Armenia Securities Exchange or "AMX", formerly "NASDAQ OMX Armenia", is the only stock exchange currently operating in Armenia. It is located in Yerevan, the capital city. The stock exchange began operations in 2001 as a self-regulatory organization founded by the exchange members. In November 2007, pursuant to relevant amendments in the legislation covering the localsecurities market, it was demutualized and became an open joint-stock company. The state regulatory authority for the stock exchange and the Armenian securities market is the Central Bank of Armenia. Instruments currently traded on AMX include stocks, corporate bonds, government bonds, currency, SWAP and REPO on corporate securities. Trading hours for all markets are 11:00–15:00. Armenia Securities Exchange is also ISO certified which ensures the quality and security of its services. Since 1995, the Armenian Stock Exchange has been a member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges. The headquarters of the Federation is located in Yerevan.
Management
Armenia Securities Exchange is operated by a supervisory board, as well as a local management team. The management team consists of Hayk Yeganyan, CEO, Mikayel Hayrapetyan, Chief Financial Officer.
Starting on January 1, 2014, the Armenian Government initiated a new statewide pension program which forces all employees born after 1974 to set aside5 percent of their total yearly salary into private pension funds. According to the new legislation, The Government of Armenia made an agreement with Central Depository of Armenia and AMX to allow these organizations to be in charge of the registry of the mandatory participants of this new pension system, meaning these organizations are responsible for collecting and properly allocating the assets that are set aside for these pension programs. Since the new pension system was introduced, AMX has seen a large influx of activity on the premise that more money will enter the market once the inflow of pension fund money has been realized.
