She is responsible for the Exchange's worldwide efforts to attract new listings and to serve companies already listed.

It will also have ammunition in the epic battle to attract listings, in which companies choose where they will exclusively list their shares.

A new team has been formed at the Amex to attract listings.

One is to attract member firms or listings and the other is to preserve the integrity of the marketplace.

The deal underscores the growing attraction of independent exchanges like London, which operate as natural monopolies because of their ability to attract lucrative corporate listings.

Initially, the plan is expected to attract listings mainly from overseas companies run by expatriate Indians.

And the traffic, in turn, is attracting more listings.

The exchange has assigned one of its sales representatives to Canada virtually full time to attract listings and is sponsoring two conferences on gold this year.

Amex, which is a distant third in stock trading, also has struggled to attract new listings and to increase its trading volume.

And the London market is being more aggressive in its efforts to attract listings.