SHAHEED ZLFIQAR ALI BHUTTO INSTITUTE OF SC IENCE AND TECHNOLOGYWhat is stock exchange and how it works Syed Muhammad Abbas12/29/2011This document include a detail about t he stock exchange its functions and operations, including the major stock exchange of the world and Pakistan
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Stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks and other
securities. It provides companies with the facility to raise capital for expansion through selling shares to the
investing public. Markets are electronically networked, which gives them advantages of increased speed
and reduced cost of transactions. Supply and demand in stock markets is driven by various things that, as in
all free markets, affect the price of stocks. To buy stocks, always need to do business with a brokerage firm
Outline
Every company needs the funds. Companies only have two ways to find funds. It can either borrow money
(known as debt financing) or sell stock (known as equity financing). In order to raise funds through equity
financing, a company must need to be listed in the Stock Exchange. Every company listed in the stock
exchange gets the certain benefits. We will explain in the project how a company can be listed in the stock
exchange in order to raise money and enjoy benefits. Interest of common investor is to get profit share as
per their stake in a particular company. When you want to buy groceries, you go to the grocery store.
Similarly when you want to buy stocks, you need to do business with a brokerage firm. Stock investor must
have to do proper financial analysis on the basis of previous financial, current quarter results of that
company. We will explain in the project how a person can do trading in a stock exchange and what analysisshould be done by trader before doing the investment? We will take Karachi Stock Exchange as an example
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(2001), Adelphia (2002),MCI WorldCom (2002), Parmlat (2003), American International Group (2008),
LehmanBrothers (2008), and Satyam Computer Services (2009) were among the most widelyscrutinized by
the media.
Creating investment opportunities for small investors
As opposed to other businesses that require huge capital outlay, investing in shares is open to both the largeand small stock investors because a person buys the number of shares they can afford. Therefore the Stock
Exchange provides the opportunity for small investors to own shares of the same companies as large
investors
Barometer of the economy
At the stock exchange, share prices rise and fall depending, largely, on market forces. Share prices tend to
rise or remain stable when companies and the economy in general show signs of stability and growth. An
economic recession, depression, or financial crisis could eventually lead to a stock market crash. Therefore
the movement of share prices and in general of the stock indexes can be an indicator of the general trend in
the economy.
Regulation of companies
The stock exchange exercises a wholesome influence on the management of companies. Acompany that
wants to be listed on stock exchange must bind itself to the rules andregulations prescribed by the stock
exchange.
Employment Opportunities
Stock exchange provides employment opportunities to the jobbers and other members whoperform their
activities in the stock exchange. So it is an important source of employmentnot only for investors but also
for the members and their employees.
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actually gathered together each day to buy and sell stocksand bonds. As the popularity of making money by
trading these instruments grew, other companies sprang up in order to participate in this type of activity.
Many of them could notafford to own a seat on the exchange and therefore began to make a market in
securities ofsmaller companies outside the original trading process.
Brokerage companies that did not own a seat on a major exchange were called non-member firms. Their
orders for exchange-listed stocks were processed through another member firm or were executed in the
third market. This third market is referred to as the Over-the-Counter Market (OTC), where brokerage
firms act as market makers for various company stocks. This term was originally referred to more than 100
years ago when securities were actually sold over the counter in stores and banks.
Securities exchanges today are designed to facilitate and organize the buying and selling of stocks andother securities instantaneously. Two major types of exchanges include the registered exchanges and the
OTC market. Registered exchanges include the NYSE and the AMEX, which are linked electronically in
order to facilitate trading activity. Securities that are not traded on one of these two exchanges are traded on
the OTC market. Dealers in these stocks must communicate with each other by using a sophisticated buy-
and-sell process. This system is known as NASDAQ, where thousands of brokers and dealers communicate
electronically to buy and sell shares of specific companies. This system acts as the marketplace and central
clearinghouse for trading many smaller company shares
The Karachi Stock Exchange
PastThe Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is Pakistan’s first and one of the oldest stock exchanges in emerging
markets. KSE was established in 18 September 1947 just two months after Pakistan became an independent
state. KSE was incorporated on 10th March 1949. It is considered as a premier stock exchange in Pakistan.
