Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Monday issued an order revising the margin loan ratio.

As per the revised ratio, margin loan will be distributed at a ratio of 1:1 if the broad index exists up to the 4,000 mark.

The margin loan ratio will be 1:0.75 if the DSE broad index is between 4,001 points and 5,000.

The ratio will be 1:0.50 if the index is between 5,001 points and 6,000 points.

And the ratio will be 1:0.25 if the index goes beyond 6,000 points.

The revised margin loan ratio will come into force from October 1 and the existing ratio is 1:0.5.

"The BSEC has revised the existing margin loan ratio to minimise investment risks as the stock market shown an upward trend," said Mr Karim, w...