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Fusion Markets in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%85
- Round-turn cost20%100
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%99.2
- Track record10%45
- Platforms10%70
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- UAE retail clients are onboarded under the offshore arms Gleneagle Securities Pty Limited (Vanuatu VFSC) and/or Fusion Markets International Ltd (Seychelles FSA), not the ASIC entity.
- Local standing
- Offshore (VFSC/Seychelles) for UAE clients; no local UAE authorisation and no local investor-compensation scheme; not verified on any UAE regulator warning list.
- Licence as the register states it
- Served under Vanuatu VFSC reg. 40256 and Seychelles FSA licence SD096; Fusion Markets holds no UAE SCA/DFSA/ADGM licence.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:500 on FX majors and metals, 1:100 indices/energies, 1:20 crypto CFDs; not capped by a local UAE regulator.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2017 in Australia (HQ Melbourne); low-cost raw-spread/ECN forex and CFD broker.
- What we hold against it
- Not verified on any UAE regulator warning list; main caveat is offshore entity vs local protection.
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 youOffshore (VFSC/Seychelles) for UAE clients; no local UAE authorisation and no local investor-compensation scheme; not verified on any UAE regulator warning list.
- 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: Zero account (raw spreads from 0.0 pips + AUD 4.50/side commission), Classic account (all-in spreads, no commission), no minimum deposit. 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 Fusion Markets sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 4.8 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 0 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 1:500 · 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 (7 methods · 0 local rails)
Bank wire, Visa/Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, PayPal and crypto (BTC/USDT);
- Bank wire
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Skrill
- Neteller
- PayPal
- Crypto
- Account currency
- No AED base-currency account; accounts in USD, AUD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, CAD, NZD, SGD, HKD, so AED deposits incur conversion.
- Fee declared
- 7 of 7 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(18 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)
- MetaTrader 4
- MetaTrader 5
- cTrader
- TradingView
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 | — | 0.9 |
| MetaTrader 5 | — | 0.9 |
| cTrader | — | 0.9 |
| TradingView | — | 0.9 |
| Forex pairs | 90+ | — |
| Shares | 100+ | — |
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 500 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.7 | 4,909 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(6 for and 2 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 4.8 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Withdrawal in 1 h, one of 65 of 75 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 4 platforms: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView
- No United Arab Emirates authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Safety 10 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 3000 group
- Rank in this country
- #32
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 300UAE
- Rank in this country
- #43
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #26
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
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 | Fusion Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 85 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 100 |
| 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 | 99 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 45 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 70 |
FAQ
- Does Fusion Markets accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore (VFSC/Seychelles) for UAE clients; no local UAE authorisation and no local investor-compensation scheme; not verified on any UAE regulator warning list. Onboarding entity: UAE retail clients are onboarded under the offshore arms Gleneagle Securities Pty Limited (Vanuatu VFSC) and/or Fusion Markets International Ltd (Seychelles FSA), not the ASIC entity.
- Is Fusion Markets licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Served under Vanuatu VFSC reg. 40256 and Seychelles FSA licence SD096; Fusion Markets holds no UAE SCA/DFSA/ADGM licence. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Fusion Markets?
- About 4.8 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Fusion Markets offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:500. Up to 1:500 on FX majors and metals, 1:100 indices/energies, 1:20 crypto CFDs
- Which trading platforms does Fusion Markets support?
- MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView. Instruments: 250+ instruments: 90+ forex pairs, metals, commodities, indices, share CFDs and crypto CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Fusion Markets in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank wire, Visa/Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, PayPal and crypto (BTC/USDT); no verified UAE-specific local rail.
- What account types does Fusion Markets offer?
- Zero account (raw spreads from 0.0 pips + AUD 4.50/side commission) and Classic account (all-in spreads, no commission); no minimum deposit.
- Does Fusion Markets offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Fusion Markets 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://fusionmarkets.com/About-us/Regulations
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.