The Opportunity is to be Presented

Remember the King Fisher who said to wait for the opportunity to be presented, well while waiting you will have to be prepared as well and here are some "frivolous" information that can act as a guide and maybe of use to some of you.

Don't under estimate these frivolity, as in being prepared and in strategic approach all details and probability are to be covered and the ability to seized the chance when it appears must be in the pocket.

Don't forget that the defense mechanism is in the waiting and to recoup and regroup at the crux of time.

These info are part of a strategic financial combative plan and are rudimentary to the approach, see what you can make of it. :-)

MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGES

NEW ZEALAND EXCHANGE LIMITED

Wellington, New Zealand

Website : http://www.nzx.com

Main Index: NZX 50

GMT + 12

Currency : New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

NZDX Market    

Enquiry: 8.00am – 8.45am  

Pre-open: 8.45am - 9.00am  

Normal Trading: 9.00am – 5.00pm   (Singapore Time: 5.00am -.1.00pm Same Day) (DST)

Pre-close: 4.45pm - 5.00pm

Adjust: 5.00pm - 5.30pm

Daylight Saving Time: Last Sunday of September to First Sunday of April

Market holidays & abbreviated trading days for 2010

New Year's Day: Friday, 01 Jan Closed
New Year's Day Holiday: Monday, 04 Jan Closed
Waitangi Day: Saturday, 06 Feb Closed
Thursday, 01 Apr Abbreviated Trading   Good Friday: Friday, 02 Apr Closed
Easter Monday: Monday, 05 Apr Closed
ANZAC Day: Sunday, 25 Apr Closed
Queens Birthday: Monday, 07 Jun Closed
Labour Day: Monday, 25 Oct Closed
Friday, 24 Dec Abbreviated Trading   Christmas Day: Monday, 27 Dec Closed
Boxing Day: Tuesday, 28 Dec Closed
Friday, 31 Dec Abbreviated Trading

AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE

Sydney, Australia

Website: http://www.asx.com.au

Main Index: ASX 200

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)

GMT + 10 (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (AEST)

Opening Hours: 10.00am – 4.00pm (Singapore Time: 8.00am – 2pm) (DST)

Daylight Saving Time: Summer time (DST) New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania – starts from the First Sunday of October to the First Sunday of April.

Market Holidays: http://www.asx.com.au/about/operational/trading_calendar/asx/2010.htm

KOREA EXCHANGE

Busan, South Korea

Website: http://www.krx.co.kr/index.html

Main Index: KOSPI

Currency: Korean Won (KRW)

GMT + 9 (Korea Standard Time) (KST)

Opening Hours: 8.00 am – 3.00 pm (Singapore Time: 7.00 am – 2.00 pm)

No DST

Market Holidays:

Date	Holiday
January 1, 2010 (Friday)	New Year's Day
Feb. 15-16, 2010 (Mon-Tues.)	Lunar New Year's Day
May 1, 2010 (Sat.)	Labor Day / May Day
May 5, 2010 (Wed.)	Children's Day (Urini Nal)
Jul. 17, 2010 (Sat.)	Constitution Day (Je Hun Jul)
Sept. 22, 2010 (Wed.)	Chuseok, (Thanksgiving Day)
Dec 25, 2010 (Sat.)	Christmas Day

TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

Tokyo, Japan

Main Index: NIKKEI 225, TOPIX

Website: http://www.tse.or.jp/english/index.html

Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)

GMT +9 (Japanese Standard Time) (JST)

Opening Hours: 9.00 am – 3.00 pm (Singapore Time: 8.00 am – 2.00 pm)

No DST

Market Holidays:

Date	Holiday
Jan. 1, 2010(Friday)	Oshogatsu (New Year's Day)
Jan. 11, 2010(Mon.)	Coming of Age Day
Feb. 11, 2010(Thurs.)	National Foundation Day
Mar. 22, 2010(Monday)	Spring Equinox (Followed after Sunday)
Apr. 29, 2010(Thurs)	Showa Day
May 3-4, 2010 (Mon - Tues)	Constitution Memorial Day followed by Greenery Day
May 5, 2010 (Wed)	Kodomo-no-Hi (Children's Day)
July 19, 2010 (Mon.)	Marine Day
Sept 20, 2010 (Mon.)	Keiro-no-Hi (Respect for the Aged Day)
Sept 23, 2010 (Thurs)	Autumnal Equinox
Oct 11, 2010 (Mon)	Day after Taiiku-no-Hi (Health Sports Day)
Nov 3, 2010 (Wed)	Bunka-no-Hi (Culture Day)
Nov. 23, 2010 (Tues)	Kinro-Kansha-no-Hi (Labor Thanksgiving Day)
Dec 23, 2010(Thurs)	Emperor's Birthday

