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Capital.com in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%75
- Safety20%100
- Payouts15%80
- Track record10%50
- Platforms10%80
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Capital.com MENA Securities Trading LLC
- Local standing
- Locally regulated by the UAE SCA/CMA; client-fund segregation at tier-1 banks and negative-balance protection for retail.
- Licence as the register states it
- SCA/Capital Market Authority (UAE) Category 1 licence No. 20200000176.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:200 via the UAE entity.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2016; multi-regulated CFD/fintech broker with offices in London, Limassol and Dubai (regional MENA HQ).
- What we hold against it
- Locally licensed and low-risk from a regulatory standpoint; standard CFD-loss risk (61-89% of retail accounts lose money).
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.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youLocally regulated by the UAE SCA/CMA; client-fund segregation at tier-1 banks and negative-balance protection for retail.
- 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: Single universal 'Standard' retail account (no tiered accounts), separate Professional status for eligible clients. Min deposit 20 USD/EUR/GBP/AED by card, 50 by wire. 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 Capital.com 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Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 20 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 75 with a UAE figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:200 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (75 brokers)
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (3 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, bank transfer and e-wallets;
- Cards
- Bank transfer
- E-wallets
- Account currency
- AED available on the UAE entity (plus USD/EUR/GBP).
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(7 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(6 platforms)
- Proprietary web and mobile app
- MT4
- MT5
- TradingView
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| Proprietary web and mobile app | — | 0.65 |
| MT4 | — | 0.65 |
| MT5 | — | 0.65 |
| TradingView | — | 0.65 |
| Forex pairs | 120+ | — |
| Indices | 35+ | — |
98 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard, Pepperstone no minimum deposit, Trade Nation Two live tiers - lower-leverage and 92 more.
Identical for every row: Leverage 200 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.5 | — |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(6 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Locally authorised, licence 20200000176, read on 09.07.2026
- Min deposit 20 USD, under the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 65 of 75 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- 4 platforms: Proprietary web and mobile app, MT4, MT5, TradingView
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Track record 50 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #16
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 500 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #30
- Round turn, USD
- 13.6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #42
"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 | Capital.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 75 |
| 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 | 100 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 80 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 50 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 80 |
FAQ
- Does Capital.com accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Locally regulated by the UAE SCA/CMA; client-fund segregation at tier-1 banks and negative-balance protection for retail. Onboarding entity: Capital.com MENA Securities Trading LLC
- Is Capital.com licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- SCA/Capital Market Authority (UAE) Category 1 licence No. 20200000176. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- What leverage does Capital.com offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:200. Up to 1:200 via the UAE entity.
- Which trading platforms does Capital.com support?
- Proprietary web and mobile app, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instruments: CFD-only broker; 4,500-6,000+ CFDs across shares, indices, commodities, forex, crypto and ETFs (285+ crypto CFDs).
- How can I withdraw money from Capital.com in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, bank transfer and e-wallets; AED deposits supported.
- What account types does Capital.com offer?
- Single universal 'Standard' retail account (no tiered accounts); separate Professional status for eligible clients. Min deposit 20 USD/EUR/GBP/AED by card, 50 by wire.
- Does Capital.com offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Capital.com offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to United Arab Emirates residents.
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://capital.com/en-ae
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.