FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 2013
LAHORE STOCK EXCHANGE
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT FUTURE OUTLOOK
Lahore Stock Exchange, established in
October 1970, is a fast emerging market in the
country. Currently, it is considered as second
largest stock exchange with a market share
of around 12-15% in terms of daily traded
volumes, however, the way it is catching up on
the back of enormous economic growth in the
provincial capital the outlook of Lahore Stock
Exchange giving a signal of gaining position
of tilting balance in its favor. Currently, LSE
has 506 companies, spanning 37 sectors of
the economy, that are listed on the Exchange
with total listed capital of Rs. 845 billion having
market capitalization of Rs. 2.7 trillion as of
date. We have 152 members of whom 113 are
corporate and 39 are individual members. • Corporatization and Demutualization of the
Exchange.
• Setting up a Disaster Recovery site at an
internationally certified data center.
• Web based Trading Portal.
• Advanced Trading Terminal with integrated
market intelligence.
• Introduction of Market Makers to improve
liquidity and increase market depth.
• Launching of continuous trading session
“After-Hours Trading”.
• Introduction of Multi Trades Access
System for order routing through gateway
connectivity.
• To enhance participation of Financial
Institution, Mutual Funds and Foreign
Investors.
• Launching new products like Options, Stock
Index Futures, Dividend Futures, and Call
Warrants.
An overview of the measures that have taken
place at LSE over the past few years as part
of its ongoing development plans and reforms
portrays a number of significant initiatives taken
to improve the regulatory regime and the trading
environment for the benefit of Institutional
Investors as well as listed companies.
• To achieve target to improve & develop
internal software and technology at the
international standard.
• Launching of Mobile Trading.
• Listing of global stock markets Indices at the
Exchange.
• To establish & Implement trading platform
for the Exchange Companies, Agri-
Commodities.
• To promote Financial Literacy Initiative -
Campus Outreach Program.
• To put Investor Relations in to practice.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Name Mr. Farid Malik
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.lahorestock.com
* Please refer to page 54 for the Pakistan country report.
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