Singapore stock exchange

About the Singapore Exchange :

With Singapore now a leading financial center in the Asia-Pacific, the Singapore Exchange
has become one of the premier exchanges in its region. The SGX has approximately 659
companies listed on its exchange, and has a market capitalization of $398.4 billion. It is a
highly international exchange, with 40 percent of its market capitalization coming from
foreign companies.
The SGX divides its company listings into the SGX Mainboard and the SGX SESDAQ. The
Mainboard lists companies that meet certain requirements including market capitalization,
pre-tax profits, and operating track record. The SESDAQ, on the other hand, is for newer
companies and there are no quantitative requirements for listing. Companies listed on the
SESDAQ may apply to be moved to the Mainboard if they have been listed for at least two
years and meet the minimum quantitative requirements.
The Singapore Exchange is a fully electronic exchange, using the Central Limit Order Book
(CLOB). Brokers place orders online and when a buy and sell order match, the system
automatically executes the order and notifies the brokers. Trades that are not executed by
the end of the day are terminated. Shares are typically traded in lots of 1000.
The Singapore Exchange is also well known for its trading in a variety of derivative
securities via SGX-DT. It was the first exchange in Asia to offer equity index futures, and
now offers the world's widest range of Asian index futures.

Share

A share represents a part-ownership of a company. For example, if you buy 10,000 shares
in a company that has issued one million shares, you own one percent of that company.
 
The most common type of shares are ordinary shares. Other types of securities include:
preference shares, warrants, bonds, debentures and loanstocks.
 
Bonds and Debentures

A bond or debenture is a debt instrument where the issuer owes the bondholders a debt
and is obliged to repay the principal and interest at a later date (maturity date). Bonds and
debentures are issued by governments or companies and can be secured or unsecured.
Investors can look forward to regular, fixed income through periodic payment of interest
on the principal.
 
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Funds traded on SGX are known as Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs. These funds generally
aim to track indices like STI, MSCI India etc. This means that by investing in ETFs, you are
effectively investing in the price movements of the component stocks in the underlying
indices.