It was started with a paid-up capital of PKR 37 million. Trading was done through open-out-cry system.
The other exchanges in Pakistan, the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Islamabad Stock Exchange
(ISE), were established in 1974 and 1997 respectively
PresentThe Karachi Stock Exchange is owned by 200 members and brokers. There are more than 1800 terminals
available at the broker counters. There are 651 companies are listed in the KSE. Trading is being done
through electronic trading system. Market capitalization is 26.48 billion US$. The listed capital is
9.65 billion US$. KSE 100 index showed a result of 40.19% in 2007. At the moment they have the
following customers.
1. Issuers Listed Companies
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FutureKarachi Stock Exchange will be de –mutualized (Publically listed company with strategic investors).
Investors’ participation will be on broader base. Float of existing listed companies will be increased in
order to make it as a regional hub for the source of capital. They are planning for the cross border listing of
companies and trading of indices. KSE is planning for the following new products.
1. Index Trading
2. Options
3. Swaps
4. New Indices (e.g., Sector Index)
Stock Indexes
In today’s sophisticated markets, major indexes are used to gauge the performance of variousindustries.
They are now being followed more closely by investors to help make decisions onwhether to buy or sell
securities. When talking about movements in the market, we need to compare them with economic
indicators such as industrial production, consumer spending, changes in the money supply, and the level of corporate profits. Rates of return in various sectors of the market can be a valuable benchmark for judging
the performance of actual stock portfolios.
In order to diversify money rationally among stocks, indexes are used to study the pricerelationship of
individual stocks compared to movements in the market as a whole. Thisprocess is known as asset
allocation and helps investors lower the overall risk in theirportfolios. The best summary measure of
market behavior is indexes. We will discuss theprinciples underlying them and the uses for which each is
best suited. There are two important issues to keep in mind when using an index:
1. Knowing the stocks that are included in each one.
2. Determining the relative importance or weight of each reported stock in its index.
These two points include the problems of
a) sampling
b) Weighting.
Sampling: - An index can be based on a sampling of stocks or on all of the stocks. For example, the Dow
Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) represents only 30 stocks, which constitutes sampling of those stocks in
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the entire NYSE composite index. Although it is widely recognized as reflecting the general market
environment, the DJIA does not represent a wide variety of stocks that might be moving in opposite
directions. The adequacy of indexes based on samples is caused by two elements: (1) the fact that stocks of
relatively few companies constitute a large proportion of the value of the stocks of all companies, and (2)
the tendency of all stocks to move together. Therefore, the substantial concentration of value in relatively
few companies contributes to the power of small samples such as the DJIA.
In other words, if we try to measure the performance of a particular portfolio against such anindex, the
degree of conformity will obviously be distorted. This statement is also trueregarding some mutual funds
that are focused on specializing in only one industry forexample, the Fidelity Biotechnology Fund should
not be expected to represent stocks ingeneral, nor should we expect it to reflect the performance of thebroader-based DJIA.Investors can also fall into the trap of thinking their portfolios are under-performing or
over performingthe market by comparing their holdings of individual stocks to the wrong index.
Unfortunately, the market receives much media attention when it is going through periods of extreme
volatility. Busy investors who do not have time to sit and watch their stockseach day will receive a synopsis
on the evening news. A negative report on the performance of the DJIA, NASDAQ, or KSE will imply that
their stocks may be following these indexes in the same direction. However, this situation might not
necessarily be true, and this example shows theimportance of tracking the performance of each individual
holding.
