World Federation of Exchanges

Data cited at: World Federation of Exchanges Statistics  Bonds are fixed-income financial instruments, issued by governments, local authorities and state-owned or private organizations. They may be listed or traded in one or several exchanges, and ensure predetermined levels of returns in the form of interest rate. Interest rates may remain fixed throughout the bond’s life or vary according to the bond’s terms of listing.

Data cited at:  World Federation of Exchanges Statistics   The market capitalization of a stock exchange is the total number of issued shares of domestic companies, including their multiple classes, multiplied by their respective prices at a given time. This figure reflects the comprehensive value of the market at that time. The market capitalization figures include: - shares of domestic companies; - shares of foreign companies which are exclusively listed on an exchange, ie the foreign company is not quoted on any other exchange; - common and preferred shares of domestic companies; - shares without voting rights. The market capitalization figures exclude: - collective investment funds; - rights, warrants, ETFs, convertible instruments; - options, futures;- foreign listed shares other than exclusively listed ones; companies whose only business is to hold shares of other companies;

Data cited at: World Federation of Exchanges Statistics  Equity trading is essentially the purchase or sale of company stock through one of the major stock exchanges.An equity trade can be placed by the owner of the shares, through a brokerage account, or through an agent or broker.  

Data cited at: World Federation of Exchanges StatisticsA securitized derivatives product is a tradable financial instrument designed to meet specific investor needs and to respond to different investment strategies, by incorporating special, non-standard features.Securitized derivatives products are in general used for capital protection, hedging against exposure to national or foreign equities, indices variations, commodity and currencies prices, arbitrage strategies, directional trading, etc.Each securitized derivatives product has its own characteristics. They are generally issued by intermediaries different from the issuer of the underlying financial instruments.Securitized derivatives products include different types of instruments such as (but not limited to) covered warrants and certificates.