Trading on DGCX 2010

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1 Trading on DGCX 2010

2 2010 Calendar

3 DGCX DGCX commenced trading in November 2005 as the region's first commodity derivatives exchange and is today the leading derivatives exchange in the Middle East. The UAE enjoys an ideal location between the time zones of Europe and the Far East. As an international derivatives exchange, DGCX offers a range of products from the precious metal, base metal, energy and currency sectors. We currently offer the following contracts: Gold futures and options Silver futures Steel futures Fuel oil futures WTI light sweet and Brent crude oil futures Australian Dollar, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Euro, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc currency futures The Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc futures will be avaliable for trading from 15 June Our goal is to ensure that DGCX is the market of choice in the region, by listening to the needs of both existing and new market participants to provide the contracts that they wish to trade.

4 DGCX Gold Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol Contract Size Quality Specification Delivery Months Last Trading Day New Contract Listing Price Quote Tick Size Max Order Size Trading Days Trading Hours Wholesale Trades DG 32 troy ounces (1 kg) purity, as per Dubai good delivery standard February, April, June, August, October and December Business day immediately preceding sixth delivery day of delivery month Business day immediately following the last trading day US$ and cents per troy ounce US$ 0.10 (US$ 3.2 per contract) 200 contracts Monday through to Friday 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4) EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions. Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged. Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin Delivery related information Delivery Unit 1 Kg (31.99 troy ounces) Deliverable Weight 1 Kilogram cast in one bar Deliverable Quality fineness Approved CMI / Assayers Names as listed on the DGCX website Approved Refiners Names as listed on the DGCX website Approved Vaults Names as listed on the DGCX website Delivery Period First through to sixth business day of the delivery month First Notice Day Business day immediately preceding first delivery day Last Notice Day Business day immediately preceding sixth delivery day Delivery Process Compulsory delivery as allocated by the Exchange on a random basis Vault charges Rates applicable as published on the DGCX website Delivery Instrument Dubai Gold Receipt (i.e. Standard DGR along with validated Refiner's certificate or CMI-Certified DGR only)

5 DGCX Gold Options Contract Specification Trading Symbol Contract Size Delivery Months Last Trading Day New Contract Listing Price Quote Tick Size Exercise of Options Strike Prices Position Limit Margin Requirement Trading Days Trading Hours DGO One DGCX Gold Futures contract The nearest three contract months (February, April, June, August, October and December) are available at all times The options are American-style and can be exercised at any time up to expiration. On the first day of trading for any options contract month, there will be a minimum of 7 strike prices each for puts and calls Last trading day for gold futures options are the tenth business day prior to the start of tender period of the underlying Gold futures contract If the last trading day falls on a Friday or an Exchange holiday, last trading day occurs on the previous business day Business day immediately following the last trading day US Dollars and cents per fine ounce US$ 0.10 per troy ounce On the last trading day, all in-the-money options are exercised automatically against Settlement Price, however, should a member choose not to exercise an in-the-money option, the member is required to notify the Exchange latest by 23:45 hrs (15 minutes after trading ceases) All out-of-the-money options automatically expire worthless and they can not be exercised For each option contract, the strike prices are at increments of US$10.00 Initially, same as specified for Gold Futures contract Buyer pays full premium, while the seller is margined on the SPAN basis Monday through to Friday 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4)

