TEHRAN – The Tehran Securities Exchange (TSE) hosted the second online meeting of the Federation of Euro-Asian Capital Markets (FEAS) market surveillance working group, focusing on monitoring social media in the context of TSE’s market surveillance.
The session was led by Mohammad Reza Shah Nazari, TSE deputy head of market surveillance, and Reza Ghafouri, director of market supervision.
Also at the meeting, Habib Ghazanfari, head of the TSE’s Market Integrity Watch Department, presented a new framework for digital oversight and reviewed global challenges facing financial regulators in the digital era.
His presentation included historical case studies of market manipulation via platforms such as Telegram, Twitter and Instagram, along with the TSE’s responses, including forming a specialized task force to monitor social media. He stressed the growing influence of online platforms on investor behavior and the need for innovative supervisory approaches.
Zahra Ramezani, an analyst at the Market Integrity Watch Department, outlined tools and methods for monitoring virtual spaces at the TSE. In the final segment, Fatemeh Nazemi presented two real cases of market manipulation through social media and detailed their legal consequences.
The meeting concluded with an emphasis on strengthening new supervisory strategies and improving capital markets’ preparedness against risks from digital platforms. The TSE said the group’s work reflects its commitment to advanced technology, international cooperation and innovation in market oversight to maintain transparency and security in Iran’s financial system.
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