Securities and Commodities Authority

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is a federal financial regulatory agency in the United Arab Emirates. It was established based on Federal Decree No. (4) of 2000 by then-president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and its amendments issued in Federal Law 25 of 2006, amending the former law.

The authority is a federal government agency, which is financially and administratively independent, headed by a CEO and a chairman of a board of directors, both appointed by the President of the UAE. The main objective of the authority is to supervise and monitor financial markets in the UAE, including the Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. However, it is not responsible for regulating financial activity in free economic zones such as the Dubai International Financial Centre, which are regulated by independent laws and courts such as the DIFC Courts.