The Malta Stock Exchange became a reality upon the enactment of
the Malta Stock Exchange Act in 1990. The main objective was to
develop the capital market in Malta by facilitating the
mobilization of savings into productive investment through the
primary market as well as to facilitate trading of listed
securities through the provision of a secondary market.
Trading commenced on 8 January 1992 on a manual, once-weekly
basis, initially solely in Government Stocks. From this modest
beginning, the Exchange has undergone many positive corporate and
operational developments which have enabled it to serve as an
effective catalyst to mobilize capital.
In 2002, the Exchange shed its regulatory and Listing Authority
roles and in 2007 changed its corporate structure to a group of
companies incorporated under the Companies Act. This new structure
better reflects the core services and operations provided by the
Exchange and moreover provides the best legislative, regulatory
