Dubai Financial Services Authority
DFSA · United Arab Emirates · Established 2004
Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is the financial regulator of the United Arab Emirates, established 2004. It caps retail leverage at 1:50, requires negative balance protection and segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to USD 50,000 if a firm fails.
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What this licence gets you
The rules a firm has to follow to keep this licence. A dash means we hold no answer on file, which is not the same as a no.
- Maximum leverage, retail
- 1:50
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:200
- Compensation if the firm fails
- USD 50,000
- Negative balance protection
- Required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Banking, Insurance, Securities, Islamic Finance
- Body type
- Independent
About DFSA
The DFSA regulates financial services in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Independent regulator with high international standards.
- DIFC laws
- Islamic finance expertise
- International standards