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​​​​​​Admission Criteria & Requirements

To be eligible for admission as a Member, an applicant must satisfy the following conditions:​

  • The Member be a corporation conducting business in Bahrain with exception to External Members; 
  • The Member must be qualified by a Clearing Member (unless it is admitted as a direct Clearing Member);
  • The Member must meet the requirements of the CBB and in particular Volume 6, and where the applicant is a CBB licensee such other licenses or authorization issued by the CBB; 
  • The Member must satisfy to the BHB that it complies with, and will continue to comply with, the capital and financial requirements that BHB prescribes; 
  • The Member must satisfy to the BHB that it has facilities, procedures, personnel and financial resources which are adequate for the performance by the applicant of its obligations as a Member under BHB Market Rules and for expeditious and orderly dealings with BHB and other Members; 
  • The Member must comply with such other requirements as may be prescribed by BHB from time to time.

Contact Us:

If you have any inquiries about Membership in Bahrain Bourse , please contact us on +973 17108778 ( Telephone) and/or email to [email protected].

Membership Categories
CategoryPermitted Activities Capital RequirementClearing Method​
Discount Broker
Collecting investors’ or clients’ orders which are required to be executed on BHB through a broker, dealer, or broker-dealerBD 10,000Cleared through a registered clearing Member​
Broker
  • Trading in securities as Agent; 
  • Arranging transactions in securities as an Agent
BD 50,000Cleared through a registered clearing Member​
Broker-Dealer
  • Trading in securities as Principal; 
  • Trading in securities as Agent; 
  • Executing transactions in securities as Principal and arranging transactions for clients as Agent;
  • Managing securities’ portfolios; 
  • Depositing of securities
  • Advising on securities businesses; 
  • ​Providing market research and analysis.
BD 250,000Cleared directly by broker (Direct Clearing)​
External BrokerTrading in securities as an Agent
Arranging transactions as Agent
BD 100,000Cleared through a registered clearing Member
External Broker-Dealer
  • Trading in securities as Principal;
  • Trading in securities as Agent;
  • Executing transactions in securities as principal and arranging transactions for clients as Agent;
  • Managing securities portfolios;
  • Depositing of securities;
  • Advising on securities businesses;
  • Providing market research and analysis
BD 250,000 Cleared through a registered clearing Member
Authorised Trader
Financial institutions or high net worth investors to be authorized by BHB and shall act as principal onlyBD 500,000Cleared through a registered clearing Member or Directly through the broker (Direct Clearing)
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