DHF Capital S.A., a Luxembourg-based securitization company, has formed a partnership with Tauro Markets, a multi-asset trading platform based in the UAE, to help the company expand in the Middle East.

DHF Capital Teams Up with Tauro Markets in Middle East Push

The collaboration brings together DHF Capital, which offers investment solutions across Forex , equities, and precious metals, with Tauro Markets' trading platform and research capabilities. The Middle East push is a part of a plan first announced in January, when the company signaled its intention to expand not only in the local market and the Netherlands, but also in the UAE.

The partnership appears designed to help DHF Capital expand its presence in Middle Eastern markets. The Luxembourg firm, which has been operating since 2020, currently serves professional investors through diversified portfolio offerings that combine multiple asset classes.

Bas Kooijman, CEO and Asset Manager of DHF Capital, said the partnership would allow his firm to “explore new frontiers for the benefit of investors, offering them enhanced insights and capabilities.”

Earlier this year, the Kooijman-led firm reported a record $1 billion in trading volume, after a high-risk strategy began to pay off. In 2024, DHF Capital executed over 10,000 transactions amid geopolitical tensions and market uncertainty.

New CFD Broker Enters the Market

Although the press release send to FinanceMagnates.com announcing the partnership is filled with marketing language, it reveals few details about the actual collaboration. Alexander Wilhelm Oelfke, CEO of Tauro Markets, described it as “a powerful alignment of vision and capability,” stating that the companies are “reshaping what's possible in the world of investing,” which also says little about the partnership’s main objectives or long-term plans.

Tauro Markets is a relatively new brand in the CFD trading industry, having entered the market in late 2024 with headquarters in Dubai. In an interview with FinanceMagnates.com in October 2024, Alexander Wilhelm Oelfke stated that the goal was to focus not only on retail clients but also on institutional ones.

“We are also looking into making our platform B2B-ready in the future because we strongly believe that the majority of broker platforms will not meet the requirements of future customers,” Oelfke added.

Since then, the broker has made several key hires. Carl Nemr was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer, Nadine Azzam became Partner-CEO for the MENA region, and Anastasios Lamaris, formerly with Octa and Scope Markets, was named the executive responsible for developing the broker’s product offering.