Malaysia readies steps for orderly stock market on record volume

MALAYSIA's stock exchange is preparing measures to curb excessive speculation on share prices as individual investors boost stock trading volumes to a record.

Bursa Malaysia Bhd. may start issuing market alerts to investors when there’s excessive trading in a security and requiring them to make upfront payments on affected stocks via "designated counters,” it said in an emailed response to questions. This doesn’t necessarily mean the stock is involved in trade manipulation, it added.