The principal stock exchange in the UAE is the ADX which is based in Abu Dhabi, the Emirates capital. ADX was founded in November 2000 and is now the second-largest stock market in the Arab region, and offers trading in stocks, bonds, ETFs, and other instruments approved by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority. The exchange operates a main market for blue-chip stocks, alongside a growth section and a newly established derivatives market, that currently trades equity futures. Index futures and other derivatives are due to be introduced as this section of the ADX exchange expands.