FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2008
AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE
OFFICIAL 6 MONTH STATISTICS
US$ millions
Total Volume
Average Daily Volume
# Shares millions
Total Volume
Average Daily Volume
Stocks
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
TOTAL 9,684.48
6,288.74
4,125.54
6,269.60
8,673.94
9,071.21
44,113.51 461.17
314.44
196.45
284.98
413.04
412.33
347.07 8,923.41
6,293.00
2,494.31
4,326.66
7,570.16
1,984.62
31,592.16 424.92
314.65
118.78
196.67
360.48
90.21
250.95
Bonds
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
TOTAL 9.05
4.27
41.72
0.00
0.00
0.00
55.03 0.43
0.33
4.64
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.90 26.03
4,530.11
13.51
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,569.65 1.24
348.47
1.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
351.21
Other
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
TOTAL 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
13.39
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.39 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Market Capitalization (US$ millions)
Index
Jan-08
122,121.31
4,569.58
Feb-08
128,756.83
4,815.57
Mar-08
122,116.29
4,556.37
Apr-08
132,261.87
4,988.86
May-08
135,469.15
5,037.85
Jun-08
133,927.09
4,953.00
PRACTICES & PROCEDURES
Trading
Days
Hours
Sunday-Thursday
10:00 - 10:30 Pre-opening Session
10:30 - 12:30 Continuous Trading
Market segmentation
Data not available
System
Fully automated central limit order matching screen
trading system with an associated electronic central
register and clearing and settlement system.
Mechanisms
Data not available
Market-maker/Specialists Data not available
Instruments
Data not available
Currency
Data not available
Real time information
Real-time internal communication systems
Clearing & Settlement
Central Depository
Period
Registered
Settlement
Clearing
DVP
Clearing Institution
Risk Sharing
Margin/Lending
Custodians Yes
T+3 or less
Registered
Book Entry
Netting
No, 1 day or more difference between payment and
delivery
Yes, wholly owned
Yes
No
Others
Taxes
Cash Dividends
Interest Income
Capital Gains None
None
None
Structure & Regulations
Legal
Specific laws and rules that regulate
the Securities Market
Regulation
Self-regulated
Securities market
Developed by the Exchange with
regulations
the Regulatory Institutions approval
Trading rules
Exchange and Government
Institution
Surveillance
Yes
Corporate actions
N/A
Trading halts regulations No
Investor protection
No
Foreign Participation
Foreign investors
Investment limitations
Repatriation
No restrictions.
No restrictions.
No restrictions.
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