INTERNSHIP REPORT ON

Problems and Prospects of Brokerage House in Bangladesh:

A study on MM capital management Ltd.

Submitted to:
MD. Anisuzzaman
Assistant professor & director
Uttara University Bangladesh

Submitted By:
Abdullah Al Amin
Id: 2191061053
Batch: 48

Date of submission: 13/12/2019

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 Letter of transmittal
Dated: 13th December 2019
To
MD. Anisuzzaman
Assistant Professor & Director
Uttara University Bangladesh
Subject: Submission of Internship Report

Dear Sir

I am Abdullah al amin a student of MBA program, have completed my internship at MM

capital management Ltd and prepared a report titled problems and prospect of brokerage
house: A study on MM capital management Ltd under the supervision of MD. Anisuzzaman
Assistant Professor & director Uttara University.

I therefore pray and hope that you will consider my position and oblige thereby.

Sincerely Yours,
Abdullah Al Amin
Id: 2191061053
Major in human resource management
Department of Business Administration

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 Certificate of Approval

This is to certify that, student of Abdullah al amin Bachelor of Business Administration Program,
Uttara University, has completed the internship report under my supervision. He has worked at
MM capital management Ltd as an intern and completed the report entitled ―Problems and
Prospects of brokerage house in Bangladesh: A Study on MM capital management Ltd‖ as a
partial requirement for obtaining Masters of Business Administration Degree. He has completed
the report by himself. The data and findings presented in the report seem to be authentic. He has
been permitted to submit the report.

Md. Anisuzzaman bears a strong moral character and a very pleasing responsibility. It has
indeed been a great pleasure working with him. I wish him all success in life.

……………………..
MD. Anisuzzaman
Assistant Professor & director
Center for career development school of Business
Uttara University Bangladesh

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 Acknowledgement
I am very much thankful to Allah for giving me the opportunities to complete the project within
the timeline. I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to my advisor Mr.
Anisuzzaman, a tremendous mentor for me.

I wish to express my indebted gratitude and special thanks to Md. Saber Ahmed In charge MM
capital management who in spite of being extraordinarily busy with his duties, took time out to
hear, guide and keep me on the correct path and allowing me to carry out my industrial project
work at their esteemed organization and extending during the training. I do not know where I
would have been without him.

I would like to express my gratitude and thank toward Allah and my parents and all member who
encourage and help to complete the report.

I am also thankful to all the personnel who really help me to complete the project. Because I
know it was quite impossible to complete the project without all of you.

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 Table of Content
1. Chapter One
1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................1
1.2 Scope of Study ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Objectives of study .................................................................................................................2
1.4 Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.5 Limitations…………………………………………………………………………………..3

2. Chapter two
2.1 Company Information………………………………………………………………………...4
2.1.2 Contract Address……………………………………………………………………......4
2.1.3 Company Structure……………………………………………………………………...4
2.1.4 Nature of Business………………………………………………………………………4
2.1.5 Service………………………………………………………………………………………………5
2.2 Background of the DSE……………………………………………………………………...6-9
2.2.1 History of Dhaka Stock Exchange………………………………………………………6-7
2.2.2 Formation of Dhaka Stock Exchange…………………………………………………….8
2.2.3 Legal Control of DSE…………………………………………………………………….8
2.2.4 Function of DSE………………………………………………………………………….9
2.2.5 Management……………………………………………………………………………...9

3. Chapter Three
3.1 Prospect of Brokerage houses in Bangladesh…………………………………………………………………10-13

3.1.1 Interest among the industries to raise capital…………………………………………………………….10

3.1.2 Criteria of the share Category…………………………………………………………………………………….11
3.1.3 More investors in capital market ……………………………………………………………………………….11
3.1.4 More stability in the market ………………………………………………………………………………………12
3.1.5 Constant growth on GDP ……………………………………………………………………………………………12
3.1.6 Change in Bank deposit rate……………………………………………………………………………………….12
3.1.7 More foreign investment in DSE…………………………………………………………………………………12
3.1.8 Investors from different region of Bangladesh……………………………………………………………13
3.1.9 Demand of New brokerage houses…………………………………………………………………………….13
3.1.10 Demand of financial Adviser…………………………………………………………………………………….13

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 3.1.1.1 Prospect of MM capital management ltd……………………………………………………….…14-15

