Forex brokers are going to tell you what the minimums are. In some cases, you can invest as little as five dollars to open a Forex trading account. In some areas, and for some investment companies you must invest a minimum of $200 or even $500. It is important to remember that every investment firm is different, and will have set minimums for their business to take place.
Fees through a Forex broker will be based on the amount of the transaction and the type of transaction that you are completing. Moving from fund to fund or from Forex account to another Forex account you will incur the largest types of fees, but be sure to read the fine print on the Forex broker site where you intend to do business to be sure. Forex brokers make their money on the fees they bill when helping clients move money, and put money into investments.
A Forex broker should be a person you can trust, understand, and that you feel is honest with you. A Forex broker is one that you should not receive phone calls from, urging you to put large amounts of money into an account, right now. A Forex broker will present you with information about an investment, and then allow you time to make up your own mind if you are interested in the investment or not. A pushy broker is one that could be trying to earn a commission or could be trying to scam you. Again, your Forex broker is a broker you should feel comfortable in dealing with on a daily or weekly basis, but for many people, you may only talk to your Forex broker once a month or even less than that.
Investing money is a big decision. When deciding what broker Forex advice to take, or where to seek broker Forex advice you can use the links on these pages, or you can use your local yellow pages to find a possible Forex broker in your town or city. Not many Forex brokers are located in small towns or cities but in larger areas where the population is larger and more people have a need for such Forex and investing infor
Major stock exchanges
Twenty Major Stock Exchanges In The World: Market Capitalization & Year-to-date Total Turnover at the end of May 2009
Region ![]() | Stock Exchange ![]() | Market Value (millions USD) ![]() | Total Share Turnover (millions USD) ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Johannesburg Securities Exchange | 605,040.2 | 117,424.7 |
| Americas | NASDAQ | 2,773,684.3 | 12,256,704.3 |
| Americas | São Paulo Stock Exchange | 920,263.9 | 191,926.1 |
| Americas | Toronto Stock Exchange | 1,347,674.0 | 490,912.4 |
| Americas | New York Stock Exchange | 9,574,066.6 | 7,986,835.8 |
| Asia-Pacific | Australian Securities Exchange | 839,062.7 | 273,205.9 |
| Asia-Pacific | Bombay Stock Exchange | 1,032,589.6 | 83,906.6 |
| Asia-Pacific | Hong Kong Stock Exchange | 1,773,002.2 | 519,465.7 |
| Asia-Pacific | Korea Exchange | 640,357.6 | 618,607.8 |
| Asia-Pacific | National Stock Exchange of India | 968,815.1 | 242,641.7 |
| Asia-Pacific | Shanghai Stock Exchange | 2,069,937.1 | 1,685,862.2 |
| Asia-Pacific | Shenzhen Stock Exchange | 563,103.3 | 880,744.6 |
| Asia-Pacific | Tokyo Stock Exchange | 3,102,492.9 | 1,561,888.8 |
| Europe | Euronext | 2,262,751.6 | 742,885.6 |
| Europe | Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse) | 1,132,126.2 | 1,101,064.6 |
| Europe | London Stock Exchange | 2,204,320.0 | 1,483,263.3 |
| Europe | Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles) | 1,084,606.4 | 591,217.3 |
| Europe | Milan Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana) | 554,613.9 | 341,421.1 |
| Europe | Nordic Stock Exchange Group OMX1 | 664,465.8 | 319,398.1 |
| Europe | Swiss Exchange | 854,369.0 | 272,201.5 |
^Note 1 includes the Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland, Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius Stock Exchanges
- Sources: World Federation of Exchanges - Statistics/Monthly
- Remarks: There are 2 pending major mergers: NASDAQ with OMX; and London Stock Exchange with Milan Stock Exchange
The main stock exchanges:
- American Stock Exchange
- Australian Securities Exchange
- Athens Stock Exchange
- Belgrade Stock Exchange
- Bermuda Stock Exchange
- Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
- Bolsa de Valores de Colombia
- Bolsa de Valores de Lima
- Bombay Stock Exchange
- Bucharest Stock Exchange
- Budapest Stock Exchange
- Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange
- Casablanca Stock Exchange
- Channel Islands Stock Exchange
- Chicago Stock Exchange
- Euronext Amsterdam
- Euronext Brussels
- Euronext Lisbon
- Euronext Paris
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Ghana Stock Exchange
- Helsinki Stock Exchange
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Istanbul Stock Exchange
- Jakarta Stock Exchange
- JASDAQ
- JSE Securities Exchange
- Karachi Stock Exchange
- Korea Stock Exchange
- Kuwait Stock Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Madrid Stock Exchange
- Malaysia Stock Exchange
- Milan Stock Exchange
- Nagoya Stock Exchange
- Nigerian Stock Exchange
- National Stock Exchange of India
- New York Stock Exchange
- Osaka Securities Exchange
- Philippine Stock Exchange
- Santiago Stock Exchange
- São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA)
- Shanghai Stock Exchange
- Shenzhen Stock Exchange
- Singapore Exchange
- Stockholm Stock Exchange
- Stock Exchange of Thailand
- Taiwan Stock Exchange
- Tehran Stock Exchange
- Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
- Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Toronto Stock Exchange
- Warsaw Stock Exchange
- Zurich Stock Exchange
See also: Category:Stock exchanges

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