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Internship Report on Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited
Executive Summery
This report is prepared on the basis of my three months practical experience at Royal Securities Limited
at Narayanganj Branch.
This project will cover the complete knowledge about the main working of stock exchange. Financial
markets first came to prominence during the 17th century at the start of the industrial revolution. The
first financial markets came about in London.
The whole report on Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd is divided in to seven chapter started with Introduction,
An Overview of stock exchange, Dhaka stock exchange at a glance, Function of DSE, SWOT Analysis of
DSE, Findings & Recommendation, Conclusion respectively of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited.
Now a day’s stock market plays an important role in economic development. The main function of stock
exchanges is to promote tile movement of capital across the Region, to increase investment
opportunities and encourage optimum financing for firms irrespective of where the entity resides.
This report describes the main terms that use in Dhaka Stock Exchange. This project will describe the
working of the stock exchange and will mainly emphasize on the guidelines for investors for trading in
stock exchange. This report also gives an idea what impact that Dhaka Stock Exchange create in entire
economy of Bangladesh.
Introduction
Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited was incorporated under the company’s act.1913 named as the East
Pakistan stock exchange association ltd on 28.04.1954. As public company on 23.06.1962 the name was
revised to East Pakistan stock exchange ltd. Again on 14.05.1964 the name of East Pakistan stock
exchange limited was changed to “Dhaka stock exchange ltd.”
Although incorporated in 1954, the formal trading was started in 1956 at Narayanganj after obtaining
the certificates of commencement of business. But in 1958 it was shifted to Dhaka and started
functioning at the Narayanganj chamber building in Motijheel C/A.
On 1.10.1957 the stock exchange purchase a land measuring 8.75 kattah at 9/F Motijheel C/A from the
government and shifted the stock exchange to its own location in 1959.
Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited is situated in Motijheel, heart of capital city of Bangladesh Dhaka. Its
head office situated at StockExchangeBuilding, 9/F Motijheel C/A Dhaka – 1000. It has four branch
offices at Rajshahi, Sylhet, Chittagong, and Khulna also.
Since establishment, till now Dhaka Stock Exchange plays an important role to improve Bangladesh
economy.
Mission of DSE
“To create value for our investors and listed companies through dynamic market operations, fair and
transparent business practices and effective management.”
This report has been prepared as a partial requirement and fulfillment of MBA Program,
SoutheastUniversity. The basic purpose of this report is to expose students to the real business
situation. This exposure is very helpful in considering for one self the norms and practices of report
writing and communicating in a professional manner.
With the help of this report, I will be able to acquire in knowledge on DSE.
All the information incorporated in this report has been collected both from the Primary and the
Secondary sources.
Primary Data
Primary sources included direct formal and informal interviews of the employees of brokerage house; it
was face to face communication. I asked different question about DSE. Some people are very cordial to
respond me.
Secondary Data
Review of literature, different published articles, journals, brochures, and organization’s web site.
I face some limitation to accomplish this report. I did not get much information from the DSE due to
their limitation as well.
Most of the data are Primary Data that are difficult to collect.
The stock exchange provides a market place where shares can be bought and sold. The stock exchange
performs various functions simultaneously for the growth and development of economy. It also depicts
the economy as an instrument and helps to analyze the economic condition of the country. Without
strong position of stock exchanges the economy cannot be predicted that it will be healthy in future.
It provides a market place for shares of listed public companies to be bought and sold, by
bringing companies and investors together at one place.
The exchange’s role is to monitor the market to ensure that it is working efficiently, fairly and
transparently.
It is better strategy for investment that the investor should aware of company, which he wants to
purchase the shares. In stock exchange most of the investors prefer to invest in blue chips. It is because
they considered that through trading in blue chips, their investment will be secured and they can
protect them from big losses. There are some strategies to invest for maximum gain, Investment should
make in different sectors and in different companies. The market trend and policies of company should
be analyzed before the investment. Before the investment, it will be better that the investor should
check the reports of companies whether quarterly, semiannually or annually. The other method is taking
the long position. In this method the investor expect that the prices of shares will go up as compared to
now. But he should conscious the situation with logic and complete information about the future trend
of market.
Most investors can take short position for trading of shares in the market. The short position is usually
taken for one day. It will better for investor to take position after opening some time in market and
observing high and low price in the specific day at which he is taking position in a specific day.
The necessity of establishing a stock exchange in the then East Pakistan was first decided by the
Government when, early in 1952.it was learnt that the Calcutta Stock Exchange had prohibited the
transactions in Pakistani shares and securities. The provincial industrial advisory council soon thereafter
set up an organizing committee for the formation of a Stock Exchange in East Pakistan. A decisive step
was taken the second meeting of the organizing committee held on the 13th march, 1953. In the cabinet
room, Eden Building, under the chairmanship of Mr. A.Khaleeli, secretary government of East Bengal,
Commerce, labor and industries department at which various aspects of the issue were discussed in
detail. The then central governments proposal regarding the Karachi Stock Exchange opening a branch
at Dhaka. , did not find favor with the meeting who felt that East Pakistan should have an independent
stock exchange. It was suggested that Dhaka Narayanganj chamber of commerce & industry should
approach its members for purchase
of membership cards at Rs.2000 each for the proposed stock exchange. The location of the exchange it
was thought should be either Dhaka Narayanganj or Chittagong. An organizing committee was
appointed consisting of leading commercial and industrial personalities of the province with Mr. Mehdi
Ispahani as the convener in order to organize the exchange.
It was also decided that membership fee was to be RS 2000 and subscription rate at 15 per month. The
exchange was to consist of not more than 150 members.
stock exchange based on the rules of stock exchange existing in other countries and taking into account
local conditions.
The 8 promoters incorporated the formation as the East Pakistan stock exchange association ltd. On
28.04.1954. As public company on 23.06.1962 the name was revised to East Pakistan stock exchange ltd.
Again on 14.05.1964 the name of East Pakistan stock exchange limited was changed to “Dhaka stock
exchange ltd.”
At the time of incorporation the authorized capital of the exchange was RS. 300000 divided into 150
shares of RS. 2000 each and by an extra ordinary general meeting adopted at the extra ordinary general
meeting held on 22.02.1964 the authorized capital of the exchange was increased to Tk. 500000 divided
into 250 shares of Tk. 2000 each. The paid up capital of the exchange now stood at tk.460000 dividend
into 230 shares of Tk. 2000 each. However 35 shares out of 230 shares were issued at Tk. 80, 00,000
only per share of Tk. 2000 with a premium of Tk. 79, 98,000.
Although incorporated in 1954, the formal trading was started in 1956 at Narayanganj after obtaining
the certificates of commencement of business. But in 1958 it was shifted to Dhaka and started
functioning at the Narayanganj chamber building in Motijheel C/A.
On 1.10.1957 the stock exchange purchase a land measuring 8.75 kattah at 9f Motijheel C/A from the
government and shifted the stock exchange to its own location in 1959.
