DFM Stock Loans in United Arab Emirates
Stock loans (securities-backed financing) against shares listed on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) — for family offices, founders and controlling shareholders.
About Dubai Financial Market.
Dubai Financial Market is the principal cash-equity venue of the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2000, it operates under the oversight of Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), and its leading benchmarks are DFM General Index. Listing standards are set out in the DFM Trading Rules; SCA Rulebook.
Dubai’s principal exchange, distinct from Nasdaq Dubai (which lists in USD under DFSA jurisdiction). DFM listings are predominantly Sharia-compliant; foreign ownership caps remain a per-issuer consideration for collateralisation.
What qualifies on DFM.
DFM is an established but selective venue; we weigh eligibility against the stock’s liquidity, free float, and how concentrated the holding is.
For any given DFM position, our review looks at: free float and daily traded volume against the size of the transaction; your status (controlling shareholder, director, substantial shareholder) and the disclosure that follows; the issuer’s sector and listing segment; and what the transaction must do (LTV, tenor, currency, recourse, custody).
Framework cited on DFM.
The principal regulatory reference on DFM is SCA disclosure rules. How it applies to any single transaction — reporting levels, step thresholds — turns on the underlying rules and national-law overlays, which we map against your contemplated transaction at the structuring stage alongside the counsel you appoint.
The citations above are public regulatory references, given for orientation only and not as legal advice. Take independent legal advice in the relevant jurisdiction for any specific transaction.
What holders ask about DFM.
01How much can I borrow against a DFM-listed holding?
02Which DFM segments can I borrow against?
03What currency can the facility be drawn in?
A particular DFM holding to talk through?
Send a confidential enquiry, and a senior principal will reply within one business day.