dc.contributor.author | Kabaka, Boniface M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-28T16:31:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | MBA Thesis | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12632 | |
dc.description | A survey of the need for a regulatory framework on electronic trading at the Nairobi Stock Exchange | en |
dc.description.abstract | The objectives of this study were, first, to survey the need for a regulatory framework on
electronic trading in Kenya and to highlight measures that need to be taken to minimize risks
associated with electronic trading in the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
The involved analysis of primary data derived from responses from questionnaires administered
on 60 stakeholders of the Nairobi Stock Exchange. A stratified random sampling technique was
used to select the right representatives from the stakeholders of NSE excluding investors. The
representatives selected as respondents were senior managers of the stakeholder firms and
mainly serving in legal, reporting and/or compliance departments in their respective firms. The
analysis of the data was undertaken using descriptive statistics with the help of the Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Factor Analysis. Tables and graphs were used
extensively for data presentation to paint a clear picture of the shape of the distribution of data
and general impression of values that could be seen as common or average.
The research concludes that there is extreme need for a new regulatory framework on electronic
trading in Kenya. Further, the study concludes that there is need to implement measures to
minimize risks associated with electronic trading in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. In essence, the
study finds that there is need for a new regulatory framework for electronic trading in Kenya in
order to hedge technology, operational, legal and political risks in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Nairobi Securities Exchange | en |
dc.subject | Regulatory framework | en |
dc.subject | Electronic trading | en |
dc.title | A survey of the need for a regulatory framework on electronic trading at the Nairobi Stock Exchange | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business, University of Nairobi | en |