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BELFOX

The Belgium Futures and Options Exchange (BELFOX) was the derivatives exchange of Belgium that was established in 1991 and merged with the Brussels Stock Exchange in 2000. Belfox was founded as a cooperation between important players in the Belgian financial markets. The Belfox market offered electronic trading and clearing facilities on derivatives (futures and options). The underlying values were stocks of major Belgian companies.

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The Belgium Futures and Options Exchange (BELFOX) was the derivatives exchange of Belgium that was established in 1991 and merged with the Brussels Stock Exchange in 2000. Belfox was founded as a cooperation between important players in the Belgian financial markets. The Belfox market offered electronic trading and clearing facilities on derivatives (futures and options). The underlying values were stocks of major Belgian companies.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1136922579

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