After months of delay, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is set to launch its New Trading System (NTS) starting July 26, 2010.
The NTS will replace the current Maktrade system used by the PSE since 1993. The new system alongside the extension of trading hours, was to be rolled out originally in June 2009 but was postponed to October 2009 then deferred again due to technical and regulatory issues.
The NTS will use a trading software product developed by NYSE Technologies SAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE Euronext which, in turn, operates the largest exchanges around the world including the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext.
Under the PSE’s New Trading System, the following major changes will take effect.
Trading Schedule
Currently, trading hours are divided into:
- 9:00 am to 9:30 am – Pre-Open
- Orders can be entered but matching will not yet occur.
- 9:30 am to 12:00 pm – Open Period
- The Exchange is accepting orders and matching is occurring.
- 12:00 pm to 12:10 pm – Run-off Period
- Not accepting orders but matching of remaining trades is occurring.
- 12:10 pm – Market Close
- Closed with no ordering and matching allowed.
Under the NTS, the new market phases are:
- 9:00 am to 9:30 am – Market Pre-Open
- Orders can be entered but there will still be no matching. No cancellation will be allowed.
- 9:30 am to 11:57 am – Continuous Trading
- All orders are automatically matched as soon as they enter the order book and a counterpart is found.
- 11:57 am to 11:59 am – Market Pre-Close / No Cancellation Period
- Modification and cancellation of orders are restricted.
- 12:00 pm to 12:10 pm – Trading-at-Last
- Matching is executed only at a fixed price, which is the closing price determined at the Market Pre-Close.
There is also a proposal to extend trading hours until 4 pm but, for the meantime, trading will remain in the morning.
Opening and Closing Prices
Both Opening and Closing prices will be calculated by the NTS, taking into account the volumes of the matched and unmatched orders, market pressure and the last traded price.
New Board Lot Table
The PSE uses a Board Lot table that specifies the minimum number of shares one can buy or sell at a specific price range. How to use the PSE Board Lot Table is explained in this stock tutorial article. Under the NTS, the new Board Lot table is as follows:
[TABLE=54]
Normal and Oddlot Markets
There will be two separate and independent market segments under the NTS: the Main Market and the Oddlot Market. One security is defined separately in the Oddlot Market and Normal Market and will have its own Bid/Offer prices.
The Main Market is equivalent to the Main Board in the current trading system. This is where Board lot orders will be traded. The Oddlot Market is equivalent to the Odd Lot Board in the current trading system. This is where orders with volume or quantity less than the defined Board lot will be traded.
For BPITrade users, stocks to be traded in the Normal Market will be prefixed with N, for example:
- MER (Meralco) becomes NMER
- NI (Nihao) becomes NNI
- I (iRemit) becomes NI
Similarly, stocks to be traded in the Oddlot Market will be prefixed with O, for example:
- MER (Meralco) becomes OMER
- OV (Philodrill) becomes OOV
- V (Vantage) becomes OV
Other online stockbrokers might be using a different system so just check with your broker. Next week, we’ll find out if the transition will be smooth and whether traders will like the new trading system.
Want more awesome educational posts? Click the links below!
Hope everything will be smooth, no delays or problems during trading.
This is great! I am planning to once again be active in the stock market next month since according to some research done, August is what you call the “Ghost Month” in PSE in which stock prices tend to fall. With this new PSE trading system rules most especially the new board lot numbers, a lot of small stock investors will perhaps buy stocks such as PLDT.
.-= Millionaire Acts´s latest blog ..Debit Cards vs Credit Cards- Similarities and Differences =-.
@Tyrone
I see… So that’s why the GMA stocks were unusually low compared to when I last checked them during the last few months! Hmmmm… Interesting.
.-= Become Rich´s latest blog ..My First Book on Stock Investing =-.
What’s the new board lot for 5.01 – 10.00? It’s missing in the table.
The new Board Lot table has been posted above, also incorporating the new changes in the price ranges and tick sizes.
Thanks for spending the time to describe the terminology to the beginners!
thanks for this great post wow… it’s very wonderful
I read your post . it was amazing.Your thought process is wonderful.The way you tell about things is awesome. They are inspiring and helpful.Thanks for sharing your information and views.
share tips
We all do believe each of the ideas you’ve presented to your post. They’re really convincing and can definitely work. Still, the posts are too quick for newbies. May you please extend them a bit from next time? Thanks in the post.
Hi, the first letter was sent to my billing address, not my shipping address. I don’t know if it is just me or other persons had this difficulty but I just desired to let you guys know. It was definitely disappointing not getting the letter where I’m appropriate now!