If we are to ask a room of Malaysian youths “What is a stock market?”, many would be hard pressed to provide an answer, let alone a correct one. There is an air of complexity to the stock market that causes the youth to shy away from investing and trading in stocks.

Gina DeRaimo, Head of the Options Institute at Cboe Global Markets, talks about its mission to educate people and make financial markets more accessible.

Abena Amoah, Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, presents a range of financial education programmes for school children and students.

The financial literacy project of NGX Group and its subsidiaries, NGX, NGX RegCo and NGX RelCo, is a shining example of a corporate initiative that extends its commitment beyond business interests to empower and uplift the Nigerian economy.

Banu Budayoğlu Yılmaz, Strategic Planning Manager at Borsa Istanbul, discusses educating the younger generation of investors as Türkiye celebrates a major anniversary.

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has always been committed to investor education, conducting activities every year to promote financial literacy through multiple channels and mechanisms, including campuses, communities, media, and industry cooperation.

Pasquale Munafo, Chair of IOSCO C8, presents the regulator's plans to support investor protection through education.

Mihaela Croitoru, Database Manager at the WFE, writes about REITs value traded on the world's stock exchanges.

Today, BSX specialises in the listing and trading of capital market instruments such as equities, debt, funds and ILS. As a full member and representative for the Americas region on the board of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), BSX brings a unique perspective around the issues and opportunities confronting all members of the WFE, in particular the smaller WFE members.