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AKD Securities Overview
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AKD Securities Ltd. is the leading securities firm in Pakistan, providing a comprehensive range of investor focused services, including equity brokerage, economic and securities research, investment banking and financial advisory services. AKD Securities accounts for around 8% of the average daily volume of the Karachi Stock Exchange. AKD Securities was the first brokerage house to launch an online trading platform in Pakistan in November 2002 and now has the largest market share with over 6000 customers. This has helped diversify and expand the retail investor base in the country and ushered in a whole new universe of investors to the stock market.
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AKD Securities caters to a diversified group of domestic and international institutional investors, high net worth individuals and upscale retail clients, including expatriate Pakistanis. With high quality research, unparalleled execution and distribution capability for both regular and large block trades, AKD Securities has earned an outstanding reputation in the Pakistani securities industry.
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Outside of commercial banks, AKD Securities is one of the biggest capital market firms in the country. AKD Securities is the leader in raising and providing risk capital in underwriting, market making and mergers and acquisitions in Pakistan. Over the last 3 years, AKD Securities has consistently been ranked Number 1 in terms of equity transactions and underwritings and accounted for 29% of all equity undewritings in terms of value during 2004 and 2005. It is also a leader in financial advisory business, both in the private sector as well as in the privatization program of the Government of Pakistan.
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Good corporate governance and professionalism are emphasized throughout the firm and AKD Securities is amongst the very few companies to have introduced a firm-wide comprehensive CODE of ETHICS, overseen by an independent compliance manager.
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Ultimately, our success is based on the quality of service we provide to our customers and the trust and confidence reposed in us by them. Our focus, therefore, remains on customer satisfaction at all levels in the company.
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