Weighting: - The price of each stock represented in an index must be combined in order to determine thevalue of the entire index. For that purpose, the index must be computed eachtime in order to determine the
relative importance of each reported stock. Thus, higher-pricedstocks of larger companies will carry a
much greater weighting than lower-priced stocks of smallercompanies. The two most common ways of
weighting stocks are in accordance with market value or byassigning equal weights to equal relative price
changes. The former method is appropriate forindicating changes in the aggregate market value of stocks
represented by an index, while thelatter is more appropriate for indicating movements in the prices of
typical or average stocks. For example, changes in general market value are more important for studies of
relationships between stock prices and other factors in the national economy. You must realize that value-
weighted indexes attach relatively great importance to largecompanies and that the stocks of those
companies might behave differently from the stocks ofsmaller companies. The main difference is shown
through greater volatility in the fortunes andstock prices of small companies, and the greater tendency for
the price of stocks of largecompanies to be moved by the general tides in the economy as a whole.
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companies. This index has been gaining more attention from federal policy makers and market strategists
who try to determine the next direction that the market will take. The Wilshire combines stocks as
represented by the old and new economies so that people can see market activity in its entirety.
Industry Indexes
This industry index is designed to measure the performance of stocks related to a specific industry (for
example, automobile, airline, financial, health care, technology; and so on)
Europe, Australia, and Far East (EAFE) Index
It measures the total return of a sample of common stocks of companies in 20 European and Pacific Basincountries. This index helps gauge the performance of foreign markets as a whole.
KSE 100 Index
The most popular index tracking the overall prices on the market is the KSE-100 index. “Karachi Stock
Exchange 100 Index (KSE-100 Index) is a stock index acting as benchmark to compare prices on the
Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) over a period of time. “This index is a market capitalization weighted index
of 100 stocks consisting of top market capitalization companies from each of the 34 sectors. The remaining
66 firms are selected on the basis of market capitalization without considering sector. The securities traded
in the market include ordinary shares, preference shares, redeemable certificates and term-finance
certificates (corporate bonds). The ordinary share is the most traded security. Since 2003, futures trading in
some active stocks also started. The exchange Stock Market in Pakistan: An Overview4plans to start
options in the near future and according to their estimate by 2012, 50% of the trading will be in the
derivatives.
KSE-30 Index
The Karachi Stock Exchange has launched the KSE-30 Index with base value of 10,000points, formally
implemented from Friday, September 1, 2006. The main feature of this index that makes it different fromother indices are KSE-30 index is based only on the free-float of shares, rather than on the basis of paid-up
capital. The other index in Karachi Stock Exchange represents total return of the market. That is, when a
company announces a dividend, the other indices at KSE are not reduced/adjusted for that amount of
dividend (whether cash or bonus).Whereas, KSE-30 Index is adjusted for dividends and right shares. At the
end of 13 July, 2007, KSE-30 Index has reached its highest ever level of 17,162.45.
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Any organization can be listed in the stock exchange through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). IPOs are
depending on the type of market at any given point in time, companies might be willing to offer shares to
the public especially if there is a receptive environment. When a new business enterprise wants to raise
capital for expansion and long term growth, it will contact an investment banker. This person’s function is
to help guide the company when dealing with investors on capital market for the first time, and to explorealternate sources of financing when a company wants to raise money.
For example, before a company issues stock for the first time, the investment banker will examine several
factors such as general economic conditions, the market environment, and the company’s financial
condition. Most importantly, potential investors want to know the company’s history of profitability and
the outlook for future success of its products before purchasing any new stock. These and other factors help
establish an offering price for the new shares. This price is determined in advance and is considered
reasonable for attracting new buyers. If conditions look favorable for the marketing of new stock, the
investment banker will negotiate an agreement to underwrite the issue by buying all of the shares and then
reselling them at apre-determined price. For larger issues of stock, inviting other dealers to join in the
underwriting process spreads the risk. This concept is known as a syndicate group, where all firms together
will contract to sell the new shares to investors at a set price. Before a new issue of stock can be sold,
however, each potential buyer must receive a prospectus. This legal document is required by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) and contains essential facts regarding the financial condition and recent
operations of the company.
Listing Requirements
Listing requirements are the set of conditions imposed by a given stock exchange upon companies that
want to be listedon that exchange. Such conditions sometimes includeminimum number of shares
outstanding, minimum marketcapitalization, and minimum annual income.
