Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Plans to Allow Short Selling, Draw Listings - Bloomberg
The Qatar Stock Exchange is planning a slew of initiatives including allowing investors to lend and borrow securities and bet against shares, as the bourse looks to attract more investors and bolster valuations in its markets.
The exchange is “engaged with regulators and policy makers for market development by bringing in tools like short selling, securities lending and borrowing,” Mohsin Mujtaba, director of the product and market development department, said in an interview. Those offerings are expected to be introduced in the next quarter.
The QSE has also started working with London Stock Exchange Group Plc to offer “derivatives as a hedging and leverage solution for both retail and institutional investors” by the end of next year.
The moves are part of a “larger playbook” focused on “building more liquidity and attracting more investors,” Mujtaba said. The QSE was established in 1995 but a lack of liquidity and trading has long stymied valuations.
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