Islamabad Stock Exchange

	Type Stock Exchange         Location Islamabad, Pakistan Founded 1989 Owner KSE Key people Imtiaz Haider, Managing Director Currency PKR
	ISLAMABAD STOCK EXCHANGE

Islamabad Stock Exchange is the youngest of the three stock exchanges of Pakistan. Islamabad stock exchange (ISE) was incorporated as a guarantee-limited company on 25 October 1989 in Islamabad capital territory with the main object of setting up of a trading and settlement infrastructure, information system, skilled resources, accessibility and a fair and orderly market place that ranks with the best in the world. It was licensed as a stock exchange on 7 January 1992. It started trading in July 1992.




Currently Islamabad Stock Exchange has 120 members against 200 as allowed to the exchange, in terms of Article 3(a) of Articles of Association. Of 120 members, 26 are individual and 94 are corporate members.




There are 261 companies listed in Islamabad Stock Exchange at the moment. However, number of listed companies varies from time to time due to desisting, mergers and default of companies.



Islamabad Stock Exchange joined hands with Lahore Stock Exchange on 30 April 2007 to establish a Unified Trading Platform to help in bringing increased liquidity in the market, improving price discovery, maximizing transparency, increasing turnover, broadening investor base, curtailing risks and distortions in trade, providing cost effective service to the investing public and enhancing the image of both the Exchanges.