3.2 Initiatives of DSE for Market expansion……………………………………………………………………16-17

3.2.1 Market expansion………………………………………………………………………………………………………16
3.2.2 Employment Generation……………………………………………………………………………………………16
3.2.3 Book Building Method……………………………………………………………………………………………….16
3.2.4 Website Development………………………………………………………………………………………………16
3.2.5 ICT Development………………………………………………………………………………………………………17
3.3 Problems of Brokerage houses in Bangladesh………… .………………………………………….. ….. 18-21
3.3.1 Cost of opening a new brokerage house………………………………………………………………….18
3.3.2 Rules and regulations of DSE……………………………………………………………………………………18
3.3.3 Opening a new BO account………………………………………………………………………………………18
3.3.3.1 Individual Applicant…………………………………………………………………………………….19
3.3.3.2 Joint Applicant…………………………………………………………………………………………….19
3.3.3.3 Sole Trader/Proprietor………………………………………………………………………………..19
3.3.3.4 Corporate Account………………………………………………………………………………………19
3.3.4 Requirements for NRBs & Foreign Investors to invest in Bangladesh…………………………..20
3.3.5 BO account maintenance…………………………………………………………………………………………….20
3.3.6 Categorical difference of securities……………………………………………………………………………..20
3.3.7 Lack of knowledge among the new investors……………………………………………………………..21
3.3.8 Overpriced securities………………………………………………………………………………………………….21
3.3.9 Market manipulation………………………………………………………………………………………………….21
3.3.10 Lack of experienced manpower…………………………………………………………………………………21

3.3.1.1 Problems of Mm capital management Ltd ……………………………………………………22-23

4. Chapter Four
4.1 Findings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24
4.2 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………………………………….25
4.3 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..26
4.4 References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………....27

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 Executive Summary

In Dhaka Stock Exchange many of the brokerage houses are run their business, but many of
them don‘t help their investors as well as they don‘t follow the proper rules of the business.
As a result, the investors have faced a lot of problems and lose their capital. Last 7 years the
stocks are overpriced and this is a serious risk factor for the inexperienced new investors.
Here many share prices are fluctuating for various reasons. Entry of new companies in the
market can help to reduce gap between demand and supply and help bring stability in the
market. New companies need to be encouraged to come to the market through market friendly
policy. But recent policy interventions do not seem to be moving towards that end. The state-
owned companies are not coming forward for listing despite repeated assurances given by the
authorities. Immediate entry of at least two or three large companies could be extremely
helpful for a balanced growth of the market. The central idea is that the stock price is
determined by some weighted average of investment acts from investors applying
informational diversified investment strategies. The dynamics behind the price fluctuation is
as follows: The higher the share of uninformed investors, the more uncertain the market price
is relative to the fundamental stock value. In any stock market, there will bullish and bearish
trends. Regulatory policies should be framed with long term vision. In recent months, some
policy decisions are being taken to address current problems at the cost of long-term market
interest. These policy changes include fixation of minimum size of new public issue,
imposing restriction on private placements, disqualifying private sector companies under
direct listing and discouraging new mutual funds. Determinants which directly and indirectly
affect the stock prices in Bangladesh especially in the Dhaka Stock Exchange & ‘‘Problems
and prospect of Brokerage houses in Bangladesh are discuss in this report.

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 Chapter: ONE
1.1 Introduction
A stock market / share market is a public market for the trading of company stock and
derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those
only traded privately. Usually, a stock market is the reflector of its country’s economy. And
the broker houses are like the reflector of the stock market of the country. A broker house is
an entity that has the polish permission of Securities and Exchange, among others, to offer
securities in public trading acquire and sell securities, and offer portfolio management and
investment advice services to its clients. As a member of DSE the broker house does this
service for their clients in return of commission on each transaction. That means more
transaction more commission for houses and more wealth for it.

Before 1998 broker houses were not so active because people used to sell and buy their paper
share direct to buyer or seller hand to hand. This hand to hand transaction was really a slow
process and full of hustle. But after the establishment of CDBL (Central Depository of
Bangladesh Limited), the trade becomes just a matter of click. Since then the investors in the
share market has been increasing tremendously day by day. And the brokerage houses of the
country have been facing huge challenges with the increasing number of investors in the
market. It is really remarkable that the stock market of like Bangladesh has got above 3
million BO (Beneficiary Owners) accounts which was less than 1.5 million last two years ago
and now Depository participants 408 and ISIN 283. Every day the brokerage houses of DSE
are completing approximately 3 to 3.5 lack trades. It is not only like that more the transaction
more the commission for the broker, the brokerage houses have to follow all the rules and
regulations given by the SEC. These rules and regulations of SEC sometimes bring huge
hassle for the brokerage houses. It is clear that the brokerage houses are playing a vital role in
the country‘s stock market. So, in the interim of my internship I have tried to find out the
prospect and problems of brokerage firm on the perspective of MM capital management Ltd.

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1.2 Scope of the study
This report is on the overall progress and problems of brokerage houses in Bangladesh. It is
obvious that this report cannot include all the aspects of brokerage houses because the basis of
this report is only one company. Since the mm capital management Ltd is one of the leading
brokerage firms in Bangladesh, anyway it can give us an understanding of how the brokerage
houses are performing in Bangladesh. This report can also help us to identify the different
prospects and problems that are facing by the brokerage houses of the country.

1.3 Objectives of the study

The main objective of the study is to develop an understanding about the problems of Brokerage
house in Bangladesh and their activities. Besides main objective, below are the specific
objectives.

