Stock Market Simulator: trading volume from September 17 to September 28 reached KZT776.3 mln

/KASE, October 1, 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 two weeks of the competition (from September 17 to September 28), trading volume reached KZT776.3 mln. The average daily volume of transactions for the said period exceeded KZT70.5 mln. The below is the information on all transactions made by instruments during the period from September 17 to September 28, 2018: ----------------------------------------------------------- Trade code (ticker) Number of transactions Volume, KZT mln ------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- GB_KZMS 659 186.9 BAST 297 94.2 RU_SBER 435 90.2 KZTK 298 77.6 US_BAC_ 307 76.7 KZTO 419 74.5 HSBK 908 63.2 KCEL 286 33.7 KEGC 282 32.9 CCBN 376 27.4 RDGZp 139 19.0 ------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- Total 4,406 776.3 ----------------------------------------------------------- The maximum number and the maximum volume of transactions made by one participant is 218 and KZT176 mln, respectively. Currently, 1,253 students from more than 40 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. [2018-10-01]