Friday, May 8, 2009

WHAT IS THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY COMPANY (CDC)/CENTRAL DEPOSITORY SYSTEM (CDS)


The CDC is a company that operates an electronic share register called
 the Central Depositary System (CDS). 
The CDS eliminates the need for physical movement of share certificates. 
CDC electronically manages book entry system for custody and transfer of securities.
 CDS was introduced to replace the manual system of physical handling and settlement of shares
 at the stock exchange and is managed by the Central Depository Company (CDC), 
which is incorporated under the Central Depositories Act 1997. 
Investors can open their accounts directly with CDC called Investor
 Accounts or open sub accounts with a brokerage firm. It has also solved 
investor problems related to stock handling on the settlement date, 
registration of shares, and exercise of corporate action benefits.
 Visit CDC website for further details regarding shares safe keeping.

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