Read the article. Clara Furse is not a big woman, but she has a big job: chief executive of the London Stock Exchange. It is one of the biggest exchanges in the world – $504 billion in shares is traded every day. That’s more than Tokyo’s And New York’s exchanges put together! And Furse is the first woman chief executive of the exchange. The London Stock Exchange is also one of the oldest exchanges in the world and is an important part of the British economy. But Furse is Canadian – she was born in Canada and her parents are Dutch. She speaks English, Dutch, French, Spanish and German – all fluently. Furse is a graduate of the London School of Economics. She began her working career in 1979 as a broker. Between 1979 and 1999, she worked for several companies, moving up from broker to director, then managing director. In 1998, Furse became group chief executive at Credit Lyonnais Rouse, and then began her job at the London Stock Exchange in 2000. Fortune magazine says she is one of the 50 most powerful businesswomen outside of the US. Though she is very busy at work, her private life is very important to her. When she isn’t working, she spends a lot of time with her three children.