The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday issued FIX (Financial Information Exchange) certification to three more brokerage houses, bringing them closer to launching their own Order Management Systems (OMS) through API connectivity with the exchange's Nasdaq matching engine.

The certificates were handed over at a DSE ceremony by its Chief Financial Officer Md Abid Hossain Khan to representatives of GMF Securities Limited, Prime Islami Securities Limited, and Unicap Securities Limited.

Receiving the certifications were Lubna Mahmud, Head of IT at GMF Securities; Md Rajib Hasan, CEO of Prime Islami Securities; and Waliul Islam, CEO of Unicap Securities.

DSE Deputy General Manager Jisan Bin Mubarak and Assistant General Manager Kamrun Nahar, along with other senior officials, were present at the event.

With Wednesday's batch, DSE has now certified a total of 61 brokerage houses under the FIX protocol. Of these, 53 have already gone live with their own OMS platforms, conducting trading operations via API integration with the exchange.

DSE had initiated the API-based Broker House Order Management System (BHOMS) programme in 2020. Following that, 85 brokerage houses applied to DSE seeking API connectivity with the Nasdaq matching engine to operate their proprietary order management systems.