Chapter II evolution of stock exchanges
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The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) is a stock exchange located in Damascus, Syria. Founded in 2009, it is the only stock exchange in Syria. The market was initiated by Presidential decree no.55 on October 1, 2006. The Exchange is a public institution. It is self financing although the setup costs and deficit are financed largely by Government loans. The intention is ultimately to transfer the Exchange into a shareholding company. Membership of the Exchange will be open to banks and other financial intermediaries that have a license from the Syrian Commission on Financial Markets & Securities. A member (Broker) must be a legal entity. Banks will be required in some cases to form separately capitalized subsidiaries. There are approximately fifteen newly established banks and insurance companies plus three or four other joint stock companies in which share trading presently takes place. The above companies will form the nucleus of the companies to be listed on the Exchange. In addition to equities, the Exchange will trade corporate, Government and local authority (municipal) bonds. There will be also provision for trading of mutual funds (collective investment schemes) and Islamic products. There is no immediate intention to trade derivatives.
The Exchange will operate an ―Official‖ or ―Main‖ market and a second tier ―Growth‖ or ―Development‖ market for new, small-cap companies or companies that cannot meet the criteria for listing on the Main market. Companies shall be capable of progressing from the Growth to the Main market and in certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions moving from the Main to the Growth market. Companies listed on the Exchange will be required to maintain their share registers in electronic form (soft copy). The Exchange will act as the national central registrar for all securities listed on the Exchange. Trading take place at the Exchange every Monday Tuesday and Thursday. Initially the trading hours are from 10:30 am tell 1:00 pm in each trading day. But this will be increased as the market develops. Trading in equities will be by continuous auction. The market in equities will be order driven whereas the market in Government bonds will be quote driven. Trading screens will
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be in Arabic or English at the discretion of the user and prices will be quoted in Syrian Pounds. There will be provision for prices to be quoted in other currencies. Trading will initially be conducted on a central trading floor in Damascus although provision will be made for remote order entry from brokers‘ offices. The Exchange proposes to introduce internet trading although this will not be a feature of the market in the initial stages. Settlement will take place on T+2, the Exchange will use a single settlement bank through which all brokers will be required to settle the net position of their transactions. Foreign investors will be required to maintain their holdings with a custodian. Custodians require a license from the Commission (DSE, n.d). Download 1.12 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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