The Nasdaq Copenhagen, formerly known as the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (), is an international marketplace for Danish

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, including

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, bonds,

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and notes, and financial futures and options. Nasdaq Copenhagen is one of the

Nasdaq Nordic Nasdaq Nordic is the common name for the subsidiaries of Nasdaq, Inc. that provide financial services and operate marketplaces for securities in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe. Historically, the operations were known by the compan ...

Exchanges. Nasdaq Nordic goes back to the 2003 merger of ''OM AB'' and ''HEX plc'' to form ''OMX'' and is, since February 2008, part of

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(formerly known as ''NASDAQ OMX Group'').

Background and structure

The exchange was converted to a

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in 1996 with share capital issued in a ratio of 60-20-20 to members, issuers of shares, and issuers of bonds. In 1997 the FUTOP Clearing Center A/S, the Danish derivatives market, became a wholly owned

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. FUTOP issues, clears, and guarantees futures and options on shares, indices, and

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products. FUTOP products can be traded electronically. In 1998, the CSE and the Stockholmsbörsen formed the NOREX Alliance, a step toward developing a Nordic securities market. Normal trading sessions are from 09:00am to 05:00pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the exchange in advance. Market Hours, OMX Nordic Exchange - Copenhagen via Wikinvest

CSE indices

The C25 Index, a weighted,

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index comprising 25 Danish blue chips, launched for futures and options trading (members include the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group). The KFX Index comprises growth companies in the

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, and

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sectors on the exchanges KVX Growth Market. The KAX Index is the exchange's all-share index, introduced in 2001 to replace the previous all-share index. It conforms to the Global Industry Classification Standard developed by

Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in 42 countries and more than 80,000 employees, the firm's clients in ...

Dean Witter and

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References

External links

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Nasdaq Nordic Organizations established in the 1620s

Background and structure

CSE indices

See also

Other lists

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References

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