Anyone can invest in Dhaka stock exchange, be they are Bangladeshi residents or NRB n investors. They
can access the market by contacting their stockbroker who will act on their behalf. Trading the Dhaka
stock exchange is effected by a correspondent broker in the host country who acts as agent for the
client broker in the home market the home broker is located in the country where the order originated,
while the host broker is located in the country where the trade is executed. There is no income
qualification required for participating in the market.
Many people would like to invest in the stock market to try and improve their financial fortunes. In
recent years, a number of average people have made a lot of money by investing in the stock market
There are a number of mythology that work to keep newcomers from the market, Such as the belief that
investing in stocks is an extremely risky business, or that you have to be rich and well educated to invest
in stock and bonds.
Market Capitalization to GDP ratio shall increase to 35% from its % contribution 19.74%
To encourage optimum financing for firms irrespective of where the entity resides.
To increase the attractiveness of the Region as an area for investment, both by regional and
non-regional investors.
Whereas, the Securities and Exchange Commission deems it fit that the consent already accorded by the
Commission, or deemed to have been accorded by it, or to be accorded by it in future, to the issue of
capital by the companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh, should be subject to certain
further conditions, on ‘comply or explain’ basis, in order to enhance corporate governance in the
interest of investors and the capital market.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred by section 2CC of the Securities and Exchange
Ordinance, 1969 (XVII of 1969), the Commission hereby supersedes its earlier Order No.
SEC/CMRRCD/2006-158/Admin/02-06 dated the 9th January, 2006 and imposes the following further
conditions to the consent already accorded by it, or deemed to have been accorded by it, or to be
accorded by it in future, to the issue of capital by the companies listed with any stock exchange in
Bangladesh:
Provided, however, that these conditions are imposed on ‘comply or explain’ basis
The Conditions:
Board of Directors
Board’s Size
The number of the board members of the company should not be less than 5 (five) and more than 20
(twenty).
Provided, however, that in the case of banks and non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies
and statutory bodies for which separate primary regulators like Bangladesh Bank, Department of
Insurance etc. exist, the Board of those companies should be constituted as may be prescribed by such
primary regulators in so far as those prescriptions are not inconsistent with the aforesaid condition.
Independent Director
All companies should encourage effective representation of independent directors on their Board of
Directors so that the Board, as a group, includes core competencies considered relevant in the context
of each company. For this purpose, the companies should comply with the following:-
(1) At least one tenth (1/10) of the total number of the company’s board of directors, subject to a
minimum of one, should be independent directors.
Explanation
For the purpose of this clause “independent director” means a director who does not hold any share in
the company or who holds less than one percent (1%) shares of the total paid-up shares of the
company, who is not connected with the company’s promoters or directors or shareholder who holds
one percent (1%) or more than one percent (1%) shares of the total paid-up shares of the company on
the basis of family relationship; who does not have any other relationship, whether pecuniary or
otherwise, with the company or its subsidiary/associated companies, who is not a member, director or
officer of any stock exchange, and who is not a shareholder, director or officer of any member of stock
exchange or an intermediary of the capital market. The independent director(s) should be appointed by
the elected directors.
The positions of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the companies should
preferably be filled by different individuals. The Chairman of the company should be elected from
among the directors of the company. The Board of Directors should clearly define respective roles and
responsibilities of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer.
The directors of the companies should include following additional statements in the Directors’ Report
prepared under section 184 of the Companies Act, 1994:-
(a) The financial statements prepared by the management of the issuer company present fairly its state
of affairs, the result of its operations, cash flows and changes in equity.
(b) Proper books of account of the issuer company have been maintained.
(c) Appropriate accounting policies have been consistently applied in preparation of the financial
statements and that the accounting estimates are based on reasonable and prudent judgment.
(d) International Accounting Standards, as applicable in Bangladesh, have been followed in preparation
of the financial statements and any departure there from has been adequately disclosed.
(e) The system of internal control is sound in design and has been effectively implemented and
monitored.
(f) There are no significant doubts upon the issuer company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If
the issuer company is not considered to be a going concern, the fact along with reasons thereof should
be disclosed.
(g) Significant deviations from last year in operating results of the issuer company should be highlighted
and reasons thereof should be explained.
(h) Key operating and financial data of at least preceding three years should be summarized.
(i) If the issuer company has not declared dividend (cash or stock) for the year, the reasons thereof
should be given.
(j) The number of Board meetings held during the year and attendance by each director should be
disclosed.
(k) The pattern of shareholding should be reported to disclose the aggregate number of shares (along
with name wise details where stated below) held by:
(i) Parent/Subsidiary/Associated companies and other related parties (name wise details);
(ii) Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Internal Audit
and their spouses and minor children (name wise details);
(iv) Shareholders holding ten percent (10%) or more voting interest in the company (name wise details).
Explanation
For the purpose of this clause, the expression “executive” means top five salaried employees of the
company, other than the Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary, Chief Financial Officer
and Head of Internal Audit.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Head of Internal Audit, and Company Secretary.
Appointment
The company should appoint a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a Head of Internal Audit and a Company
Secretary. The Board of Directors should clearly define respective roles, responsibilities and duties of the
CFO, the Head of Internal Audit and the Company Secretary.
The CFO and the Company Secretary of the companies should attend meetings of the Board of Directors,
provided that the CFO and/or the Company Secretary should not attend such part of a meeting of the
Board of Directors which involves consideration of an agenda item relating to the CFO and/or the
Company Secretary.
Audit Committee
The company should have an Audit Committee as a sub-committee of the Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee should assist the Board of Directors in ensuring that the financial statements
reflect true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and in ensuring a good monitoring
system within the business.
The Audit Committee shall be responsible to the Board of Directors. The duties of the Audit Committee
should be clearly set forth in writing.
(i) The Board of Directors should select 1 (one) member of the Audit Committee to be Chairman of the
Audit Committee.
(ii) The Chairman of the audit committee should have a professional qualification or knowledge,
understanding and experience in accounting or finance.
(iii) When the term of service of the Committee members expires or there is any circumstance causing
any Committee member to be unable to hold office until expiration of the term of service, thus making
the number of the Committee members to be lower than the prescribed number of 3 (three) persons,
the Board of Directors should appoint the new Committee member(s) to fill up the vacancy immediately
or not later than 1 (one) month from the date of vacancy in the Committee to ensure continuity of the
performance of work of the Audit Committee.
(i) The Board of Directors should select 1 (one) member of the Audit Committee to be Chairman of the
Audit Committee.
(ii) The Chairman of the audit committee should have a professional qualification or knowledge,
understanding and experience in accounting or finance.
(i) The Audit Committee should report on its activities to the Board of Directors.
(ii) The Audit Committee should immediately report to the Board of Directors on the following findings,
if any:
(b) Suspected or presumed fraud or irregularity or material defect in the internal control system.
(c) Suspected infringement of laws, including securities related laws, rules and regulations and
(d) Any other matter which should be disclosed to the Board of Directors immediately.
