Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain Authorised Securities Dealer License in person, the applicant has to approach the The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following. Contact link
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
4. Applicant should read carefully in the application form, after all details must be filled in the application form.
5. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Applicant should attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the applicant form while submitting it at the office.
7. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
8. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the respective office.
9. If all the above mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the application form will be viewed by concerned authorities and the applicant will be notified regarding their license.
10. On completion of this process, the Authority will notify the applicant on any outstanding issues 14 working days after lodging an application and if there are no issues, the Authority will issue to the applicant a license within 25 working days.

• Completed application form
• Business plan with the required regulation
• A statement of the un-audited accounts for the period of accounting year ending not earlier than six months prior to the date of application and audited annual accounts for the preceding two years (in the case of application of licence), management accounts up to the 30th November and audited annual accounts for the preceding year (in the case of renewal of licence)
• A declaration by the directors as to whether after due enquiry by them in relation to the interval between the date to which the last accounts have been made and a date not earlier than fourteen days before the date of the application
• A copy of the bank guarantee to be lodged with the securities exchange or the central depository (where applicable).
• A declaration by persons authorized as prescribed to accompany the application form.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX)
Headquarter: 4A, El Sherifien St.,
Postal Code 11513
P.O. Box 358 Mohamed Farid, Downtown, Cairo
Tel: (202) 23941900/ 23941901

Smart Village Address: Building B 135, Smart Village
KM 28 Cairo- Alexandria Desert Road
P.O Box 47 Smart Village
Tel: (202) 35316300/ 35316400

Alexandria Address:
11, Talaat Harb St., Down town, in front of the Central Bank
Postal Code: 21111
P.O Box: 873, Alexandria, Egypt
Tel :( 203) 4843600/1/2
Fax :( 203) 4843604
All queries and comments should be addressed to: info@egx.com.eg
Or Contact us through our hotline: 15221
Contact link

• A person carrying a business as an authorised dealer is eligible to acquire authorised depository license.

• An application fee of EGP. 2,500

The granted license remains valid unless it is suspended or repealed by the authority.
The Authority may suspend or revoke a license, for such period or until the occurrence of such event as the Authority may specify if a licensed person

• Goes into liquidation or an order is issued for the winding up of the licensed person.
• Carries out any activity outside the scope of the licensed or approved activities.
• Has a receiver or a manager appointed on all or a substantial part of the property of the company.
• Ceases to carry on the licensed business for a period of more than thirty days unless it has obtained the approval of the Authority to do so.
• Any of its directors or key employees has not, in the opinion of the Authority, performed their duties honestly and fairly.
• has contravened or failed to comply with any condition applicable in respect of the license;
• Fails to comply with a direction of the Authority.
• Fails to provide the Authority with such information as it may require.
• Provides false or misleading information.
• For any other reason, is no longer fit and proper person to hold a license. or
• Is in breach of any other provision under the Capital Markets Act.

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• The processing time for this procedure is 25 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• An application for a licence or for the renewal of a licence should be made to the Authority in the prescribed form and should be accompanied by the prescribed fee and in the case of an application for the renewal of a licence, may be made within three months but not later than one month prior to the expiry of the licence.
• The Authority may require an applicant to supply such further information as it considers necessary in relation to the application.
• A licence is only be granted if the applicant meets and continues to meet such minimum financial and other requirements as may be prescribed by the Authority.
• The Authority may grant a licence to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit and the Authority may, at any time by written notice to a licence holder, vary any condition or restriction or impose further conditions or restrictions.
• The Authority will not refuse to grant a licence without first giving the applicant or holder of a licence an opportunity of being heard.

• Name of company
• Registered office
• Date of incorporation
• Address
• Email
• Location, address and telephone number of principal office
• Location, address and telephone number of branch offices
• Details of capital structure
• Shareholders
• Directors
• Particulars of other directorship(s) of the directors and secretary
• Particulars of shares held by directors or secretary in other companies
• Business references
• Profile of the chief executive and key employees in the applicant company
• List the office facilities of the applicant
• State the exact nature of the activity to be carried on which obliges the applicant to apply for a licence from the Authority.

• An authorized securities dealer licence allows a person to deal in securities and operate in a specified market segment as may be prescribed by the capital markets authority.

It is important to note that:

• The checklists are derived from the statutory requirements as set out in the relevant Regulations issued under the Egyptian exchange Act and are intended only as a simplified guide. Applicants are advised to read and understand the statutory requirements detailed in the relevant Regulations. The Regulations are the only conclusive statement on application requirements and can be accessed in the Regulations section of this Authority's website.
• The Authority reserves the right to request for any additional information that may be deemed necessary during the course of review of an application.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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