Within a short period, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has developed into a leading financial market in the region, further reinforcing Dubai as a center of excellence in this part of the world and enhancing its position as a powerful capital market hub that embraces international best practice to meet the evolving needs of investors locally and internationally.
DFM operates as a secondary market for the trading of securities issued by public shareholding companies, bonds issued by federal or local governments, local public institutions and mutual funds, as well as other local or foreign DFM-approved financial instruments.
DFM operates according to Shariah principles and is governed and regulated by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).
| Time | Session |
| Pre-Open: 09:30 to 09:55 | Allow order entry / amendment / cancellation |
| Pre-Open: 09:55 to 10:00 | Allow order entry - NO order cancellation |
| Trading (Open): 10:00 to 14:45 | Continues trading |
| Pre-closing: 14:45 to 14:53 | Allow order entry / amendment / cancellation |
| Pre-closing: 14:53 to 14:55 | Allow order entry / amendment |
| Pre-closing: 14:55 to 14:55:20 | Order matching |
| Trade-At-Last: 14:55:20 to 15:00:20 | Allow order entry at last price |
| Post-Trading (closing): 15:00:20 | Session Closing |
Note: Please do not modify or cancel orders during the last five minutes of the market pre-open session (between 9:55 AM and 10:00 AM) as a penalty might be imposed if the market finds that such modifications / cancellations affect the market or other investors.
| Commission ID / Name | Percentage | Transaction Fees |
| Broker Commission | 0.125% + VAT | AED 0 |
| Market Commission/Fees | 0.10% + VAT | AED 10.50 |
| SCA Commission | 0.05% | AED 0 |
* All charges, commissions and fees are inclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) or similar sales tax. * SCA Commission is out of scope of UAE VAT
