Stock Market Simulator: trading volume from September 17 to September 21 reached KZT434.4 mln

/KASE, September 24, 2018/ – As reported earlier, training competition "Stock Market Simulator" organized by Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) is conducted from September 17 to October 17, 2018. During the first week of the competition (from September 17 to September 21), trading volume reached KZT434.4 mln. The average daily volume of transactions for the said period exceeded KZT62 mln. The below is the information on all transactions made by instruments during the period from September 17 to September 21, 2018: ----------------------------------------------------------- Trade code (ticker) Number of transactions Volume, KZT mln ------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- GB_KZMS 407 119.1 BAST 183 57.0 KZTO 280 56.4 RU_SBER 244 47.2 KZTK 160 35.5 US_BAC_ 174 34.5 HSBK 232 24.1 KCEL 138 20.9 KEGC 147 14.4 RDGZp 85 12.9 CCBN 154 12.4 ------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- Всего 2,204 434.4 ----------------------------------------------------------- The maximum number and the maximum volume of transactions made by one participant is 141 and KZT107 mln, respectively. Currently, 1,071 students from more than 30 various educational institutions have registered for participation in the Stock Market Simulator project. The purpose of the project is to increase financial literacy of young specialists and provide them practical skills on the stock market. Students are given the opportunity to trade in most liquid securities in the Kazakhstani 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 for its management. The main task of students is to form the best portfolio and it will determine winners of the competition. This competition has been conducted by KASE group of companies since 2008. [2018-09-24]