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The Stock Exchange of
Thailand: SET
Market for Alternative
Investment: mai
ThailandBond Exchange: TBX Thailand Futures Exchange: TFEX
PROFILES
PRODUCTS
SERVICES
SET was established according
to the Securities and Exchange
Act B.E. 2517 (1974) and officially
opened for trading on April 30,
1975. SET serves the business
sector as a key fundraising
source while encouraging the
public to invest and become
business owners. Currently SET
operates under the Securities
and Exchange Act B.E. 1992.
mai is an alternative market
for fundraising for and investing
in potential small and medium-
sized enterprises. Investors can
gain benefits similar to in SET.
mai’s first trading day was on
June 21, 1999.
TBX provides bond trading
services for investors. TBX’s
trading system is real-time
with transparent information
disclosure and efficient clearing
and settlement. TBX started
to offer services on November
26, 2003.
SET established TFEX on May
17, 2004 to be a center for
futures trading in accordance
with Derivatives Act B.E.
2546. These derivatives have
underlying assets such as equity
instruments, debt instruments,
and other price indices, e.g.,
gold, crude oil, agricultural
products, exchange rates.
• Common shares
• Preferred shares
• Warrants
• TSRs
• Common shares
• Preferred shares
• Warrants
• Unit trusts
• ETFs
• NVDRs
• TSRs
• Derivative warrants
• REITs
• Government bonds
• Corporate bonds
• International financial
institutions’ bonds
• Futures
• Options
• Options on futures
Securities trading system services
Providing systems for trading via
intermediaries and the Internet and also
supplying post-trade systems.
Securities information services
Providing reliable and accurate securities
information useful for making investment
decisions, via various modern, efficient,
and easy-to-use communication tools,
such as Data Feed and SET SMART.
Registrar services
Providing depository-related services
for securities holders, provident fund
members, and shareholders.
SET acts as an integrated center for securities trading with
transparent and effective governance in line with international
standards. SET and its subsidiaries continue to develop
investment products and services with highly-advanced
technology to best facilitate stakeholders and cope with the
ever-changing capital market environment.
Businesses of
the SET group
1974
1999 2003
2004
(G4-17)