Exchange
ƒ London Stock Exchange
ƒ PLUS (incorporating OFEX) 
Japan 
ƒ Central Japan Commodity Exchange (Chubu Commodity Exchange, Nagoya 
Textile Exchange, Osaka Mercantile Exchange 
ƒ Kansai Commodity Exchange (incorporating the Fukuoka Futures Exchange)
ƒ Fukuoka Stock Exchange
ƒ Jasdaq Securities Exchange
ƒ Kansai Commodities Exchange (Osaka Grain Exchange, Osaka Sugar Exchange, 
Kobe Grain Commodities Exchange, and Kobe Raw Silk Exchange)
ƒ Nagoya Stock Exchange
ƒ Osaka Mercantile Exchange (merger of Osaka Textile Exchange and Kobe 
Rubber Exchange, now merged into Central Japan Commodity Exchange)
ƒ Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE)
ƒ Sapporo Securities Exchange
ƒ Tokyo Commodity Exchange
ƒ Tokyo Financial Exchange (formerly Tokyo International Financial Futures 
Exchange)
ƒ Tokyo Grain Exchange (merged with the Yokohama Commodity Exchange, 
2006)
ƒ Tokyo Stock Exchange
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ƒ Yokohama Commodity Exchange merged into Tokyo Grain Exchange, 2006

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ƒ Japan Financials (from the yuka shoken hokokusho, the Japanese equivalent of 
the SEC filings.) 
Some companies such as E-trade now offer access to local foreign exchanges. As a matter of fact, 
the company recently said a poll of its customers showed that 66% of them were interested in 
trading foreign stocks on local exchanges, and that 70% of those would do so if it was easy.
So, if you design what your trading schedule might look like before targeting certain types of 
investments, this may help you decide not only on your style of trading but also the type of 
investments you will trade. Again, the purpose of the trading plan is to allow you to put all the 
pieces together first and see what it looks like before you risk your capital. It makes sense, doesn’t 
In any case, the advantage of trading is that it allows you a way to make money while designing the 
way you want to live. Having markets available for trading 24 hours a day can help traders who 
plan to supplement their incomes while not conflicting with their primary interests.