| dc.description.abstract | The research constitutes a study on the possibility of a stock options market within the
Kenyan economy. The research is based on the response obtained from the Nairobi
Stock Exchange, Capital Market Authority, Stockbrokers, Investment Advisors,
Corporate shareholders and a general analysis of the conditions underlying the
development of a stock options market in Kenya.
According to the research carried, out there exists a need for stock options trading and
the investors are willing to use stock options to minimise stock price risk. However there
lacks conditions necessary for the development of stock options market such as low
volume of share transactions, market capitalisation and number of listed companies.
These factors my impende development of stock options market. | en |
