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Tuesday, December 1 - 2009

Dubai Financial Market launches Summer Stock Game for trainees

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, July 21 - 2009 at 15:33
  • PRESS RELEASE

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) launched today the Summer Stock Game, a new initiative aimed at increasing understanding of financial market trading and developing skills amongst the new generation of talented youth.

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  • Group photo taken during the launch of the DFM Summer Stock Game, in the presence of Jamal Alkhadhar, Senior Vice President - Product Development division, Ahmed Al Jaziri, Senior Vice President - Corporate Services division, Mubarak Al Dosari - General Coordinator of the Summer Stock Game, along with student trainees at DFM.
    Group photo taken during the launch of the DFM Summer Stock Game, in the presence of Jamal Alkhadhar, Senior Vice President - Product Development division, Ahmed Al Jaziri, Senior Vice President - Corporate Services division, Mubarak Al Dosari - General Coordinator of the Summer Stock Game, along with student trainees at DFM.
This stock game is dedicated to students participating in DFM's summer training programme (a seven week annual event).

This initiative is the latest of a series of events and programmes that reflect DFM's social responsibility and commitment to developing the talents of today's youth.

The new competition was inaugurated on Tuesday 21st July 2009 at DFM in the presence of Mr. Jamal Al Khadhar, Senior Vice President of the Product Development division, Dubai Financial Market, along with several other DFM officials.

Commenting on this new competition, Mubarak Al Doosari, General Coordinator of the Summer Stock Game for trainees, said:
"DFM is always engaged in various activities and programmes specifically for young people. The new summer competition demonstrates our commitment in developing the skills and abilities of today's youth. Trainees will participate in the Summer Stock Game competition from Tuesday 21st July until Tuesday 4th August 2009."


Trainees will compete during the official DFM trading hours of 10.00am to 2.00pm and follow up stock prices through the DFM website.
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About Dubai Financial Market:
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) was established as a public institution having its own independent corporate body. DFM operates as a secondary market for the trading of securities issued by public shareholding companies, bonds issued by the federal Government or any of the local Governments and public institutions in the country, units of investment funds and any other financial instruments, local or foreign, which are accepted by the market. The DFM commenced operations on March 26, 2000. Following its initial public offering in November 2006, when DFM offered 1.6 billion shares, representing 20% of its paid-up capital of Dhs8bn, DFM became a public joint stock company. Following the IPO, the Government of Dubai retained the remaining 80% of DFM Company.


For further information, please contact:
Atef Fathy
Vice President-Public Relations
Dubai Financial Market
Tel:04-3055334

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