DUBAI STOCK MARKET

NASDAQ Dubai (formerly the DIFX) is the international stock exchange serving the Middle East. It enables companies in its region to raise international and regional capital. It is also a gateway to regional investment for international companies. The exchange welcomes institutional and retail investors from around the world.

NASDAQ Dubai’s regulatory standards are comparable to those of leading international exchanges in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Listed products

The exchange currently lists equities, equity derivatives, structured products, Sukuk (Islamic bonds) and conventional bonds.

NASDAQ Dubai issuers are based in countries all over the world including Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Germany, India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the UK and the US as well as the UAE.

Equities include DP World, which listed the Middle East’s largest IPO in 2007 at $4.96 billion, as well as Damas, Depa, Gold Fields, Kingdom Hotel Investments and NASDAQ OMX.

NASDAQ Dubai launched the UAE’s only equity derivatives platform in November 2008. In March 2009 it listed the Middle East’s first gold exchange-traded commodity. This has been declared Shariah-compliant.

The exchange is the largest in the world for Sukuk by listed value, at more than $16 billion.

The exchange plans to introduce other innovative securities such as exchange-traded funds (subject to regulatory approval), some of which do not currently exist in the region.

Members:

NASDAQ Dubai’s unique mix of Members includes many of the world’s and the region’s leading investment banks and brokers:

• ABN AMRO Bank N.V.;
• Al Ramz Securities LLC;
• Arqaam Capital Ltd.;
• Barclays Capital Securities Limited;
• CBD Financial Services;
• Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.;
• Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited;
• Daman Securities International Limited ;
• Deutsche Bank AG;
• Direct Broker for Financial Services LLC;
• Diwan Capital Ltd;
• EFG-Hermes UAE Limited;
• Emirates NBD Capital Limited (Formerly known as NBD Investment Bank Limited);
• Hichens, Harrison & Co. plc;
• HSBC PLC;
• ING Bank N.V.;
• J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.;
• Jefferies International Limited ;
• KAS BANK N.V.;
• MAC Capital Limited;
• Mashreq Capital DIFC Limited;
• Mashreq Securities LLC;
• Merrill Lynch International;
• Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc;
• SHUAA Capital International;
• Susquehanna International Securities Ltd;
• UBS AG;
• Union Brokerage Company;
• Wood & Company Financial Services;

Trading Times:

NASDAQ Dubai is open from Sunday to Thursday. Its trading hours are 1000 to 1700 (0600 GMT to 1300 GMT).

NASDAQ Dubai's opening times are designed to meet the needs of investors in its market, as an international exchange in the Middle East. It is often open when other markets in the region or around the world are closed.

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