Market Related Information
What is the trade time of DSE?
Generally Trading Time is from 11:00 am to 03:00 pm.
Working Days: Sunday to Thursday
What are the measures of market performance?
There are four indicators of market performance:
• Market Capitalization
• Value Turnover
• Traded Volume
• Index
What Investment Products are Available?
The following types of securities are available on the stock market for investment:
• Ordinary shares of listed companies
• Mutual funds
• Debenture
• Bond
What is 'Share' ?
Each share represents a small stake in the total paid up capital of a company. In fact a public limited company is one that is formed to accumulate capital from a large pool of investors. Therefore total capital of such companies is divided into smaller equal denomination units represented by a share/ capital. One may buy large or small lots to match the amount of money that one wants to invest.
A company's share price can rise or fall as a result of its own performance or market conditions. Once the shares are bought and transferred to new investors name, the name will be entered in the company's share register, the new investors will then be entitled to receive all the benefits of share ownership including the rights to receive dividends, to vote at the company's general meetings and to receive the company's reports.
What is 'Market Capitalization' ?
Market Capitalization is the total market value, at the current stock exchange list price of the total number of equity shares issued by a company.
Market Capitalization = ∑ (No. of Issued Share * Close Price)
What is 'IPO' ?
Initial Public offering. IPO means while a company wants to raise fund from the general public, it goes for public offering after completing necessary regulatory compliances.
What is 'Circuit Filter' ?
Circuit Filter is the maximum permissible deviation of the price (specified as percentage), of an aggressor order from the last trade price.
What is 'Circuit Breaker' ?
Circuit Breaker is the maximum permissible deviation of the price (specified as percentage) of the incoming order from the Circuit Breaker Base Price for that instrument. Orders violating circuit breaker will result rejection of the order.
What is 'Market Lot' ?
A Market Lot is the smallest tradable unit for an instrument except those traded in the Odd lot book. All order quantities can only be an integral multiple of the Market lot.
What is 'Odd Lot' ?
Stock market shares are generally bought and sold in market lots, which are easy to trade. Any number of shares less than the market lot makes an odd lot. Odd lots typically arise from bonus or rights issues.
What is 'Touchline Price' ?
The Touchline Price for an instrument is the best offer (sell) and best bid (buy) price amongst all orders in the order book. The touchline buy price is the highest price amongst all buy orders and the touchline sell price is the lowest price amongst all sell orders.
How orders are queued for trading?
Orders are queued and traded according to first on price and then time priorities. Best-priced orders traded first. If there is more than one order at the same price, the order is placed by time priority.
What are the groups of instruments in DSE?
The groups of instruments in DSE are: A, B, G, N and Z .