Calcutta Stock Exchange

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Calcutta Stock Exchange
দি ক্যালকাটা স্টক এক্সচেঞ্জ
CSE Logo
Type Stock Exchange
Location Kolkata, India
Founded 1830, incorporated in 1908
Owner The Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited
Key people Dipankar Chatterji (Chairman)
B. Madhav Reddy (MD & CEO)
Currency Indian rupee ()
No. of listings 2,700~
Market cap 1,40,141 Crores (2009)
Indices CSE 40
Website www.cse-india.com

Calcutta Stock Exchange, also abbreviated to CSE, (Bengali: দি ক্যালকাটা স্টক এক্সচেঞ্জ di kyalkata stôk ekschenj) located at the Lyons Range, Kolkata, India, is the oldest stock exchange in South Asia. It was incorporated in 1908 and is the second largest bourse in India.[1]

History

In 1830, the bourse activities in Kolkata used to conducted under a neem tree.[2] The earliest record of dealings in securities in India is the British East India Company’s loan securities. In 1908, the stock exchange was incorporated and consisted of 150 members. The present building at the Lyons Range was constructed in 1928. The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd was granted permanent recognition by the Government of India with effect from April 14, 1980 under the relevant provisions of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. The Calcutta Stock Exchange followed the familiar outcry system for stock trading up until 1997, when it was replaced by an electronic (eTrading) system known as C-STAR (CSE Screen Based Trading And Reporting).[3] The full form of CSE is Calcutta Stock Exchange.

Alliance

The Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) has made a strategic investment in Calcutta Stock Exchange, acquiring 5% of its shares.[4]

Profile

Committee

The Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited

Board Of Directors

  • Sri Dipankar Chatterji - Public Interest Director and Chairman of the Board
  • Sri B Madhav Reddy - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
  • Sri Prasad Ranjan Ray, IAS (Retd.) - Public Interest Director
  • Sri Bhaskar Sen - Public Interest Director
  • Sri Ravi Poddar - Shareholder Director
  • Sri Sanjay Budhia - Shareholder Director
  • Sri Mohan Goenka - Shareholder Director
  • Sri Purushottam Saraf - Shareholder Director

Senior executives

  • Sri B. Madhav Reddy - Managing Director & CEO
  • Sri M.A.V Raju - General Manager
  • Sri Prasanjit Dutta - Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
  • Sri Dhiraj Chakraborty - Dy. General Manager (HR, Margin & Business Development)
  • Sri Partha Sarathi Mohapatra - Dy. General Manager (Information Technology)
  • Smt Sripriya Senthilkumar - Dy. General Manager (Stock Exchange Operation)
  • Sri Amit Santra - Manager (Surveillance)
  • Sri Asis Maity - Manager (Market Operation)

CSE indices

One Index is in use:

  • CSE - 40 index

See also

External links

Notes

  1. CSE Factbook. Calcutta Stock Exchange Association Ltd.
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