For a Hong Kong company that specializes in providing electronic-trading platforms for financial institutions and real-time stock information for retail investors and corporate customers, Thailand might not seem the obvious choice to launch two new products.
Internet penetration is low in the kingdom, infrastructure is not of a high standard, the stock market is about as flat as road kill and elections are just around the corner. So some might question the timing of Quotepower Internationals QPI latest product launch.
But CEO Ted Sze says he heard similar things when the company launched its first product an online, real-time stock information system at the height of Hong Kongs...