Equities

Regional Issuers

NASDAQ Dubai is the international trading destination for equity securities in its region. This 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.

NASDAQ Dubai provides issuers with a trading exchange in their own region that meets the  the standards of international exchanges around the world. It also gives them unique access to regional and international investors.

International Issuers

NASDAQ Dubai is the gateway to investors in its region. Companies based in North America, Europe, east Asia and elsewhere can benefit from a secondary admission to trading on the exchange.  

Who can be admitted

• Companies proposing to go public through an initial public offering (IPO)

• Government entities proposing to privatise through an IPO
• Companies that already have a primary listing on another exchange approved by NASDAQ Dubai

All companies must satisfy and comply on an ongoing basis with NASDAQ Dubai’s Issiers and Securities Rules and the DFSA’s Offered Securities Rules and Collective Investment Rules.

NASDAQ Dubai features – unique in its region

The only exchange in the GCC region that offers:

• A book-building IPO with full access for foreign investors
• A free float of as little as 25% of issued share capital
• International standards of regulation
• Links to investors through a broad mix of local, regional and international Members
• Contractual market-making, to provide liquidity
• Multi-currency listings – including US dollar and UAE Dirham 
• Minimum lock-up period of 180 days for founding shareholders
• Over The Counter (OTC) trading

For information on how to be admitted to trading, please contact
business.development@nasdaqdubai.com