Offering state-owned shares to be expedited

TEHRAN- Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand said offering the shares of state-owned companies, which are planned to be privatized, will be sped up, IRIB reported.

Capital market able to meet 50% of oil industry’s investment needs: SEO head

TEHRAN – Head of Iran's Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Shapour Mohammadi says the capital market is able to meet more than 50 percent of the oil industry’s funding requirements, IRNA reported.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Institutionalization seriously pursued in Iran’s stock market

TEHRAN- Stock market in Iran has been developing more and more in recent years and the space of its expansion has been outstandingly huge over the past months as it’s been attracting many investors luring them away from the parallel markets of gold, forex, and real estate.

Value of IRENEX trades exceeds $7.8b since March

TEHRAN – The value of trades at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) has reached 330 trillion rials (about $7.84 billion) since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday, quoting the head of Iran's Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO).

Dates to be offered at IME soon

TEHRAN- The head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has announced that dates will be offered at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) soon, IRNA reported.

Number of trading codes at stock market hits 13m

TEHRAN- The number of trading codes at Iran’s stock market has reached 13 million, according to the latest data released by the officials from Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO).

Capital market attracts over $700m of liquidity: SEO head

TEHRAN- Iranian capital market has attracted 30 trillion rials ($714.2 million) of liquidity at Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) and over-the-counter (OTC) market known as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), IRIB reported quoting Shapour Mohammadi, the head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO), as saying.

Iran’s Exchange Stars League’s winners announced

TEHRAN- The third round of Iran’s Exchange Stars League wrapped up by honoring winners at Al Zahra University on Tuesday evening, securities and exchange news agency (SENA) reported.

Iran to transfer capital market knowledge, experience to Iraq

TEHRAN - A group of representatives from Iranian and Iraqi capital markets are set to cooperate in a joint project in which the Iranian side is going to share its knowledge and experience in this field with the Iraqi counterpart, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported.

Iran, Iraq ink MOU to develop Islamic financial instruments

TEHRAN - Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iraq Securities Commission for cooperation in developing Islamic financial instruments and establishing joint investment funds.

Tehran hosting International Forum on Islamic Capital Markets

TEHRAN- The 11th International Forum on Islamic Capital Markets (ICM) is being held in Tehran with participation of 28 representatives from 15 countries, IRIB reported.

Trade at TSE, IFB up 80% in a year

TEHRAN- The value of trades at Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) and Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market, known also as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), rose 80 percent during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2019), head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) announced.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iranian capital market to experience new financial instruments

Applying new financial instruments in Iranian capital market has been a significant approach that Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has adopted over the recent years to expand this market through availability of variable methods of financing.

Security, exchange market competing rivals

TEHRAN- In an interview with Mehr news agency on Monday, Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Head Shapour Mohammadi named hoarding goods besides trading gold and foreign currency as the main rivals of domestic security and exchange market.

Foreign shareholders hold 300 codes for trading at IRENEX

TEHRAN- Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Head Shapour Mohammadi put the number of codes held by the foreign shareholders at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) at 300, IRIB reported.

Foreign investment in Iran’s capital market at $326m

TEHRAN- The value of foreign investment in Iran’s capital market has reached 13.7 trillion rials (about $326 million), IRNA reported on Monday quoting the head of Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO).

By Mahnaz Abdi

TSE launches futures contract as an instrument for more risk management

TEHRAN- In a ceremony on Sunday, Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) officially launched futures contract, a new financial instrument in Iran’s capital market.

Winners of 2nd ‘League of Stock Market Stars’ announced

TEHRAN- The top teams in the second ‘League of Stock Market Stars’ of Iran were announced in a ceremony on Sunday, IRIB reported.

Infrastructure provided for trading cryptocurrency in stock exchange

TEHRAN- Required infrastructure is provided for trading cryptocurrency in Iran’s stock exchange, Head of Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Shapour Mohammadi told IRNA on Saturday.

Euro-based Kish Intl. Stock Exchange to be inaugurated

TEHRAN- Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Shapour Mohammadi told IRNA that in a bid to expand Iran’s euro-based transactions, Kish International Stock Exchange is planned to be inaugurated in future.

FINEX 2018 hosting near 400 companies in Tehran

TEHRAN- The 11th edition of Iran’s International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance (FINEX 2018) kicked off at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on Monday with participation of 392 Iranian and foreign companies.

Iran celebrates 50th anniversary of capital market establishment

TEHRAN- In a ceremony on Sunday, Iran celebrates the 50th anniversary of establishing its capital market.

SEO bans Bitcoin trade by brokerages

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Shapour Mohammadi said trading Bitcoin in the country’s brokerages is illegal, Shada reported on Sunday.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Foreign investors’ presence increasing in Iranian capital market: SEO head

TEHRAN- Presence of foreign investors has been increasing in Iran’s capital market especially after the implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal in January 2016, Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Shapour Mohammadi told the Tehran Times in a press conference on Monday.

By: Ebrahim Fallahi

SEO aims to draw more global investors

TEHRAN - One of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO)’s main goals is to attract more foreign investors to the country’s capital market through holding a series of international conferences to introduce this market, SEO Head Shapour Mohammadi told the Tehran Times in an interview on the sidelines of the 23rd Press Exhibition on Sunday.

Iran’s SEO, India’s SEBI ink MOU on bilateral co-op

TEHRAN- Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on mutual cooperation and technical assistance.

Companies from 18 countries to attend 9th ICM in Tehran

TEHRAN – More than 40 companies from 18 countries are going to attend the 9th International Course on Islamic Capital Markets (ICM 2017) which is due to be held in Tehran on April 18-20.

Switzerland, Iran discuss broadening capital market bonds

TEHRAN – Switzerland and Iran discussed ways to expand bilateral ties between capital markets of the two countries.

Iran’s capital market value reaches $187b

TEHRAN – The Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Shapour Mohammadi announced on Tuesday that the value of the country’s capital market, comprising stock exchange, over-the-counter market (OTC) and funds, has reached six quadrillion rials (about $187 billion), IRIB news reported on Wednesday.