To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (54273 ) 8/30/2009 1:19:31 PM From: elmatador Respond to of 217764 On Wednesday, Nasdaq announced that it was holding exclusive talks with the Brazilian exchange over the next 60 days to discuss the possibility of joining forces to develop an order-routing system between the two exchanges that would allow investors on one exchange to send buy and sell orders for stocks traded on the other. It will beocme easier for you to invest in Brazil! Nasdaq and Brazilian exchange to discuss partnership By Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo Published: August 27 2009 01:52 | Last updated: August 27 2009 01:52 BM&F Bovespa, Brazil’s futures and equities exchange, and the Nasdaq OMX Group of the US are discussing a “strategic, commercial and technological partnership”, the Brazilian exchange said in a statement on Wednesday evening. If completed, the partnership would mark a further expansion of BM&F Bovespa’s international activities, which have expanded quickly since it was formed by the merger of Brazil’s derivatives and stock exchanges in May 2008 Bovespa gets US greenlight By Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo Published: August 28 2009 03:35 | Last updated: August 28 2009 08:32 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency that regulates commodities and derivatives markets in the US, on Thursday approved trading by American residents of derivatives related to the main share index at the BM&F Bovespa, the multi-asset exchange formed by the merger of Brazil’s derivatives and stock exchanges in May last year. It follows an agreement on Wednesday between the Brazilian exchange and Nasdaq OMX of the US to discuss commercial and technological partnerships, and is the latest of several developments to expand BM&F Bovespa’s reach into overseas markets.