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🇦🇪DFSA
Attribute
Jurisdiction
Dubai (DIFC), UAE
Region
Middle East
Investor protection strength
Strong
Strict oversight
Leverage cap (retail)
Set per firm under risk rules
Compensation scheme
No retail compensation scheme
Client-money rules
Segregation required under DFSA client-money rules.
Licence categories
- Category 2 / 3 authorised firm (dealing in investments)
- Arranging / advising licence
Investor protections
- Segregated client money rules
- DIFC Courts and dispute resolution
- Robust capital-adequacy requirements
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This comparison is educational reference material and not financial or legal advice. Rules change over time — always confirm a broker's licence and current protections on the regulator's official register before trading. Offshore regimes are described factually in terms of oversight and leverage, not as an assessment of any individual broker.