BSE eyes automated trading of bonds
Friday, August 07, 2015
It is understood that the issue has become a key priority at the local bourse, considering that worldwide bond markets are being automated.
BSE’s deputy Chief Executive Officer, Thapelo Tsheole told journalists at a business seminar yesterday that although the exchange introduced the automated trading system (ATS) in 2012, no bonds have been traded through this system since then.
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