1. To identify prospects of brokerage house in Bangladesh including MM capital management.

2. Initiatives of DSE for market expansion.
3. To identify problem of brokerage house in Bangladesh including MM capital management.

1.4 Methodology
During this study I have followed some research methodologies to find out fact and features
related to the problems and prospects of Brokerage house in Bangladesh. I used qualitative
research method in collecting the data. The information of this report was collected from two
sources.

1. Primary source of Data

 Employee of MM capital management Ltd
 Customers of MM capital management Ltd
2. Secondary source of Data
 Websites and newsletters as major sources of information
 Internet used as a theoretical source of information
 Dhaka Stock Exchange for Brokerage house Information

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1.5 Limitation
It is observable that almost all studies have some boundaries. During performing my work, I had
to face some unavoidable limitations.

There were some confidential issues like financial issues, for which they were very strict and careful in
revealing that information. Although they have provided all the possible information but there was some
inadequacy of information.

Lack of enough materials like books, journals and other papers capture me for severe
brainstorming during working this report.

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 Chapter: TWO

2.1 Company Information

MM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED is a Private Company, Limited by shares, which
has been incorporated on 13th January 2010, with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and
Firms of Bangladesh under the Companies Act, 1994.

2.1.1 ADDRESS:
MM capital management ltd, Suit 01,modern mansion, 12th
floor 53 mothijheel C/ A, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Tel: 9556475
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://bd.linkedin.com > saber ahmed

The company has obtained its registration certificate from Bangladesh Securities and Exchange
Commission (BSEC) on 10/06/2010 for Stock Dealer operation which is:Nibondon-3.2/073/98-
050. The company has also obtained its Stock Broker operation registration certificate from
BSEC on 10/09/2010 which is: Nibondon- 3.2/CSE-073/2008/162.

2.1.2 Company Structure:

The Company consists of chairman of the board, a managing director, and a director. Currently
CML has six employees.

2.1.3Nature of Business:
The main objective of the company is to carry out the business of a Stock Broker and Stock
Dealer that is, to buy/sell and deal in shares, debentures, bonds and other securities, and to carry
on any business as permissible for stock broker and dealer house duly licensed by the
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

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2.1.4 Service
CML provides the following services:
» Opening of new B.O. account and maintenance
» Opening of link account
» Transfer and Transmission of Shares
» Internet and Telephonic Buy/Sell of Shares
» Special arrangement for Female Clients
» Minimum B.O. maintenance fee
» Minimum Brokerage Commission

The company strongly believes to extend its co-operation and value-added services to our
respected clients. We also believe that CML will play a vital role in the capital market for its
development and future growth.

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 2.2 BACKGROUND OF THE DS E

2.2.1 History of Dhaka Stock Exchange

The stock market history of Bangladesh refers back to 28 April, 1954 when the East Pakistan Stock
Exchange Association Ltd. was established. Formal trading began on the bourse in 1956. The trading was
suspended during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. Operation resumed again in the 1976 with
the change in government policy. During 1976, there were only 9 listed companies with total paid up
capital of Tk.0 .138 billion and market capitalization of Tk. 0 .147 billion which was 0.138 % of GDP (1992).
Since then the stock exchange continued its journey of growth. The second stock exchange of the
country, the Chittagong Stock Exchange(CSE) was established in December 1995.In order to control
operation of the stock exchanges and trading of stocks of listed companies, the government of
Bangladesh established the Securities and Exchange Commission of Bangladesh on 8th June, 1993 under
the Securities and Exchange Commission Act, 1993 .The mission of the SEC is to protect the interests of
securities investors, develop and maintain fair, transparent and efficient securities markets, ensure
proper issuance of securities and compliance with securities laws.

From the inception the stock market of the country was growing in a slow pace. There was a large surge
in the stock market in the summer and fall of 1996 evidenced by a 197.43%, 372.30% and 370.51%
increase in the market capitalization, total annual turnover and daily average turnover respectively in DSE
and 506.63%, 210.2% and 615.15% increase in the market capitalization, total annual turnover and daily
average turnover in CSE. DSE general index grew from 832 in January 1 1996 to 3567 in November 14,
1996 while that of CSE grew from 409.4 in 1995 to 1157.9 in 1996. The market, however, crashed in
December of 1996 and the index started to decline significantly since then with the index assuming a
value of 507.33 as of November of 1999, a cumulative decline of 83.44% from 1996 to 1999 with the
annual rate of 27.82%, and has yet to fully recover. Investors ‘confidence was significantly damaged
because of excessive speculations, allegedly aggravated by widespread irregular activities. The
government of Bangladesh undertook the Capital Market Development Program (CMDP) supported by
the ADB on 20 November 1997. The CMDP aimed at:

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  Strengthening market regulation and supervision,
 Developing the stock market infrastructure,
 Modernizing stock market support facilities,
 Increasing the limited supply of securities in the market,
 Developing institutional sources of demand for securities in the market, and
 Improving policy coordination.

