DUBAI GROUP...

It's site is under construction. Therefore I'll leave the url here so you can chek it out later
---> http://www.dubaigroup.com/

something about them...

Dubai Group is the leading diversified financial company of Dubai Holding.

It focuses on Investments, Banking and Insurance, both at a regional and global level. Dubai Group operates as a financial conglomerate with five investment companies focusing on specific sectors and geographic areas:

Let's see something about investments in a very special place.... DUBAI

may be you rather take a look at this in the original website: http://www.dubaiinvestments.com/indexin.php

but
this one about DI (Dubai Investments)...

Dubai Investments (DI) is a world-class company that invests in viable and profitable entities. The company has an enviable track record stretching back over 11 years and has shown leadership in all fields of investment activities in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East. With over 25,000 shareholders, and paid-up capital of DH 1.8 billion, it is the largest investment company listed on the UAE stock exchange. Its prudent use of capital and sound management skills enables DI to establish, acquire, or strategically participate in successful corporate ventures throughout the region.

The series of developments that has taken place in DI over recent years, such as the increase in the number of subsidiary companies to 37 and the increase in share capital, has grown the business from a relatively small concern to a thriving large-scale company today.

Dubai Investments PJSC reported exceptional results for the nine months ended 30 September 2006, with consolidated total income of AED 1.45 billion. The net profit for the period was AED 744 million, which is 93 per cent more than the net profit of AED 386 million for the same period last year. These outstanding results were the product of excellent performances by group entities.

Looking ahead DI plans to expand its existing businesses and simultaneously seek new investment opportunities, specifically in the industrial and real estate sectors. Current business interests span a diverse range of sectors from agriculture to telecommunications and finance.

about them...

HISTORY AND CURRENT STANDING: DUBAI INVESTMENTS

Dubai Investments PJSC was incorporated in 1995, with the primary objective of investing in companies and projects. With a mission statement to be a world-class company that invests in viable and profitable entities, both existing and start-ups, Dubai Investments has emerged as an assertive, market-led organisation. Besides identifying and securing attractive industrial and investment opportunities in the UAE and the Gulf, it also recognises existing businesses that have potential, but require capital to expand. DI contributes the requisite assets, therefore becoming a joint venture partner.

Since 1995, DI has established 37 subsidiary companies encompassing a diverse range of sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, food and related fast moving consumer goods, wholesale and retail trade representation, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, industrial and commercial properties, real estate management and property development, transportation, shipping, distribution and logistics, marketing and sales, publishing and telecommunications.

The largest investment company listed on the UAE stock market, DI was set up with a paid up share capital of AED 650 million. Three years later, the Group’s assets amounted to nearly AED 1 billion and its number of shareholders totalled 20,367 including the government of Dubai, Emirates Bank International, National Bank of Dubai, Commercial Bank of Dubai and Emirates Islamic Bank. In 2006, DI shareholders have grown to more than 25,000 with paid-up share capital standing at AED1.8 billion.

An idea that took shape a decade ago, pulsates with the energy and commitment of the people that made it happen, proving true the words of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum: “It is people who will shape the future, not machines or capital.”

Something else 'bout Forex Exchange...

GCI Forex Resources

Forex Market Overview
The global marketplace has changed dramatically over the past several years. New investment strategies are becoming more important in order to minimize risk, as well as to maintain high portfolio returns. Among the most rewarding of the markets opening up to traders is the Foreign Exchange market. Identifiable trading patterns, as well as comparatively low margin requirements, have rewarding trading opportunities for many.
In contrast to the world’s stock markets, foreign exchange is traded without the constraints of a central physical exchange. Transactions are instead conducted via telephone or online. With this transaction structure as its foundation, the Foreign Exchange Market has become by far the largest marketplace in the world. Average volume in foreign exchange exceeds $1.5 trillion per day versus only $25 billion per day traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This high volume is advantageous from a trading standpoint because transactions can be executed quickly and with low transaction costs (i.e., a small bid/ask spread).
As a result, foreign exchange trading has long been recognized as a superior investment opportunity by major banks, multinational corporations and other institutions. Today, this market is more widely available to the individual trader than ever before.
Spot foreign exchange is always traded as one currency in relation to another. So a trader who believes that the dollar will rise in relation to the Euro, would sell EURUSD. That is, sell Euros and buy US dollars. Forex-Training.com has compiled the following guide for quoting conventions:

