The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has accorded top priority to digital transformation and has incorporated new features to its website as part of measures to better address the needs of investors.
"We already offer an unparalleled amount of data and electronic services providing for all the needs of the investor," QSE chief executive Rashid bin Ali al-Mansoori said in a tweet on Monday.
Highlighting that the digital transformation is a priority for the QSE; he said this has been done in co-operation with its partners and stakeholders to meet the needs of its large and diverse base of investors.
The QSE, which is among the first bourses in the world to encourage transparency and disclosure by promoting the digitalisation of environment, social and governance (ESG) data, has incorporated new features to its website, which is designed to be the one-stop market data and analytics platform.
The new company profile pages bring a wealth of information about the firm. There are quotations such as historical and intraday prices, performance metrics and news.
Last year, the QSE had introduced major new features within its website as part of its ongoing initiative to modernise its infrastructure network.
The MarketWatch application is at the forefront of the website.
Alongside live prices and order book updates, the investor now has access to comprehensive, data rich company profiles and complete technical analysis tools for the investor.
The users are further empowered with the availability of real-time news and price alerts for those continually on the go.
The QSE has already upgraded its market watch application to include live prices and data analytics as part of strengthening the measures to better analyse the market and attract investors.
In this regard, it already has partnership with TradingView; the New York-based firm offering interactive charts and technical analysis.
In 2018, the QSE had launched a unified electronic disclosure system project using XBRL (extended business reporting language) as part of efforts to strengthen disclosure practices and enhance the efficiency of data dissemination.
As soon as the listed companies upload the related data on the electronic disclosure platform available on the QSE’s website, all recipients can obtain the information published at the same time without delay.
The users have access to 53 different technical indicators, can compare symbols and select time intervals or date ranges. "The charting capabilities are particularly impressive and when combined with fresh new company profiles and price alerts, we believe we’ve created a benchmark for exchange data offerings,” al-Mansoori had said.
 
 
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