Financial market structure

Thailand’s financial market is the Thai government’s mechanism to help investors 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 of Thailand.

1. The Stock Exchange of Thailand, a market that functions as 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, members of the Stock Exchange of Thailand that function as a middleman or broker in securities transactions and earns commissions as reward.

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.