The policy matrix of the CMDP included 95 program measures. Central Depository Bangladesh Limited
(CDBL) was incorporated as a public limited company on 20th August 2000 to operate and maintain the
Central Depository System (CDS) of Electronic Book Entry, recording and maintaining securities accounts
and registering transfer of securities; changing the ownership without any physical movement or
endorsement of certificates and execution of transfer instruments, as well as various other investor services
including providing a platform for the secondary market trading of Treasury Bills and Government Bonds
issued by the Bangladesh Bank. CDBL went live with the Electronic Treasury Bills registry of Bangladesh
Bank on 20th October, 2003 and thereafter started equity market operations on 24th January, 2004.

It was set up to facilitate the computerized delivery and settlement of securities and eliminate to the extent
possible, the paper work involved in handling the transactions and that would ensure risk-free and cost-
effective settlement. Before establishment of CDBL, the delivery, settlement and transfer procedures were
handled manually and were plagued by lengthy delays, risks of damage, loss, forgeries, duplication and
considerable investment in time and capital. Besides, both the CSE (July 1998) and the DSE (August
1998) have automatic trading services. By having automated trading system and a central depository in
place, the credibility of the country‘s Stock Exchanges in the eyes of the prospective foreign investors are
expected to grow stronger and boost investment activities in the country‘s stock markets. Contrastingly,
foreign portfolio investment, never more than $200 million, has virtually disappeared form the stock
market of Bangladesh.

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2.2.2 Formation of Dhaka Stock Exchange
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is a public limited company. It is formed and managed under Company Act
1994, Security and Exchange Commission Act 1993, Security and Exchange Commission Regulation
1994, and Security Exchange (Inside Trading) regulation 1994. The issued capital of this company is Tk.
500,000 which is divided up to 250 shares each pricing Tk. 2000. No individual or firm can buy more than
one share. According to stock market rule only members can participate in the floor and can buy shares for
himself or his clients. At present it has 230 members. Market capitalization of the Dhaka Stock Exchange
reached nearly $9 billion in September 2007 and $27.4 billion in Dec 9, 2009. As of 18 August 2010, The
Dhaka Stock Exchange had over 750 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $ 50.28
billion.

2.2.3 Legal Control of DSE

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is registered as a Public Limited Company and its activities are
regulated by its Articles of Association rules & regulations and bye-laws along with the Securities and
Exchange Ordinance, 1969, Companies Act 1994 & Securities & Exchange Commission Act, 1993.

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2.2.4 Function of DSE
 Listing of Companies. (As per Listing Regulations).
 Providing the screen based automated trading of listed Securities.
 Settlement of trading
 Market Administration & Control.
 Market Surveillance.
 Publication of Monthly Review.
 Monitoring the activities of listed companies. (As per Listing Regulations).
 Investors Protection Fund

2.2.5 Management
The management and operation of Dhaka Stock Exchange is entrusted on a 25 members Board of Director.
Among them 12 are elected from DSE members, another 12 are selected from different trade bodies and
relevant organizations. The CEO is the 25th ex-officio member of the
Board. The following organizations are currently holding positions in DSE Board:

 Bangladesh Bank
 ICB
 President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh
 President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries
 President of Metropolitan Chambers of Commerce and Industries
 Professor of Finance Department of Dhaka University
 President of DCCI (Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

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 Chapter: THREE

3.1 PROSPECT OF BROKERAG E HOUSES IN BANGLADE SH

3.1.1 Interest among the industries to raise capital

There is an intense interest among the industries to raise a huge amount of capital from the
capital market. They are not going for traditional capital raising method like banks or the
borrowers. From every industry companies are enlisting their names in the DSE and CSE to get
money from general investors. It we can see in the list of DSE there were 578 companies listed
till December 2018. Among them Grameen phone was the largest one.

Categorization of Listed Company

Category: A, B, G, N and Z
Category DSE CSE

A 155 130

B 18 13

N 13 14

Z 98 72

Debenture (A category) 08 02

Treasury Bond 75 -

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3.1.2 Criteria of the share Category
―A‖ Category Companies: Companies which are regular in holding the Annual General
Meeting (AGM) and have declared dividend at the rate of 10 percent or more in a calendar
year. (Mutual fund, debentures and bond are being traded in this category).
―B‖ Category Companies: Companies which are regular in holding the AGM but have failed to
declare dividend at least at the rate of 10 percent in a calendar year.
―G‘Category Companies: Greenfield companies.
―N‘ Category Companies: All newly listed companies except Greenfield companies will be
placed in this category and their settlement system would be like B-Category companies.

―Z‘ Category Companies: Companies which have failed to hold the AGM or failed to declare
any dividend or which are not in operation continuously for more than six months or whose
accumulated loss after adjustment of revenue reserve, if any is negative and exceeded its paid
up capital.

