The exchange would be controlled by a Board of Directors which consists of 9 members .These members would be named by the Prime Minister upon a suggestion from The Syrian Commission on Financial Market & Securities. The Board consist of : ·   Two members who represent two Corporate Firms that issue securities, members in the exchange. ·   Two members who represent two Brokerage Firms that are authorized by the Commission. ·   Three members who are experienced and have qualifications in Securities Exchange and these are chosen by the Board of Commissioners. ·    A member who represents the Syrian Commission on Financial Market & Securities. ·    A member who represents the Central Bank of Syria.   A Chief Executive Officer and a Vice Executive officer is appointed for the exchange .They are appointed by the Prime Minister by a recommendation from the Syrian Commission on Financial Markets & Securities and upon a suggestion from the Board of Directors. They are chosen by their Educational Qualification and Work Experience in the management of securities exchange. They should posses a PHD or Masters Degree in Economics or Financial Market.

• 1.     Membership Fees or The yearly fees.
• 2.     The trading commissions that the exchange gets through the selling and buying transactions.
• 3.     The amounts that are assigned to the exchange by the government.
• 4.     The donations that the exchange gets from any agency that the Commission approves
• 5.     The fines that the exchange gets from penalties that occurred.

The Exchange will operate on two tiers: 1. Main market 2. Growth market which consist of: ·   Growth market A ·   Growth market B

Settlement will take place on T+2(which means after the trading session in two days); the Exchange will use a single settlement bank which is The Central Bank of Syria  through which all brokers will be required to settle the net position of their transactions.

Damascus Securities Exchange was established to facilitate the investment of financial resources. Adding to it, it was established to provide and facilitate the required capital to expand the economical activities by implementing an appropriate trading environment for the trading of securities.