DHAKA, Aug 12, 2026 (BSS) - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has granted FIX 
certification to five more brokerage houses to enable them to launch their 
own Order Management Systems (OMS) through API connectivity with the bourse's 
trading system.

The newly-certified brokerage houses are Emperor Securities & Wealth 
Management Ltd., Global Securities Ltd., Md. Fakhrul Islam Securities Ltd., 
SIBL Securities Limited and Stock & Bond Limited, said a press release here.

DSE Chief Technology Officer Dr Md Asifur Rahman handed over the FIX 
certifications to representatives of the brokerage houses at a ceremony held 
at the DSE boardroom here today.

DSE Acting Chief Financial Officer and General Manager (Market Development) 
Saiyid Mahmud Zubayer, Deputy General Manager Md Shafiqul Rahman, Jishan 
Muhammad Bin Hasan and other senior DSE officials were present.

DSE has been undertaking the initiative to introduce API-based Brokerage 
House Order Management System (BHOMS) since 2020. Against the initiative, 93 
brokerage houses applied to the DSE to connect their own OMS to the Nasdaq 
Matching Engine through API connectivity for trading.

With the five newly-certified firms, a total of 66 brokerage houses have, so 
far, received FIX certification. Of them, 56 have already launched their own 
OMS through API connectivity after receiving FIX certification