Equity traders body taking shape

KARACHI: Stock traders arranged an informal meeting. The participants of meeting urged to introduce new products to replace CSF Mark II Future contract, the sources said.
The market participants agreed to form an association of stock traders because of the weaker representation in the board of directors Karachi Stock Exchange, the sources added.
On the other side the high ups of Lahore Stock Exchange urged to maintain same prices on ready board in the Three Stock Exchanges at same time while the Lahore Stock Exchange and Islamabad Stock Exchange already implemented the rule of same prices in both bourses on ready board, the sources concluded.

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