If the Audit Committee has reported to the Board of Directors about anything which has material impact
on the financial condition and results of operation and has discussed with the Board of Directors and the
management that any rectification is necessary and if the Audit Committee finds that such rectification
has been unreasonably ignored, the Audit Committee should report such finding to the Commission,
upon reporting of such matters to the Board of Directors for three times or completion of a period of 9
(nine) months from the date of first reporting to the Board of Directors, whichever is earlier.
Report on activities carried out by the Audit Committee, including any report made to the Board of
Directors under condition 3.3.1 (ii) above during the year, should be signed by the Chairman of the Audit
Committee and disclosed in the annual report of the issuer company.
The issuer company should not engage its external/statutory auditors to perform the following services
of the company namely:
(iii) Book-keeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements.
The directors of the company shall state, in accordance with the annexure attached, in the directors’
report whether the company has complied with these conditions.
Definition
(e) “Defaulting member” means a member of DSE who has been adjudicated as insolvent or has, as
the case may be , wounded up voluntarily or otherwise, or who has failed to settle his customers’ dues
in terms of money or security.
(f) “Dhaka Stock Exchange” or “DSE” means the Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited.
(g) “Fund” means the Dhaka Stock Exchange Investors’ Protection Fund established by Dhaka Stock
Exchange Ltd. under these regulations.
(h) “Investor” means a customer of a member of the DSE placing funds or securities with the member
for carrying out buy or sale transaction in security listed with DSE, and shall also include the money or
security due to be paid or delivered to the customer by member; but shall not include the member or
any of the directors or partners.
(k) “Year” means the financial year ending on 30th June each year.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined shall have the same meanings as are assigned thereto in
the Companies Act, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969, the Securities and Exchange
Commission Act, 1993, the Trust Act, 1882.
(3) Words importing the masculine gender shall, unless a contrary intention appears, be taken to include
the feminine; and Words importing the plural number shall, unless a contrary intention appears, be
taken to include the singular.
Recognition of Fund
(1) On the commencement of these regulations, there shall be established a fund to be called the Dhaka
Stock Exchange Investors’ Protection Fund.
(1) The Fund shall be vested in and managed by the Board of Trustees.
(i) a Chairman to be nominated by the commission from among distinguished person who are not in
any way associated with any Stock Exchange.
(3) The SEC shall nominate the Chairman and a Trustee within the first month of each year.
(4) The Council shall nominate the member councilor and non – member councilor Trustee in the first
council meeting of each year; Provided that the first Board shall be constituted within one month of
coming into force of these regulations.
(2) The Board shall meet at least three times during the year and not more than six months shall elapse
between any two meetings.
(3) Three Trustees present shall constitute a quorum for such meeting.
(4) The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board and in his absence a Trustees elected at
the meeting shall preside.
(5) Each Trustee shall have one vote and the decision of the majority shall prevail, and in case of equality
of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
The Board shall be maintaining proper accounts of the Fund and these shall be prepared and maintained
in accordance with these regulations.
Audit
(1) The Board shall, within three months of closing of each year, get the accounts of the Fund audited by
the practicing chartered accountant appointed annually.
(2) Any vacancy arising in the office of the auditor shall be filled in by the Board by appointing another
qualified auditor.
(3) The Board shall submit a copy of the audited report and statement of the accounts to the SEC and
the council within two weeks of receiving of the report.
(4) The auditor’s report and the accounts of the Fund shall l be available f to the members, through the
Council.
Participant to the Fund compulsorily for each member of DSE and shall cease to be a member of DSE for
any reason whatsoever.
The Fund
(1) The Fund shall consist of contributions of DSE and its members, value of securities or amounts
collected by the Board on account of the customers of or a defaulting member, accumulations thereof,
interest or profits received by the Board in respect of such contributions, accumulations of investment
in securities with such contributions, securities or amounts lapsed or forfeited, and of any capital gains
arising from the transfer of the capital assets of the Fund and any other amounts as may be vested in or
accrued to the Fund from time to time.
(2) All moneys forming part of the Fund shall deposit into a bank account opened with any scheduled
bank in the name of Dhaka Stock Exchange Investors’ Protection Fund.
(3) All investments and banking accounts of the fund shall be operated jointly by at least any two of the
Trustees as decided by the Board.
(4) The Fund shall be used to satisfy the claims of the investors and expenses under these regulations.
(1) The DSE shall pay Taka 10 (ten) lack as initial contribution to the Fund immediately after coming into
force of these regulations.
(2) DSE shall also contribute on a quarterly basis to the Fund as its contribution (apart from other
voluntary initial or specific contributions made to the Fund as the Council may at its discretion deem fit
to contribute from time to time) the amount representing 0.50 %) (Point five zero per cent) of the listing
fee received by the DSE during the immediately preceding quarter which shall be placed in the Fund
immediately after closure of each quarter.
(3) The Council reserves to itself the right to alter, vary, discontinue at any time the contribution to the
Fund without reference to the Board or the members of the Fund, but no such alteration, variation,
discontinuance shall be made without prior consent from the SEC and be retrospective in nature.
(4) Every member shall contribute quarterly at the rate of 50 (fifty) paisa for every Taka 10 (ten) lack or
part thereof of his gross cumulative turnover (buy + sale) to the Fund. Immediately after closure of each
quarter.
(5) DSE shall be entitled to deduct from or adjust against the settlement accounts or any other accounts
of the member the amount of the member’s contribution and shall place the amount in the Fund within
three working days of closure of each quarter.
(1) If at any time the Fund becomes insufficient to satisfy the liabilities that are then ascertained of the
Fund, the Board may request the Council for such amount of contingency Fund as the Board thinks
it fit to satisfy such liabilities of the fund.
(2) The amount of such contingency Fund shall be paid by DSE to the Fund within such time and such
terms as may be determined by the Council to be reasonable in relation to any particular case or
situation.
(3) The contributions, other than the contingency Fund, made to the Fund by DSE and its members shall
be non-refundable and shall not be considered as a debt due by the Fund to DSE or to nay member.
The Board shall invest all moneys of the Fund in such manner as may be authorized by law for the time
being in force for investment of public charitable trust funds. All investments and banking accounts of
the Fund may be kept by the Trustees with any scheduled bank in the name of the Fund under the
control of at least any two of the Trustees with power to operate the banking accounts, and to sell,
transfer, vary and transpose such investments.
Loss
Any loss in or diminution in value of the investments of the Fund from whatever cause arising, not being
due to the gross neglect or willful default or fraud of the Trustees, shall be borne by the Fund and the
Trustees shall incur no responsibility or liability by reason or on account thereof.
(A) Claims of the customers may generally fall into the following categories:
(i) Claims arising out of payments made to a member for securities which have been received
from DSE but not delivered by the member.
(ii) Claims arising out of securities delivered to the member by the customer but in respect of
which the sale proceeds have not been received.
(iii) Claims arising out of money in the hand of the member pending utilization for buying
securities or money in the hand of the member which has been improperly dealt with.
(iv) Claims arising out of securities in the hand of the member which have been improperly dealt
with.
