Go to FxProFAB Securities in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%0
- Safety20%90
- Payouts15%60
- Platforms10%15
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- FAB Securities LLC
- Local standing
- SCA-regulated domestic equity brokerage; bank-owned
- Licence as the register states it
- SCA-licensed UAE brokerage; member of ADX, DFM and Nasdaq Dubai with direct market access
- Leverage for this entity
- Margin per SCA rules; no retail forex/CFD offering
- The firm behind it
- Brokerage subsidiary of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE's largest bank, providing direct market access execution for local exchanges
- 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.
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: Securities trading account with direct market access to ADX, DFM, Nasdaq Dubai, managed via FABS Trade 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 FAB 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Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 2000 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 FAB 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(4 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)
- FAB Securities electronic trading platform
- FABS Trade mobile app (iOS/Android)
| Class | Leverage |
|---|---|
| FAB Securities electronic trading platform | —UAE |
| FABS Trade mobile app (iOS/Android) | —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
- Safety 90 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Min deposit 2000 USD, over the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Withdrawal in 48 h, over the United Arab Emirates median 24
- Reviews 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, track record: 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
- 13.6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #42
- Round turn, USD
- 12UAE
- Rank in this country
- #44
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 200UAE
- Leverage
- 50UAE
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 2UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #6
"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 | FAB Securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 0 |
| 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 | 60 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | — |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 15 |
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
FAQ
- Does FAB Securities accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. SCA-regulated domestic equity brokerage; bank-owned Onboarding entity: FAB Securities LLC
- Is FAB Securities licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- SCA-licensed UAE brokerage; member of ADX, DFM and Nasdaq Dubai with direct market access Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does FAB Securities support?
- FAB Securities electronic trading platform, FABS Trade mobile app (iOS/Android). Instruments: Equities listed on ADX, DFM and Nasdaq Dubai
- How can I withdraw money from FAB Securities in United Arab Emirates?
- UAE bank transfer (linked FAB account), UAE debit/credit
- What account types does FAB Securities offer?
- Securities trading account with direct market access to ADX, DFM and Nasdaq Dubai; managed via FABS Trade 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.bankfab.com/en-ae/subsidiaries/fab-securities
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.