Palestine Exchange

Palestine Exchange (PEX) was established in 1995 as a private company aimed at promoting investment in Palestine, the PEX held its first trading session in February 1997. In 2010, PEX transformed itself to become the second publicly traded Arab stock exchange entirely owned by the private sector. PEX operates under the supervision of the Palestinian Capital Market Authority, and provides investors with a fair, transparent and fully automated trading venue. It focuses on attracting a wide range of regional and global investors including those among the Palestinian Diaspora. The PEX is financially sound and able to weather a volatile world as demonstrated by its performance relative to other MENA exchanges during the global financial crisis. Since inception, the Palestine Exchange has leveraged the latest technology to ensure maximum transparency, integrity and investor protection. Both trading and CDS systems are NASDAQ OMX products and are tightly coupled. As of 31 October 20...