The Trustees shall consider the claims of customers of a member who has become a defaulter in respect
of any of the following:
i) Winding up
ii) Insolvent
The fund shall not be available for claims in respect of repayment of deposits or loans placed with or
given to a defaulting member by any person or for any other transaction not connected with the
purchase and/or sale of listed securities.
Customers of a defaulting member shall lodge a claim with the Trustees of the Fund within a period of
six months from the date of declaration of such member as a defaulter in accordance with these
regulations. The Trustees may not entertain any claim lodged after the expiry of the aforesaid time limit.
The Trustees may also not entertain such claim if the defaulting member gets himself readmitted as a
member.
The Trustees shall have an absolute discretion as regards the mode and method of assessing the nature
of the claims including their genuineness and shall likewise at their discretion accept, reject or partially
grant or allow claims and make payments there at subject to the limits herein mentioned, as they may
deem fit and proper.
(G) Appeal
A customer shall be entitled to apply to the Trustees for reconsideration of the decision of the Trustees
to reject or partially grant or allow any claim and the decision of the Trustees shall be final and binding
and the Trustees shall act accordingly.
The rejection or partial acceptance of any claim by the Trustees or as the case
may be, or the grant of any compensation to a customer claimant shall not preclude or debar such
customer to pursue his claim for dues against the defaulting member in any court of law or otherwise
howsoever or other legal action on other grounds or causes of action of whatsoever nature, subject,
however, that the net claim of any such customer claimant against a defaulting member shall stand
reduced to the extent of the compensation received by him from the Fund.
The Fund shall be discretionary Fund and the Trustees shall be under no legal obligation to collect the
debts of a defaulter member and/or to make payments from the Fund as mentioned hereinabove.
Bar on Assignment
The contribution of a member shall not be a debt due from the Fund and no member shall be entitled to
transfer or assign in any manner his contribution to the Fund.
Alternation of Regulations
(1) The Trustees, with the written consent of the Council may, in their discretion, alter, modify or repeal
any of these regulations as they consider necessary but no such addition, alteration, modification or
repeal shall have retrospective effect.
(2) If there is any repugnance between these regulations and DSE rules, bye-laws or regulations, such
repugnance, to that extent, shall be ineffective and the Trustees shall, if so required by the Council,
remove such repugnance.
(3) Any such alteration in or removal from these regulations shall be made and become effective subject
to the compliance of the relevant provisions of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969.
The Trustees shall not be entitled to any remuneration but shall be entitled to charge to the Fund all
expenses of management and administration of the Fund including fees of auditors, legal advisers or
other professional advisers, and staff salaries, wages and all related costs, charges and expenses to
which the Trustees shall be put to in connection with the Fund or any legal claim thereon by any reason
whatsoever.
Declaration
Every member shall sign a Declaration in the form prescribed by the Trustees signifying his assent to the
Fund and to abiding by and observing the regulations for the time being in force including the decision
of the Trustees.
The Trustees shall furnish a quarterly report on the Fund and affairs of the Trustees to SEC and DSE
within one month of the end of each quarter.
Winding-up
(1) The Trust shall be wound up, dissolved or liquidated only in the event of the dissolution of Dhaka
Stock Exchange Ltd.
(2) For the purpose of winding up the Trustees shall first realize the assets of the Fund and after meeting
all debts/liabilities and claims the amounts/assets so realized shall be and form a part of the property of
Dhaka Stock Exchange and shall be appropriated or utilized accordingly.
Definitions
(a) “Average net capital” means the average of net capital of the three months preceding the
previous month.
(c) “Member” means a member of the exchange who is registered as the stock-dealer/stock-
broker by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities and Exchange Commission
(Stock-dealer, Stockbroker and Authorized Representative) Regulations, 1994.
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Securities and Exchange
Ordinance. 1969 (XVII of 1969), the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, 1993 (XV of 1993), the
Rules and Regulations made under the said Ordinance and Act, and the Companies Act, 1994 (XVIII of
1994) shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Ordinance, Acts, Rules and
Regulations.
Margin Account
(1) A member may extend credit facilities to his approved client for securities transactions subject to the
margin account requirements of these rules.
(2) Margin account arrangements must be evidenced in the form of a written agreement executed
between the member and the client.
(3) A client who operates a margin account with a member shall authorize the member to mortgage,
pledge or hypothecate the client’s securities or property for a sum not exceeding the debit balance in
the margin account and without obligation to retain in his possession or control securities of like
character.
(4) The margin deposited by client with the member shall be in the form of cash, securities issued by the
Government or its agencies, margin able securities and such other instruments as the Commission may
from time to time prescribe. The initial margin must be deposited with the member not later than seven
days from the first date of securities transaction and shall be such amount that would result in the
equity being not less than 150% of the debit balance in the margin account.
(5) Whenever the equity in a client’s margin account falls below 150% of the debit balance, the member
shall request the client to provide additional margin to bring the equity to not less than 150%. Such
additional margin must be satisfied by deposit of cash or margin able securities within three days from
date of notice. The member shall not permit any new transactions in the margin account unless the
resulting equity in the account would be not less than 150% of the debit balance.
(6) A member shall not permit the equity in a client’s margin account to fall in any way below 125% of
the debit balance. Once the equity falls below this level, the member shall have absolute discretion and
without notice to the client to liquidate the margin account including the margin able securities
deposited to bring the equity to not less than 150% of the debit balance.
(7) The Member shall cause daily review to be made of all margin accounts to ensure that credit is not
over-extended beyond the approved facility and that the margin requirements prescribed above are
met at all times. For the purpose of computing margin requirements in a margin account, the last traded
price of the security on the preceding market day shall be used. All transactions traded on the same day
shall be combined on a transaction date basis and the total cost of purchase or the net proceeds of sale
including any commission charged and other expenses shall be taken into account for computing margin
requirements.
(8) The member shall require substantial additional margin as the exchange with the prior approval of
the Commission may from time to time prescribe in an account where the securities carried are subject
to unusually rapid or violent changes in value, or do not have an active market or have been suspended
from trading on the exchange for more than seven days or where the quantity carried is such that it
cannot be liquidated promptly.
(9) A client may withdraw cash or securities from his account provided that the equity in his account
does not fall below 150% of the debit balance.
(10) The exchange shall have with the prior approval of the Commission the discretion to vary the
margin requirements stipulated in sub-rules (4), (5) and (6) above.
(11) All securities transactions in a margin account shall be on a ready basis. The margin account shall
not be used to subscribe for new issues of securities.
(a) “Debit balance” means the cash amount owed by a client in his margin account before
deducting cash deposited by him as margin.
(b) “Equity” means the sum of margin and current market value of securities bought or carried in a
client’s margin account.
(c) “Margin” means the aggregate amount of cash and market value of securities deposited by a
client into his margin account, but shall not include securities which are bought and carried in the
margin account.
(d) “Margin able securities” means securities permitted by the exchange to be bought and carried
in margin accounts.
Discretionary Account
(1) Discretionary account means an account in which the client gives a member discretion which may be
complete or within specific limits as to the purchase and sale of securities including selection, timing and
price to be paid or received.
