"Abu Dhabi Securities" Lists 6 new single stock futures contracts and strengthens collaboration with Bloomberg to expand global investor reach

ABU DHABI, 13 JULY / WAM / The Abu Dhabi Securities Market Group announced today the listing of six new futures contracts for single stocks, including “ADNOC Gas,” “ADNOC Drilling,” “ADNOC Logistics and Services,” “Brissite AI,” “Sharjah Islamic Bank,” and “2 Point Zero,” thus expanding the range of derivatives products in the market to 17 futures contract products, including 50 traded contracts.

The new contracts provide investors with additional tools to hedge the risks of their investment exposures, manage risks, and invest in the shares of a number of the most prominent companies listed in Abu Dhabi.

Since the launch of the derivatives market on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in 2021 with five single stock futures contracts, the market has continued to expand its product range in response to increasing demand from institutional investors.

The new contracts include the energy, artificial intelligence, logistics and financial services sectors, which are pivotal sectors within Abu Dhabi’s economic diversification strategy.

The launch of the new contracts was celebrated at Bloomberg’s headquarters in Dubai, in the presence of representatives of brokerage firms that are members of the Abu Dhabi Securities Market, reflecting the growing cooperation between the market and Bloomberg to expand access for international investors to the most important investment opportunities in the region.

Abdullah Salem Al Nuaimi, CEO of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group, said that expanding the derivatives market represents an important new step within the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s strategy to build a global multi-asset trading platform and enhance the development of the capital markets in Abu Dhabi. With the addition of data for all derivatives products listed in the market on the Bloomberg Terminal platform, the six new futures contracts, which include the sectors of energy, artificial intelligence, logistics and financial services, thus become immediately available to 350,000 financial sector professionals around the world, including: It gives investors direct access to trading opportunities associated with a number of the most prominent companies listed in Abu Dhabi, stressing the continuation of offering more innovative and strategic trading tools and services, with the aim of expanding the participation of international investors, enhancing liquidity, and linking the capital market in Abu Dhabi more closely to global investment flows.

Rajeev Merwani, President of Bloomberg Business in the Middle East, said: The financial derivatives market in Abu Dhabi is witnessing rapid development, and we are pleased to provide users of the Bloomberg Terminal platform around the world with immediate access to this market’s data, keeping pace with its rapid development, and we look forward to continuing to support the ambitions of the Abu Dhabi Securities Market in consolidating Abu Dhabi’s position as one of the most prominent global financial centers, and strengthening its connection with investors from around the world.

All contracts are settled in cash and cleared centrally through Abu Dhabi Clearing, the leading company in the field of central clearing and wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group, within a regulatory framework that ensures the integrity of transactions, enhances the efficiency of capital use, and supports effective risk management.

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange also announced the cancellation of the daily price limits applied to exchange-traded funds and futures contracts, effective August 3, 2026.

The step complements the expansion of the offering of derivatives products, which confirms the market’s commitment to developing a more efficient and liquid trading environment that responds to investors’ needs.

As part of this expansion, Abu Dhabi Securities Market derivatives market data has become available directly through the Bloomberg Terminal platform, allowing financial sector professionals around the world to have immediate access to prices, market data and trading information.

This launch comes within the broader market strategy to develop a multi-asset trading system that includes stocks, ETFs, bonds, sukuks, derivatives, and structured products, in a way that supports Abu Dhabi’s long-term ambitions to consolidate its position as a leading global destination for capital.

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