NASDAQ Dubai - Value Proposition

NASDAQ Dubai (formerly called the Dubai International Financial Exchange, or DIFX) is the international stock exchange between Western Europe and East Asia. It opened in September 2005.

Its standards are comparable to those of leading international exchanges in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Through the exchange, regional and international issuers can access regional and international investment. International issuers can access investment from the region, through a primary or dual listing.

Investors can access NASDAQ Dubai through a unique mix of regional and international brokers.

The NASDAQ Dubai region includes the United Arab Emirates and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the wider Middle East and North Africa, Turkey and the Indian sub-continent.

The majority shareholder of NASDAQ Dubai is Borse Dubai with a two-thirds stake. NASDAQ OMX Group owns one third of the shares.

NASDAQ Dubai is located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free zone. The exchange is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

Listings overview

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

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

Equity listings include DP World, which listed the Middle East’s largest IPO in 2007 at $4.96 billion, as well as Damas, Depa, Gold Fields and Kingdom Hotel Investments. Click here for a complete list of NASDAQ Dubai equities.

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

Click here for a complete list of NASDAQ Dubai securities.

NASDAQ Dubai features – unique in its region

Multi-currency listings – including US dollar and UAE Dirham
Zero taxation and full repatriation of profits for investors
World-class legal and regulatory framework
Book-building IPO with full access for regional and international investors
A free float of as little as 25% of issued share capital
Contractual market-making.

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