3.1.3 More investors in capital market

The number of new investors is rising day by day. In June 2018 CDBL had 1,076,252 Bo
account registered. In June 2018 the account increases almost 30.8% the amount stands in
1,401,165. In the last published news in December10, 2013 the number of Bo account
increased to approximately 3300000 which is almost above of 100%. These increasing numbers
of investors are coming from every section of economy. Small business to big corporate giant
everyone is investing money in this sector.

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3.1.4 More stability in the market
The capital market has become more stable for couple of years. People have become more
aware on their investment. They are now more concern about the performance of the company
in the business instead of running behind rumors. On the other hand, rules and regulation of
DSE and CSE is helping to keep the market stable. SEC is closely monitoring the activities of
the companies as well as the investor to ensure a smooth and clear capital market.

3.1.5 Constant growth on GDP

From 2008-2018 the GDP growth rate shows that it is growing every year constantly from
5.5% to 7.3%. That means that there is an upward trend in the economy of Bangladesh. So, it is
also found that there are no such huge ups and downs in the capital market of country. For that
reason, investors are feeling safe to use their money in the capital market.

3.1.6 Change in Bank deposit rate

Since the last decade deposit rate of the banks was quite high. It was actually more than the
actual growth rate of GDP. So, it was really a safe investment for general people just deposit a
healthy amount in the banks and have a good amount from interest. But recently BB has taken
initiative to lower the deposit rate to lower the interest rate of borrowing. So nowadays, people
are not interested to put their money in the banks. They are now going for investment by either
starting a new business or for the capital market investment.

3.1.7 More foreign investment in DSE

Stability of economy and capital market has attracted the foreign investors in Bangladesh
capital market. And Establishment of CDBL has given a new opportunity for foreign investors.
Now people from outside of country can also invest directly to DSE or CSE if they want by
opening corporate account on any of the member of them. According to the DSE, in 2012, net
foreign or portfolio investment on the Dhaka Stock Exchange surged 8.3 to $129 million. The
banking sector, followed by the power, pharmaceutical and cement sectors, received the most
foreign investment. In May 2014, net foreign or portfolio investment at DSE received about
Tk3.4bn in foreign investments in June; the highest in the last fiscal year. It rose more than 7%
from the previous month ‘s Tk3bn and was the highest in 12 months, according to net position
of portfolio investment recorded by Dhaka Stock Exchange.

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3.1.8 Investor from different region of Bangladesh
People from outside of the Dhaka division also showing their interest to invest in the capital
market. That is why brokerage houses are opening branches in the major cities in different
division of Bangladesh. After Dhaka and Chittagong brokerage houses are focusing in barishal,
sylhet, Khulna and many more.

3.1.9 Demand of new brokerage houses

Demand of new brokerage houses are increasing now. There are already 238 members under
Dhaka stock Exchange and 136 members under Chittagong stock exchange. The existing
brokerage houses are maintaining a huge number of investors so it will be tuff for them to enlist
more and more investors in the house. Almost all of the firms have several offices in Dhaka
city as well as other cities but still they are opening 12000 Bo account in an average which is a
big number.

3.1.10 Demand of financial advisors

Financial advisor is the single most important thing for capital market. Nowadays Investors are
always looking for an advisor where they can go to understand which share will be good for
their portfolio, how to maintain a healthy portfolio, and where to invest. Now the brokerage
houses providing the expert advises on investment to their clients as a part of their business.

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3.1.1.1 PROSPEC TS OF MM CAPITAL MAN AGEMENT LTD

Growth in turnover
Stock and bonds Profit and loss account shows an instances growth in turnover from june2018
to June 2019. The change in turnover has a percentage change of 77% in positive. That mean in
one year the operating growth was positive 77%. It shows that the growth of capital and the
growth of stock and bond is positively related. But now 5-6 months the turnover is slow
absence of investors.

Increasing number of clients

In May 2019 mm capital management have approximately 17000 BO account enlisted, and
after one year the BO account stands at approximately 31000. The percent change in BO
account is 82% which is almost equal to the increasing no of BO account of CDBL. In 2018
mm capital management Ltd BO accounts has 65000 (approx).

Facility for the loyal clients

Like other big companies’ mm capital management Ltd gives extra facility to their loyal
clients. They give them private treading facility with their own trader. If the clients face any
account related problem even financial problem mm capital management Ltd take cares of
them.

Introducing new technology

Mm capital management Ltd is trying to introduce technological facility to their clients. Mm
capital management Ltd is developing software which will notify the clients about the current
position of their portfolio. How many securities are matured who much money is idol etc.

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Most experienced working force
Mm capital management Ltd has a reputation to recruit the most experienced personal to do its
job done. Dealing with enormous no of client and also dealing with DSE and CSE need
dedication and skills. The brokerage houses are closely monitored by the DSE so it is the
employee who has to be strict to maintain rules and regulation if there is one mistake Mm capital
management Ltd have to pay the price of that mistake. But Mm capital management Ltd is
maintaining its excellence on its work that‘s why it is one of the top level brokerage houses in
Bangladesh.

