Singapore Stock Exchange
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The Singapore Stock Exchange established in Singapore in December 1, 1999 resulted from the merger of the two financial institutions- the Stock Exchange of Singapore and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. The Singapore International Monetary Exchange was a futures exchange that was established in 1984. The Stock Exchange of Singapore, on the other hand, traded in stocks. By 1998, the Stock Exchange of Singapore had a market capitalization of S$263 billion and 307 listed companies. The Singapore Stock Exchange is Asia’s first demutualised and integrated securities and derivatives exchange. It was also the first publicly held exchange in the Asia Pacific.
On 23rd November 2000, the Singapore Stock Exchange was the first exchange to be listed through the public offer and the private placement.
Indices used in the Singapore Stock Exchange
The following are the indices used in the Singapore Stock Exchange:
- MSCI Singapore Free Index
- Strait Times Index
Operation and the products offered by the Singapore Stock Exchange
The products offered by the Singapore Stock Exchange are traded through the electronic screen based system. The products that are:
- Equities
- Warrants
- Bonds, Debentures and Loan Stocks
- Exchange Traded Funds
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Business Trusts
- Infrastructure Funds and
- Depository Receipts
The following are the derivative products that are traded on the International Market :
- Short term interest rate futures and options on futures
- Long term interest rate futures and options on futures
- Equity Index futures and options on futures
- Single Stock Futures and
- The Structured Warrants
Customers of the Singapore Stock Exchange also benefit from the data and information services and they can be listed as follows:
- Singapore Stock Exchange Securities Book
- Singapore Stock Exchange Derivatives Quote
- Orders and Trades Data
- Mobile Data Services
- Listed Companies Data
- Historical Market Data
- Publications
- Singapore Stock Exchange News
The Singapore Stock Exchange is the first stock exchange in Asia that trades in equity index futures. The company listings under the Singapore Stock Exchange is divided into the following :
