Proshare to Host a Webinar Focused on "Online Trading Beyond Nigeria" on November 03, 2021

Thursday, October 14, 2021 / 01:00 PM / byProshare /Header Image Credit: EcoGraphics

Proshare, a digital financial information hub focused on bridging theinformation gap between investors and markets through the development anddeployment of credible, reliable and timely news, data, research &analysis, is set to host stakeholders during its Virtual Online Trading Webinarscheduled to hold on November 03, 2021, from 10am WAT.

In2016, Proshare commenced the production of its Online Trading Ranking Report to assess the various trading platforms in Nigeria basedon customers/users responses to its customer survey. The survey aims to evaluateobjectively existing platforms, identify gaps and provide feedback forimprovement and/or upgrade of the market platforms. In 2021, the customer survey and operator survey are ongoing. The research team hopes to launch the ranking report inNovember 2021 with a post-launch webinar to unpack the insights from the reportand address critical issues around online trading in Nigeria across variousglobal and continental markets.

Thewebinar, which will focus on the theme "Online Trading beyond Nigeria: TheCase for a Unified Exchange", will have has its Keynote Speaker,Lina Tonui, Project Manager, African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP), amongstother representatives from the SEC, NGX Exchange, FMDQ, NASD, AFEX, CSCS, CFSWest Africa Limited, fintech and tech infrastructure organisations. The webinarwill enable stakeholders to discuss various topics around the use of technologyin securities trading and how the objective of unifying exchanges to increaseliquidity across Africa could be attained in the light of the AfricanContinental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). It would equally afford participantsthe opportunity to engage different stakeholders and address concerns arounddigital online trading.

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Discussionsaround the implementation of the AfCFTA continue to support a singlecontinent-wide market for goods and services, and promote the movement ofcapital and natural persons; there are talks about the integration of crucialstock exchanges across the continent to facilitate cross-border listing andregion-wide securities trading.

Tofacilitate this, the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), supportedby the African Development Bank (AfDB) commenced the African Exchanges LinkageProject (AELP) to facilitate cross-border trading of securitiesin Africa to unlock Pan-African investment flows, promote innovations thatsupport diversification needs of investors, and address the lack of depth andliquidity in Africa's financial markets.

Thus,this webinar will weigh in on the subject matter, particularly where fintechsfacilitate securities trading on international exchanges to enable retailinvestors to trade global stocks.

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