(2) No member shall exercise any discretionary authority with respect to a discretionary account unless:
(a) The client has given prior written authorization to the member to exercise discretion on the
account.
(b) The member has accepted the discretionary account. Acceptance of a discretionary account
must be evidenced by a document in writing which shall be available for examination and signed on
behalf of a member by authorized person of the member. The authorization given to the member shall
specify the investment objectives of the client with respect to the particular discretionary account. Each
authorization or acceptance may be terminated by notice in writing by member or the client, as the case
may be.
(1) No member shall permit deficit arising from transactions by a single client to exceed 25% of its
average net capital.
(a) The excess of amount owed by the single client in his cash account over the market value of all
his securities held by the member as collateral.
(b) The amount of margin deficiency in the single client’s margin account as determined by
minimum margin requirement permitted under rule 3 (6) and
(c) The amount of unsecured interest charged on amounts owed by the single client.
(a) 100% of his average net capital if the security is quoted on the exchange.
(b) 100% of his average net capital if the security is unquoted, but such security shall not include
the member’s interest in subsidiary and associated companies and any company which the exchange
may approve from time to time.
(b) The contract value of the single security underlying clients’ cash accounts to the extent that
they have not been paid for and
(c) The amount of credit extended to clients for the purchase of the single security on margin.
Contravention
Contravention of any of the provisions of these rules shall be punishable under the provisions of the
Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 (XVII of 1969), the Securities and Exchange Commission Act,
1993 (XV of 1993), the Rules and Regulations made there under, and the bye-laws of the stock exchange
as well.
Performance of DSE
Listed Issues
Market Capitalization
Total Turnover
Public Subscription
10. Monitoring the activities of listed companies. (As per Listing Regulations).
12. Investors Protection Fund (As per investor protection fund Regulations 1999)
13. Announcement of Price sensitive or other information about listed companies through online.
14. Updating existing Regulation and promulgating new rules and regulation.
Globally the developments in information & communication technologies (ICT) have created a new
instance in the securities market operations. Stock Exchanges all over the world have realized the
potentiality of ICT and inclined to the electronic trading systems. It was understood by DSE that
technology would ensure transparency, timeliness and satisfaction in customer service. Considering
those DSE introduced Automated Trading System on 10th August 1998.Considering market growth the
Automated Trading System was upgraded two times. The recently Upgraded Trading System was started
from 21st December, 2008.
Trading Day
The trading shall be open on all days except bank holidays as declared under the Negotiable Instruments
Act, 1881 4.
Provided that where the Council, in consideration of any exigencies, considers it expedient may declare
that there shall not be any trading on any other day as may be specified in the resolution under
immediate intimation to SEC:
Provided further that the Council may, from time to time, refax the trading days in the interest of the
Stock Exchange under immediate intimation to SEC.
Trading Period
Unless otherwise decided by the Council, the trading period shall be between10-30 AM to 2-30 PM on
all trading days.
Provided that the Council may, in consideration of any particular circumstance or situation, extend,
curtail or change the trading period, including session timings of any particular trading day under
immediate intimation to SEC:
Provided further that the power under the first proviso may also be exercised by the Management Team
of DSE comprised of the CEO, the Secretary and the heads of relevant departments of DSE, if, in their
opinion, convening of Council meeting is not convenient or expedient in consideration of the
circumstances or situation concerned.
(a) obtains a registration certificate from the Commission issued under regulation 5(4) of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (Stock-Dealer, Stock-Broker and Authorized Representative) Regulations,
1994.
(c) is not otherwise barred by DSE or SEC under any law, rule or regulations for the time being in force
for trading.
Availability of Workstation
(1) Depending on the availability, the DSE shall make available the system to the members by providing
trading workstation connections.
(2) The number of trading workstations for each member shall be such as may be decided by the
Council.
(3) The CEO may shutdown trading in the event the system becomes inoperative or inaccessible to all or
part of the trading workstations under immediate intimation to SEC.
Types of Markets: There shall be the following four markets in the system, namely:
Matching in this market is automatic based on the touchline prices which follow normal settlement
procedure.
(b) Spot Market
Matching in this market is also automatic, settlement of which follows procedure for spot transactions.
The Management Team may put an instrument on compulsory spot to curb volatility in prices of the
instrument.
This is the market for bulk selling and buying on automatic matching with equal quantity and best price
(all or none condition) basis.
Odd lot shares are traded in this market on automatic matching with equal quantity and best price (all
or none condition) basis.
Trading Sessions (1) There shall be five sessions of trading period, namely:
(2) Each session shall be of such hours of operation as may be determined by the Council.
(3) The hours of operation mentioned in sub-regulation (1) may be changed by the Council under
immediate intimation to SEC.
This is the session during which members are allowed only to enter orders and indicate their willingness
for buying and selling of various securities. Orders made during this session are held in the system and
not forwarded to the execution engine. The previous day’s closing price and index of securities shall be
made available in this session to the members for trading.
The opening price of securities is calculated in this session. The calculation is made on the basis of
orders entered in the system during the Pre-opening session. The opening price of securities is
established in this session. Where there is no trading of securities, the last closing price of that security
shall be its opening price. No entry order shall be allowed or permitted in this session.
During this session the system stops receiving orders. The closing price for a security shall be
determined as per the weighted average price of all the trades in the last 30 (thirty) minutes before the
closing session. If there is no trade during the above specified time, the weighted average price of
maximum 20 (twenty) number of trades preceding the above 30 (thirty) minutes shall be taken for
determination of closing price. If there has been no trade in the security during the continuous trading
session the opening price of the security shall be treated as the closing price. Pending orders executable
at closing price and orders ‘match at closing price’ shall be executed in this session. Al other pending
orders shall be carried forward to the Post closing Session.
This session allows traders to execute their remaining orders and the fresh orders entered during this
session. However, the trading engine accepts orders at closing price only during this session. All trades
are executed at the closing price. No quotes are accepted during this session.
Types of Transactions:
(a) Price
(c) Validity
(a) Limit order – Limit order must have a price limit which ensures that the order shall be traded at the
price equal to or better than the limit price.
(b) Market order – Market order is the order to be executed at the touchline price. A market order is
matched immediately on arrival in to the trading engine at the touchline price. To avoid the possibility of
the market order being matched at ridiculous rate, this is protected by a price protection percentage as
determined by the Council. If there is no touchline price then the market order shall be rejected.
(a) Partial fill – A partial fill (PF) order signifies that as much possible of the order quantity shall be
executed as soon as the order is submitted to the trading engine. If the order is not fully executed the
remaining order quantity shall be stored which shall be visible to the market.
(b) Partial fill and kill – A partial fill and kill (PFAK) order signifies that as much as possible of the order
quantity shall be executed as soon as the order is submitted and the remaining order quantity shall be
returned to the trader who entered the order.
(c) Full fill or kill – A full-fill or kill (FOK) order signifies that either all of the orders quantity shall be
executed as soon as the order is submitted to the trading engine or the entire order shall be rejected
and returned to the trader.
