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Gaurang Desai

DGCX sees record Single Stock Futures volume

DUBAI, August 1, 2017

The Single Stock Futures (SSF) volume of the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) reached an all-time high, trading an average daily volume of over 10,000 lots for the first time in July.

 The Indian Single Stock Futures recorded the highest monthly volume of 214,769 contracts with Open Interest of 2,128 contracts in July 2017, while recording a year-to-date increase of 274 per cent.

Average Daily Volumes in G6 currency pairs also saw significant growth month-on-month with the Euro (up 41 per cent), Canadian Dollar (up 73 per cent) and Australian Dollar (up 26 per cent). Year-on-year overall G6 Currency product volumes grew by 80 per cent.

Earlier in the month, DGCX signed an MOU with ADX to create the basis for collaboration on a unified Clearing House in the UAE. More recently, the Exchange and its wholly owned CCP subsidiary, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) received the regulatory recognition from ADGM to operate as its first Remote Exchange and Clearing house. This development will enable ADGM domiciled companies to access DGCX’s trading and clearing platforms.

Gaurang Desai, CEO of DGCX, commented: “The summer months are usually a lacklustre period for trading activity, however, it has been an active month for DGCX this year. Not only have we seen greater participation and trading activity in our marketplace but we have also received the regulatory recognition to expand our reach and offer our capabilities to dynamic local bodies such as the ADX and ADGM. Our strategy on Single Stock Futures is starting to gain momentum, as witnessed last month with volume and Open Interest growing in tandem.”

DGCX’s recent regulatory recognition from ADGM is part of a wider overall development plan and integration of markets. DGCX is a recognized market by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). This also ties in with the ESMA recognition that the Exchange received earlier this year.

Desai added: “DGCX is embarking on a period of organic growth and we have manoeuvred ourselves into a much stronger position allowing us to expand our product range, capabilities, and presence in both regional and international markets.” – TradeArabia News Service




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