Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 2/2011
Offering and Listing of Securities Rulebook (Second Market)
Amended pursuant to Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 8/2014 and to Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 3/2017 and Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 5/2018.
Chapter 1
Article 1 - Definitions
In the Application of the provisions of this Regulation, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings shown against each of them, unless the context indicates otherwise:
State: State of Qatar
QFMA: Qatar Financial Markets Authority established as per Qatar Law No. 33/2005 and its amendments.
Market: The organized Market subject to the supervision of the QFMA or where trading in Securities is supposed to take place.
Primary Market: The Market where the Issuer offers Securities for public or private subscription by investors.
Secondary Market: The Market where Securities are traded between investors and which consists of the Main Market and the Second Market.
Main Market: The Market where the trading in the shares of companies that satisfy all of the requirements as per the specified standards.