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ADCB Securities in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%80
- Safety20%90
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%0
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- ADCB Securities LLC
- Local standing
- SCA-regulated domestic equity brokerage; bank-owned
- Licence as the register states it
- SCA-licensed UAE brokerage; DFM and ADX member with direct market access to local exchanges
- Leverage for this entity
- Margin per SCA rules; no retail forex/CFD offering
- The firm behind it
- Brokerage subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), one of the UAE's largest banks, offering integrated banking and trading access to UAE and US markets
- What we hold against it
- not verified at review
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards UAE residents enters the score.
Margin per SCA rules; no retail forex/CFD offering
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSCA-regulated domestic equity brokerage; bank-owned
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Trading/investment account linked to ADCB banking, local UAE equities plus US stocks/ETFs via ADCB mobile app. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where ADCB Securities sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 75 with a UAE figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (75 brokers)
Payouts(1 method)
| Method | Deposit, h | Withdrawal, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE bank transfer | 24 | — | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 1 local)
UAE bank transfer (linked ADCB account), UAE debit/credit
- UAE bank transferlocal
- Account currency
- AED
- Fee declared
- 1 of 1 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(2 platforms)
- ADCB Securities online platform
- ADCB Mobile Banking App
| Class | Leverage |
|---|---|
| ADCB Securities online platform | —UAE |
| ADCB Mobile Banking App | —UAE |
Pros and cons(2 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the United Arab Emirates regulator in its own register
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- Withdrawal time not published
- Platforms 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10UAE
- Leverage
- 300UAE
- Rank in this country
- #17
- Round turn, USD
- 10UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #36
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 200UAE
- Leverage
- 50UAE
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400 group
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a UAE score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | ADCB Securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 80 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 90 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | — |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 0 |
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
FAQ
- Does ADCB Securities accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. SCA-regulated domestic equity brokerage; bank-owned Onboarding entity: ADCB Securities LLC
- Is ADCB Securities licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- SCA-licensed UAE brokerage; DFM and ADX member with direct market access to local exchanges Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does ADCB Securities support?
- ADCB Securities online platform, ADCB Mobile Banking App. Instruments: DFM and ADX listed equities; thousands of US stocks and ETFs via the app
- How can I withdraw money from ADCB Securities in United Arab Emirates?
- UAE bank transfer (linked ADCB account), UAE debit/credit
- What account types does ADCB Securities offer?
- Trading/investment account linked to ADCB banking; local UAE equities plus US stocks/ETFs via ADCB mobile app
Taxes for a UAE resident(1 rule)
- 0% personal income tax and 0% capital gains tax on individual trading profits (forex, stocks, crypto, derivatives) - as of the review (2026);https://www.adcbsecurities.com/en/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.