Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange PLC (DSE) provides securities market to investors who intend to invest in the listed companies. The Company provides a platform that assists companies to raise capital through the issuance of equities and debt securities and subsequently list on the exchange. Its segments include DSE and CSDR. The central depository system (CDS) of the Company acts like a bank for securities where various securities are deposited in safe custody to facilitate deliveries for DSE trades. By depositing securities into the CDS, the delivery of the securities in settlement of DSE trades is achieved by electronic book entries instead of physically exchanging certificates (scrip). The securities deposited into the CDS may be pledged against a bank loan. Its bonds are grouped in to two groups namely Treasury Bonds and Corporate Bonds. Its market participants include investment advisors, licensed dealing members, nominated advisors, custodians, bond traders, and fund managers.