Workshop on Commodities Markets and Trading

The Capital Market Authority organized a training workshop titled “Introduction to Commodities Markets and Trading” in collaboration with the   Union  of Arab Securities Authorities  attended by a number of employees of the capital market institutions, regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, intermediaries and commercial banks.

The workshop aims to explore the key features and inherent risks of commodities markets and how to avail the unique opportunities provided by the sector and trading of each commodity. The workshop provided the participants with a vision on practical trading strategies and techniques on trading and hedging.

The commodities markets are important as means for obtaining  such commodities whether raw material or primary products at competitive prices. Commodities markets are good hedging tools against inflation and alternative categories of assets that help in diversifying the investment portfolios further to investors’ reliance on commodities during market volatility as commodities prices move in reverse to shares prices.

CMA continuously endeavors to organize awareness programs and workshops in the areas of its jurisdiction in cooperation with local, regional and international institutions to enhance capacity building for the employees of the financial services sector and boosting the public’s investment culture.