Giving easy loan to its client

Mm capital management Ltd gives investment loan to its client in really less condition with fewer
requirements. Although this loan is not counted in the name of Mm capital management Ltd
instead of The City Bank Ltd., But the clients has to go for any procedure it tell the CDBL section
about the loan amount and it gives the limit and they can buy securities. Although to get this loan
the clients has to regularly tread for at least six months.

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3.2 INITIATIVES OF DSE F OR MARKET EXPANSION

3.2.1 Market expansion

Now DSE has offices in four divisional cities (Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Khulna) and
steps have also been taken to introduce offices in other district level towns to reach the
securities trading facilities to the door of investors. Member of the country ‘s prime bourse has
expanded in the 17 districts in the country and gradually it will reach to the door of people
bring all the people under the trading network.

3.2.2 Employment Generation

Nearly 578 branch offices of brokerage houses have been opened where employment has been
generated for nearly 25,000 people. From the realistic standpoint it may
be dully mentioned that DSE has been a center-stage of employment for the skilled, semi-
skilled and less-skilled people. Actually, a corporate culture has been growing among the
youths who have been associated with the country‘s capital market.

3.2.3 Book Building Method

Book Building, modern pricing mechanism of price discovery of shares, which ensures fair
prices of securities in the capital market, has been introduced in 2010. With the introduction of
Book Building Method, it has been expected that many potential entrepreneurs will bring their
business ventures into the country‘s capital market.

3.2.4 Website Development

Many glorious changes have been made in the DSE website. DSE Website has been
provided with many issues such as P/E: at a glance, Interim Financial Performance,
Recent SEC and DSE Circulars and also up gradation of Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly and
Monthly Publications of DSE.

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3.2.5 ICT Development
The robust structured LAN setup is distributed to the DSE building and its vicinity. Member
houses, which are located in those buildings, are connected to the Trading Engine through this
LAN setup.

Approximately 2200 workstations along with 213 Members Servers are connected to DSE
Central Network through DSE LAN & expanded WAN setup (using RADIO LINK / Fiber
Optics / ADSL connectivity / Dialup) within Dhaka City.

Among them minimum 160 Members are running their Branch from 650 locations of 17
districts. DSE is regularly holding investor awareness program in all the major cities. DSE held
International Conferences/ Road shows DSE also holding various workshop, seminars, training
program on different issues of securities market.

DSE Training Academy is holding different types of programs for the interest of the
stakeholders of Capital Market. DSE is regularly publishing Monthly Market review and
Fortnightly to disseminate market information. DSE has a highly informative web site that
disseminates online trading data and market information to the investors.

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3.3PROBLEMS OF BROKERAG E HOUSES IN BANGLADE SH

3.3.1 Cost of opening a new brokerage house

The cost of opening a new brokerage is huge. To become a member of DSE now cost almost
Tk. 500 Mn excluding the other cost, Deposit to CDBL is 5mn. So despite of the increasing
demand of new brokerage houses it is not possible to investor just start one. There is another
problem that DSE is not willing to give membership license in near future. Despite of the
membership cost it contains a huge portion of money on its setup. So to start a new brokerage
one should have Tk. 600mn-650mn which is not easy for a person or company.

3.3.2 Rules and regulations of DSE

Brokerage houses are always under close monitoring of DSE and SEC. If DSE sees any
unusual activity they directly punished the brokerage houses, they don‘t see who made the
mistake is it the trader or client it just fine the house.

3.3.3 Opening a new BO account

To open new BO account a person has to go over few requirements but for a brokerage house it
is not a hustle. Cause if there is any information missed by that particular person the brokerage
house has to go for the same procedure again, and the pressure is from both sides. CDBL will
charge them that why there is information in the form and client will complain why the firm did
not tell them about the mistake in the first place.
To involve yourself into share business in Bangladesh you need to have a BO Account or
Beneficiary Owner Account. To open a BO A/C please follow the steps below:

1. First, open an account at a bank if you don‘t have one already.

2. Select a suitable Stockbroker or Brokerage House with whom you would do your share
business. You need to make sure that the Stockbroker you are going to select is a registered
member of DSE and CSE.
3. Collect a BO Account Opening Form from the Brokerage House and fill it up.
4. Documents needed to open a BO Account: need following documents to submit along with
the filled-up form.

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3.3.3.1 Individual Applicant
1. Two copies of Passport size photograph.
2. National ID Card. Or, Photocopy of Passport/Bank Statement/Driving License/Nationality
Certificate.
3. Two copies of passport size Photograph of nominees.

3.3.3.2 Joint Applicant

1. Two copies of passport size photographs.
2. National ID Card. Or, Photocopy of Passport/ Bank Statement/ Nationality Certificate.

3.3.3.3 Sole Trader/Proprietor

a. Trade License.
b. Partnership Agreement/ Resolution of Partners to operate the BO account.

