Its ticker symbol is 9983 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange which is sometimes listed as TYO:9983. It's also traded over-the-counter in the US markets as FRCOF and FRCOY.
No all securities are not traded in US currency. The stock is traded in the currency that the country uses.
If the US stock markets goes down then the other countries stock markets and those intruments wich are being trade against DOLLAR wil rise.
There are more than a dozen different stock markets in the US alone. US investors tend to follow the NYSE and NASDAQ most frequently, as well as some foreign markets including the Tokyo and London Stock Exchanges.
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The government in the US at least does not own the stock market.
UPDATE FOR 2013:Are US stock markets closed on Presidents day Monday Feb 18th, 2013 ?Yes US stock markets are closed Monday February 18th , 2013Are Canadian Stock Markets closed on President's day ?Canada does not have president's day but the Canadian stock markets are closed for Family Day for Monday Feb. 18th, 2013If you want to see Stats for the past 50yrs of the Stock Market Performance into Presidents Day and after Presidents day go here: http://sg22.ly/11KPwYSFor 2012 President's DayYes, the US stock markets are closed on Presidents Day which will be Monday, February 20 in 2012. Canada Stock Markets are also closed Feb 20th , 2012 for Family day, they don't have a Presidents dayAlso US Stock Markets performance after Presidents day is not as great as other holidays. More detailed data on Holiday Stock Market Effects;http://stockguy22.com/2012/02/19/us-and-canada-stock-markets-closed-monday-february-20th-2012-for-presidents-day-and-family-day/
No. The US Government does not generally own stocks of publically traded companies. BP stock trades in the US, so Americans can own BP stock. The manner in which foreign companies allow their stock to be traded on the US stock market is a bit complicated, so I have attached related link (if you are interested).
Some brokerage companies (e.g. Etrade) offer global trading platforms. You can call them and ask how it works. I understand that your account will be denominated in the U.S. dollar, thus you will have additional exposure to currency risk
The US stock markets are open for trading Mon-Fri from 9:30am Eastern to 4:00pm Eastern.
Yes, the US stock market is open on Columbus Day. Columbus Day is a holiday only for banks and banking institutions. All stock markets and their related companies are/were open on Columbus Day.
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