The World Federation of Diamond Bourses, founded in 1947, was created to provide bourses

Exchange (organized market)

An exchange is a highly organized market where tradable securities, commodities, foreign exchange, futures, and options contracts are sold and bought.-Description:...

 trading in rough and polished diamond

Diamond

In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...

s and precious stones with a common set of trading practices. It is composed of 29 member diamond bourses. Their headquarters are in Antwerp. Members of The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) act as a medium for wholesale diamond exchange, trading both polished and rough diamonds. The WFDB consists of independent diamond bourses in major cutting centers such as Tel Aviv, Antwerp, Johannesburg and other cities across the USA, Europe and Asia. The WFDB provides a legal framework and convenes to enact regulations for its members. The following is a list of the 29 bourses.

• Antwerpsche Diamantkring CVBA (Belgium)
• Bangkok Diamonds and Precious Stones Exchange (Thailand)
• Beurs voor Diamanthandel CVBA (Netherlands)
• Commodity Exchange Bratislava (Slovakia)
• Bharat Diamond Bourse
  Bharat Diamond Bourse
  Bharat Diamond Bourse is world largest diamond bourse based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Spread over 20 acre plot, the Complex is designed to house around 2,500 small and large Diamond Traders in addition to Custom House, Banks and other service providers who will cater to the Gem and Jewellery...
  
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  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
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• Borsa Diamanti D'Italia (Italy)
• Diamant- und Edelsteinbörse E.V. (Germany)
• Diamant-Club Wien (Austria)
• Diamantclub van Antwerpen CVBA (Belgium)
• Diamond Bourse of Southeast United States, Inc.
• Diamond Chamber of Russia
• Diamond Club West Coast, Inc. (United States)
• Diamond Dealers Club (United States)
• Diamond Dealers Club of Australia
• Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa
• Diamond Exchange of Singapore
• Dubai Diamond Exchange
• Hong Kong Diamond Bourse Ltd. (People's Republic of China)
• Istanbul Gold and Diamond Exchange (Turkey)
• Moscow Diamond Bourse (Russian Federation)
• Panama Diamond Exchange
• Shanghai Diamond Exchange (People's Republic of China)
• The Israel Diamond Exchange Ltd.
• The Israel Precious Stones and Diamonds Exchange Ltd.
• The London Diamond Bourse and Club (United Kingdom)
• The New Israel Club for Commerce in Diamonds Ltd.
• Tokyo Diamond Exchange Inc. (Japan)
• Vereniging Beurs voor den Diamanthandel (Netherlands)
• Vrige Diamanthandel NV (Netherlands)

See also

• Diamond
  Diamond
  In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
  
  
• Diamond Exchange District
  Diamond Exchange District
  The Diamond Exchange District is a district of the Israeli city of Ramat Gan. Bordering the Ayalon Highway, the road dividing Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv, the district is home to Israel's diamond industry as well as being a major commercial center....
  
  
• World Diamond Congress
  World Diamond Congress
  The World Diamond Congress is an organization made up of representatives from the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association...
  
  
• Blood diamond
• Diamonds as an investment
  Diamonds as an investment
  -History:Diamonds have been treasured as gemstones since the ancient times. Popularity of diamonds has risen since the 19th century because of successful advertising in spite of a greatly increased supply. Diamonds are not normally used as a mainline store of value during times of crisis, because...
  
  

External links

• World Federation of Diamond Bourses website