Abstract:
Topic: The functioning and operations of Islamabad stock exchange
Supervisor: Mr. Syed Ijlal Haider
Course: Master Thesis in Business Administration
Program: Master of Science in Business Administration
Department: Management Sciences, BU Islamabad
Background and Problem Discussion: Since last two decades the Islamabad Stock Exchange(ISE)
is progressing very well and has made international recognition in stock trading business. This
progress is the result of reformation applied by the Security Commission of Pakistan, with help of the
Government of Pakistan. But still in comparison with developed stock exchanges of the world, ISE is
far behind in terms of infrastructure available for trading and technology using for trade. ISE needs to
improve a lot to reach at the level of developed stock markets of the world.
Purposes: The main purpose of study is to highlight the following three aspects of ISE and provide
the suggestions to accelerate the development process of Islamabad Stock Exchange.
Functions and operations Of Islamabad Stock Exchange
Organizational structure of Islamabad Stock Exchange
Management Responsibilities of Islamabad stock Exchange
Financial analysis and general Comparison with Karachi Stock Exchange (year 2010)
Secondary purpose of this research is to provide the basic information about the importance and
functions of stock market, trading process and player which are involved in trading process and other
information with reference to financial literacy.
Problem Statement:
Methodology: Qualitative and Quantitative Research approach is employed for this study. This is an
individual and comparative study in which the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) is studied in depth
and flaws in the system are revealed and is thoroughly compared with the Karachi Stock Exchange.
