First established in 1930 under the Singapore Stockbrockers’ Associatoin, the Malaysian branch re-registered in 1937 called the Malayan Stockbroker’s Association. It was until 1960 that the Malayan Stock Exchange was established which then started the public trading of shares and four years later saw the establishment of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and then further changes was made for it to become the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore after Singapore left the country to form its own government. With the cease of the interchangeability of the currency between Malaysia and Singapore in 1973, the stock exchange became further divided into the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad and the Stock Exchange of Singapore.

After that, in 1976, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad took control of operations of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange before the name was changed to Bursa Malaysia Berhad in 2004 and was listed in the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in March 2005. Bursa Malaysia is he exchange holding company that operates the exchange, and related services in the stock exchange. Its subsidiaries include Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing Sdn Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Depository Nominees Sdn Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd, Labuan International Financial Exchange Inc., Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Information Sdn Bhd and Bursa Malaysia Bonds Sdn Bhd.

It remains as one of the biggest bourses in Asia, holding almost 1000 companies that offer all types of investment related services in the Main Board, Second Board and the MESDAQ Market.