Price Limit means a price control mechanism used to minimize the excessive volatility in the market. Since unusual and abnormal price fluctuation of the securities may severely affect investor's interest CSE, as an additional measure of safety, imposes price limit on the securities trading of ‘A', ‘B' ‘G', ‘N' & ‘Z' category companies as per the following guidelines. A Committee named “Share Price Movement Regulating Committee” comprised of CSE Secretariat is responsible to regulate the price limit in the market.
As BSEC's letter no. BSEC/ SRMI C/94-231/53 dated January 24, 2011 , the following standard upward and downward price limits are applicable for ‘A', ‘B' ‘G', ‘N' & ‘Z' category companies for each market days:
| SL No. | Previous day's per share market price | Limits | |
| 01 | Upto Tk. 200 |
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| 02 | Tk.201 to Tk.500 |
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| 03 | Tk.501 to Tk. 1000 |
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| 04 | Tk.1001 to Tk. 2000 |
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| 05 | Tk.2001 to Tk.5000 |
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| 06 | Tk.5001 and above |
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However, the above price limit will not be applicable in the following cases: