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Hantec Markets in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%95
- Round-turn cost20%100
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%100
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Hantec Markets Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore-regulated (FSC Mauritius, red-tier); not locally regulated in UAE. No SCA/DFSA warning verified.
- Licence as the register states it
- No UAE SCA or DFSA licence; Dubai office is a regional hub, not a locally-licensed entity. Served under FSC Mauritius C114013940.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:500 (offshore); Global account up to 1:1000 per broker site.
- The firm behind it
- Hantec Group, Hong Kong-rooted, founded 1990; Hantec Markets FCA-authorised UK 2010 (FRN 502635, now institutional/MM), FSC Mauritius, ASIC Australia, JSC Jordan.
- What we hold against it
- FCA-tier at group level but retail via red-tier FSC Mauritius; not UAE-licensed. WikiFX/TrustFinance scores mixed.
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-regulated (FSC Mauritius, red-tier); not locally regulated in UAE. No SCA/DFSA warning verified.
- Negative balance protectionstated by the broker
- 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: Global/Standard, Pro, Cent, min deposit from USD 10 (Standard historically 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 Hantec Markets sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 2 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 10 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(2 methods)
| Method | Deposit, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cards | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Bank wire | 24 | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (2 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards (Visa/Mastercard), bank wire;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP, NGN; no AED.
- Fee declared
- 2 of 2 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(6 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)
- MT4
- MT5
- Hantec WebTrader
- Hantec Mobile
- Hantec Social
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 0.6 |
| MT5 | — | 0.6 |
| Hantec WebTrader | — | 0.6 |
| Hantec Mobile | — | 0.6 |
| