Market for Alternative Investment

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The Market for Alternative Investment ( mai ) has been established under the Securities Exchange of Thailand Act. The objective is to create new fund-raising opportunities for innovative businesses with high potential growth as well as to provide a greater range of investment alternatives for Thai investors. It officially commenced operation on June 21, 1999.

The mai provides a new fund-raising alternative for growth potential firms. Listing on the mai is a key step in the firm's progress, helping bring the company up to international standards, strengthening its competitiveness, boosting its image and credibility, improving staff morale, and enabling the firm to attract and retain top-quality employees.

The mai operates independently under the supervision of the SET Board of Directors. The mai committee sets out its own policies and oversees the market’s operation and its front office responsibilities, such as listing and public relations. The operational systems and flexible listing requirements have been set to suit the character of any firms-sized. Furthermore, the mai has its own President and marketing team. However, back office functions, such as the trading system, clearing and settlement procedures, trading surveillance and supervision, as well as disclosure requirements, will be based entirely on the existing SET operations.

[edit] Vision

We strive to be the right and efficient exchange creating value for high potential, innovative and ventured companies in ASEAN.

[edit] Milestones

November 11, 1998 The Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission approves in principle the establishment of the market for listing securities of small and medium enterprises by the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). <references/(Press Release Office of the Securities and Commission Exchange, Thailand No. 72 dated November 12, 1998)>

June 21, 1999 The mai officially commenced operation. The Minister of Finance emphasized the important role of the mai in supporting and strengthening Small and Medium sized Enterprises.

January 16, 2000 Mr. Yuth Vorachattarn is appointed to be the first Managing Director of the mai. His goal is to develop the mai to be an efficient secondary market for Small and Medium sized Enterprises, and to be a modern and dynamic market to promote international best practices for Thai businesses.

April 10, 2000 The mai announces a new listing category, “Section 2: Hi-Growth Enterprises”, to broaden the fund-raising opportunities for firms that had high growth potential even though they were relatively small, such as those in the technology industry.

September 17, 2001 The mai starts official trading. BROOK is the first company to be actually listed on the mai

September 3, 2002 The mai created its Index to provide investors with a valuable tool for understanding stock price movements on the mai. The index’s base was the trading value of listed securities on the previous day, September 2, 2002

November 1, 2004 Mr. Vichate Tantiwanich was appointed as the mai's President effective from November 1, 2004 onwards.

May 25, 2005 SET Board approves official Thai name for the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) which will be M-A-I, (pronounced as the 3 individual English letters) instead of "mai" (as in "pi").

February 15, 2006 The Board of Governors of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) appoints Mr. Chanitr Charnchainarong to be the President of the Market for Alternative Investment (mai). (SET Press Release No. 21/2006 dated February 9, 2006)

January 29, 2007 Multibax Public Company Limited is the 50th company to be listed on the mai (mai Press Release No. 3/2007 dated January 29, 2007)