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CBB Rulebook: Contents

  • Common Volume
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 1—Conventional Banks
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 2—Islamic Banks
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 3—Insurance
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 4—Investment Business
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 5—Specialised Licensees
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 6—Capital Markets
    • Part A
      • Introduction
      • Institutions
        • MAE — Markets and Exchanges
          • MAE-A Introduction
          • MAE-B Purpose
          • MAE-1 Licensing
            • MAE-1.1 Requirement to be Licensed
            • MAE-1.2 Application for License
            • MAE-1.3 Licensing of Exchanges and Market Operators
              • MAE-1.3.1
              • MAE-1.3.2
              • MAE-1.3.2A
              • MAE-1.3.3
              • MAE-1.3.4
              • MAE-1.3.5
              • MAE-1.3.6
              • MAE-1.3.7
            • MAE-1.4 Exemption of Exchanges and Market Operators
            • MAE-1.5 Power of CBB to Revoke Exemption
            • MAE-1.6 Criteria for Granting License
            • MAE-1.7 Surrender of License or Cessation of Business
            • MAE-1.8 Cancellation or Amendment of License
            • MAE-1.9 Annual Fees Payable by Licensed Exchange and Licensed Market Operator
            • MAE-1.10 Publication of the Decision to Grant, Cancel or Amend a License
            • MAE-1.11 Place of Business
          • MAE-2 Obligation of Licensed Exchanges and Market Operators
          • MAE-3 Rules of Licensed Exchanges
          • MAE-4 Instruments, Transactions and Contracts
          • MAE-5 Matters Requiring Approval of CBB
          • MAE-6 Control of Licensed Exchanges
          • MAE-7 Immunity from Criminal or Civil Liability
          • MAE-8 General Powers of the CBB
        • CSD — Clearing, Settlement and Depository
        • MIR Market Intermediaries and Representatives License
        • CRA Crypto-Asset
        • SIO Stablecoin Issuance & Offering
      • Market Standards
      • Ongoing Obligations
      • High Level Standards
      • Dispute Resolution and Investor Protection
      • International Co-operation
    • Part B
    • Quarterly Updates
    • Ad-hoc Communications
    • Archive
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 7—Collective Investment Undertakings
  • Bahrain Bourse (BHB) Material
  • Central Bank of Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law 2006
  • Bahrain Anti Money Laundering Law 2001
  • Regulation Governing Collective Investment Schemes June 2003
  • Bahrain Stock Exchange Law 1987
  • Bahrain Financial Trust Law 2006
  • Bahrain Insurance Law 1987
  • Bahrain Monetary Agency Law 1973
  • Commercial Companies Law 2001
  • CBB Disclosure Standards
  • CBB Debt Securities Guidelines
  • Ministerial Order — Money Laundering
  • CBB Resolution on Dissemination of Listed Companies' Financial Statements and Board of Directors' Meetings
  • CBB Regulations and Resolutions
  • The Corporate Governance Code of the Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Archive
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  1. Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 6—Capital Markets
  2. Part A
  3. Institutions
  4. MAE — Markets and Exchanges
  5. MAE-1 Licensing
  6. MAE-1.3 Licensing of Exchanges and Market Operators
  7. MAE-1.3.3
  Versions

 
  • Oct 01 2008 - Mar 31 2016
  • Apr 01 2016
‹ MAE-1.3.2A MAE-1.3.4 ›

MAE-1.3.3

The operations of the licensed exchange or licensed market operator may only commence after the CBB grants the license to the applicant.

Amended: April 2016
‹ MAE-1.3.2A MAE-1.3.4 ›

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