Doha: Qatar Exchange announced enhancements to market data services provided through its website.
Real-time updates to the orderbook of each QE listed stock are currently available via the Market Watch service at www.qe.com.qa. Investors have access to the best bid and ask and depth of order book, and with this enhancement as of October 1, market depth will only be available to registered users of the website through a simple registration process. Trade data and other market statistics will not require users to login to the Market Watch application.
The move brings additional security and robustness to market data services via the QE website, a press release issued by QE said yesterday. Market Watch is a sophisticated low latency market data monitor allowing investors full price transparency throughout the trading day. Each and every bid, ask and trade is displayed in real-time, appearing milliseconds after entry or match within UTP.
Registration may be done online and activation is immediate. Utilising a simple login, investors will have uninterrupted access to the full orderbook of any stock they may be trading or monitoring. The secure portion of the website brings additional services such as Statement of Accounts and My List portfolio service. Users who had previously registered at the QE website will continue to see orderbook data automatically.
Investors are urged to swiftly register prior to the implementation of the enhancements on October 1.
Jassim Mohsin Bukashisha, Director of the Information Technology Department in QE, said: “These enhancements improve the services available via the registration only portion of QE’s website. Market Watch and in particular the orderbook data is an indispensable tool used by investors across the Mena region. The change brings additional security to this facility and has been implemented in a way that allows users to very quickly register and retain use of real-time orderbook updates.”
This follows the release of a number of data initiatives over the last year, all designed to provide transparency and tools to effectively evaluate the market’
Established in 1995, the Doha Securities Market (DSM) officially commenced operations in May 1997. Since then the Exchange has grown to become one of the leading stock markets in the GCC region and for two consecutive years (2010, 2011), was the best performing stock Exchange in the GCC. In June 2009, the DSM was renamed the Qatar Exchange (QE).
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