SEMINAR (Week 8)

General Information:
Seminars will be held in the week 8 of the semester. Students will work in group, 5 groups for each tutorial class. Each seminar session lasts for 25 minutes. Each group is responsible for a topic discussion: deliver the presentation and answer questions raised by the other groups. All class members are encouraged to be actively participating in the discussion after and/or during the presentations. Active participants are given higher marks whereas inactive participants might get lower marks. Free riders receive zero mark. Assessment: 10% for discussion (presentation, Q & A); 5% for the write-up (3 pages long only and to hand in directly to your tutor in week 9)

Topics and guidelines for the seminars
#1. How do Vietnamese stock exchanges operate?
You should address at least the following issues: • • • • Compare HOSE and HNX How many types of orders are being executed in Vietnam? Trading process (how to buy and sell shares for example) Trading methods (for example: continuous matching method) and/or techniques such as margin trading, short-selling, repo if applicable

Suggested issues:
• • • • • • • • • Trading venue (floor-based or screen-based) Listing rules Ownership of the exchanges Price limit, trading halt Types of order, execution process Precedence rules Tick size, any procedure for block trades Methods of trading (quote driven or order-driven) Opening call/Closing call

#2. General information of OTC market in Vietnam.
Students are required to provide audiences with brief information about OTC market in Vietnam and make comparison with the two stock exchanges (HOSE and HNX).

Suggested issues:
• • • • • What is OTC market? Differences between OTC market and an exchange? SanOTC vs. Upcom Participants on OTC market Securities and financial instruments traded? Types of market (auction, dealer, direct