HONG KONG EXCHANGE

Hong Kong, China SAR

Main Index: Hang Seng

Website: http://www.hkex.com.hk/index.htm

Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)

GMT +8 (Hong Kong Time) (HKT)

Opening Hours: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Market Holidays:

Date	Holiday
Jan. 1, 2010 (Friday)	New Year's Day
Feb. 15-16, 2010 (Mon-Tues.)	Lunar (Chinese) New Year
Apr. 2, 2010 (Friday)	Good Friday
Apr. 5-6, 2010(Mon - Tues.)	Easter Monday and Ching Ming Festival
May 1, 2010 (Sat.)	Labour Day / May Day
June 16, 2010 (Wed.)	Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat Festival)
July 1, 2010 (Thurs.)	SAR Establishment Day
Sept. 23, 2010 (Thurs)	Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1, 2010 (Friday)	National Day
Oct 16, 2010 (Sat.)	Chung Yeung Festival
Dec 25, 2010 (Sat.)	Christmas Day

 SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE

Shanghai, China

Main Index: SSE 180, CSI 300

Website: http://www.sse.com.cn/sseportal/en_us/ps/home.shtml

Currency: Chinese Renminbi (CNY)

GMT +8

Opening Hours: 9.30 am – 3.00 pm

No DST

Market Holidays:

Date	Holiday
January 1, 2010 (Friday)	New Year's Day
Feb. 15-17, 2010 (Mon-Wed.)	Lunar (Chinese) New Year
April 5, 2010 (Mon.)	Qing Ming Festival
May 1, 2010 (Sat.)	Labour / May Day
June 16, 2010 (Wed)	Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat Festival)
Sept. 22, 2010 (Wed)	Mid-Autumn / Lantern Festival
Oct 1-7, 2010 (Fri. - Thurs)	National Day

TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Taipei, Taiwan

Main Index: TAIEX

Website: http://www.twse.com.tw/en

Currency: Taiwan Dollar (TWD)

GMT +8

Opening Hours: 9.00 am – 1.30 pm

Market Holidays:

Holiday Schedule of 2010
Month	Day	Description
January	1 (Fri.)	New Year
February	11 (Thur.) 12 (Fri.)	No Trading. Market opens only for Clearing & Settlement.
	13 (Sat.)~ 21 (Sun.)	Chinese Lunar New Year
	28 (Sun.)	Peace Memorial Day
April	5 (Mon.)	Tomb Sweeping Day
May	1 (Sat.)	Labor Day
June	16 (Wed.)	Dragon Boat Festival
September	22 (Wed.)	Moon Festival
October	10 (Sat.)	National Day

Remarks: Additional Trading Days on February 06th.

SINGAPORE EXCHANGE

Singapore

Main Index: STI

Website: http://www.sgx.com/wps/portal/marketplace/mp-en/home

Currency: Singapore Dollars (SGD)

GMT +8

Opening Hours: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Market Holidays:

Date	Holiday
Jan. 1, 2010 (Friday)	New Year's Day
Feb. 15-16, 2010 (Mon-Tues.)	Lunar (Chinese) New Year
Apr. 2, 2010 (Fri.)	Good Friday
May 1, 2010 (Sat.)	Labor Day
May 28, 2010 (Fri.)	Vesak Day
Aug. 9, 2010 (Mon.)	National Day
Sept.10, 2010 (Fri.)	Hari Raya Puasa
Nov. 5, 2010 (Fri.)	Deepavali
Nov. 17, 2010 (Wed.)	Hari Raya Haji
Dec 25, 2010 (Sat.)	Christmas Day

NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA

Mumbai, India

Main Index: NIFTY

Website: http://www.nseindia.com

Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)

GMT +5.30

Opening Hours: 9.55 am – 3.30 pm (Singapore Time: 12.25 pm – 6.00 pm)

Market Holidays

Date	Holiday
Jan. 1, 2010 (Fri.)	New Year's Day
Jan. 26, 2010 (Tues.)	Republic Day
Feb. 12, 2010 (Fri.)	Maha Shivaratri
Mar. 1, 2010 (Mon.)	Holi
Mar. 24, 2010 (Wed.)	Ram Navmi
Apr. 2, 2010 (Fri.)	Good Friday
Apr. 14, 2010 (Wed.)	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
Sept. 2, 2010 (Thurs.)	Vinayak Janmashtami
Sept. 10, 2010 (Fri.)	Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Bairam)
Oct. 2, 2010 (Sat.) *	Gandhi Jayanti
Nov. 5, 2010 (Fri.) **	Diwali (Deepavali)
Nov. 17, 2010 (Wed.)	Gurunanak Jayanti / Bakreeth
Dec 17, 2010 (Fri.)	Moharum