6 DGCX Silver Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol Contract Size Quality Specification Delivery Months Last Trading Day New Contract Listing Price Quote Tick Size Max Order Size Trading Days Trading Hours Wholesale Trades DS 1,000 troy ounces Min purity, as per Dubai good delivery standard March, July, September and December Fifth delivery day of the delivery month Business day immediately following the last trading day US$ quoted in Cents per troy ounce US$ Cents 0.5 (US$ 5 per contract) 200 contracts Monday through to Friday 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4) EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions. Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged. Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin Delivery related information Delivery Unit 30 Kg Deliverable Weight 30 Kilograms cast in one bar of 1,000 troy ounces (10% more or less) Deliverable Quality Minimum fineness. If Silver of higher fineness is delivered, no premium shall be paid Approved CMI / Assayers Names as listed on the DGCX website Approved Refiners Names as listed on the DGCX website Approved Vaults Names as listed on the DGCX website Delivery Period First through to fifth business day of the delivery month First Notice Day Business day immediately preceding first delivery day Last Notice Day Business day immediately preceding fifth delivery day Delivery Process Compulsory Delivery as allocated by the Exchange on a random basis Vault charges Rates applicable as published on the DGCX website Delivery Instrument Dubai Gold Receipt (i.e. Standard DGR along with validated Refiner's certificate or CMI-Certified DGR only) Option for Cash Settlement Open Positions that have not been closed out on the Last Day of Trading are subject to cash settlement as per silver cash settlement price declared by the Exchange Silver Cash Settlement Price Silver cash settlement price shall be the London Silver Fixing Price of The London Silver Market Fixing Ltd published by the London Bullion Market Association on the last day of trading

7 DGCX Sterling / Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DGBP Contract Size GBP 50,000 Delivery Months March, June, September and December Last Trading Day Two Business days before third Wednesday of expiry month Settlement Day Third Wednesday of expiry month New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per GBP Tick Size US$ per GBP (US$ 5 per contract) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged. Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin

8 DGCX Euro / Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DEUR Contract Size 50,000 Delivery Months March, June, September and December Last Trading Day Two Business days before third Wednesday of expiry month Settlement Day Third Wednesday of expiry month New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per Tick Size US$ per (US$ 5 per contract) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin

9 DGCX Indian Rupee / Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DINR Contract Size INR 2,000,000 Delivery Months Monthly contracts for twelve months forward Last Trading Day Two business days prior to the last working day of the contract month Settlement Day The business day immediately following the last trading day of expiring contract New Contract Listing Trading day immediately following the last trading day of expiring contract Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per100 Indian Rupees ( e.g / US$ Cents per 100 Indian Rupees) Tick Size US$ per INR (US$ 2 per tick) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Cash Settlement Price Basis Open positions at expiry of contract shall be settled in USD dollars as per the Daily Settlement Price (DSP) declared by the Exchange. The DSP would be based on the official US dollar reference rate issued by the Reserve Bank of India, based on bank rates in Mumbai at 12 noon on the last day of trading or earliest available date. Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged.

10 DGCX Japanese Yen / Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DJPY Contract Size 5,000,000 Delivery Months March, June, September and December Last Trading Day Two Business days before third Wednesday of expiry month Settlement Day Third Wednesday of expiry month New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per 100 Tick Size US$ per (US$ 5 per contract) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin

11 DGCX Australian Dollar / US Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DAUD Contract Size AUD 50,000 Delivery Months March, June, September and December Last Trading Day Two Business days before third Wednesday of expiry month Settlement Day Third Wednesday of expiry month New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per AUD Tick Size US$ per AUD (US$ 5 per contract) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin

12 DGCX Canadian Dollar / US Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DCAD Contract Size CAD 50,000 Delivery Months March, June, September and December Last Trading Day Business day before third Wednesday of expiry month Settlement Day Third Wednesday of expiry month New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per CAD Tick Size US$ per CAD (US$ 5 per contract) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin

13 DGCX Swiss Franc / US Dollar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DCHF Contract Size CHF 50,000 Delivery Months March, June, September and December Last Trading Day Two Business days before third Wednesday of expiry month Settlement Day Third Wednesday of expiry month New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ quoted in Cents per CHF Tick Size US$ per CHF (US$ 5 per contract) Max Order Size 500 Lots for Banks and institutions promoted by Banks. All other entities 200 Lots Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time(gmt+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged Delivery Period Margin Five times the Initial Margin

