YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange and Consulting Dzon firm have announced the launch of a new educational project for the securities market called “Learn to Invest.”
The project is designed to help people obtain business skills in the field of securities as well as increase their financial literacy.
The educational programs of Consulting Dzon will include a wide range of courses, including free seminars and workshops for everyone to get basic knowledge about the securities market and financial instruments. It will also organize advanced courses and workshops to improve the skills of market participants.
The courses will be conducted by lecturers who, in addition to in-depth knowledge of the theory also have extensive experience in international financial markets. The focus of the courses will be on the practical aspects of the development of business skills.
Consulting Dzon and its Western partners provide consulting services in the field of finance and business to a wide range of retail and institutional clients.
NASDAQ OMX Armenia is the new name of the Armenian Stock Exchange ojsc (renamed on January 27, 2009); however, it is also used to refer jointly to the stock exchange and the Central Depository of Armenia ojsc (CDA), as the both companies have been members of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. since early 2008.
NASDAQ OMX Armenia and the CDA are the major securities market infrastructure institutions in Armenia. Since their inception in 2000, both companies had operated as self-regulatory organizations established by member broker companies, up until demutualization in 2007.
NASDAQ OMX Armenia is a part of the world’s largest exchange company, the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. In late June there were 16 companies listed at Nasdaq OMX Armenia. -0-
