The agency was created in 2011 under the Act No. 21 of 2011 which organised system of regulation and supervision of financial services. It replaced the functions of the Capital Market and Financial Institutions Wikipedia.

CFD stands for Contract for Difference. It is a popular derivative product that allows traders to speculate on the price movements of various financial instruments without owning the underlying asset. CFDs provide an opportunity to profit from both rising and falling markets.  CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 74% and 89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.