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eToro in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%50
- Round-turn cost20%75
- Safety20%100
- Payouts15%0
- Track record10%95
- Platforms10%0
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Served locally via eToro (ME) Ltd, Abu Dhabi.
- Local standing
- Locally regulated in ADGM; genuine onshore UAE licence.
- Licence as the register states it
- ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), firm ref 220073.
- Leverage for this entity
- Retail CFD leverage capped (majors ~1:30); real stocks/crypto unleveraged. Exact ADGM cap not verified at review.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2007 (Tel Aviv, Israel); NASDAQ-listed (ticker ETOR) since 2025; social/copy-trading pioneer, multi-asset.
- What we hold against it
- Large regulated global brand; CFD risk (~50% of retail accounts lose money). No AE-specific red flags found.
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 in ADGM; genuine onshore UAE licence.
- 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.
Price against the UAE market median(priced from 60 of 75)
Medians run over the 60 of 75 brokers that publish a price for United Arab Emirates, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Single retail account, social/copy + multi-asset. Min first deposit ~USD 50 (varies). 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 eToro sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 10 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 50 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 1:30 · 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 (5 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, bank transfer, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller;
- Cards
- Bank transfer
- PayPal
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Account currency
- USD-denominated accounts; no AED base verified.
- Fee declared
- 5 of 5 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(28 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(7 platforms)
- Proprietary eToro web
- mobile app
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| Proprietary eToro web | — | 1 |
| mobile app | — | 1 |
| Forex pairs | 65 | — |
| Shares | 9636 | — |
| Indices | 56 | — |
| Commodities | 78 | — |
| Crypto | 203 | — |
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 30 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.0 | 5, 32,137 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(2 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the United Arab Emirates regulator in its own register
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- Round turn 10 USD on the standard basis, over the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Withdrawal in 240 h, over the United Arab Emirates median 24
- Payouts 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400 group
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 15UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #7
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #16
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #28
- Round turn, USD
- 12UAE
- Rank in this country
- #44
- Round turn, USD
- 3UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #19
"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 | eToro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 50 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 75 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 95 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 0 |
FAQ
- Does eToro accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Locally regulated in ADGM; genuine onshore UAE licence. Onboarding entity: Served locally via eToro (ME) Ltd, Abu Dhabi.
- Is eToro licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), firm ref 220073. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at eToro?
- About 10.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does eToro offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:30. Retail CFD leverage capped (majors ~1:30); real stocks/crypto unleveraged. Exact ADGM cap not verified at review.
- Which trading platforms does eToro support?
- Proprietary eToro web, mobile app. Instruments: Real stocks, ETFs, crypto, plus CFDs on FX, indices, commodities.
- How can I withdraw money from eToro in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, bank transfer, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller; no AED-specific rails verified.
- What account types does eToro offer?
- Single retail account; social/copy + multi-asset. Min first deposit ~USD 50 (varies).
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://adgm.com/public-registers
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.