Study of the key operations and functions (regulations and departments) of Islamabad stock exchange

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.