 RUSSIAN TRADING SYSTEM

Moscow, Russia

Main Index: RTS, MICEX

Website: http://www.rts.ru/?tid=541

Trading Currency: USD

National Currency: Russian Ruble (RUB)

GMT +3

Opening Hours: 10.30 am – 6.00 pm (Singapore Time: 2.30 pm – 10.00 pm)

No DST

Market Holidays:

Date in 2010		Holiday Name
Jan.  1	Fri	New Year's Day
4	Mon	New Year's Holiday
5	Tue	New Year's Holiday
6	Wed	New Year's Holiday
7	Thu	Orthodox Christmas Day
8	Fri	New Year's Holiday
14 *	Thu	Orthodox New Year
Feb. 22	Mon	Bridge Public Holiday (compensated Sat. Feb.27)
23	Tue	Motherland Defenders' Day
Mar.  8	Mon	Women's Day
Apr.  4 *	Sun	Orthodox Easter
May   1	Sat	Labor Day
3	Mon	Labor Day Holiday
9	Sun	Victory Day
10	Mon	Victory Day Holiday
Jun. 12	Sat	Russia Day
14	Mon	Russia Day Holiday
Nov.  4	Thu	Unity Day
5	Fri	Bridge Public Holiday (compensated Sat. Nov.13)

JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE

Johannesburg, South Africa

Main Index: Top 40

Website: http://www.jse.co.za/Home.aspx

Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)

GMT +2

Opening Hours: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm (Singapore Time: 3.00 pm – 11.00 pm)

No DST

Market Holidays

Date in 2010		Holiday Name
Jan.  1	Fri	New Year's Day
Mar. 21	Sun	Human Rights' Day
22	Mon	Public Holiday
Apr.  2	Fri	Good Friday
4 *	Sun	Easter
5	Mon	Family Day / Easter Monday
26 *	Mon	School Holiday
27	Tue	Freedom Day
May   1	Sat	Workers' Day
Jun. 16	Wed	Youth Day
Aug.  9	Mon	Women's Day
Sep. 24	Fri	Heritage Day
Dec. 16	Thu	Reconciliation Day
25	Sat	Christmas Day
26	Sun	Day of Goodwill
27	Mon	Public Holiday

SWISS EXCHANGE

Zurich, Switzerland

Main Index: Swiss Market Index (SMI)

Website: http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/index.html

Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

GMT +1 (Central European Time) (CET)

Opening Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm (Singapore Time: 3.00 pm – 11.30 pm)

DST in Summer months plus 1 GMT = GMT +2

Holidays	2009	2010
New Year's Day	January 1 (Thu)	January 1 (Fri)
banks are closed Saint Berchtold (Many regions)	January 2 (Fri)	January 2 (Sat)
Epiphany (GR (partly), SZ, TI, UR, LU)	January 6 (Tue)	January 6 (Wed)
Saint Joseph's Day (GR (partly), LU (partly), NW, SO (partly), SZ, TI, UR, VS)	March 19 (Thu)	March 19 (Fri)
Good Friday (entire Switzerland, without TI, VS)	April 10 (Fri)	April 2 (Fri)
Easter Monday (entire Switzerland, without VS)	April 13 (Mon)	April 5 (Mon)
Ascension 40 days after Easter, Thursday	May 21 (Thu)	May 13 (Thu)
Labor Day/May Day (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker)	May 1(Fri)	May 1(Sat)
Whit Monday (7 weeks after Easter Monday) (entire Switzerland, without VS)	June 1 (Mon)	May 24 (Mon)
Corpus Cristi Thursday after Trinity Sunday 60 days after Easter Sunday (only Catholic regions)	June 11 (Thu)	June 3 (Thu)
Swiss National Day (Confederation Day)	August 1 (Sat)	August 1 (Sun)
Assumption (only Catholic regions)	August 15 (Sat)	August 15 (Sun)
Swiss federal fast Third Sunday in September (entire Switzerland, without GE)	September 20 (Sun)	September 19 (Sun)
All Saints Day (only Catholic regions)	November 1 (Sun)	November 1 (Mon)
Immaculate Conception (only Catholic regions)	December 8 (Tue)	December 8 (Wed)
Christmas Day	December 25 (Fri)	December 25 (Sat)
St. Stephen's Day banks are closed	December 26 (Sat)	December 26 (Sun)

