In remarks at the Portfolio Egypt 2026 conference, the Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority set out the next phase of capital market development, centered on launching futures contracts during June on listed bank and real estate shares in coordination with the Egyptian Exchange. It also indicated that the regulatory and operational framework for borrowed securities sales is close to completion and that activating market makers forms part of the same effort to add hedging tools, improve risk management, deepen the market and strengthen price formation. The derivatives programme builds on the rollout of EGX30 index futures. Final steps on borrowed securities sales include amending the executive regulations of the Capital Market Law to expand eligible collateral, which would give market participants more flexibility, while market making is intended to support higher daily liquidity. The chair also pointed to average daily trading values above EGP 12 billion and market capitalisation above EGP 3.8 trillion, and said the authority is developing Arabic and English market data services and investor awareness initiatives as investors aged 18 to 40 now account for about 79 percent of exchange investors.
Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority2026-06-08
Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority outlines June launch of futures on listed bank and real estate shares and near completion of short selling rules
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority outlined the next phase of capital market development, including June’s launch of futures on listed bank and real estate shares, completion of the regulatory and operational framework for borrowed securities sales, and activation of market makers. The authority is amending Capital Market Law executive regulations to expand eligible collateral and developing Arabic and English market data services and investor awareness initiatives amid rising trading activity and a younger investor base.