KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ne ab One-Share Lot system ko apna liya hai investor transactions ke liye regular market mein, jo ke international best practices ke mutabiq hai stock market investments ke liye.
Pehle, listed companies ke minimum marketable lot sizes mukhtalif thein, jaise 20, 50, 100, aur 500 shares, unki qeematon ke mutabiq. Investors ki sahulat aur stock market transactions ko streamline karne ke liye, yeh tabdeeli ki gayi hai. PSX ek frontline regulator ke tor par apne customer experience ko behtar banane aur investors aur stakeholders ko sahulat dene ka waada karta hai.
One-Share Lot ka transition 19 April, 2024 se shuru hua aur yeh multiple phases mein weekly basis par execute kiya gaya, taake ek smooth aur efficient transition ho sake. Exchange ne is conversion ko ek comprehensive evaluation ke baad anjam diya.
Naye lot size se investors ko bohot se faide milne ki umeed hai, jaise ke seamless, systematic, aur efficient transactions capital market mein. One-Share Lot ke kuch key advantages yeh hain ke retail participation mein izafa hoga, kyunke chote lot size ki wajah se high-priced stocks retail investors ke liye affordable ho jayenge, jis se liquidity aur trading volumes improve hongi. Iske ilawa, investors apni portfolios ko zyada balanced tarike se bana sakenge, kyunke limited capital wale ab zyada stocks afford kar sakte hain.
Naya lot size investors ko odd lot markets mein discount par trade karne ki zaroorat khatam kar deta hai, jo accessibility ko promote karta hai. Aur yeh securities brokers aur investors ke liye operations ko simplify kar deta hai, kyunke multiple lot sizes ko track karne ki zaroorat nahi rehti, jis se administrative aur operational burdens kam ho jate hain.
Farrukh H. Khan, MD aur CEO of PSX, ne is transition par apni satisfaction ka izhar kiya, aur kaha ke yeh Pakistan Stock Exchange ke liye ek significant step forward hai, jo specially small investors ke liye faidemand hai.
Unhon ne kaha ke One-Share Lot ka shift international best practices ke mutabiq hai aur PSX ko global standards ke qareeb le jata hai, jahan trading units ek share per lot par consist karte hain, market compatibility, competitiveness, aur accessibility ko enhance karte hain. Bade scale par achievements jese ke promoting ESG, products like ETFs, PRIDE aur investor education web-app My Portfolio ko lana, aur transaction level improvements jese ke One-Share Lot trading facility, PSX customer experience ko enhance aur improve karne ke liye forefront par hai.
Unhon ne SECP ka shukriya ada kiya aur sab stakeholders aur market participants, specially small investors ko is beneficial development of One-Share Lot trading facility par mubarakbad di.
