A Trading Account is a platform where traders can buy or sell assets. This is usually facilitated by a securities broker. This Trading Account is linked to a dematerialized account which holds investment assets like equity shares, bond securities, derivative contracts, CFDs, etc in an electronic form. This Trading Account is also linked to your bank account which holds the cash. So whenever a trader wants to buy more assets, they can directly transfer the funds from their bank account to the trading account.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) equity turnover opened Ksh50 million higher, with bonds and futures trading retreated in the week starting August 5. Derivatives, on the back of five contracts transacted in single stock futures of Safaricom and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), ended the day...

Pilot Phase Test of the Derivatives Market, which will commence within the next six months, will be restricted to select market participants and a select product category