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Casablanca bourse to launch equity derivatives market with MASI-20 futures

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  • Trading volumes and market cap have surged as exchange eyes global investor base
  • MASI-20 index to anchor new contracts, with interest rate and single-stock futures to follow

Morocco’s Casablanca Stock Exchange is set to launch an equity derivatives market, beginning with futures tied to the MASI-20 index — a basket of the 20 most liquid and capitalised stocks on the bourse — in a move aimed at broadening product offerings and attracting more institutional and retail participation.

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