MANILA, Philippines - A bell-ringing ceremony hosted by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) was held at the PSE Trading Floor, PSE Plaza in Makati City to officially launch BA Securities Online (BASecOnline) of the Filipino-owned brokerage firm BA Securities Inc. It is the first online trading facility powered by PSETradex. A trading platform developed by the Exchange, PSETradex enables trading participants to give their clients access to real-time market information and trading capabilities through an Internet-based facility. Present during the ceremony were (from left) BA Securities Inc. executive director and Tanzania Consul Betty Chua, BA Securities Inc. president Bryan Lao Ang, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Ma. Juanita Cueto, BA Securities Inc. founder and PSE director Dr. Francis Chua, Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing, PSE chairman Jose T. Pardo, directors Vivian Yuchengco and Amor Iliscupidez, BA Securities Inc. director and Philexport president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. and PSE director David Chua.