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Stock Market - The Bursa Berhad is an important member of the , with a history stretching back almost 80 years. Instituted in 1930, the private Singapore Stockbrokers’ Association was the first sanctioned securities trading organization in . This association of stock market was renamed the Malayan Stockbrokers’ Association in 1937, but did not yet publicly trade shares.

In 1960, public trading of shares was inaugurated with the public Malaysian market, called the Malayan Stock . The Malayan Stock was the predecessor of the modern Malayan securities market. The Malayan Stock was renamed the Stock of in 1964.

The stock market operations continued as the Stock of and Singapore (SEMS) after Singapore seceded from in 1965. The split into the Stock of Singapore, and the Stock Board in 1973, following the separation of the Malayan and Singapore currencies. In 1976, the Stock was incorporated to take over operations of the KLSEB. The KLSEB was renamed the Stock in 1994.

Under direction of the Demutualization Act, in 2004 the was converted from a not-for-profit organization limited by the guarantee of its membership, to an limited by its shares, called the Bursa Berhad. At this time, the stock market exchanges had a market capitalization of US $189 billion. With conversion, the securities part of the was transferred to a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bursa Securities. In 2005, Bursa was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Securities Berhad.

The main index, called the Composite Index (KLCI) passed the 1,000 milestone in 2006, and in June 2007 held a market capitalization of US $307 billion. The market operations are divided into a Securities , a , and an Offshore .

Larger are listed on the Bursa Securities Main Board, medium sized on the Second Board, and high and on the MESDAQ market. There is also a separate board for offshore . Futures and options contracts are traded on the , operated by Bursa . These capital markets are regulated by various acts of parliament. The of holding also develops and distributes comprehensive market information products and services.

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  • Benjamin Lee said:

    One of the disadvantage of the Malaysia Stock Market is that there is only one way to trade or invest and that is on the long side. That often times leads to a cornered market where investors and speculators are at the mercy of the stock market operators and public listed companies major shareholders.

    There is a big difference between Trading and Investing. Invest in your education and financial knowledge before putting your hard-earned money into the shares market.

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