Bolsa de Madrid 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open outcry from 10a.m. to 11:30 a.m., both Monday through Friday The "Bolsa de Madrid" was officially founded in 1831. In 1993, the Bolsa de Madrid switched to all-electronic trading for fixed-income securities. As required by Spanish law, it is managed and operated by the "Sociedad Rectora de la Bolsa de Valores de Madrid S.A.," a corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain. The membership of the Madrid Stock Exchange consists of 41 major financial institutions and 12 established securities dealers. At December 31, 2001, approximately 1477 domestic and foreign companies had
Grupo Elektra support of the extensive geographical coverage of Grupo Elektra. Advance America is a short-term non-bank loan provider in the United States and, Punto Casa de Bolsa offers financial brokerage services to the middle class of the population. Grupo Elektra Grupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retailing corporation established by Hugo Salinas Rocha. The company has operations in Latin America and is the largest non-bank provider of cash advance services in the United States. It is listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (ELEKTRA*) and on the Spanish Stock Market Latibex (XEKT). The Group operates more than 7,000 points of