Renaissance Capital hooks on to Nigeria’s lending programme
24 September 2012 Lagos
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Following the pilot programme for market-making in Nigeria, investment bank Renaissance Capital, one of the 10 primary market makers (PMM) appointed by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), has initiated services for clients.
As a PMM, Renaissance will be responsible for creating an orderly market, and supporting enhanced liquidity on the exchange, although PMMs are not expected to act as liquidity providers of last resort. NSE market makers are required to provide bid and offer quotes within the daily circuit-breaker limit for stocks in which they make a market.
The determination of spread and quote sizes will be at the sole discretion of the PMMs. The circuit breaker for stocks in which the PMMs will commence making markets during the pilot scheme is 10 percent, while that for other stocks remains at 5 percent.
The pilot scheme, initiated by NSE management, permits PMMs to start with one or two securities of their choice from the basket allocated to them for the first six months of the pilot period.
PMMs have the option to add more stocks from their baskets into the market-making programme over time. Once a stock is added, the circuit breaker automatically changes to 10 percent. The NSE will update the list with newly added stocks bi-weekly.
“This is yet another important milestone in the development of the Nigerian Stock Exchange,” said Yvonne Ike, Renaissance Capital CEO in West Africa.
“Renaissance Capital is delighted to bring its experience from other emerging markets to bear on this initiative, and we believe that this initiative will help to build a more buoyant and efficient stock market.
"This service will further drive interest from international investors to invest in Nigerian equities, and strengthen our commitment to attracting local investors to the Nigerian equities market.”
As a PMM, Renaissance will be responsible for creating an orderly market, and supporting enhanced liquidity on the exchange, although PMMs are not expected to act as liquidity providers of last resort. NSE market makers are required to provide bid and offer quotes within the daily circuit-breaker limit for stocks in which they make a market.
The determination of spread and quote sizes will be at the sole discretion of the PMMs. The circuit breaker for stocks in which the PMMs will commence making markets during the pilot scheme is 10 percent, while that for other stocks remains at 5 percent.
The pilot scheme, initiated by NSE management, permits PMMs to start with one or two securities of their choice from the basket allocated to them for the first six months of the pilot period.
PMMs have the option to add more stocks from their baskets into the market-making programme over time. Once a stock is added, the circuit breaker automatically changes to 10 percent. The NSE will update the list with newly added stocks bi-weekly.
“This is yet another important milestone in the development of the Nigerian Stock Exchange,” said Yvonne Ike, Renaissance Capital CEO in West Africa.
“Renaissance Capital is delighted to bring its experience from other emerging markets to bear on this initiative, and we believe that this initiative will help to build a more buoyant and efficient stock market.
"This service will further drive interest from international investors to invest in Nigerian equities, and strengthen our commitment to attracting local investors to the Nigerian equities market.”
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