So why JijiniMarkets.com?
by jm@JijiniMarkets - Mon 04 Dec 2006
"Frontier markets" is a term now used to describe a sub-class of emerging markets (some even consider it a completely different asset class) characterized by very low market capitalization relative to the established markets, high volatility levels and poor dissemination of information. These markets' performances tend to be more dependent on local and political factors than on global and economic ones. The returns expected from such markets (and indeed seen so far) due to the high risks have been impressively high. The NSE, displaying these characteristics, is one such market:
- Compare the NSE's $10bln capitalization to the NYSE's $26trln, JSE's $720bln and Egypt's $100bln.
- The NSE's market capitalization is 14x less than Vodafone Group's $140bln on the LSE.
- Compare the NSE20's 5-year 300% return to that of the FTSE100's 18% and the S&P500's 23%.
That the Nairobi stock market is more dependent on hearsay than on economic and financial factors is no secret to most NSE investors. However, the relatively high returns of "frontier markets" is catching the attention of economically-minded, global, institutional investors while incidents such as the crash of Uchumi Supermarket have prompted existing investors to pay more attention to company fundamentals and financial data. As the NSE grows (or consolidates with others) towards becoming an acknowledged emerging market and eventually a fully-developed market, the financials and fundamentals are bound to play more of a role in its performance.
We've developed JijiniMarkets.com, with an emphasis on data and analytics, to enable better decisions when investing in stocks. The data provided and discussion topics are geared towards economic and financial stock analysis and less towards general consensus or hearsay (avoiding the latter being one of the reasons we do not provide an open discussion forum).
Simplicity and design, we believe, are essential for a user-friendly experience and for this reason we've made the site clear and clutter-free.
Welcome to a new frontier in NSE investing...
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