# Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange

Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE, HoSE, or HSX), formerly the HCMC Securities Trading Center (HoSTC), is a stock exchange in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was established in 1998 under Decision No. 127/1998/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam. HCM Securities Trading Center officially opened on July 20, 2000, and had its first trading session on July 28, 2000, with two listed companies and six security company members.
The current HCMSE white building formerly housed the Senate of the Republic of Vietnam until the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
According to Decision No. 599/2007/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister in 2007, HCM Securities Trading Center was transformed into HCM Stock Exchange, with initial charter capital of VND 1,000 billion and the Ministry of Finance as the owner representing the agency. The charter capital was adjusted to VND 2,000 billion in 2015.
The Prime Minister issued Decision No. 37/2020/QD-TTg on December 23, 2020, establishing of the Vietnam Stock Exchange. Accordingly, The Hanoi Stock Exchange and Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange became subsidiaries with 100% of charter capital owned by the Vietnam Stock Exchange.

## Overview

Vietnam Stock Exchange was established as a one-member limited liability company to organize a security trading market. Its VND 3,000 billion charter capital is held by the State. It has bank accounts with the State Treasury and domestic commercial banks that do business in Vietnamese đồng and foreign currencies. By national law, the exchange is tasked with financial regimes, statistical reporting, accounting, and auditing.

## Products
### Trading products

Currently, Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange is trading securities products such as stocks, closed fund certificates, ETF certificates, and covered warrants.

### Indices
#### VNIndex

VNIndex was the first index of the Vietnamese stock market. It compares the current values of market capital to the base value of market capital. The value of market capital is calculated by the index formula which is adjusted in scenarios such as new listings, delistings, and changes in listing capital. VNIndex calculating formula: VN Index = (Current market value / Base market value) x 100

#### HOSE index

The HOSE Index was launched in 2014. It allows HOSE's listing stocks to reach requirements on eligibility, free-floating rate, and liquidity. HOSE Index accounts for more than 90% trading value and more than 80% capital value of listing Vietnamese stocks in HOSE.
Structure of HOSE Index:
* VNAllshare is a capitalization index consisting of stocks listed on HOSE that meet the screening requirements for eligibility, freely transferable ratio, and liquidity.
* VN30 is a capitalization index designed to measure the growth of the top thirty companies in terms of market capitalization and liquidity in VNAllshare.
* VNMidcap is a capitalization index that measures the growth of seventy medium-sized companies in VNAllshare.
* VN100: is a market capitalization index combining component stocks of VN30 and VNMidcap.
* VNSmallcap is a capitalization index designed to measure the growth of small-sized companies in VNAllshare.
* VNAllshare Sector Indices include industry indices with VNAllshare's component stocks, classified according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).
* VNSI is a price index calculated using the free-float adjusted market capitalization method with the composition of the listed companies with the best sustainable development scores. It has a real-time calculation frequency of five seconds.

#### Sector indices

Currently, HOSE has ten sector indices:
* Consumers sector (VNCONS)
* Energy sector (VNENE)
* Financial sector (VNFIN)
* Healthcare sector (VNHEAL)
* Material sector (VNMAT)
* Industrial sector (VNIND)
* Information Technology Sector (VNIT)
* Material sector (VNMAT)
* Real Estate sector (VNREAL)
* Utilities sector (VNUTI)

#### Investment indices

In November 2019, HOSE introduced a modified index to adapt to the investment needs of domestic fund companies. Specifically, the Vietnam Leading Financial Index (VNFIN LEAD) Vietnam Financial Select Sector Index (VNFINSELECT), and Vietnam Diamond Index (VN DIAMOND).

## Trading activity

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange trades Monday through Friday, except on public holidays. The trading limit for stocks and fund certificates is +/-7%; this does not apply to bonds. On the first trading day of a new listing stock, the trading limit is +/-20%.

## Listing on HOSE

Listing requirements, applied according to Decree 155/2020/ND-CP detailing
| Criteria | Requirement |
| Business Form | joint stock company |
| Charter capital contributed at the time of registration | VND 120 billion |
| Minimum capital | 30 billion VND |
| Trading time on UPCOM | Approved for listing by the general meeting of shareholders and trading on the Upcom trading system for at least two years, except when shares have been offered to the public. |
| Financial situation and business activities | ROE of the previous year at least 5%, two consecutive years of profit, no debt overdue for more than one year, no accumulated loss |
| Shareholders structure | At least 15% of the voting shares are held by at least 100 non-major shareholders If the charter capital of the organization is VND 1,000 billion or more, the minimum ratio is 10% of the voting shares. |
| Shares holding requirements | Members of the board, control board, board of directors, chief accountant, CFO, and equivalent managerial positions elected by the general meeting of shareholders or appointed by the board of directors and major shareholders. If related to the above, subjects must commit to holding 100% of the shares owned within six months from the first trading date on the Stock Exchange and 50% of these shares within the next six months, excluding the number of state-owned shares held by the above individuals |
| Requirements on compliance with the Securities Law | The company and its legal representative shall not be handled for violations within two years due to the performance of prohibited acts in securities and securities market activities. |
| Consulting securities company | Has a securities company that advises on the application for listing registration unless the organization registering for listing is a securities company. |
| Listing registration documents | Sufficient according to regulations |