CIRCULAR NO. 47/26 - MARGIN PARAMETERS
Nasdaq Dubai Circular No.: 47/26
Date of Issue : Sep25, 2026
Effective Date : Sep 29, 2026
Expiry Date : Uponissue of subsequent Margin Parameters Circular
MARGIN PARAMETERS
Any revision to the margin parameters ismarked with an asterisk (*) and are as follows.
Admitted Derivatives Contracts
No. | Code | Underlying Instrument | Currency | Contract Size | Approx. margin rate+ | Initial margin (Amount per contract) | Intermonth spread charge (Amount per spread) |
1 | *ADCB | Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | AED | 100 | 11% | 183 | 37 |
2 | ADNCDT | Abu Dhabi National Oil Co for | AED | 100 | 11% | 45 | 9 |
3 | ALDAR | Aldar Properties PJSC | AED | 100 | 10% | 83 | 17 |
4 | EAND | Emirates Telecommunications Gr | AED | 100 | 11% | 228 | 46 |
5 | FAB | First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC | AED | 100 | 11% | 220 | 44 |
6 | MSCIAE | MSCI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Net | USD | 10 | 9% | 1025 | 205 |
7 | ALARKN | Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Devel | SAR | 100 | 12% | 226 | 46 |
8 | ALINMA | Alinma Bank | SAR | 100 | 11% | 266 | 54 |
9 | EEC | Etihad Etisalat Co | SAR | 100 | 11% | 707 | 142 |
10 | KAYAN | Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co | SAR | 100 | 14% | 73 | 15 |
11 | MAADEN | Saudi Arabian Mining Co | SAR | 100 | 12% | 709 | 142 |
12 | *MARAI | Almarai Co JSC | SAR | 100 | 11% | 488 | 98 |
13 | PETROR | Rabigh Refining & Petrochemica | SAR | 100 | 19% | 336 | 68 |
14 | RJHI | Al Rajhi Bank | SAR | 100 | 11% | 688 | 138 |
15 | *SABIC | Saudi Basic Industries Corp | SAR | 100 | 11% | 519 | 104 |
16 | SACCO | Saudi Cement Co | SAR | 100 | 11% | 312 | 63 |
17 | *SECO | Saudi Energy Co | SAR | 100 | 11% | 172 | 35 |
18 | SEERA | Seera Group Holding | SAR | 100 | 11% | 228 | 46 |
19 | FTSESA | FTSE Saudi Arabia Total Return | SAR | 5 | 9% | 1064 | 213 |
Securities Margin Rate
No. | Security | Instrument Type/ Name | Currency | Margin rate |
1 | All Nasdaq Dubai Equities outsourced to the DFM | All securities | USD/AED | 20% |
+Reflects theapproximate margin rate used to compute weekly Scanning Range based on theunderlying’s closing price on the Circular's date of issue.
Note: Margin parameters are subjectto change depending on the volatility of the underlying securities.
General Notes: Corporate actions in the futures aredenoted in the codes as:-
X: denotes first corporate action on a contract
Y: denotes secondcorporate actions on a contract
Z: denotes thirdcorporate actions on a contract
The methodology of Margin calculationand types of Eligible Margin are available in the Operating Procedures: