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  • May 8th, 2007
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The broker directors of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) have disagreed with the SECP's proposal to restrict clients to just one percent of the free float of particular scrip. The KSE system can only check trading by its members and not that of their clients while accepting the imposition of 5 percent of the free float limit on a member in a particular scrip.

The broker directors said the restriction of one-percent limit was impractical as a client could be operating with more than one broker and they cannot have prior knowledge before arranging the funding under the CFS system.

A knowledgeable source told Business Recorder that a practical method to break the impasse between Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and the KSE could be diluting the final limit per client and requiring compulsory disclosure by a client upon crossing the one percent limit.

Non-disclosure can be checked at the end of the day based on UIN system or in a post audit. Imposition of a penalty or fine upon non-disclosure would be a sufficient deterrent. Haroon Askari, Chief Manager (Operations) in a statement said that as desired by the SECP chairman a meeting of the Directors and Management of the KSE was held here on May 05, 2007.

The Chairman SECP and senior officials of the Securities Market Division, SECP, all KSE Member Directors, Acting Managing Director and senior management KSE, attended the meeting. Many matters including CFS limit, client-wise position limits in CFS market and Financial Institution's Margining System were revived in the meeting.

After discussion, the SECP advised the KSE to submit detailed workings, justifications and rationale for meaningful consideration of the revision in the existing CFS limit of Rs 55 billion. In respect of client-wide position limits in CFS market, the commission advised that KSE would forward its observations/apprehensions to the commission at the earliest. Other limits as prescribed by the commission should be enforced.

With regard to FI's Margining System, the SECP chairman emphasised on early development of systems and procedures along-with the relevant regulatory changes at KSE and NCCPL. During the meeting, a few issues including Criteria for selection of CFS scrips and Cross Transactions and free delivery in the CDS were raised by the SECP for discussion. The SECP chairman advised the KSE Directors/Management to give their views on the above subjects at the earliest.

The SECP advised all the three stock exchanges to implement revised eligibility criteria of CFS Eligible Securities with effect from May 21, 2007. This criterion will replace the existing Eligibility Criteria for Deliverable Futures Market.

POSITION LIMITS ACROSS MARKETS IMPLEMENTED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT:





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CFS Deliverable Futures Cash Settled Future (CSF) Ready Market

(Position limits shall be Contracts (DFC) Contracts Contracts

based on the (Cumulative Position (Cumulative Position limit (Position limit will be

CFS released and not limit bused on the total based on the total open based on the volume

settled plus open interest In a ,crip interest in a scrip across all in a scrip)

unreleased 2nd tickets across all Derivatives Derivatives Contracts)

Purchase of CFS financees Contracts)

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Market wide 40% of free-float for each 4% of free float of each scrip for KSE and 15% of free- 100% of free-float

position limit scrip at KSE and 15% of float for UTS.

free-float for UTS.

Member wide 5% of free-float of the Scrip None

position limit for KSE member. 2% of free 5% of free-float of the scrip for KSE member. ~% of free-

(member's float of the scrip for UTS float of the scrip for UTS member.

position includes member.

all its clients'

positions)

Clientwide 1% of free-float of the scrip l% of free-float of the scrip for each individual client. For None

position limit for each client of member Financial Institutions and Mutual Fund clients trading at the

(This limit is also Client position will be KSE/LSE/ISE, each such institution will have a limit of 5%

applicable to universal and determined on of' the free-float. (Client position will be universal and

the member's UIN basis). determined on UIN basis).

proprietary

position)

Member Net 15 times the NCB of 10 times the NCB of member 25 times the NCB of

Capital Balance member member

(NCB) limit

(with immediate Maximum exposure of 15 times the NCB of member for CFS. Cash Settled Future and

effect) Futures Deliverable contracts.

Maximum exposure of 25 limes the NCB of member for CFS, Cash Settled Future, Future Deliverable

contracts and Ready Market.

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ANALYSIS OF CFS ELIGIBLE SECURITIES NON ELIMINATED SECURITIES:





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Avg. Daily

Impact Cost Free Float equal to or Average Daily Turn

of less than more than 50 million Over more than Current Outstanding

No Symbol 1% shares 500,000 shares CFS as at May 03,

2007

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1 NBP 0.06 161,695,698 12,079,375 5,659,364,635

