Exchange simulator: trading volume from April 1 to April 26 reached KZT4,631.1 mln

29.04.19 16:23
/KASE, April 29, 2019/ – As announced earlier, the training competition "Exchange simulator" organized by Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) is conducted from April 1 to April 30, 2019. During the four weeks of the competition (April 1 to April 26), the trading volume reached KZT4,631.1 mln. The average daily volume of transactions in the said period exceeded KZT231.6 mln. Below is information on all transactions made, by instrument, in the period from April 1 to April 26, 2019: ---------------------------------------------------------- Trade code (ticker) Number of transactions Volume, KZT mln ------------------- ---------------------- --------------- KZTK 3,382 2,529.8 GB_KZMS 1,490 479.1 KZTO 964 340.8 RU_SBER 1,223 308.9 KEGC 961 236.6 HSBK 1,264 228.0 US_BAC_ 696 177.8 KCEL 914 155.6 CCBN 583 74.1 BAST 282 67.5 RDGZp 239 32.8 ------------------- ---------------------- --------------- Total 11,998 4,631.1 ---------------------------------------------------------- The maximum number and the maximum amount of transactions made by one participant is KZT518 mln and KZT982.1 mln, respectively. Currently, 1,167 students from more than 30 various educational institutions have registered for participation in the "Exchange simulator" project. The purpose of the project is to increase the financial literacy of young specialists and provide them with practical skills of operation on the stock market. Students are given the opportunity to trade in the most liquid securities in the Kazakh market, most of which is part of the KASE Index. At the beginning of trades, each participant is provided with a portfolio worth one million tenge to be managed. The main task of students is to form the best portfolio which will determine the winners of the competition. This competition has been conducted by KASE group of companies since 2008. [2019-04-29]