Symbol Currency Pair Trading Terminology

GBPUSD - British Pound / US Dollar - "Cable"
EURUSD - Euro / US Dollar - "Euro"
USDJPY - US Dollar / Japanese Yen - "Dollar Yen"
USDCHF - US Dollar / Swiss Franc - "Dollar Swiss", or "Swissy"
USDCAD - US Dollar / Canadian Dollar - "Dollar Canada"
AUDUSD -Australian Dollar / US Dollar - "Aussie Dollar"
EURGBP - Euro / British Pound - "Euro Sterling"
EURJPY - Euro / Japanese Yen - "Euro Yen"
EURCHF - Euro / Swiss Franc - "Euro Swiss"
GBPCHF - British Pound / Swiss Franc -"Sterling Swiss"
GBPJPY - British Pound / Japanese Yen - "Sterling Yen"
CHFJPY - Swiss Franc / Japanese Yen - "Swiss Yen"
NZDUSD - New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar - "New Zealand Dollar" or "Kiwi"
USDZAR -US Dollar / South African Rand -"Dollar Zar" or "South African Rand"
GLDUSD - Spot Gold -"Gold"
SLVUSD - Spot Silver -"Silver"

Spot Forex versus Currency Futures

Many traders have made the switch from currency futures to spot foreign exchange ("forex") trading. Spot foreign exchange offers better liquidity and generally a lower cost of trading than currency futures. Banks and brokers in spot foreign exchange can quote markets 24 hours a day. Furthermore, the spot foreign exchange market is not burdened by exchange and NFA ("National Futures Association") fees, which are generally passed on to the customer in the form of higher commissions. For these reasons, virtually all professional traders and institutions conduct most of their foreign exchange dealing in the spot forex market, not in currency futures.
The mechanics of trading spot forex are similar to those of currency futures. The most important initial difference is the way in which currency pairs are quoted. Currency futures are always quoted as the currency versus the US dollar. In Spot forex, some currencies are quoted this way, while others are quoted as the US dollar versus the currency. For example, in spot forex, EURUSD is quoted the same way as Euro futures. In other words, if the Euro is strengthening, EURUSD will rise just as Euro futures will rise. On the other hand, USDCHF is quoted as US dollars with respect to Swiss Francs, the opposite of Swiss Franc futures. So if the Swiss Franc strengthens with respect to the US dollar, USDCHF will fall, while Swiss Franc futures will rise. The rule in spot forex is that the first currency shown is the currency that is being quoted in terms of direction. For example, "EUR" in EURUSD and "USD" in USDCHF is the currency that is being quoted.
The table below illustrates which spot currencies move parallel to the futures contract and which move inversely (opposite):

ForexSymbol Currency Pair FuturesSymbol DirectionalRelationship

GBPUSD - British Pound / US Dollar - BP - Parallel
EURUSD - Euro / US Dollar - EU - Parallel
USDJPY - US Dollar / Japanese Yen - JY - Inverse
USDCHF - US Dollar / Swiss Franc - SF - Inverse
USDCAD - US Dollar / Canadian Dollar - CD - Inverse
AUDUSD - Australian Dollar / US Dollar - AD - Parallel
NZDUSD - New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar -ND - Parallel

Introducing the New NYSE Bonds Trading Platform

The NYSE’s new bond trading platform provides a more efficient and transparent way to trade bonds. Using the design of the current NYSE Arca all-electronic trading systems, NYSE Members can enter orders to buy or sell bonds listed on the NYSE electronically. The system has been been expanded to include the bonds of all NYSE-listed companies and their subsidiaries without the companies having to list each bond issued. This will expand the number of eligible bonds from approximately 1,000 to nearly 5,000 to 6,000.
The NYSE operates the largest centralized bond market of any U.S. exchange or other self-regulatory organization. It offers investors a broad selection of bonds: corporate (including convertibles), agency and government bonds. The majority of NYSE bond volume is in corporate debt, with some 94% in straight, or non-convertible bonds, and 6% in convertible debt issues

This one about some web sites you may be interesed in.

FIF (Forex investment found)

www.forexinvestmentfund.com

About Them...

Forex Investment Fund (FIF) is a high yield, private loan program, backed up by Bonds, Forex, Gold, Stocks trading, and investing in various funds and activities all over the world. Our mission is to provide our investors with a great opportunity for their funds by investing as prudently as possible in various arenas to gain a high rates in return. We are a successful group of private individuals who have made our money through prudent investments in the finance industry on a worldwide basis for over 8 years. Honestly, please do not compare us to something like "HYIP" programs or "games" that are always coming and going. Besides, we do have a reliable and profitable source of real net income, based on the real investment from the real market.