14 DGCX WTI Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol Underlying Asset Contract Size Delivery Months Last Trading Day New Contract Listing Price Quote Tick Size Price Basis Final Cash Settlement Price Max Order Size Trading Days Trading Hours Wholesale Trades Time Limit for EFP/EFS/ Block Trade Registration DWTI DGCX West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) 12 consecutive months plus 10 contract months consisting of June and December months will be listed for an additional five calendar years Last Day of Trading shall be the fourth US business day prior to the 25th calendar day of the month that precedes the Delivery Month. If the 25th calendar day is not a US business day; Last Day of Trading shall be the fourth US business day prior to the US business day that precedes the 25th calendar day. If the fourth US business day is not a DGCX Business Day, then the preceding DGCX Business Day shall be the Last Day of Trading Business day immediately following the last trading day US Dollars and Cents per barrel US$ 0.01 per barrel (US$ 10 per contract) Cash Only Settlement Contract The front month settlement price for WTI Crude Oil futures as made public by NYMEX for the Last Day of Trading of the DGCX front month contract 500 contracts Monday through to Friday 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4) EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Up to 15 minutes after cessation of trading on any trading day Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions. Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged.

15 DGCX Brent Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol Underlying Asset Contract Size Delivery Months Last Trading Day New Contract Listing Price Quote Tick Size Price Basis Final Cash Settlement Price Max Order Size Trading Days Trading Hours Wholesale Trades Time Limit for EFP/EFS/ Block Trade Registration DBRC DGCX Brent Crude Oil Futures 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) 12 consecutive months plus 10 contract months consisting of June and December months will be listed for an additional five calendar years Last Day of Trading shall be the second UK business day immediately preceding the 15th day prior to the first day of the Delivery Month; if such 15th day is a banking day in London. If the 15th day is a non-banking day in London (including Saturday), trading shall cease on the second UK business day immediately preceding the first UK business day that precedes the 15th day. If the second UK business day is not a DGCX Business Day, then the preceding DGCX Business Day shall be the Last Day of Trading Business day immediately following the last trading day US Dollars and Cents per barrel US$ 0.01 per barrel (US$ 10 per contract) Cash Only Settlement Contract The front month settlement price for Brent Crude Oil futures as made public by ICE for the last day of trading of the DGCX front month contract 500 contracts Monday through to Friday 08:30-23:30 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4) EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Up to 15 minutes after cessation of trading on any trading day Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 100% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions. Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged.

16 DGCX Fuel Oil Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol Contract Size Quality Specification Delivery Months Last Trading Day New Contract Listing Price Quote Tick Size Max Order Size Trading Days Trading Hours Wholesale Trades Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Calendar Spread Margin Extra Margin Delivery Period Margin Delivery related information Delivery Unit Delivery Tolerance Deliverable Quality Delivery location Approved CMI / Assayers Approved Storage facilities Provisional Settlement Value Settlement Value Delivery Period Notice Day Delivery Allocation Day Title Transfer Minimum number of contracts for Ex-Wharf delivery DFO 100 Tonnes High Sulphur Fuel Oil 380CST (4.5% Sulphur) Six consecutive months Last business day of the month preceding the delivery month Business day immediately following the last trading day US$ per Tonne, Ex-Wharf Fujairah US$ 0.01 per Tonne (US$ 1 per contract) 200 contracts Monday through to Friday 08:30-19:00 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4) (except on the last trading day of every month where 08:30-17:00 hrs) EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Subject to change US$ 240 benefit is offered on calendar spread positions. At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged. Five times the initial margin 100 Tonnes +/-5 percent of the contract delivery unit High Sulphur Fuel Oil 380CST (4.5% Sulphur) Exchange-approved facilities in Fujairah Names as listed on the DGCX website VOPAK HORIZON, FRCL, DMCC-leased tanks The amount invoiced to the buyer prior to the determination of the actual weight delivered, and based on an assumed weight of 100 Tonnes The amount paid to the Seller based upon the actual delivered weight. The difference between the provisional settlement value and settlement value is reimbursed or collected to or from the buyer as the case may be on the business day following the delivery day Seller: Shall have the product ready for delivery (that is, in deliverable position) not later than 12th business day of the delivery month Buyer: acceptance of delivery must be subsequent to the Seller having the product ready for delivery. Buyer shall nominate a delivery period of three calendar days that commences no earlier than the fifth business day of the delivery month and finishes no later than the earlier of (i) 14 calendar days after product placement by the Seller, and (ii) the third last business day of the delivery month. Last trading day Last trading day By In-Tank Transfer (ITT) in DMCC-leased tanks, and Inter-Tank Transfer or Ex-Wharf in case of other Exchange-approved tanks 30 contracts (3000 Tonnes)

