The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will launch derivative products in the stock market by 2025.
BSEC Commissioner Abdul Halim said this while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop titled “Financial Derivatives of Exchange Traded Platform-M” organised by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
The two-day workshop which was held at Brac-CDM in Gazipur ended on Saturday. President of DSE Brokers Association (DBA), Saiful Islam, also spoke in the programme as a special guest.
The BSEC commissioner said, “Our role should change according to the changes in the economy. He said I am hopeful that derivatives products will be launched by 2025. Meanwhile, CCBL (Central Counterparty Bangladesh Limited) will start its operations.”
Derivatives are financial contracts that derive their value from an underlying asset such as stocks, commodities, currencies, etc.