Order regarding the imposition of market control parameters on the trading of listed securities in the stock exchanges

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
Market and Intermediaries Affairs Division
Surveillance Department www.sec.gov.bd

ORDER

Dated: 01 July 2026

No. BSEC/Surveillance/2020-975/579—Whereas the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) is satisfied that, for the protection of investors, ensuring fair, efficient and transparent trading, maintaining orderly market conditions, and facilitating the development of the securities market, it is necessary to issue certain directions regarding the determination and implementation of market control parameters applicable to the trading of listed securities at the stock exchange(s);

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 20A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 (Ordinance No. XVII of 1969), the Commission hereby directs Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC and Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC to comply with the following:

(a) The market control parameters relating to the trading of listed securities, including but not limited to tick size, market lot, block size, order size, closing price minutes, closing price trades, circuit breaker, circuit filter, market protection percentage, index calculation frequency, and such other parameters as may be applicable, shall be determined and implemented by the respective stock exchange in accordance with the relevant regulations, policies and operational requirements of the concerned stock exchange, under immediate intimation to the Commission.

b) Upon determination and implementation of the market control parameters under clause (a) for all listed securities, the respective stock exchange shall notify the market in such manner as it deems appropriate and ensure proper dissemination of the same to market participants.

(c) The Commission’s Order No. BSEC/Surveillance/2020-975/219 dated 17 June 2021 is hereby repealed.

This Order shall come into force with immediate effect upon the simultaneous implementation of the market control parameters referred to in clause (a) for all listed securities by both stock exchanges.

By order of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission,

Masud Khan
Chairman.