3.3.3.4 Corporate Accounts

1. Photographs of the Directors.
2. Photocopy National ID Card. Or, Photocopy of the Passport/Driving License/Nationality
Certificate.
3. Board Resolution
4. Memorandum and Articles of Association certified by RJSC
5. Signature and Photograph of the authorized persons (if any)

6. Now you need to pay the brokerage house an account opening fee (different brokerage house
charges different amount from Tk. 600 – Tk. 1000) and submit your documents to them.
Your account will be opened within 3 days to 1 month. (How long it will take depends on the
brokerage house).

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 3.3.4 Requirements for NRBs & Foreign Investors to invest in Bangladesh
 Foreign Currency (FC) Account is needed for inward and outward remittance.
 A Non-resident Investor‘s Taka Account (NITA) is required for converting foreign
currency into Taka.
 All Capital Market investors are required to conduct trading through a Stock Broking
Account
 Maintained with any Stock Broker/Member of the respective Stock Exchange.
 In order to trade dematerialized shares listed with the Stock Exchanges, investors must have a
Beneficiary Owners (BO) Account with CDBL.
 NRB & Foreign Investors may choose to appoint a Custodian to ensure trade execution and
safe custody of shares

3.3.5 BO account maintenance

Bo account maintenance is a great responsibility for the brokerage houses. Every financial
year’s end CDBL will charge the houses for the clients account. And after that they have to
raise the amount from every individual client. It is a very slow and long process. After
collecting the money, the firms find that not everyone has paid for their account because some
clients have no transaction at all they will not going to have the renewal amount against that
account, which is ultimately a loss for the brokerage firms.

3.3.6 Categorical difference of securities

Every day clients buy sale different category. There are four categories in DSE most common
A, B, N, and Z category. A,B and N category share matures in T + Three days and Z category
matures in T + Nine working days. Sometime clients sell a Z category share and buys an A
category share which has a 6 days gap between maturity. So ultimately happens that brokerage
houses end up paying for the client and they can‘t event charge anything as loan or some other
criteria. Sometime trader prevents the client not to do this but if traders don‘t pay much
attention they end up to this kind of situation.

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3.3.7 Lack of knowledge among the new investors
Lack of knowledge among the investor is a common problem for the brokerage houses. New
investors has no place to learn about market they learn from other investors or they run on it
like a wild goose chase and end up with losing money. There is no proper place where they can
have the actual idea what is going on the capital market so they are always running behind the
rumors. So if investor loss money for some period he or she withdraws their money from
market and firms lost another client. To overcome this situation the trader who places order in
computer helps the new investors. But it‘s not sufficient because a trader is a busy person who
has to stick there in the keyboard placing order.

3.3.8 Overpriced securities

Over the last couple of year the market size is growing intensively. Everyday new people are
investing in the capital market. But no of securities are not increasing to much the growing
demand, result over pricing of the current securities. If this growth of supply increases in this
rate can lead to another disaster like 1996, and brokerage houses will found them bankrupted.

3.3.9 Market manipulation

Market manipulation is a common term in the capital market. There is a group of people who
are the big fishes of capital market some time flooded up the market with liquidity raising the
prices of securities and then leave with profits and the small investors end up with losing
money. Although DSE and SEC is monitoring this kind of situation but still if the capital
market does not increases no of securities there is always a fear of market manipulations

3.3.10 Lack of experienced manpower

Brokerage houses have a common problem on recruiting employ for their firms. Very few
people have chances to learn to work related to brokerage houses. Most the employee doesn‘t
had any knowledge before entering a house. The firms has to recruit a new person then train
them by their old employee and make them eligible to work for their client which is a really
long and slow process. Most of the employee enters a house to be a trader so that he or she can
run his own business. They have no extreme idea about this market. As a result some people get
the corrupted opportunity, which we learnt last December 2010 to till now.

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3.3.1.1 PROBLEMS OF MM CAPITAL MANAGEMEN T LTD

Rules and regulation of DSE and CDBL

Like all other brokerage firms Mm capital management Ltd also face the problem regarding
Rules and regulation. Maintaining a larger no of client every day is a hard job and if there’s any
problem occurs during the trading session it can make problem for Mm capital management
Ltd and its clients. So to deal with DSE and CSE the employee has to check and double check
every single detail in clearing section.

Categorical difference of securities

Most of the time clients do this kind of mistake that they sell a Z category share and buys an A
category share ultimately after end of the month Mm capital management Ltd finds that their
cash in hand is less then there account book. Then they have to adjust and re-adjust all the
account again and again which slows down the work in account sections.

Check requisitions process

When the clients withdraw their money they have to put a requisition first and on the basis of
the maturity period they get their money back. But some time the clients do and unusual thing
which cannot be monitored by account section. After giving the requisition the clients buy
securities and don‘t notify in accounts so what happens that the matured money was there and
the check was written and provided but there was no despite left in the account. This is a really
common problem for Mm capital management Ltd although the accounts section closely
monitors but still this problem lay on there.

