What are the most traded shares in the UAE?
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Discover our most traded stocks on stock trading
When you deal shares, you buy and own the stock and become a shareholder in the company. Here are the most traded global shares on our stock trading platform from UAE clients in the previous week (17 August to 21 August 2026). Most traded includes both buy and sell trades.
- Most dealt shares in the UAE
- Most dealt ETFs in the UAE
| Rank | Stock | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Super Micro Computer Inc (24 Hours) | SMCI | %12.58 |
| 2 | CleanSpark Inc (24 Hours) | CLSK | %7.65 |
| 3 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVDA | %3.61 |
| 4 | SpaceX (24 Hours) | SPCX | %3.37 |
| 5 | Aeries Technology Inc | AERT | %2.62 |
| 6 | Moderna Inc (24 Hours) | MRNA | %2.05 |
| 7 | Sandisk Corp (24 Hours) | SNDK | %1.93 |
| 8 | Micron Technology Inc (24 Hours) | MU | %1.57 |
| 9 | Applied Optoelectronics Inc (24 Hours) | AAOI | %1.35 |
| 10 | D Wave Quantum Inc (24 Hours) | QBTS | %1.11 |
| Rank | ETF | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | iShares Gold Trust | IAU | %12.35 |
| 2 | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (24 Hours) | SQQQ | %8.64 |
| 3 | ProShares UltraPro QQQ (24 Hours) | TQQQ | %4.39 |
| 4 | WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil 3x Daily Short | 3BRS | %3.57 |
| 5 | iShares Physical Gold ETC - IGLN | IGLN | %2.88 |
| 6 | Leverage Shares 3x Long SpaceX ETP | SPXL | %2.74 |
| 7 | Leverage Shares 2X Short SPCX Daily ETF | SPCZ | %2.61 |
| 8 | iShares S&P 500 UCITS ETF Inc | IUSA | %2.33 |
| 9 | SPDR Gold Shares (24 Hours) | GLD | %1.92 |
| 10 | T-REX 2X Long SPCX Daily Target ETF | SPXX | %1.92 |
Discover our most traded stocks on CFDs
When you trade shares with CFDs, you speculate on the price of the stock. You can go long or short but you never own the underlying asset. Here are the most traded shares on our UAE CFD trading accounts in the previous week (17 August to 21 August 2026). Most traded includes both long and short positions.
- Most traded shares in the UAE
- Most traded ETFs in the UAE
| Rank | Stock | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | Micron Technology Inc (24 Hours) | MU | %10.90 |
| 2 | Moderna Inc (24 Hours) | MRNA | %10.02 |
| 3 | SpaceX (24 Hours) | SPCX | %6.88 |
| 4 | Sandisk Corp (24 Hours) | SNDK | %6.10 |
| 5 | Strategy Inc (24 Hours) | MSTR | %4.26 |
| 6 | Galaxy Digital Inc - US (24 Hours) | GLXY | %3.54 |
| 7 | IREN Limited (24 Hours) | IREN | %2.95 |
| 8 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (24 Hours) | BABA | %2.71 |
| 9 | Nebius Group NV (24 Hours) | NBIS | %2.08 |
| 10 | NVIDIA Corp (24 Hours) | NVDA | %1.84 |
| Rank | ETF | Ticker | Percentage of all trades |
| 1 | ProShares UltraPro QQQ (24 Hours) | TQQQ | %41.89 |
| 2 | VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF US (24 Hours) | GDX | %10.14 |
| 3 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (24 Hours) | SOXL | %8.11 |
| 4 | ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (24 Hours) | SQQQ | %6.76 |
| 5 | Roundhill Memory ETF (24 Hours) | MEMY | %6.08 |
| 6 | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | VXX | %2.70 |
| 7 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares (24 Hours) | SOXS | %2.03 |
| 8 | Energy Transfer LP | ET | %2.03 |
| 9 | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | GLDM | %2.03 |
| 10 | VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS - USD | GDXJ | %2.03 |
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