SECP Introduces One-Day Account Opening for Stock Market Investors

Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has introduced a new digital onboarding framework aimed at making stock market investment faster and easier.

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• Kabir Ahmed Sidhu remarked technology is being employed to create stock market investment easier and faster.
• While applications will be decided within two days, under the new framework, investor accounts can be opened within one day.
• Investors will be able to track their account applications using a tracking ID and check their status digitally.

Investors will be able to track their account applications using a tracking ID and check their status digitally. Brokers will additionally be required to provide written reasons if an account opening application is rejected. CCP Holds Public Hearing On Misleading Real Estate Practices.

For context, the framework will allow investors who have already been verified to avoid repeating the verification process. It will additionally enable 24 hour digital onboarding and application processing.

In practice, the SECP intends to rise the number of stock market investors to 2.5 million under the new framework, with greater participation from young individuals identified as a key priority.

SECP Chairman Dr. Kabir Ahmed Sidhu remarked technology is being employed to create stock market investment easier and faster. He continued that Pakistan's capital market has significant potential for expansion and investment. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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