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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has said the amendments to Pricing Methodology and Par Value Rules, which can be found in Rules 15.29 and 15.30 respectively of the Rulebook of the exchange, 2015 and have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would become effective on Monday (today).
The Rules specify the revised price limit, price movements and tick sizes i.e. price floor, minimum pricing increments and minimum quantity to be traded that will change the published price.
Also, the Rules classify equity securities into different price groups in order to achieve this and would be implemented on the Exchange’s trading engine on the effective date.
Head, Market Surveillance and Investigations Department, Abimbola Babalola said: “The amended stratification of price movements, price limits and tick sizes aims at improving liquidity, narrowing spreads, and ensuring that all price improving (up/down) transactions are material, making the market more efficient for all participants.
“In order to achieve the aforementioned aims of improved liquidity, narrowed spreads material price improvements, and market efficiency, the amendments to the Pricing Methodology Rule included the introduction of a new price group – “Group C”. It should be noted that the new Group “C” consists of equity securities that are priced below N5.00 per share, for at least four of the last six months, or new security listings that are priced below N5.00 per share at the time of listing on the exchange.
Specifically, the new price groups, price limits, tick sizes, and minimum trades’ quantity required to change prices for equity securities traded on the exchange include Group
Market participants are also informed that the new Par Value Rule specifies that the price of every
Share listed on the exchange shall be determined by the market forces and equities may now trade below the erstwhile price floor of N0.50 per unit, while traders are traders are required to ensure that as from the above stated effective date, all open and subsequent priced orders in equity securities comply with the amended requirements for each price Group of equities and in approved minimum increments accordingly.
Investors are however, advised to contact their Stockbrokers to ascertain whether any of their open orders, will be impacted by this amendment.
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