Nigeria, July 16 -- The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday inducted 46 qualified dealing clerks.

A statement by the NSE said out of the 53 candidates who passed the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) examination and went through the mandatory practical Automated Trading System (ATS) training at the NSE, only 46 passed the final oral examination at the Exchange.

Speaking at the induction ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of the NSE, Oscar Onyema, said the examination is a hurdle that must be crossed in order to practise the profession.

"Today's ceremony is not just a celebration, it marks a call to stand tall in integrity, to be impeccable in character, to be professional in service and to uphold the high ethics and valu...