Dubai Financial Market PJSC

About Dubai Financial Market PJSC
Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) – PJSC (the “Company”) is a Public Joint Stock Company incorporated in the Emirate of Dubai – United Arab Emirates, pursuant to decree No. 62 for the year 2007 issued by the Ministry of Economy on February 6, 2007, and is subject to the provision of the UAE, Federal Law No. 8 for the year 1984 and its amendments.
The licensed activities of the company are trading in financial instruments, acting as commercial, industrial and agricultural holding and trust company, financial investment consultancy, and brokerage local and foreign shares and bonds. In accordance with its Articles of Association, the Company complies in all its activities, operations and formalities with the provisions of Islamic Shari’a and shall invest its entire fund in accordance with these provisions.
The company’s shares are listed on the Dubai Financial Market (“DFM”). The company currently operates the Dubai Stock Exchange, related clearing house and carries out investment activities on its own behalf.
The ultimate parent and controlling party is the Government of Dubai which owns 80% of DFM through Borse Dubai Limited (the “parent”), a Government of Dubai entity.
Latest Pressrelease Summaries from Dubai Financial Market PJSC
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The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) issued a weekly summary for Regulated Short Sell (RSS) transactions covering 03 to 07 February 2025. No RSS trades took place during this period. Details on RSS can be found in the DFM Market Rules and related procedures on the DFM website. The announcement is also available on the DFM website, with a note that all information provided may be subject to change.
DFM has announced updated futures margin parameters, effective 10-Feb-2025, for various underlying symbols. Each symbol includes a base margin percentage, currency, base margin per contract, and spread margin per contract. These percentages range from 5% to 12%, with margin details varying by underlying asset. Additional information on margin calculation and eligible margin can be found in the Derivatives Clearing Guidelines and Procedures. The announcement, which may be subject to change, is available on the DFM website. In case of any inconsistency, the Dubai Financial Market Regulated Derivative Contract Trading Regulation takes precedence.