Electronic trading to attract more investors

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Stock Exchange’s plan to launch electronic trading will attract a large number of new investors and will help lift share prices, according to an Iraqi investor. Raed Najjar, an Iraqi investor, told IraqiNews.com news agency that electronic trading will save a lot of time and will encourage investors from other provinces and countries to learn about companies registered with the market. On Tuesday (Feb. 10), the executive director of the Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX), Taha Ahmed Abdelsalam, said that the market will soon launch electronic trading sessions The Iraqi Stock Exchange, established under Law No. 74 of the year 2004, held its first session on June 24, 2004. The stock market holds three sessions a week: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. SS (P) 1