17 DGCX Steel Rebar Futures Contract Specification Trading Symbol DSTL Contract Size 10 tonnes Underlying Asset Prime weldable steel reinforcement bar (rebar) Quality Specification BS 4449 (1997) W 460 B Type 2 Delivery Months Monthly for four months forward Last Trading Day First Thursday of delivery month. If first Thursday is a holiday then preceding trading day New Contract Listing Business day immediately following the last trading day Price Quote US$ per tonne Tick Size US$ 1 per tonne (US$ 10 per contract) Max Order Size 100 contracts Trading Days Monday through to Friday Trading Hours 10:00-18:00 Hours Dubai time (GMT+4) Wholesale Trades EFS, EFP, Block trade facilities available Margins Initial Margin based on SPAN Subject to change Calendar Spread Margin 50% benefit is offered on calendar spread positions. Extra Margin At times of high volatility, an extra margin, as deemed fit by the Exchange, may be charged. Delivery Period Margin During the last four days of trading the front contract a minimum Delivery Margin of US$ 1,200 per lot shall be applied (subject to change). Delivery related information Delivery Unit 10 tonnes Delivery Tolerance All 10 tonnes must adhere to piece counts and theoretical weights prescribed above. No deviation or delivery tolerance is permitted. Approved CMI As approved by DGCX Approved DCR Issuer As approved by DGCX Approved Products As approved by DGCX Delivery Period The four Trading Days following the last day of trading Notice Day Last Trading Day of the respective contract Delivery Process Compulsory delivery as allocated by the Exchange on a random basis Alternative Delivery Procedure Available in accordance with DGCX By-Laws K. 13 Delivery Instrument Dubai Commodity Receipt (DCR) with accompanying Mill Test Certificate per lot

18 DGCX Trading Hours Contract Gold Futures Gold Options Silver Futures Australian Dollar / US Dollar Futures Canadian Dollar / US Dollar Futures Euro / Dollar Futures Indian Rupee / Dollar Futures Sterling / Dollar Futures Japanese Yen / Dollar Futures Swiss Franc / US Dollar Futures WTI Crude Oil Futures Brent Crude Oil Futures Fuel Oil Futures Steel Rebar Futures Times ( Dubai time, GMT+4) 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 8.30am pm 10.00am pm

19 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Feb-10 5-Feb-10 1-Feb-10 8-Feb-10 Apr-10 8-Apr-10 1-Apr-10 9-Apr-10 Jun-10 7-Jun-10 1-Jun-10 8-Jun-10 Aug-10 6-Aug-10 2-Aug-10 9-Aug-10 Oct-10 7-Oct-10 1-Oct-10 8-Oct-10 Dec-10 9-Dec-10 1-Dec Dec-10 Mar-10 5-Mar-10 1-Mar-10 5-Mar-10 Jul-10 7-Jul-10 1-Jul-10 7-Jul-10 Sep-10 7-Sep-10 1-Sep-10 7-Sep-10 Dec-10 9-Dec-10 1-Dec-10 9-Dec-10 Jan Jan-10 DG Mar Mar-10 DG May May-10 DG Jul Jul-10 DG Sep Sep-10 DG Nov Nov-10 DG

20 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Feb Jan Jan-10 Mar Feb Feb-10 Apr Mar Mar-10 May Apr Apr-10 Jun May May-10 Jul Jun Jun-10 Aug Jul Jul-10 Sep Aug Aug-10 Oct Sep Sep-10 Nov Oct Oct-10 Dec Nov Nov-10 Jan Dec Dec-10

