market architecture of selected stock exchanges in ... - Gilles Daniel
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202.2.7 The Dubai International F<strong>in</strong>ancial ExchangeTrad<strong>in</strong>g on the Dubai International F<strong>in</strong>ancial Exchange (DIFX)started <strong>in</strong> September 2005 and currently has 10 member banks. 15The DIFX provides trad<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> equities, bonds, funds, Islamicproducts, <strong>in</strong>dex products and derivatives. The new exchange islocated <strong>in</strong> the Dubai International F<strong>in</strong>ancial Centre (DIFC), a f<strong>in</strong>ancial free zone thatopened for bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> 2004.The Dubai F<strong>in</strong>ancial Services Authority (DFSA) as an <strong>in</strong>dependent unitaryregulatory authority governs the f<strong>in</strong>ancial activities <strong>in</strong> the DIFC. The DFSA is be<strong>in</strong>gcreated us<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciple based legislation models such as the ones used <strong>in</strong> London andNew York to meet or even exceed the <strong>in</strong>ternational standards. The President <strong>of</strong> theDIFC is His Highness Sheikh Mohammed B<strong>in</strong> Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE VicePresident, Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister and Ruler <strong>of</strong> Dubai. 16The DIFX was <strong>in</strong>corporated as a limited liability company under the CompaniesLaw, DIFC Law No. 2, on 29 September, 2004 and is a wholly owned subsidiary <strong>of</strong>the DIFC Authority. 1715 Due to its recent development, no significant <strong>market</strong> statistics are available.16 http://www.difx.ae/about/, 10/03/200617 http://www.difx.ae/about/the_organisation/<strong>in</strong>dex.html