Stock Market in Nepal: A guide to Beginners

As there are very low investment opportunities in Nepal for small individual investors, Share market is one of the best and reliable sector to invest with a small amount. At first you can begin with applying for IPO( Initial Public offering) which will be issued at Rs100 per share and you need just Rs1000 for applying minimum of 10 units. To trade the shares allotted from the IPO offerings and buy other shares in secondary market you need to have trading account with one of the brokers and trade the shares listed in NEPSE on working days from 11 AM-3 PM. 

To apply for IPO you need following.

1. Bank account with available balance for IPO application.

2. DMAT account from Bank or Capital to apply for IPO openings. DMAT account is the account where the shares you own are stored. Its like a bank account which stores your money. The same bank which you have a bank account provides this facility or you can visit any other Bank/Capital or Share Brokers also.

3 Meroshare account for online access to your DMAT account. Its like using mobile banking for your bank account.

To Trade in Secondary Market you need following

1. Trading Account from the Share Broker Companies of NEPSE.

You can get information about Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) in various websites, some top websites are. Merolagani, ShareSansar, Nepse Alpha Smart Wealth Pro. Also there are various mobile applications of these platforms also.