Nigeria Investing

CHN

Definition

What is CHN?

A unique clearing-house number used to identify an investor within Nigeria's securities depository system.

Example in practice

The investor provides a CHN when transferring shares between brokers.

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Nigeria's principal securities exchange, where listed shares, bonds, ETFs, and other instruments trade.

A broad index designed to measure price movements of eligible equities listed on the Nigerian Exchange.

Nigeria's central securities depository and clearing infrastructure for eligible capital-market securities.

A pooled investment vehicle that combines money from many investors into one professionally managed portfolio.

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