22.04.2013 - Hong Kong’s exchange is betting its future on commodities and the renminbi
In the fast-changing world of securities exchanges, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing sits in an enviable position. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which it operates, is the worlds fifth largest by the market capitalization of its listed companies, $2.83 trillion, and one of the most profitable. Over the past five years, it has had a greater volume of initial public offerings, $141.7 billion, than any other exchange in the world thanks to its status as the premier gateway to corporate China. At home it enjoys a statutory monopoly that protects it from upstart electronic exchanges, which have bedeviled established bourses elsewhere...............................................Full Article: Source
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