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TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to adopt a new order-processing system under which a large transaction equivalent to 20-30 per cent of a firm's outstanding stock would be automatically rejected, according to the bourse's framework for preventing a recurrence of system glitches.
According to plans filed Tuesday with the Financial Services Agency, the TSE will implement as early as April market safeguards that automatically screen for irregular orders, rejecting those involving balances exceeding a company's outstanding shares. The exchange will discuss with brokerages the appropriate threshold for deeming an order as irregular, but the figure is expected to be 20-30 per cent.
The proposal calls for an on-site transaction supervisor at the exchange so that a decision to suspend an irregular order can be made in a timely manner. The TSE will instruct brokerages to put in place measures for preventing mistaken orders. These mechanisms will be inspected starting next ...