21 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Feb Jan Jan-10 Mar Feb Feb-10 Apr Mar Mar-10 May Apr Apr-10 Jun May May-10 Jul Jun Jun-10 Aug Jul Jul-10 Sep Aug Aug-10 Oct Sep Sep-10 Nov Oct Oct-10 Dec Nov Nov-10 Jan Dec Dec-10

22 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan Jan-10 5-Feb Feb Feb-10 5-Mar Mar Mar-10 8-Apr Apr Apr-10 7-May May May-10 7-Jun Jun Jun-10 7-Jul Jul Jul-10 6-Aug Aug Aug-10 7-Sep Sep Sep-10 7-Oct Oct Oct-10 5-Nov Nov Nov-10 7-Dec Dec Dec-10 7-Jan Jan-11

23 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 7-Jan Jan Jan-10 4-Feb-10 8-Feb Feb-10 4-Mar-10 8-Mar Mar-10 1-Apr-10 5-Apr-10 8-Apr-10 6-May May May-10 3-Jun-10 7-Jun Jun-10 1-Jul-10 5-Jul-10 8-Jul-10 5-Aug-10 9-Aug Aug-10 2-Sep-10 6-Sep Sep-10 7-Oct Oct Oct-10 4-Nov-10 8-Nov Nov-10 1-Dec-10 6-Dec Dec-10

24 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Mar Mar Mar-10 Jun Jun Jun-10 Sep Sep Sep-10 Dec Dec Dec-10 Mar Mar Mar-10 Jun Jun Jun-10 Sep Sep Sep-10 Dec Dec Dec-10

25 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Mar Mar Mar-10 Jun Jun Jun-10 Sep Sep Sep-10 Dec Dec Dec-10 Jan Jan Jan-10 Feb Feb Feb-10 Mar Mar Mar-10 Apr Apr Apr-10 May May May-10 Jun Jun Jun-10 Jul Jul Jul-10 Aug Aug Aug-10 Sep Sep Sep-10 Oct Oct Oct-10 Nov Nov Nov-10 Dec Dec Dec-10

26 DGCX Trading Calendar 2010 Australian Dollar - US Dollar Futures Sep Sep Sep-10 Dec Dec Dec-10 Canadian Dollar - US Dollar Futures Sep Sep Sep-10 Dec Dec Dec-10 Swiss Franc - US Dollar Futures Sep Sep Sep-10 Dec Dec Dec-10

27 DGCX Trading Holidays Jan Feb Apr Jul Sep Sep Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec-2010

28 Public Holidays 2010 UAE & USA Date 1-Jan Jan Feb Feb Apr May Jul Jul Jul Sep Sep Sep Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec-2010 Holiday New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Presidents' Day The Prophet s Birthday Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day' observed Independence Day The Prophet s Ascension Labour Day Eid Al-Fitr ( End of Ramadan) Eid Al-Fitr ( End of Ramadan) Columbus Day (Most regions) Veterans Day Eid Al-Adha ( Feast of Sacrifice) Eid Al-Adha ( Feast of Sacrifice) Thanksgiving Day UAE National Day Islamic New Year Christmas Day UAE * * * * * * USA * * * * * *

29 Further Information For further information on DGCX, our products and how to access our markets, please contact us on the details below. Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Tel: +971 (0) Web: Twitter: Reference herein to DGCX shall mean the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange DMCC. This publication is for information only and does not constitute an offer, solicitation or recommendation to acquire or dispose of any investment or to engage in any other transaction. Neither DGCX nor its affiliates, associates, representatives, directors or employees, shall be responsible for any loss or damage that may arise to any person due to any action taken on the basis of this publication. DGCX shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions contained in this publication. All information, descriptions, examples and calculations contained in this publication are for guidance purposes only and should not beeated as definitive. No part of this publication may be redistributed or reproduced without written permission from DGCX. Those wishing either to trade futures and options contracts on DGCX, or to offer and sell them to others should establish their regulatory position before doing so. DGCX is regulated by the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA). ESCA is a member of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

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