Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 9

2-Mar-2009

DME Plans Options Trading Linked To Oman Futures

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) plans to launch option contracts linked to its Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract,Reuters reported on 22 February. DME Chief Executive Thomas Leaver told the agency that the exchange is looking to when we have enough liquidity on Oman to support an options market. The Oman futures contract was launched by the exchange in June 2007 (MEES, 4 July 2007). Mr Leaver said...