ADX introduces ‘Trade at Last’ session for securities

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) will introduce on Thursday a “Trade at Last” session, enabling investors to trade ADXlisted securities at their closing price during a 5-minute period at the end of the trading day.

The initiative is part of the exchange’s ‘ADX One’ strategy to widen the range of its services and products and increase market liquidity.

The mechanism, which is active between 1:55pm and 2pm, allows market participants to adjust any imbalances they may have following the closing auction. Market makers and liquidity providers may use “Trade at Last” to net their positions and fund managers will benefit from being able to trade at prices used for their end-of-day published NAV (net asset value).

Abdullah Salem Al Neaimi, Acting Deputy Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, said, “ADX’S role is to ensure a seamless connection between investors and issuers in a vibrant marketplace. We are rolling out a series of initiatives to enhance liquidity and make trading easy and convenient, in line with global best practice. The closing auction is a significant liquidity event in the trading cycle and Trade at Last will provide market participants with greater flexibility to achieve their tactical aims.”

In the next three years, ADX plans to grow market capitalisation to more than Dhs1.5 billion through its new ‘ADX One’ strategy, which includes introducing new products and services and accelerating digital transformation to enhance the customer journey.