Dubai, May 11, 2015: Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that "First Gulf Financial Services" has been accredited to provide Margin Trading service, lifting the total number of DFM brokerage firms providing this service to 27 companies.

Margin Trading permits brokerage companies to fund a percentage of the market value of securities traded, and secure as collateral for the same securities or any other collateral as required by the SCA's license. DFM is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

Margin Trading service providers on DFM:

Company

1 EFG-HERMES UAE BROKERAGE

2 Al Ramz Securities

3 Direct Broker For Financial Services

4 NBAD Securities

5 Finance House Securities Company

6 Al Ansari Financial Services

7 ADIB Securities

8 Mena Corp Financial Services

9 Vision Capital Brokerage Company

10 Al Dhabi Brokerage

11 Securities & Investment Company UAE

12 Naeem Shares and Bonds

13 Al Jazeera Financial Services

14 Awraq Islamic for Shares and Bonds

15 Al Dar Shares and Bonds

16 Daman Securities

17 Pioneers Securities

18 Al Dhafra Financial Broker

19 Delma Brokerage

20 AL Safwa Islamic Financial Services

21 Global For Shares & Bonds

22 Al Fardan Financial Services

23 Al Brooge Securities

24 Al-Sharhan Stock Center

25 "Al Hadaf Financial Securities"

26 Brokerage House Securities

27 First Gulf Financial Services

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About Dubai Financial Market:
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) was established as a public institution with its own independent corporate body. DFM operates as a secondary market for the trading of securities issued by public shareholding companies, bonds issued by the Federal Government or any of the local Governments and public institutions in the country, units of investment funds and any other financial instruments, local or foreign, which are accepted by the market. The DFM commenced operations on March 26, 2000. Following its initial public offering in November 2006, when DFM offered 1.6 billion shares, representing 20 per cent of its paid-up capital of AED 8 billion, DFM became a public joint stock company. Following the IPO, the Government of Dubai retained the remaining 80 per cent of DFM Company through Borse Dubai Limited. www.dfm.ae

For further information, please contact:
Atef Fathy
Vice President- Head of Media & Public Relations
Dubai Financial Market
Tel: 04-3055334
Email: afathy@dfm.ae

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