Requirements by stock exchange
Companies have to meet the requirements of the exchange in order to have their stocks and shares listed
and traded there, but requirements vary by stock exchange:
Bombay Stock Exchange
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You need to know whetherthe economy is expanding or contracting and when the stock market isgetting
ready for a major change in direction. It would also be valuable toknow when to buy or sell real estate, start
a new company, or stay in a securejob. All of your major life decisions are easier and more productive
ifyou know where we are in the economic and investment cycles. In particular,you need to know when to
buy or sell the stock market.
The investment map that we will develop in this article works so wellbecause it is rooted in fundamental
economics. These fundamentalswill be our first screen for identifying the major tops and bottoms inthe
stock market.We need to start with two major facets of economics: the supply-demandtrade-off, and
interest rates. These two subjects come together inthat snapshot of securities prices called the yield
curve.This curve tells us what investors think, and it will demystify the investmentworld for us.
Fundamental economics, or the study of supply and demand, worksbecause people bid prices up or downaccording to the supply of goodsand services. The inverse relationship between price and supply
driveseverything from the price of apples to the price of stocks and is particularlyimportant in the bond
market.
Investors buy stocks that they think will have increasing earnings.When investors expect a recession in the
near future, they expect earningsto decline and they sell stocks. Conversely, they buy stocks whenthey
expect a strong economy.
Interest rates determine how much a business can borrow. When rates arelow, it can borrow a lot of money
and expand its operations. However,when rates are high, it must cut back on production. The economy
declines into a recession. Recessionsdepress the earnings that motivate investors, so they sell stockswhenthey see an economic slowdown coming.
The shape of the yield curve is the key to our road map becauseit tells us what investors think will happen
to both the economy andthe stock market.As you know, the yield curve is a graph of each security,from 30-
day bills to 30-year bonds, and the return for each investment (see Figure 1). You may expect to get an
annual rate of 3 percent, for example,if you lend the government your money for 30 days and 6 percent
ifyou lend the money for 30 years. Beyond the intuitive fairness of thisarrangement, there are sound
economic principles at work.
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Technical analysis looks at stock prices and volume. Some practitioners refer to this powerful theory as
price-based analysis in order to differentiate it from fundamental economics. Technicians use security
prices rather than fundamental economic analysis to make their investment decisions. Part Two will give us
the tools to measure fear and greed in the marketplaceso that we could trade against the crowd. We are
more able tobuy stocks cheaply when everyone else is panic-stricken and wantsto sell them to us at any
price. However, we like to have a lot of peopleclamoring for our merchandise when we sell, so we are
happy to give theoptimists a chance to mount a bidding war for our portfolio. It is not ourfault that they are
making exactly the wrong decision each time. They cannot help being victims of the effects of crowd
psychology. They do notknow that the intelligence sinks to the lowest level representedin a crowd. We just
measure the crowd’s emotions and then tradein the other direction.We measured the investing masses’ fear
and greed with tools fromtechnical analysis. One of our tools, the number of advancing stocks in theDowJones Industrial Average, became and indicator for us and provideda trade date for the model portfolio. The
rest of the tools appear to be a littleless reliable in identifying absolute tops and bottoms of the market,
sowe use them to support our trades. The volatility index, the put/call ratio,moving averages, and the
amount of leverage in the market validate ourdecisions as they strengthen our resolve to defy the
crowd.Technical analysis is a dispassionate observer of behavior. Technicalindicators have credibility
because they use prices rather than opinionsabout a company’s future earnings or what the Central Bank
may do.Most investors blend fundamental and technical analysis in an effort touse the best of both
worlds.We think that the best from the world of fundamental analysis is the predictiveability of the yield
curve, and I find the number of advancingstocks in the Dow (Dow is explained below) to be the mostreliable technical indicator.Investing in defiance of the crowd is very difficult, however, and weneed all the
indicators we can get to confirm a proposed change in ourportfolio. The volatility index, the put/call ratio,
moving averages, and theamount of leverage in the market serve this purpose well.
