Securities Commission Malaysia
SC · Malaysia · Established 1993
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is the financial regulator of Malaysia, established 1993. It caps retail leverage at 1:20, requires negative balance protection and segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to MYR 200,000 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
- 1:20
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:100
- Compensation if the firm fails
- MYR 200,000
- Negative balance protection
- Required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Securities, Futures, Fund Management
- Body type
- Government
About SC
Malaysia's SC regulates securities and futures markets. Self-funded statutory body with comprehensive powers.
- Capital market development
- Syariah compliance
- Regional influence
No listed broker holds a SC licence
None of the brokers in our database holds an active licence from this authority. That is a statement about our listings, not about the regulator.