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Forex.com in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%50
- Round-turn cost20%75
- Safety20%10
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%80
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- GAIN Global Markets Inc
- Local standing
- Regulated internationally (CIMA) plus tier-1 group licences; onshore UAE SCA licence pending full activation. Not verified as fully live under SCA brand at review.
- Licence as the register states it
- Cayman CIMA (GAIN Global Markets Inc., licence 25033); UAE SCA Category 5 licence obtained by StoneX/GAIN, transfer to StoneX Financial Ltd in progress.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to ~1:50 (international offshore terms); some sources cite 1:30 standard. Pro up to 1:400.
- The firm behind it
- Brand of GAIN Capital, subsidiary of US-listed StoneX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SNEX); tier-1 global group.
- What we hold against it
- Reputable tier-1 group; UAE served largely via offshore Cayman entity pending onshore SCA activation.
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 youRegulated internationally (CIMA) plus tier-1 group licences; onshore UAE SCA licence pending full activation. Not verified as fully live under SCA brand at review.
- 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: Standard, MT4/MT5, DMA. Min USD 100. 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 Forex.com 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Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 10 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 100 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 1:50 · 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 wire, e-wallets;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- E-wallets
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP, others; AED base not verified at review.
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(5 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(5 platforms)
- Proprietary Web Trader
- MT4
- MT5
- TradingView
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Web Trader | — | 1 |
| MT4 | — | 1 |
| MT5 | — | 1 |
| TradingView | — | 1 |
| Forex pairs | 82 | — |
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 50 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.0 | — |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(3 for and 7 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- 4 platforms: Proprietary Web Trader, MT4, MT5, TradingView
- Round turn 10 USD on the raw + commission basis, over the United Arab Emirates median 7
- No United Arab Emirates authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Min deposit 100 USD, over the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Withdrawal time not published
- The published 1:50 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the United Arab Emirates one
- Safety 10 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #47
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100UAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #27
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 30UAE
- Leverage
- 3000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #45
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #26
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400 group
- Rank in this country
- #4
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 | Forex.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 |
| 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 | 80 |
FAQ
- Does Forex.com accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Regulated internationally (CIMA) plus tier-1 group licences; onshore UAE SCA licence pending full activation. Not verified as fully live under SCA brand at review. Onboarding entity: GAIN Global Markets Inc
- Is Forex.com licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Cayman CIMA (GAIN Global Markets Inc., licence 25033); UAE SCA Category 5 licence obtained by StoneX/GAIN, transfer to StoneX Financial Ltd in progress. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Forex.com?
- 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 Forex.com offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:50. Up to ~1:50 (international offshore terms); some sources cite 1:30 standard.
- Which trading platforms does Forex.com support?
- Proprietary Web Trader, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instruments: FX, indices, commodities, shares, crypto (5,500+ instruments).
- How can I withdraw money from Forex.com in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, bank wire, e-wallets; AED bank transfer available via UAE banking; specifics not verified at review.
- What account types does Forex.com offer?
- Standard, MT4/MT5, DMA. Min USD 100.
- Does Forex.com offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Forex.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://forex.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.