The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has enhanced its investment appeal, adding approximately 74,700 new accounts in the first ten months of this year, thanks to a diverse range of investment opportunities, strong corporate performances, and an influx of new investor segments.
Brokerage firms in Dubai have registered a total of 74,687 new investor accounts from January to the end of October, compared to 84,823 accounts during the same timeframe in 2024.
According to a report based on DFM data, the distribution of new accounts is as follows: 6,889 in January, 6,846 in February, 5,923 in March, 7,384 in April, 10,745 in May, 6,589 in June, 7,542 in July, 6,475 in August, 9,441 in September, and 6,853 in October.
Leading the increase in new investor accounts was BHM Capital Financial Services, which accounted for 31,358 accounts. Following them were Emirates NBD Securities with around 11,418 accounts, then Arqaam Capital with 10,046 accounts, Abu Dhabi Islamic Securities with 7,316 accounts, Mashreq Securities with 4,115 accounts, and First Abu Dhabi Securities with 3,271 accounts. The final spot was claimed by International Securities with 2,912 accounts.
Additionally, the 27 brokerage firms currently operating in the Dubai Financial Market executed approximately 5.64 million trades over the ten-month period, involving about 106.5 billion shares, with a transaction value close to 297.2 billion dirhams.