Philippine Stock Exchange

Philippine Stock Exchange

  • Submitted By: debieanne
  • Date Submitted: 07/29/2014 6:02 AM
  • Category: Business
  • Words: 3502
  • Page: 15

1. What is the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.?
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE or Exchange) is a private non-profit and non-stock organization created to provide and maintain a fair, efficient, transparent and orderly market for the purchase and sale of securities such as stocks, warrants, bonds, options and others.
 
2. What is the role of the PSE?
 
The PSE bring together companies which aim to raise capital through the issue of new securities. Through the listing of their share in the stock exchange, companies can have easier access to funds. Raising new capital through an additional public offering is easier and less expensive when the company is already listed in the Exchange. Therefore, the PSE plays a vital role in the financing of productive enterprises that use the funds for growth and expansion of new jobs. It is therefore essential to the growth of the Philippine economy.
 
Furthermore, the PSE facilitates the selling and buying of the issued stocks and warrants. It provides a suitable market for the trading of securities to individuals and organizations seeking to invest their saving or excess funds through the purchase of securities.
 
Apart from these functions, the PSE has committed itself to (a) protecting the interest of the investing public; and (b) developing and maintaining an efficient, fair, orderly and transparent market.
 
Efficient      This means that orders are executed and transactions are settled in the fastest possible way. Some reforms have been instituted or are being carried out by the PSE to make the market more efficient, such as:
        installation of fully automated trading system;
        installation of computer trading terminals in cities outside Metro Manila to encourage the entry of provincial investors; and creation of a central cleaning and depository system to mobilized stock certificates and allow transfer of shares and funds by book entry.
 
Fair      This means that the PSE assures that...

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