Madras Stock Exchange Ltd (MSE) is a self regulatory organization having permanent recognition under the Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act, 1956, and the fist Stock Exchange in the southern part of the country. Established in the year 1937, the Exchange has a long history of service to the nation and pioneered the development of the capital market in this part of the country by catering to the needs of the industrial entrepreneurs to raise capital for industrial promotion and providing investment opportunities to the public.
The Exchange is a demutualised corporate entity pursuant to the MSE (Corporatisation and Demutualisation) Scheme, 2005 approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The stakeholders of the Exchange include Financial Institution of the Tamil Nadu State Government, leading corporate houses, high networth individuals and Trading Members of the Exchange. The Exchange is managed by the Board of Directors, representing the various stakeholders in the manner as stipulated in the Demutualisation Scheme.
MSE has a strategic arrangement with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) which provides for the facility of trading by the members of MSE on NSE platform and also for trading of MSE listed companies on the NSE.
Empowerment of the investors through education has been the focus of the Exchange. The Exchange has established an exclusive investment education centre named as the “MSE Institute of Capital Markets” to cater to the educational needs of the market participants. This Centre conducts regular and intensive training programmes, seminars and workshops throughout the State of Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry. The Exchange continuously holds monthly Investors’ Meet at its premises in Chennai on the third Saturday of every month.
The Exchange also provides Depository Services as Depository Participant of CDSL and NSDL.
MSE has set up subsidiary - MSE Financial Services Ltd., which is a Corporate Broking House, having membership of BSE and NSE and trading facilities are provided to the investors through the Members of MSE.
