CCC’s Young Members Forum visits Colombo Stock Exchange

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The Young Members Forum (YMF) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce organised a visit to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) which has 295 listed firms & recently reached the Rs. 3 trillion market capitalization mark, thus helping its members to learn the basics of debt and equity trading.

The visit which took place early this week consisted of 25 YMF members, who were keen on learning the operations of the Colombo Stock Exchange and the investment options the bourse offers to the potential investors. The CSE officials initially briefed the YMF members about the Colombo Stock Exchange’s operations and later on the group was taken to the trading floor of the bourse to explain more on the trading system. “With regard to investing in shares, we at the CSE strongly believe that continuous investor education is the key to success. Investing in shares, with a long term focus is a very appropriate tool for wealth creation. Hence, youth can play an important role in equity markets. I enjoyed enlightening this group of enthusiastic young executives and entrepreneurs on investing in the capital market,” said Nishantha Hewavithana, Manager – Research of the CSE, commenting on the visit by the group. The group consisted of Young Professionals, who are engaged in diverse professions in the corporate field. “This visit gave us an overall understanding of stock investments. Until this visit, some of us were not sure, as to how we should go ahead and start investing in the stock market,” an YMF member said. The ‘Young Members Forum’ (YMF), was formed by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to identify, engage and develop the next generation of Sri Lankan leaders by providing an inspirational growth opportunity for them through various strategically driven programs. The forum, which is expected to be officially launched shortly, has attracted 150 members within a very short time of its existence.