(a) Good till day – By default, all orders shall be valid till the end of the current trading day.
(b) Good till date – The trader can specify the date till which the order should remain active in the
market. The order validity date can be a date which is up to a maximum of thirty days from the current
trading day.
Matching of Orders
(1) All orders with price equal to or better than the opening price will match automatically.
(2) Orders which are at the most favorable price, that is, at the lowest selling or highest buying price,
shall be executed first. If two or more orders are listed in the order book at the same price, the oldest
order shall be executed first.
Queue Priority
(1) Orders that cannot immediately be executed shall be queued for future execution in a specific order
of priority mainly based on price and time of entry.
(2) In case an order is executed partly, the remaining part of such order shall not lose its priority.
(3) The queue priority shall be determined by the system through an interactive process and the order
of priority displayed by the system of conclusive.
(1) An order may specify the total and lesser volume of securities for disclosure to the market. The
disclosed volume shall not exceed the total volume.
(3) An increase in disclosed volume shall change in the queue priority but a decrease in disclosed volume
shall not change in queue priority.
Order Modification
Orders submitted to the system can be modified anytime before execution. Only the price, quantity and
validity date of an order active in the system can be modified. Modification of price and quantity results
in requiring the order. If only the validity date is modified then the order’s position in the queue shall
not be disturbed.
Trade Confirmation
For every successful match, a trade with a unique contract number is created and the counter parties to
the trade are notified by means of a trade confirmation. The security, the trade quantity, the howl type
and price at which the trade occurred shall broadcast to all trading workstations which can be seen on
the market ticker. The trade confirmation shall be seen on the trade ticker on the trading workstations
of both the counter parties to the trade.
Crossing Report
Crossings are traders in which the buy side member is the same as the sell side member. A situation may
arise in a member where one of the customers of the member wants to buy a quantity of a certain
security and at the same time another customer of the member wants to sell a certain quantity of the
same security. In such cases, the member can use the crossing reporting facility to match the two orders
and report the trade to the DSE. The price of execution for cross deal is the touchline price of buy or
sells side in the public order book based on the demand and supply situation. If the total buy quantity
(i.e. demand) is greater than the total sell quantity (i.e. supply) then the buy side touchline price shall be
taken as the price at which the crossing is transacted and if the total buy quantity (i.e. demand) is less
than the total sell quantity (i.e. supply) then the sell side touchline price is taken as the price at which
the crossing is transacted. These trades shall be executed through the system as part of normal trading
activities which shall be excluded from calculating index, opening, closing or average price of the
concerned security.
The Council from time to time as it think fit, shall regulate the market control parameters, such as tick
size (smallest increment of the currency for specifying the price for an order), market lot (smallest
tradable unit for security except in the odd lot market), minimum block size
(minimum quantity allowed for block orders expressed in lots), maximum block size (maximum
quantity allowed for block orders expressed in lots), minimum order size (minimum quantity for a public
order or a spot order expressed in lots), closing price minutes (closing price will be calculated taking into
account the trades which occurred during this time before the closing time), closing price trades (the
number of trades which shall be taken into account for calculating the closing price), circuit breaker (the
maximum permissible deviation of the price from the circuit breaker base price for that security), circuit
filter (the maximum permissible deviation of the price of an aggressor order from the last trade price),
market protection percentage (a fixed percentage of the touchline price to avoid the possibility of
market orders being matched, during continuous trading, at ridiculous rates), index calculating
frequency (interval at which index shall be calculated), etc. under immediate intimation to SEC. Provided
that the system shall automatically enforce the price limit regulations/orders which shall reject any
order beyond the price limit set under the price limit regulations/orders.
Exposure Limit
(1) DSE shall regulate the net limit for a member. If a member exceeds the limit at any point of time such
member shall be automatically suspended by the system under immediate intimation to SEC.
(2) DSE shall, from time to time, determine the size of every security as limits for a single buy or sell
order under immediate intimation to SEC. Any order breaching these limits shall be automatically
rejected by the system.
Settlement
The settlement of all trading shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the rules or regulations
made in this behalf by DSE for the time being in force.
Order Withdrawal
General
(1) A member shall be responsible for all orders entered from his trading workstation.
(2) Transaction fee(s) shall be charged and realized by DSE from the members concerned upon
execution of order(s) as specified by DSE.
(3) The Council may issue guidelines and clarifications from time to time for removal of any difficulty in
the execution or operation of these regulations under immediate intimation to SEC.
(4) The terms and phrases used herein without a specific definition shall have the meaning in
accordance with the other relevant rules, regulations and current trade practices in these behalf.
(5) Any determination made by the system through an interactive process shall be conclusive.
Removal of Difficulties
Appropriate measures necessary for the purpose or removing the difficulty under immediate intimation
in writing to SEC.
In matters not covered by these regulations the decision of the Council in the concerned matter shall be
applicable:
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations the trading in the DSE shall not
follow any system which contradicts to any other securities law, rules or regulations made in this behalf
for the time being in force.
Hardware
DSE Automated Trading System (HP Nonstop S7806) is running on fault tolerant, high available, scalable
and maintainable Mainframe Server. Previously DSE established the TANDEM Nonstop K204 System on
September 1998 and on August 2005 it was replaced with highly scaleable HP Nonstop S7802.
DSE upgraded the Trading System again on 21st December, 2008. The existing HP Nonstop S7806 Server
is highly fault tolerant to the fact that no single component failure will halt the system. Its constituent
parts are hot swappable and upward compatible; components can be added or removed while the
system is running and any compatible new upgraded will work with the system.
All disk drives are mirrored so, if any of the disk crashes the exact copy of the data is available at online.
Moreover the connecting path for every disk whether it is primary or mirror is also redundant. In every
case, minimum two peripheral devices exist. All the components are working active – active load
balancing procedure. To ensure better power quality we have ensured high end UPS’s with long durable
backup capability, two instant backup generations and other electrical devices.
The entire Member (238 members) Server Applications (MSA) are connected with Nonstop HP S-Series
Server through either DSE LAN or WAN connectivity. Each member has one or more Trader Work Station
(TWS). The TWSs are being connected to the Trading Server via respective MSA through LAN and WAN
connection.
DSE outsourced Metro Net Ltd., DNS Ltd., X-Net Ltd., Dhaka Com Ltd., Ranks ITT, Link-3, Royal Green
Online Ltd. etc Network Service Providers (NSP under WAN Expansion Project). Now a day’s member can
establish a main office or branch offices to their remote location and can trade smoothly by using
different media ADSL, Optical fiber and Radio Link from Dhaka and other important cities such as
Gazipur, Narayanganj, Comilla, Hobiganj, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Barisal, Rajshahi, and Bogra at the
same time. Three DSE branch offices located at Chittagong, Sylhet and Khulna are connected via BTTB’s
DDN link. We also used connectivity for redundancy for the DDN link. We have a plan to reach the DSE
branches in same way.