2 POL 0.06 88,964,148 4,885,838 4,036,656,925

3 MCB 0.07 204,735,716; 5,522,361 874,003,665

4 OGDC 0.08 202,130,701 18,778,257 6,290,856,540

5 PPL 0.08 137,167,529 9,964,362 7,392,658,050

6 PSO 0.09 70,522,184 2,509,131 2,417,748,495

7 BOP 0.10 117,609,334 16,252,730 2,057,433,415

8 PTC 0.14 S78,Z03.921 10,173,475 632,433,450

9 ENGRO 0.16 75,705,339 2,752,139 1,540,163,750

10 PICIC 0.17 350,088,304 4,425,516 1,295,206,675

11 OGDC 0.18 138,295,171 14,103,552 2,969394,925

12 FABL 0.18 148,300,452 3,880,787 354,566,910

13 FAFL 0.18 150,000,000 12,643,254 1,139,826,400

14 ACBL 0.19 100,216,620 8,059,667 2,192,826,450

15 LUCK 0.21 79,012,500 13,095,213 2,030,511,835

16 FFC 0.21 271,410,827 906,220 182,119,465

17 FFBL 0.23 326,938,500 12,798,852 1,044,803,350

18 NML 0.26 72,629,872 3,819421 728,208,440

19 KAPCO 0.32 132,037,984 6,221,082 1,874,209,125

20 HUBC 0.35 752,150,352 4,441,270 483,836,325

21 PICB 0.46 82,046,250 776,492 128,086,625

22 SSGC 0.49 201,352,299 1,532,656 252,724,775

23 FCCL 0.53 188,749,006 7,995,016 450,834,850

24 ANL 0.64 156,355,029 1,974,738 1,192,065,125

25 MLCF 0.72 148,905,343 2,941,131 148,286,425

26 BOSI 0.74 110,279,362 1,624,492 116,476,050

27 SNBL 0.75 96,729,360 571,943 91,204,500

Total 47,576,907,175

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TOTAL SCRIPS 27 SECURITIES ANALYSIS OF CFS ELIGIBLE SECURITIES ELIMINATED SECURITIES:





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Avg. Daily

Impact cost Free Float equal to or Average Daily Turn

of less than more than 50 million over more than Current Outstanding CFS

No Symbol 1% shares 500,000 shares as at May 03, 2007

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1. FEROZ 1.71 2,511,680 -

2. PCAL 1.63 3,902,250 2,638,100

3. MTL 1.46 5,466,407 1,475,530

4. THALL 1.72 5,855,683 4,955,950

5. PRL 1.34 6,250,000 48,519,335

6. AHSL 0.26 6,750,000 771,905 1,012,871,080

7. APL 0.37 8,000,000 90,836,300

8. BOC 1.19 8,089,725 847,825

9. SEPL 2.17 10,001,731 19,000

10. NETSOL 1.28 12,418,700 119,580,025

11. PKGS. 1.21 13,975,901 81,974,750

12. PSMC 0.81 14,027,019 45,252,615

13. ACPL 2.11 14,432,573 25,251,010

14. FNEL 1.64 17,500,000 134,697,150

15. STPL 1.13 17,578,458 24,266,850

16. ATRL 0.45 18,195,810 115,482,435

17. KOHC 1.29 18,506,251 807,549 88,226,240

18. INDU 0.91 19,650,000 95,129,265

19. EFUG 1.55 20,000,000 151,470.850

20. JOVC 0.34 25,500,000 2,573,852 387,096,100

21. ICI 0.54 29,012,619 84,296,610

22. CHBL 3.11 29,772,566 2,778,200

23. NCL 0.86 30,080,335 49,969,745

24. PAEL 1.36 33,598,034 264,786,940

25. DFML 1.80 38,536,628 5,351,200

26. CTTL 0.35 42,488,114 2,144,792 625,310,200

27. ABL 0.76 44,886,412 644,272 248,865,340

28. SNGP 0.56 49,918,667 571,790 85,914,365

29. AICL 0.17 49,981,633 2,141,697 1,267,423,750

30. CHCC 1.58 54,023,484 6,052,075

31. SPCB 1.20 57,712,500 1,020,508 114,894,700

32. PIOC 1.11 64,993,550 817,151 44,925,275

33. DCL 1.72 82,500,000 2,691,713 86,706,475

34. PRCBL 0.82 109,574,868 12,562,600

35. DSFL 1.43 128,212,379 1,038,533 21,897,200

36. BAHL 0.92 131,466,694 11,968,400

37. TELE 1.37 165,000,000 2,212,402 62,935,800

38. TRG 1.69 168,608,416 4,490,508 337,549,200

39. PIAA 2.03 179,580,086 20,185900

40. PCCL 1.72 203,051,366 2,217,615 96,416,275

41. WTL 1.49 228,888,026 2,615,443 458,511,275

42. PPTA 1.43 378,551,802 1,011,689 22,743,800

43. JSIB 0.89 - -

44. KESC 1.51 658,353,749 1,218,590 16,558,750

Total 6,380,194,485

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Copyright Business Recorder, 2007


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