Today Monday, The Egyptian Exchange announces the launch of Futures contracts on shares of both: The Commercial International Bank (CIB), and Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG), starting from the trading session of Thursday June 18, 2026. The new contracts offering maturities of three and six months, 100 shares, providing investors and financial institutions with more efficient tools for risk management and hedging. In addition to supporting various investment strategies, strengthening market’s depth, and improving efficiency of pricing mechanisms.
This step comes within the framework of EGX’s plan to develop and enhance the financial derivatives market, in continuation of its efforts to diversify the financial instruments and investment products available to the investors, contributing to enhancing market’s efficiency and increasing its attractiveness to the various categories of participants.
Also launching these contracts comes within the continuous cooperation and coordination between The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), aiming at completing the regulatory and operational requirements necessary to develop the Financial derivatives market, expanding the range of products available for trading, supporting efforts of developing the Egyptian financial market, and enhancing its ability to align with global developments in this field.
In the same context, FRA approved the specifications of the futures contracts on the above-mentioned stocks in accordance with the organizational regulations and rules of trading contracts (Financial Derivatives), ensuring efficiency and safety of trading, clearing and settlement operations, providing an integrated regulatory framework supporting risk management and enhancing market’s stability.
From his side, Mr. Omar Radwan, Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange, emphasized that the launch of futures contracts on the shares of CIB and TMG represents a new step within the strategy of the Egyptian Exchange targeting developing the financial derivatives market, and expanding the range of investment tools and products available for investors.
He clarified that this development reflects the results of the fruitful and constructive cooperation between EGX, FRA and all the relevant parties, contributing to completing the regulatory and operational requirements necessary to launch these products as per the best standards and practices followed in the financial markets.
He added that through this step, EGX aims to enhance market’s efficiency and increase trading depth. Besides providing effective tools for risks management and hedging, supporting competitiveness of the Egyptian market, improving its ability to attract new segments of local and international investors. In addition to aligning with the best international standards and practices in the field of developing financial markets.
The launch of these contracts comes within the continuous efforts of EGX to develop the market and enhance its attractiveness for investors, through providing advanced diversified financial products that contribute to increasing market’s efficiency and expanding the available investment options, supporting sustainable growth and enhancing the role of the financial market.
