Nasdaq Dubai set to begin derivatives trading today.Dubai: Nasdaq Dubai, the rebranded Dubai International Financial Exchange The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) is a stock exchange opened on September 26 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DIFX aims to become the leading stock exchange between Western Europe and East Asia. is working on a strategy to increase its liquidity, the number of listings and the number of asset classes traded on the bourse, Jeff Singer, chief executive of Nasdaq Dubai, said on Tuesday.The exchange currently lists shares, structured products, Sukuk (Islamic bonds) and conventional bonds and begins equity derivatives trading on Wednesday. "Nasdaq Dubai is taking active steps to further develop its market including extending its opening hours, opening on Sundays, and allowing listings in the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. dirham. We will continue to develop new asset classes as well as seek further primary and secondary equity listings," Singer said on Tuesday. Nasdaq OMX Group NASDAQ OMX Group is the tentative name for the combined entity resulting from the pending merger of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. and OMX AB. Its headquarters will be located in New York. , which owns one-third stake in the exchange announced yesterday that it would list on Nasdaq Dubai and start trading on the bourse from November 20. "Nasdaq Dubai provides a first-class venue through which Nasdaq OMX OMX Office Max (stock symbol) listed companies can reach new investors in the Gulf and the Middle East. We have 3,900 listed companies on our market many of them have the potential to cross list on Nasdaq Dubai," said Bob Greifeld, Chief Executive of Nasdaq OMX Group and Vice Chairman of Nasdaq Dubai. As part of its efforts to offer multiple asset classes to regional and international investors Nasdaq Dubai will launch an index derivative key UAE-listed stocks as underlying assets today. Retail access The exchange members will be able to trade single stock futures on UAE-listed equities and a future on the FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. DIFX DIFX Dubai International Financial Exchange UAE 20 equity index calculated by FTSE International. "Derivatives trading can provide investors with price insurance and create liquidity and stability in the underlying shares," said Singer. The first derivatives product will be a futures contract based on the FTSE/DIFX UAE 20 will include stocks from the Nasdaq Dubai, Abu Dhabi Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. The underlying basket will include 12 shares listed on DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine , 7 on ADX ADX Average Directional Movement Index ADX Automatic Data Exchange Adx Adrenodoxin ADX Adrenalectomized ADX Accumulation/Distribution Index ADX Air Defense Exercise ADX Administrative Maximum Facility ADX Address Cross Reference and one on Nasdaq Dubai. Greifeld said the beginning of derivatives trading with centralised clearing will give stability to the market while offering the much needed liquidity and stability. "In the context of the current financial crisis we see that over-the-counter derivative markets with bilateral clearing was one of the reasons for several defaults that ultimately led to a major crisis for financial institutions. A trading system with centralised clearing can avoid such risky situations," said Greifeld. "The equity derivatives market will cater initially for institutional investors and in due course for individual investors," said Singer. In the derivatives trading Susquehanna International Securities is a market maker and Arqaam Capital is a Trading Member. To enhance the local retail access to the market Nasdaq Dubai is implementing a number of measures. Starting yesterday the market has extended trading hours from 10am to 5pm. Previously it was 11.45am to 5pm. Starting next Sunday, the market will be open for trading on Sundays. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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