Lahore Stock Exchange is the largest platform of trading and capital investment in the city, which is the commercial hub of Pakistan. The LSE has expanded since its inception and has made business transactions easy for many of the companies by bringing the public and the industrial houses close to each other.
Lahore Stock Exchange is the second largest stock exchange stock exchange in Pakistan. LSE is in fact, the first ever electronic stick exchange in Pakistan. The Stock Exchange of Lahore is fast developing with an increasing number of companies getting them enrolled as a member of the LSE. A large number of investors have gathered interest in investing at the Stock Exchange in Lahore, since the exchange follows a transparent transaction method. Trading is done fairly and every move is being monitored by the exchange with the help of state of the art facilities.
The Lahore Stock Exchange deals with the trading of equities and derivatives through some markets. These markets are:
- CFS Market
- Regular Market
- IPO Market
- Odd Lot Market
- Future Market
Establishment of the LSE
The LSE was founded in October 1970. Since then it has shown tremendous capability and has expanded covering 519 companies under its umbrella. The total amount of capital invested here is estimated to be Rs. 555.67 billion. The market capitalization is around Rs. 3.64 trillion. It has a total of 152 members among which 54 are individual members and 81 are corporate houses. The LSE has contributed tremendously towards the development of capital markets in Pakistan.
Members of LSE
The names of some of the listed companies dealing
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with stock at the LSE are:
- M/S Qasim Mahmood Securities Pvt Ltd
- Mian Asif Maqbool Sukhera
- M/S M.R.A. Securities Pvt Ltd
- Mian Tajammal Hussain
- M/S. Khalid Javed Securities Pvt Ltd
There are 54 companies which are members of the LSE and some of them have been disqualified from being a part of the LSE. The LSE also provides IT services like:
- Trade Risk Factor
- Trading System: Ultra Trade
- Corporate Information Center
- Real Time Surveillance
- Stock Buddy
- Remote Trading Electronic Trading Floors: STF, FTF
Functions of the LSE
The LSE performs a lot functions. The key functions of the LSE are:
- The LSE is a platform where companies can trade at their securities
- The companies can raise their capital by trading here with other companies and individuals.
- The listed companies float their shares in the market for trading and the buying and selling of shares bring the investors and the public at one place.
- The most important role of the LSE is to invigilate the whole process whether it is working properly.
Trading System of LSE
The trading system in LSE is contemporary and effective. LSE follows four types of trading systems. These include Provisionally Listed Counters, T+3 Settlement System, Spot Transactions and Future Contracts.
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