PFTS Ukraine Stock Exchange
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The PFTS Stock Exchange is the larger of Ukraine's two main stock exchanges (the other being the Ukrainian Stock Exchange).
The trading per working days from 11:00 to 17:00 on the Kiev time (GMT + 2). The PFTS index calculate on the basis of trading result. Daily trade volume about $30-60 million. Approximately 220 companies are listed on the PFTS, with a total market capitalization around $140 billion. For comparison, United States New York Stock Exchange has $25 trillion worth of capitalisation.
The PFTS Stock Trading System has been in operation since 1996 and currently is the largest marketplace and self-regulatory organization in Ukraine’s stock market.
Originally it was the Association of the professional participants of the Ukraine stock market «Outside of Stock Exchange Share Trade System» (Ukrainian: Позабіржова Фондова Торговельна Система, ПФТС), registered at the end of 1995. In September, 1998 the name «First Stock Trade System» (Ukrainian: Перша Фондова Торговельна Система, ПФТС, PFTS) was accepted without change of the Ukrainian abbreviation PFTS.
