Brokerage firms in the Dubai Financial Market added 11,983 new investor accounts during the first two months of the current year, thanks to the diversity of investment options and gains from leading companies and institutions, which attracted new segments of investors.
According to monitoring by 'Al Ittihad', based on Dubai Financial Market data, the new accounts were distributed as follows: 6,339 accounts in January and 5,644 accounts in February. 'PHM Capital' for Financial Services captured the largest share of new accounts during the monitoring period, with a total of 4,559 accounts, followed by 'Al Ramz Capital' with 2,364 accounts, then 'Emirates NBD Securities' with 1,310 accounts, followed by 'Abu Dhabi Islamic Securities' with 1,180 accounts, and 'Mashreq Securities' with 763 accounts.
In a related context, brokerage firms in the Dubai Financial Market executed over 1.27 million trades during the period from the beginning of January until the end of February 2025, on 21.43 billion shares, with a total value exceeding 71.54 billion dirhams.
'Hermes Financial Group - UAE' captured the largest share of brokerage firms' trading value during the first two months of the year, at 22.92%, equivalent to 16.4 billion dirhams, followed by 'A Securities' at 11.83%, estimated at about 8.46 billion dirhams, then 'Emirates NBD Securities' with an 11.41% share, equivalent to 8.16 billion dirhams, followed by 'PHM Capital' for Financial Services at about 7.08 billion dirhams, a 9.9% share, then 'Abu Dhabi Islamic Securities' at about 4.15 billion dirhams, a 5.8% share, and 'PHM Capital' for Financial Services (Market Maker) at about 3.95 billion dirhams, a 5.53% share.
On a monthly performance basis, brokerage firms in the Dubai Financial Market added 5,644 new investor accounts in February last month, with traded value reaching 40.54 billion dirhams, through trading on 11.17 billion shares, by executing 685.83 thousand trades.
'Hermes Financial Group - UAE' captured the largest share of brokerage firms' trading value during February last month at 23.38%, equivalent to 9.47 billion dirhams, followed by 'A Securities' at about 5.76 billion dirhams, a 14.21% share, then 'Emirates NBD Securities' at about 4.53 billion dirhams, an 11.18% share, followed by 'PHM Capital' for Financial Services with a 9.76% share, equivalent to 3.95 billion dirhams, and fifth was 'PHM Capital' for Financial Services (Market Maker) at about 2.26 billion dirhams, a 5.59% share.
It is worth noting that the general index of the Dubai Financial Market has risen since the beginning of the year until the end of last Friday's session (the last trading sessions in February 2026) by 7.55%, closing trading at the level of 6503.5 points.
Key points: • 5,644 new investor accounts were added in February last month. • The diversity of investment options and gains from leading companies and institutions contributed to attracting new segments of investors.
