{"id":635468,"date":"2017-12-05T03:53:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T03:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/12\/05\/egx-will-allow-margin-trading-on-etfs-in-february-2018\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T03:53:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T03:53:17","slug":"egx-will-allow-margin-trading-on-etfs-in-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/12\/05\/egx-will-allow-margin-trading-on-etfs-in-february-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"EGX will allow margin trading on ETFs in February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>REGULATION WATCH- <\/strong>The EGX will allow <strong>margin trading on ETFs<\/strong> in February 2018, said EGX head Mohamed Farid on Monday, <a href=\"http:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/1650648.aspx\">according to Ahram Gate<\/a>. The move would be part of a string of new products and instruments the bourse is planning on launching soon, including derivatives and short-selling. <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/11\/12\/egx-completes-technical-tests-of-short-selling-platform\/\">We noted last month<\/a> that the EGX has completed technical tests of a platform which would allow short-selling on the bourse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REGULATION WATCH- The EGX will allow margin trading on ETFs in February 2018, said EGX head Mohamed Farid on Monday, according to Ahram Gate. The move would be part of a string of new products and instruments the bourse is planning on launching soon, including derivatives and short-selling. 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