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Wins awards at the prestigious Global Investor MENA Awards 2018 The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) have been named, for the second consecutive year, ‘Exchange of the Year’ at the prestigious Global Investor MENA Awards 2018. The award recognised DGCX’s exceptional performance over the last 12 months, which saw it record new all-time trading highs, launch innovative products, services and initiatives, as well as implementing cutting-edge technology to better serve the needs of its clients.   DGCX beat stiff competition from the region’s leading exchanges to win the award. In the qualifying period, the Exchange traded over 19.3 million contracts, setting a new overall volume record, with a notional value exceeding USD 441 billion. Les Male, CEO of DGCX, commented: “It is an honour to receive this award and have our hard work over the last 12 months recognised by our industry peers. 2018 has been a significant year for DGCX in terms of growth, evolution and

DGCX hits 17,255,556 contracts at the end of September Total volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) this year hit 17,255,556 contracts at the end of September, with yearly Average Daily Volumes (ADV) at their highest ever, reaching 89,873 contracts per day. The best performing asset class in September was the Indian Rupee (INR) product suite, which saw Rupee Mini Futures record its 2nd highest monthly Average Open Interest (AOI) of 110,020 contracts, and the Indian Rupee Quanto, which has traded 3,160,471 contracts year-to-date (Y-T-D), up 51% from 2017. Trading in September was also underpinned by the Indian Single Stock Futures (SSF) and Shanghai Gold Futures (DSGC), which registered Y-T-D volume growth of 195% and 101% respectively. Les Male, CEO of DGCX, commented: “The rising popularity of INR trading this month follows the continued depreciation of the rupee, which has seen investors turn to more regulated markets to hedge their exposure