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

London. England

Main Index: FTSE 100 Index

Website: http://www.londonstockexchange.com/home/homepage.htm

Currency: British Pound (GBP)

GMT +0

Opening Hours: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm (Singapore Time: 4.00 pm – 12.00 midnight)

DST: 28 March – 31 October 2010 +1 GMT

Market Holidays

Year	Holiday	Date
2010	New Year	Friday 1 January
	Easter	Friday 2 April
		Monday 5 April
	May	Monday 3 May*
	Spring	Monday 31 May*
	Summer	Monday 30 August*
	Christmas	Monday 27 December*
		Tuesday 28 December*

On 24 December and 31 December 2010 all Exchange markets will close from 12:30 London time onwards.

 BRAZIL EXCHANGE

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Main Index: Bovespa Index
Website: http://www.bmfbovespa.com.br/en-us/home.aspx?idioma=en-us
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)
GMT -3
Opening Hours: 10.00 am – 5.00 pm (Singapore Time: 9.00 pm – 4.00 am Next Day)
DST: from 14 October to 16 February +1 GMT
Market Holidays

National Public Holidays in Brazil 2010

1 January	New Year's Day  (Ano Novo) (Friday)
4 April	Easter Sunday
21 April	Tiradentes Day (anniversary of the death of Tiradentes)
1 May	Labour Day (Dia Mundial do Trabalho)
7 September	Independence Day (Dia da Independência) (Tuesday)
12 October	Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora de Aparecida) (Tuesday)
2 November	All Souls' Day (Dia de Finados) (Tuesday)
15 November	Republic Day (Proclamação da República) (Monday)
24 December	Christmas Eve (afternoon only, after 14:00)
25 December	Christmas Day (Natal) (Saturday)
31 December	New Year's Eve (afternoon only, after 14:00)

São Paulo Holidays 2010

 

25 January	São Paulo City Anniversary
15-16 February	Carnival (Monday, Tuesday)
17 February	Ash Wednesday (morning only, until 14:00)
2 April	Good Friday (Paixão de Cristo)
3 June	Corpus Christi (Thursday)
1 November	Civil Servants' Day (Dia do Servidor Público) day in lieu, government offices only
20 November	Zumbi of Palmares, Black Consciousness Day (Zumbi dos Palmares, Dia da Consciência Negra)
24 December	Christmas Eve (afternoon only, from 14:00)
31 December	New Year's Eve (afternoon only, from 14:00)

TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Main Index: TSX
Website: http://www.tmx.com
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD)
GMT – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Opening Hours: 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Singapore Time: 9.30 pm – 4.00 am Next Day)
DST: 14 March to 7 November 2010

Market Holidays:
New Year's Day - January 1, 2010
Family Day - February 15, 2010
Good Friday - April 2, 2010
Victoria Day - May 24, 2010
Canada Day - July 1, 2010
Civic Day - August 2, 2010
Labour Day - September 6, 2010
Thanksgiving Day - October 11, 2010
Christmas Day - December 27, 2010 (in lieu of December 25)
Boxing Day - December 28, 2010 (in lieu of December 26)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York, United States of America
Main Index: DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ
Website: http://www.nyse.com/home.html

Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
GMT: - 5 (Eastern Standard Time) (EST)
Opening Hours: 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Singapore Hours: 9.30 pm – 4.00 am Next day)
DST from 14 March to 7 November 2010
Market Holidays

	2009	2010	2011
New Year's Day	January 1	January 1	-
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	January 19	January 18	January 17
Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day*	February 16*	February 15*	February 21*
Good Friday	April 10	April 2	April 22
Memorial Day	May 25	May 31	May 30
Independence Day	July 3 (observed)	July 5 (observed)	July 4
Labor Day	September 7	September 6	September 5
Thanksgiving Day**	November 26**	November 25***	November 24****
Christmas**	December 25**	December 24 (observed)	December 26 (observed)

New Years' Day (January 1) in 2011 falls on a Saturday. The rules of the applicable exchanges state that when a holiday falls on a Saturday, we observe the preceding Friday unless the Friday is the end of a monthly or yearly accounting period. In this case, Friday, December 31, 2010 is the end of both a monthly and yearly accounting period; therefore the exchanges will be open that day and the following Monday.