An Evaluation of Shares and Securities Dealing in the Nigeria Capital Market (A Case Study of Nigeria Stock Exchange From 2002-2006)

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of content

CHAPTER ONE

1.1           Background of the study

1.2           Statement of the problem

1.3           Objective of the study

1.4           Scope of the study

1.5           Significance of the study

1.6           Limitation of the study

1.7           Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO

2.1           Criteria for price determination (stock pricing)

2.2           Problem of Nigeria capital market

2.3           Criticisms against the Nigeria capital market

2.4           Survey of the present regulatory environment

2.5           SEC guidelines of issuing house

2.6           The role of underwriting organization in the capital market

2.7           Objective of the Nigeria stock exchange

Reference

CHAPTER THREE

Research methodology

3.1           Population of the study

3.2           Sampling method and size

3.3           Method of data collection

3.4           Method of data analysis

3.5           Historical background of Ilorin stock exchange (SEC)

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1           Data analysis and presentation

4.2           Data analysis

4.3           Discussion of the finding

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1           Summary of findings

5.2           Conclusion

5.3           Recommendation

Reference

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

          The importance of a capital market as a catalyst to economic growth and development through its ability to mobilize surplus funds for investment purpose has long been realized. It is not surprising, therefore that countries all over the world strive to build a solid market with a variety of financial instrument and dynamic institutions capable of enhancing the “national wealth”. A capital market exists to assist in the transfer of funds the excess units savers of the “deficit” units investment decision marker. Various types of institutions traditionally play  one role or another in the process of transfer of funds. These include the stock exchange, issuing houses, stock brokers, share registrars, share distribution agent (e.g. merchant banks, issue companies, pension funds etc.) the Nigeria enterprises. Promotion bounds and the Nigeria security and exchange commission.  Although all of these institutions perform one function or over in the transfer process, they are not located in one place. the capital market may therefore be defined as! The complex of institutions and mechanizing through which intermediate term funds are pooled and made available to business, government and individual instruments already outstanding are transferred (Dougall/Guramnitz 1975).