1. What is a security?
A security is a general term that can be used to describe something bought on the stock exchange. For example: shares in a company, etc

2. How do I buy securities?

• Login
• Go to "Trade Screen"
• Click "New Order"
• A pop-up window will open where you need to enter a company "Symbol"
  
• If you need to find a company you can use the "Search" button
• Select Buy, input the volume of shares that you wish to purchase, then press confirm to execute the trade. Your security will then be in your portfolio.

3. How do I sell securities?
The process is the same as that for buying securities, the only difference being that you need to select sell rather than buy in the trading window.

4. Why use symbols?
A company name is represented by a three or four letter-trading symbol assigned to a share (and some types of fund – investment trusts and ETFs) by the exchange on which it trades. Investors often refer to shares by their symbols because of their brevity and because they often remain the same even if a company’s name changes.

5. What happens if I can’t find the security I am looking for?
We have tried to accomodate all equities traded on the Karachi Stock Exchange. If a security is mis-spelled it will not be found. Sometimes it is best to enter just part of the security and search through the options that are generated from that search. Check the options in the search menu.

6. What do suspended and de-listed mean?
If a security is suspended it is temporarily unavailable to trade.
If a security has been de-listed it has been permanently removed from the stock exchange.

7. How is the Cash Balance calculated?
Cash Balance can be seen in the cash window.

When you buy a share, the Cash Balance automatically decreases by cost. If you sell a share the Cash Balance increases.