No new brunches
Mm capital management Ltd is currently operating their activities in CSE and DSE. But,
according to the demand in some areas, they are clearly left behind to provide the service in
different areas of the country.

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No individual finance department
Mm capital management Ltd does not have an individual finance department. So it is a
disadvantage for the company that they cannot monitor their financial activities closely. All the
financial decisions are taken by directors like traditional method.

Dealing with minus figures

Sometime the client buys their shares on credit to Mm capital management Ltd and does not
perform any transaction after. This situation hampers the financial statement because Mm
capital management Ltd does not give any loan to the client directly on their name. These loans
are provided by The City Bank Ltd. So if the accounts are not treading any more the interest
goes higher every single day. So Mm capital management Ltd has to deal with it in a different
way they force sell those account and block it for moments. To do that Mm capital
management Ltd first ask the client and then go for the procedure. Although it is a standard
procedure but still, they end up with losing the clients.

No awareness program for clients

Mm capital management Ltd. does not arrange any awareness program. A brokerage house
should educate their new clients how to create a healthy portfolio, help them to understand the
ups and downs of capital market, but there is no program like that so clients end up with losing
their money or take advise from the trader or other clients.

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 Chapter: Four

Findings
After conducting the report through various analysis and evaluation of influence of DSE and CML
Profitability, many findings have been found; it includes both positive and negative findings.

1. The lack of instruments to invest in capital market is the main barrier for economic
growth in Bangladesh. Low investment in capital market shows relatively low
investment to GDP.
2. Over the last couple of year, the market size is growing intensively. Everyday new
people are investing in capital market. But the no of securities is not increasing too
much according to the going demand, result overpricing of the current securities.
3. In order to trade dematerialized shares listed with the Stock Exchanges, Investors
must have a Beneficiary Owners (BO) Account with CDBL.
4. All Capital market investors are required to conduct trading through a stock broking
Account.
5. Foreign Currency (FC) account is needed for inward and outward remittance and a
non-resident investor‘s taka account (NITA) is required for converting foreign
currency into taka.
6. Dhaka stock exchange Provides screen based automated trading of listed securities, as
per settlement of Transactions Regulations.
7. NRB & Foreign Investors may choose to appoint a Custodian to ensure trade
execution and safe custody of shares.
8. Mm capital management Ltd is developing software which will notify the clients
about the current position of their portfolio.

9. Require improve risk management at the exchanges

10. Develop a regulatory framework for online trading
11. There is need for demutualization of stock exchanges
12. There is need for further strengthen audit practices and enforce International Accounting
standard.

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 Recommendations

1. DSE should strongly monitor the overall activities of brokerage houses so that brokerage
house cannot increase the share price.
2. To expand the capital market of the country fast government can take some initiatives step
like the government should immediately issue its own shares lying in different organizations
and companies.
3. BSEC should make an easier way for foreign investors to convert foreign currency into taka.
5. DSE should ensure training facilities for capital market investors and the brokerage houses.
6. DSE modernized their technology so that they can monitor and control the index rate and
notify their investors about the current market portfolio.
7. The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory authority for overseeing the
stock market, has been taking some steps to contain the market instability. To limit investor
funds flowing into these already overvalued shares and help the market to calm down, the SEC
has undertaken several initiatives, including tightening of the conditions for margin loans.
8. SEC and government should relax their rules and regulations that create obstacle in the
smooth going of brokerage houses.
9. Recently country ‘s capital market has witnessed many records but to continue the trends of
current pace and progress of securities market off-loading of fundamentally sound companies’
shares should be done immediately.

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 Conclusion

Bangladesh is a third world country which is still under development. Stock market is the
reflector of and countries economy system, which is also under development. So, it is an
obvious that it will have an enormous number of problems. But it is also true there is a lot more
opportunities for stock market in Bangladesh. If we can overcome these problems it will be a
great strength for this nation.

This strength will make another sector bigger which is the brokers of stock and securities. So, if
the broker houses can solve their problem and maintain their operation according to rules and
regulation then it can become one of the largest business sectors in Bangladesh. To expand the
capital market of Bangladesh there are some initiatives should be taken.
The government should immediately off-load its own shares lying in different organizations
and companies. Recently country ‘s capital market has witnessed many records but to continue
the trends of current pace and progress of securities market off-loading of fundamentally sound
companies’ shares should be done immediately. The Ministry of Finance should take
sophisticated and time-bound steps to attract private sector companies to get listed with the
country‘s bourse for further increasing the depth, width and dimension of capital market. Apart
from increasing the depth and width of market it will also help generate employment
opportunities for the educated unemployed youths.

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 References

1. Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets by John J. Murphy

2. Quarterly review of Dhaka stock Exchange
3. Annual Report Of mm capital management
4. How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad, Fourth Edition
Paperback – May 18, 2009 by William O'Neil
5. DSE website: www.dsebd.org
6. Bangladesh bank website: www.bangladesh-bank.org
7. www.assignmentpoint.com

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