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Exchange rate regimeThe rules under which a country's exchange rate is determined, especially the way the monetary or other government authorities do or do not intervene in the exchange market. Regimes include floating exchange rates, pegged exchange rate, managed float, crawling peg, currency board, and exchange controls.Similar MatchesExchange Delivery Settlement PriceExchange Delivery Settlement PriceThe price which determines the price for physical delivery of the underlying instrument or the price at which contracts are cash settled. London Stock ExchangeLondon Stock ExchangeThe world's third largest stock exchange by market capitalisation of domestic stocks listed, after the New York Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange. The LSE also lists foreign companies, and its turnover of foreign shares is the largest in the world.Over 7,000 securities are bought and sold, including shares, Treasury stocks (gilts) and bonds.In order for a company to be admitted to the Exchange it must make application for a place on the 'Official List'. This involves providing extensive data regarding its financial status and trading history etc.As well as the Official List of large companies, the LSE also regulates the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) for smaller companies.Trading in securities is done through the The Stock Exchange Electronic Trading System (SETS) and the Stock Exchange Automated Quotation system (SEAQ).http://www.londonstockexchange.com Exchange controlsExchange controlsGovernment restrictions on the purchase of foreign currencies by domestic citizens or on the purchase of the local domestic currency by foreigners. Surveillance department of exchangesSurveillance department of exchangesA department that monitors trading activity on an exchange in order to identify any unusual activity that may indicate illegal practices. Exchange-market interventionExchange-market interventionUsually done by a country's central bank, this is the purchase and sale of the country's currency on the exchange market in order to influence or fully determine its price. These transactions, unless they are sterilized, change the monetary base of the country and thus its money supply. Further SuggestionsInternational Stock Exchange of the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ISE)Foreign exchange Commodities Exchange Center (CEC) Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) Pure exchange economy National Stock Exchange (NSE) Securities Exchange of Thailand (SET) TSE 300 (Toronto Stock Exchange 100 index) International Petroleum Exchange London Commodity Exchange (LCE) South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX) exchange traded fund Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX) share exchange Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) Exchange Rate Mechanism Exchangeable instrument Banner Exchange Exchange Rate Mechanism Exchange rate overshooting Nominal exchange rate Rate of exchange Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) London Securities and Derivatives Exchange |
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