Financial market structure

Thailand’s financial market is the Thai government’s mechanism that helps investors to easily buy and sell financial securities and commodities at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient market hypothesis.

There are four key factors involved in investment in the stock market in Thailand.

1. The Stock Exchange of Thailand that functions as the securities trading center and regulator to ensure the efficiency and transparency of securities transactions. It plays an important part in driving the country’s economic growth.

2. Brokerage firms, member of the Stock Exchange of Thailand that functions as a middleman or broker in securities transactions and earns commissions in return.

3. Listed securities, cash equivalent entity issued by a corporate and registered for trade on the exchange market.

4. Investor, the most important factor in the primary and secondary markets who buys and sells securities for profit or for interest and dividends.