That means, we are able to pay our investors for as many years as they choose to remain with us, whether or not any new investors ever join. Our team has been proudly owned and operated since June 1998 participating in many online and offline ventures, resulting in great margins of profit for the investor teams and the sole investors. We are a group of private individuals that have been in the investment arena for over 8 years, most of our investor teammates are professional bankers, some of them have years of business and financial related experience. We are the serious people who are running the serious business. Our group is made up of American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European people, thus we are able to watch all the different markets almost 24 hours a day.

No matter how good trade records we have been made, we are just helping ourself only. We have seen many people suffer loses from various internet opportunities that can not meet their promises, thus we feel that there is a need for people like you to make a steady gain in income without risking large amounts of money. That is the reason why Forex Investment Fund (FIF) was born.

Here is another one...

Forex Investment Association

www.forex.org.za

	Official status
	The FIA is a Recognized Representative Body in terms of the FAIS Act. The Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act administers all activities regarding financial services and advice across all product ranges. The FIA represents the spot forex investment industry.
	Self-Regulation
	The Forex Investment Association (FIA) is a self-regulatory, non-profit organisation established by the leading role players in the mushrooming currency trading or spot forex investment industry in South Africa. The FIA cooperates with the Financial Services Board and the South African Reserve Bank in order to create a positive, investor orientated investment environment in spot forex – a largely unregulated industry, globally. The FIA actively promotes high standards of business practices and transparency amongst its members and members are accountable to comply with the highest standards of conduct enforced by the FIA Charter and the Forex Code of Conduct.
	Membership
	The FIA is an organisation established to benefit its members. The FIA believes that investments in Forex will in future become an essential part of every professional investment portfolio. The FIA is an investor organisation wishing to contribute to the wellbeing of investors, making use of services provided by members of the FIA. The FIA offers services to investors and investment service providers in the spot forex industry. The two main membership categories are: For Investors: Investors making investments in Managed Forex Accounts Investors trading their own funds in Self-directed Forex Accounts Investors seeking education and knowledge of the spot forex industry For Forex Service Providers Service providers offering managed forex accounts Service providers offering introducing services Service providers offering for profit advice, training, trading systems and support services

Foreign exchange, today by yahoo

Now, US Dollar compared to japanese and european money.
What do we get with $1

$1 is worth...

0.7056 Euro	116.71 ¥en

Major Currency Cross Rates

Currency Last Trade	U.S. $ N/A	¥en 10:00 pm ET	Euro 10:00 pm ET	Can $ 10:00 pm ET	U.K. £ 10:00 pm ET	AU $ 10:00 pm ET	Swiss Franc 10:00 pm ET
1 U.S. $	1	116.4	.7057	.9802	.4923	1.128	1.181
1 ¥en	.0086	1	.0061	.0084	.0042	.0097	.0101
1 Euro	1.417	165	1	1.389	.6976	1.598	1.674
1 Can $	1.020	119	.72	1	.5023	1.151	1.205
1 U.K. £	2.031	236.4	1.433	1.991	1	2.291	2.4
1 AU $	.8866	103.2	.6257	.8690	.4365	1	1.047
1 Swiss Franc	.8464	98.54	.5973	.8296	.4167	.9546	1

Now, let's start reading something about Forex. What does it means???

The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest financial market in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, goverments, and other financial markets and institutions. The average daily trade in the global forex and related markets currently is over US$ 3 trillion. Retail traders (individuals) are a small fraction of this market and may only participate indirectly through brokers or banks, and are subject to forex scams.

What about the numbers....

Market size and liquidity

The foreign exchange market is unique because of

• its trading volume,
• the extreme liquidity of the market,
• the large number of, and variety of, traders in the market,
• its geographical dispersion,
• its long trading hours: 24 hours a day (except on weekends),
• the variety of factors that affect exchange rates.

this one shows it's evolution.... years and $ billions

According to the BIS, average daily turnover in traditional foreign exchange markets is estimated at $1,880 billion. Daily averages in April for different years, in billions of US dollars, are presented on the chart below:

This $1.88 trillion in global foreign exchange market "traditional" turnover was broken down as follows:

• $621 billion in spot transactions
• $208 billion in outright forwards
• $944 billion in forex swaps
• $107 billion estimated gaps in reporting

In addition to "traditional" turnover, $1.26 trillion was traded in derivatives.