In case of trade interruption due to serious hardware, software, network failure or telecommunication
disruption at the Brokerage houses, there is a provision to allow traders to trade at DSE Contingency
Trading floor.
System Software
The system software is HP Proprietary Nonstop KERNEL and includes the database as part of the
operating system thereby eliminating the layer typically found in most Database Management Systems
(DBMS). The Database functionalities are handled by NONSTOP SQL, which is simply a different
operational session for the operating system. The proprietary nature of the system software arguably
enhances system security. Operating system is HP’s proprietary Nonstop Kernel DBMS handled by
Nonstop SQL. The system software treats all its hardware resources as objects and is thus entirely
message driven. This then allows application software to be deployed using client / server architecture
providing shared data processing between the central server and the user workstation. The central
trading system resides in the Stock Exchange premises, which is running 24 hrs in a day & 365 days in a
year.
Application Software
The application, which runs in DSE for trading, is called TESA (The Electronic Securities Architecture).
TESA has two parts: MSA (Member’s Server Application) & TWS (Trader workstation). MSA is the
“Gateway” between the traders and the Stock Exchange, which manages all the transactions and
database operations between the traders and the Trading Engine. TWS is the Front-end Application
closer to investors, where they can submit Buy/Sell orders for their desired securities.
TESA (The Electronics Securities Architecture) is the Trading software (Based on HP proprietary O/S &
DBMS) It has developed in view of Distributed Database system In the client site it is being using SQL as
local Database Trading Software is MSA & TWS . In STSD (Signal trader Single Database) system both
MSA & TWS are running on a Windows 2k Professional /XP Professional workstation and for MTSD
(Multiple trader Single Database) MSA install in a Windows 2k Server & the TWSs are in different
Windows 2k Professional /XP Professional workstation-using members in house LAN
TESA Architecture
TESA software is built for the global securities markets. It uses fault tolerant computers, intelligent
workstations and client / server design techniques. This provides co-operative processing, high message
integrity, continuous operation and fully automatic recovery. This co-operative mechanism enables very
high speed processing which is essential for today’s electronic markets.
TESA’s Application Programmatic Interface (API) is the gateway to the TESA system from the outside
world. All external devices connect through the API. The API provides the translation between external
devices and internal processes. This means that a new process does not need to be written to support
each new device, only the API needs to be modified.
Solution Benefits
The TESA application suite derives significant advantages from being implemented on the HP Nonstop
platform. The HP Nonstop customers have benefited from these advantages.
Fault Tolerance
One of the most important automation requirements for any stock exchange system is continuous
system availability. With most systems Fault Tolerance is created at the application level. Fault
Tolerance is a fundamental design feature of the HP Nonstop architecture.
Data Integrity
Data integrity is an integral feature of HP architecture. TESA employs standard HP tools to achieve
exceptional data integrity.
Scalability
The ability of an exchange to accommodate extraordinary increases in transaction volumes without loss
of its Capital investment in automation is very important. The HP Nonstop Server is massively scalable
due to Parallel processors.
Client / Server
TESA’s Client / Server architecture enables an efficient allocation of computing resources and provides
easily modified user-friendly interfaces. TESA workstations operate under Windows 2K/ XP professional
and can function either as servers on a broker’s network or as workstation. These are used to perform
trading and settlement activity by the brokers.
Supplying all market information needed to formulate the buy and sell decisions.
Order Management
Accept, validate and store orders and quotes from broker workstations and / or systems.
Trade Reporting
Trade execution reports are provided to each trade participant, to the settlement system and / or the
depository and to the market.
Order Execution
Index Calculation
Calculates and publishes market indices (DSE General Index & Weighted Average Index.)
Market Access
Provide exchange members with efficient affordable GUI-based tools for accessing the market.
The Clearing and Settlement function provides the management of trade from the point of entry into
the Settlement Pool trade database until it has been delivered, settled and removed from the
Settlement Pool. It consists of three major business processes.
Clearing
Settlement
The process of overseeing that delivery of all instruments to the buyer and payment of all moneys to the
seller has occurred before removing the trade from the settlement pool.
A Group
Number of Instruments are 338 (150 + 8D + 26M + 158TB+2B), Here D for Debentures, M for Mutual
funds & TB for Treasury Bonds (Trading in Public, Block & Odd-lot Market with trade for trade
settlement facility for scrip only through DSE Clearing House on T+1, T+3 basis). “A” and “DA” are
marked in BASES columns for Non-Demat & Demat instrument respectively in our TESA Trading
Software.
B Group
Number of Instruments are 44(Trading in Public, Block & Odd-lot Market with trade for trade settlement
facility through DSE Clearing House on T+1, T+3 basis). “B” and “DB” are marked in BASES columns for
Non-Demat & Demat instrument respectively in our TESA Trading software.
G Group
Number of Instrument is 0 (Trading in Public, Block & Odd-lot Market with trade for trade settlement
facility through DSE Clearing House on T+1, T+3 basis). “G” and “DG” are marked in BASES columns for
Non-Demat & Demat instrument respectively in our TESA Trading software.
N Group
Number of Instrument is 11(Trading in Public, Block & Odd-lot Market with trade for trade settlement
facility through DSE Clearing House on T+1, T+3 basis). “N” and “DN” are marked in BASES columns for
Non-Demat & Demat instrument respectively in our TESA Trading software.
Z Group
Number of Instruments are 34(Trading in Public, Block & Odd-lot Market with trade for trade settlement
facility through DSE Clearing House on T+1, T+9 basis). “Z” and “DZ” are marked in BASES columns for
Non-Demat & Demat instrument respectively in our TESA Trading software.
The above cycle in valid for A, B, G, & N category instruments traded in Public Block & Odd-lot market.
This above cycle is valid only for Z group instruments traded in Public, Block & Odd-lot market.
The above cycle is valid for A, B, G, N & Z category instruments traded in spot market.
The above cycle is valid for A, B, G, N & Z category instruments of foreign trade.
Surveillance Function
The main objective of the Surveillance function of the Exchange is to promote market integrity in two
ways –
By monitoring price and volume movements (volatility) as well as by detecting potential market abuses
at a nascent stage, with a view to minimizing the ability of the market participants to influence the price
of the scrip in the absence of any meaningful information.
Market Abuse is a broad term which includes abnormal price/volume movement, artificial transactions,
false or misleading impressions, insider trading, etc. In order to detect aberrant behavior/ movement, it
is necessary to know the normal market behavior. The department carries out investigation, if
necessary, based on the preliminary examination/analysis and suitable actions are taken against
members involved based on the investigation. Surveillance activities at the Exchange are divided broadly
into two major segments:
Position Monitoring
The position monitoring relates mainly to abnormal positions of members, etc. in order to manage
default risk.
Price Monitoring
Price monitoring is manly related to the price movement/ abnormal fluctuation in prices or volumes etc.
The functioning of the Price Monitoring is broadly divided into following activities:
On-Line Surveillance
One of the most important tools of the Surveillance is the On-line Real Time Surveillance system with
main objectives of detecting potential market abuses at a nascent stage reduce the ability of the market
participants to unduly influence the price and volumes of the scrip’s traded at the Exchange, improve
the risk management system and strengthen the self regulatory mechanism at the Exchange. The system
provides facility to access trades and orders of members.
