Dubai: The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) said on Monday that EFG Hermes Brokerage has become the first member to provide the Allocation Account Service to its client base.
The allocation account enables brokerage firms to use a combined account with the clearinghouse in order to execute buy and sell transactions of securities on behalf of their clients, provided that such transactions shall be allocated to the clients’ accounts during the allocation period within 45 minutes from the end of the trading session, the bourse said in a statement.
The DFM launched the new service to reinforce its business framework for the benefit of various participants including; issuers, investors and brokerage firms, the statement added.