Use of the Dow
Charles Dow revolutionized investing in 1896 when he created the DowJones Industrial Average. His
benchmark allowed investors to track thewhole market easily rather than having to look at each stock
separately.We use his index to isolate 30 of the largest stocks in U.S. businessand then we see how many of
them advance each day. On those rare dayswhen all 30 of these very different stocks from diverse
industries decline,we know that crowd psychology is at work. We know that people are sopessimistic that
they are selling stocks from a broad range of industries,including some that often move in opposition to
each other. It is time forus to buy the S&P 500 index when pessimism is so widespread.There was just one
instance of all 30 Dow stocks declining at once between2000 and 2004; on July 19, 2002, all 30 declined
and the Dow closedat 847. Not even after the terrorist attacks did we see such pessimism. Themarket closed
for almost a week in September 2001, and when it reopenedseveral telecom stocks in the Dow moved up in
price. (Peopletrapped in the burning World Trade Center towers used their cell phonesto call for help and
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dramatized the benefits of this technology.) It was notuntil July 2002 that investors became so despondent
that they failed to seevalue in any of the Dow industrials.
Part 3: Cultural Signals
Part Three added cultural signals to our fundamental and technicalanalysis. These signals were the media’s
changing standards of femininebeauty, demographics, corporate spending, and war. Our culturehas two
effects on our trading; it shapes our economy it also forecaststhe stock market.Part Three is important
because, in addition to using free and easilyaccessible information those appeals to no quantitative
investors, cultureis tied to our economy and our stock market. It is my opinion that theeconomy determines
our culture. I have seen standards of beauty and corporatespending change along with the economic cycle; I
have seenchanges in birth rates that parallel the economy and I have seen nationsgo to war duringrecessions. These are the events that shape our lives andour portfolios.
Changing Standards of Beauty
We looked at how our popular culture reflects and forecasts our economy.Standards of female beauty seem
to change with the economy because weget bored with current models and move on to new stimulation.The
Playboy bust line theory began as a joke but stood up to scrutinyas a coincident indicator of the broad-
based Russell 2000 index of stocks.The media’s ideal of beauty certainly does change over time; models’
facesbecome softer and more babyish as our pockets become fuller. In fact, thefashion modeling industry
says that it needs new faces every six monthsto provide excitement. Everyone knows that the public’s taste
in entertainmentchanges; and some of us use that information to confirm ouryield curve and technical
analysis.
Demographics May Coincide
The economy may coincide with peaks in the rates of birth, death, marriage,divorce, and crime. Perhaps
expanding economies fill us with confidenceand enable us to have large families, live longer, stay married,
andobey our own laws. Recessions seem to push us toward having fewer children,earlier death, divorce,
and crime. In addition to shaping our lives,these landmarks are visible to us all in our assessment of the
economic cycle.You do not have to be a mathematician to know where we are in thebusiness and stock
market cycle; headlines in the local newspaper canprovide coincidental indicators.
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Corporations give us, the consumer, what we want; so this chapter held a mirror up to our own faces.
Because firms need some lead time to put newproducts on the shelf and make them known to consumers,
corporate behaviorand products change about six months to a year before the stockmarket. Advertising,
hiring, and entertaining have approximately sixmonths lead over the stock market, while women’s fashions
are about ayear early. Calvin Klein has mastered the art of advertising so well that wecould almost time the
market around the public’s reaction to his mostshocking campaigns.
War Stimulates the Economy
We usually think of war as starting with a joint declaration from Congress,but Congress has not declaredwar since Pearl Harbor. In the absenceof a formal declaration of war, our indicator to buy stocks is thedate
on which troops are called up. Gross domestic product, employment,inflation, and the stock market all tend
to expand during wartime, so investorswant to be fully invested when we actually deploy our troops; theday
that we activate our troops is the best time to buy stocks. In fact, thisis one time that we could disregard
yield curve analysis and invest whenthe curve is inverted.
References
B. O'Neill Wyss. Fundamentals of the Stock Market, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000, Informative
Deborah, Weir. Timing The Market, New jersey, Wiley Trading: 2005, Informative