Off-Line Surveillance
The Off-Line Surveillance system comprises of the various reports based on different parameters and
scrutiny thereof:
The Surveillance actions or investigations are initiated in the scripts identified from the above-stated
reports.
Investigations
Conducting in-depth investigations based on preliminary enquiries/analysis made into trading of the
scrip. In case of irregularities observed, necessary actions are initiated or investigation case forwarded
to SEC, if necessary through the CEO.
Surveillance Actions
Warning to Members: The department may issue verbal/ written warning to member/s when market
irregularities in the scrip are suspected.
Imposition of penalty/ suspension: The department, through the CEO, imposes penalty or suspend the
member/s who are involved in market irregularities, based on the input/ evidence available from
investigation report.
Rumor Verification
Liaising with Compliance Officers of companies to obtain comments of the company on various price
sensitive corporate news items appearing in selected News Papers. Comments received from the
companies are disseminated to the market by way of online news bulletin. Investigations based on
rumor verifications are carried out, if required, to detect cases of suspected insider trading.
Online Monitoring of Brokers Position
Surveillance closely monitors broker’s gross turnover exposure for ensuring margin calls in time.
Position Monitoring
The Surveillance Department closely monitors outstanding exposure of members on a daily basis. For
this purpose, it observes various off-line and on-line market monitoring reports. The reports are
scrutinized to ascertain whether there is excessive purchase or sale position build up compared to the
normal business of the member, whether there are concentrated purchases or sales, whether the
purchases have been made by inactive or financially weak members and even the quality of scripts is
considered to assess the quality of exposure. The following key areas are examined to assess the market
risk involved.
Scrutinizing the statement on daily basis. It is for keeping a watch on the exposure of the members &
ascertains the quality of exposures. A detailed report on the net outstanding positions of top purchasers
and top sellers in individual scrip’s, is prepared, if considered necessary.
Concentrated B/S
It is considered a risky issue. In case, such a situation is noticed, fundamentals of the scrip’s, their daily
turnover, their nature of transactions are ascertained. Thereafter, based on the market risk perception
appropriate surveillance actions are taken.
It is closely scrutinized as comparatively high market risk is involved in trading in such scripts. Details of
trades in such scripts, if necessary, are called from members to assess the market risk involved & decide
on the appropriate surveillance action.
The institutional trades executed by the trading members are verified to ascertain the genuineness of
trades.
The foreign trades executed by the trading members are verified to ascertain the genuineness of trades.
The report crossing trades executed by the trading members are verified to ascertain the genuineness of
trades.
Trades executed by the trading members (Dealers) are verified to ascertain the genuineness of trades.
Snap Investigation
To carry out, wherever considered necessary, preliminary investigation of certain dealings to verify
irregularities. Further actions, viz., referring the case for detailed investigation, referring the case to the
Sec, depending on the findings of preliminary investigation.
Market Intelligence
The rumors floating in the market are verified with the data available with DSE, Newspapers, Television
news channels & Reuters to ascertain the national & global factors affecting the market sentiments. This
enables the Exchange to avert market problems before it causes a serious damage.
To determine:
Whether the block was executed at a price, even if at a discount or premium which was in line with
other trading of the stock. Whether there was any news on the company which caused the price
increase or decrease subsequent to the block transaction.
To scrutinize company announcements, company reports, auditors qualifications & other notes of
special interests in the published accounts of such company.
To scrutinize press articles or other media on the daily basis, the news relevant to the share prices of
companies.
To review all activities of a newly listed stock for the first 1 / 2 weeks to identify any abnormal deal.
To develop & maintain good liaison with staff members of SEC & listed companies & member firms as
well.
Chapter 05
SWOT Analysis of DSE S – Strengths of DSE
DSE has a solid trading infrastructure like spacious trading floor and multiple VIP trading booths.
DSE consistently providing their customer with expert advice, executing their customers order
promptly and accurately. Provide support, as required, to assure total satisfaction.
W – Weeknesses of DSE
Fundamantal weekness in IPO pricing method. So retail investors are getting more gain than the
entrepreneous (sponsors).
Lack of strong serveillance over share price. As a result sometimes it goes up very high and than
collapes.
Need to improve guideline process for the investors when market cullapes.
O – Opportunities of DSE
Plans are also underway to introduce brokerage houses in all the district level towns in
Bangladesh.
Steps are also underway to introduce On-line trading so that investors can have access to
securities trading from across the world, which will also help the expansion of capital market in
a broader dimension.
DSE has also decided to open Media and Call Centre to cater to the need for information, which
will be disseminated among the investors and relevant stakeholders time to time.
DSE has planned to arrange investors’ awareness programmed in every district of the country.
Stock Exchanges of different countries have been being visited and experiences are utilized
properly to the development of Bangladesh Capital Market.
With the objective of reducing time period of transaction settlement and to ensure more
transparency and accountability DSE has been trying to establish Independent Settlement and
Clearing Company.
Steps have also been underway to bring equalization in face value of securities.
T – Threats of DSE
There is an imbalance between the demand and supply in capital market through increasing the
supply of good shares. DSE authority has been trying to pursue the government to off-load
shares it has in different companies and overcome from this situation.
Now a days there is a huge electricity, gas, shortage towards the country, as a result investors
are de motivated to establish new investment so the national economy is hampered. As a result
DSE failed to expansion its market.
SEC has serious manpower shortage. With the present number of manpower the market
regulator is not able to do its activities with growing volume of activities in the country’s capital
market.
Findings
The positive and negative aspects of Stock Exchange according to my point view are:
Positive Aspects
Capital Adequacy introduced exposure of brokers not to exceed 25 times net capital balance
Independent, professional Managing Directors appointed and removed with SEC approval
Negative Aspects
Future Prospects
Dhaka Stock Exchange is committed to becoming a world class Stock Exchange with unique investment
opportunities for local as well as foreign investors in a fast developing market. Unfortunately the
unstable political situation & the law & order problem are the main hurdles but the management is
optimistic that the Stock Market would grow and the number of companies listed at DSE would increase
and reach a reasonable figure with in a short span of time.
Recommendations
Although DSE is adequately equipped with facilities required for foreign investors yet a couple of
facilities mentioned above are required to make available for them. The following measures, if taken,
can help attract the attention of foreign investors to the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
NIT, ICB and State Life may route some of their trade through DSE which would help the inventory
building process.
DSE may ask its inactive Corporate Members to activate them and target foreign investors for business.
Conclusion
The turnover for chairman seat is for short span of time, which is for 1 year. This will not provide in
policymaking experience. The decision by SEC to reduce board of directors will help to take the quick
decision.
The management of DSE is too much dependent on SCE. The transparency in functions is very good sign
for DSE whole management. Moreover the coordination in work and continuous struggle to bring
change can help to show more progress.
Bibliography
DSE website.
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