The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is a federal financial regulatory agency in the United Arab Emirates.

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.

[5] The SCA was established on January 29, 2000, by a federal decree issued by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding President of the United Arab Emirates.

Its primary purpose is to regulate and supervise the UAE’s securities and commodities markets.

It also oversees licensing, compliance, and market monitoring while promoting fair trading practices and investor confidence.