Company Profile

AKD Securities Limited (AKDSL) stands as Pakistan’s largest brokerage firm and a leading non-bank advisory institution, offering a diverse range of financial services and expert advisory solutions.

AKDSL’s core strategy is driven by an unwavering focus on exceeding client expectations through unparalleled excellence across the financial services spectrum. At AKDSL, technology drives innovation and has marked key milestones, such as the introduction of Pakistan’s first online trading platform. Our market-leading domestic and foreign institutional brokerage is supported by a globally recognized independent research unit. Our ECM/DCM desks represent one of the largest advisory businesses outside of commercial banks in Pakistan, with notable achievements including transactions for the Government of Pakistan under various privatization programs and capital raising for the country’s largest private sector corporations. Our Investment Banking and Advisory business has achieved a 30% market share in all fresh capital raised over the past decade, driving growth across Pakistan’s capital markets through growth capital.

AKD Securities Limited has consistently maintained a market-leading share of approximately 12.5% of the Daily Traded Volume at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. AKDSL’s high-touch trading covers nearly 300 institutions, both domestic and international, alongside high-net-worth clients across various sectors. Our large and diversified institutional and retail client base enables us to execute regular orders, large block trades, and private placements with speed, efficiency, and minimal impact cost. Our sales teams are trained to be proactive, providing clients with real-time actionable updates by analyzing breaking news, followed by impact assessments through our research team. This ensures our clients stay ahead of the curve in terms of information efficiency.

Our International Institutional Desk partners with various global entities, with whom we work in close coordination. However, our primary objective has always been to maintain a strong service relationship with end-clients, allowing them to route business to us through our multiple execution arrangements with a broad global partner network. We focus on marketing Pakistan’s promising economic story by actively organizing reserve roadshows and consistently facilitating corporate access to major global financial centers.

AKD Securities is the pioneering full-service brokerage house offering specialized services in Equities, Corporate Finance/Advisory, Money Market, Forex, and Commodities. With a highly experienced team and dedicated infrastructure, AKDSL is well-equipped to meet the diversified needs of its clients as the market leader.