News & Events

DME Sets New Records in 2009
10 Feb 2009
Benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract Volumes Continue to Build The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) today reported new records recorded in January, and a positive upward trend in…
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DME Hosts H.E. Richard G. Olson, Jr. Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates
04 Feb 2009
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that it hosted a visit from H.E. Richard G. Olson, Jr. the current United States Ambassador to the UAE.   Commenting on…
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Dubai Mercantile Exchange Contracts Migrate to CME Group Platform
01 Feb 2009
Transition puts world's three crude oil benchmark products onto CME Globex® CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME), the premier…
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DME Announce Update in U.S Tax Status
27 Jan 2009
Qualification under Section 1256 of the US Internal Revenue Code Recognizes DME as Qualified Board or Exchange The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that the United States Internal…
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DME Hits Record Daily Volume of 6,484
14 Jan 2009
Benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract up 35% on previous high The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that a total 6,484 contracts traded on the Exchange on…
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Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Half A Million Contracts Traded Since Launch
03 Dec 2008
Historic achievement in 18th month of trading benchmark Oman contract The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that more than 500,000 lots of its benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil…
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Dubai Mercantile Exchange to List Products with CME Group
10 Nov 2008
CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange based in the Middle East, announced today…
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J.P Morgan Takes Equity Stake in Dubai Mercantile Exchange
14 Oct 2008
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) today announced that J.P. Morgan has taken an equity stake in the Exchange joining a number of other leading global financial institutions and energy…
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