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DGCX US Single Stock Futures

DGCX Single Stock Futures (SSF) are the first International Equity Futures product in the Middle East. They provide a proxy to the price performance of US blue chip equities. Participants can replicate their trading and investment strategies using contracts that are traded on the DGCX platform which are cash settled. DGCX SSF caters to the need of speculators and investors seeking offshore exposure to US equities without foreign exchange risk. These include institutional and private investors, investment funds and Hedge Funds seeking opportunities to trade and gain exposure to the price movements of US equities. Participants can buy or sell futures to trade their view or hedge an underlying investment position.

DGCX US Single Stock Futures
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Trade blue chip US stocks on the DGCX platform

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Quoted and Cash settled in US Dollars (USD)

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Tax Free – Zero Transaction Tax, Capital Gains Tax or conversion cost

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Retail sized stocks for ease of trade with optimal leverage

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Access US Equity markets with clear, understandable regulations and low-cost structure

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Unique trading opportunity to participate in US Equity markets without any Foreign Exchange Risk

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Opportunity to trade prior to US Market hours attracting additional global liquidity pools

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Margin funding is held locally in the UAE while trading the US Markets

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Traded on a globally recognized, regulated and safe platform permitting greater participation and transparency

Contract Specifications

Contract Group Contract Name Contract Symbol Contract Size Tick Size Tick Value
1 Alphabet INC DGOOGL 5 0.2 1
2 Apple INC DAAPL 50 0.02 1
2 Facebook INC DFB 50 0.02 1
3 JP Morgan INC DJPM 100 0.01 1
3 Microsoft INC DMSFT 100 0.01 1

*See Exchange By-Laws Part S

Contract Type Future
Contract Name Single Stock Futures (SSFs)
Contract Symbol See attached for individual SSF symbols
Underlying Relevant equity listing
Contract Size Group 1: 5 shares; Group 2: 50 shares; and Group 3: 100 shares
Notional Contract Value Relevant number of shares x price
Trading Currency USD
Settlement Currency USD
Price Quote US Dollars
Tick Size Group 1: 0.20; Group 2: 0.02; and Group 3: 0.01
Tick Value US $ 1
Settlement Basis Cash Settled
Final Cash Settlement Price (FCSP) FCSP is based on the closing price of the underlying equity on Last Trading Day
Last Trading Day (LTD) Third Friday of the expiry month
Trading Days Exchange Business Days*
Trading Hours 07:00 – 23:55 Hours Dubai time
Trading Months Monthly contracts for two months forward
New Contract Listing Business Day immediately following the Last Trading Day
Max Order Size 1,000 lots
Wholesale Trades Block Trade minimum size threshold: 50 lots. EFP/EFS also available. Trades must be submitted 15 minutes after execution
No Cancellation Range See link: www.dgcx.ae/price-limits

Contract Calendar

Expiry Month Expiry Code Last Trading Day
Alphabet Inc Futures
Sep'24 DGOOGL-20240920 20-Sep-24
Oct'24 DGOOGL-20241018 18-Oct-24
Apple Inc Futures
Sep'24 DAAPL-20240920 20-Sep-24
Oct'24 DAAPL-20241018 18-Oct-24
Facebook Inc Futures
Sep'24 DFB-20240920 20-Sep-24
Oct'24 DFB-20241018 18-Oct-24
JP Morgan Chase Futures
Sep'24 DJPM-20240920 20-Sep-24
Oct'24 DJPM-20241018 18-Oct-24
Microsoft Corporation Futures
Sep'24 DMSFT-20240920 20-Sep-24
Oct'24 DMSFT-20241018 18-Oct-24