DDC membership provides a comprehensive set of rights and privileges to the prestigious Diamond Dealers Club.
Eligibility
Member Rights & Benefits
YOUR OWN NEW YORK OFFICE
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
VOTING RIGHTS
Requirements
Membership in the Diamond Dealers Club is contingent upon the approval of the DDC Board of Directors.
To be considered for membership candidate’s must provide a completed application to the Executive Office.
- Individuals who are or wish to engage in the diamond and or colored gemstone industry, or related jewelry industry trade.
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- Must be employed in the diamond, jewelry, or related fields for a minimum of two years.
Member Rights & Benefits
- The right to buy and sell diamonds and jewelry on our 17,000 square-foot trading floor, located in New York City at 50 West 47th Street.
- Access to the DDC Secure Online Trading Platform.
- Easily buy and sell diamonds to DDC members who are known and respected in the jewelry industry.
- Network with leading diamond dealers, brokers and jewelry manufacturers.
- In the event of a business dispute, the right to have the matter resolved quickly through the DDC arbitration system.
- Automatic affiliation to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, with rights to enter any of the 29 bourses worldwide.
YOUR OWN NEW YORK OFFICE
- Free mailing address in the most prestigious building in the diamond and jewelry district, 50 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036, with a mail delivery service.
- Shipping supplies from Fedex, UPS and The United States Post Office.
- The right to use the Club facility as an office with free Internet access, telephone service, fax machines and computer terminals for the member’s own private use.
- The right to bring buyers up to the Club to conduct business.
- The right to use and display the DDC logo signifying integrity, experience, and reliability as a diamond merchant.
- Option to use a dedicated 212 phone number, and free call forwarding.
- Use of the trading floor scanner and fax machine.
- Scales and weighing services.
- Access to fluorescence detection equipment.
- Use of a Sarin diamond identifying machine.
- Option to rent a locker to store personal items.
- Access to the DDC restaurant.
- Use of the DDC lounge.
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
- Complimentary seminars and trade education classes.
- Free admission to Guest Speaker’s meetings.
VOTING RIGHTS
- The right to attend general meetings of the DDC.
- The right to vote at DDC general meetings and DDC elections.
- The right to run for office at the DDC.
- The right to serve on a DDC committee.
Requirements
Membership in the Diamond Dealers Club is contingent upon the approval of the DDC Board of Directors.
To be considered for membership candidate’s must provide a completed application to the Executive Office.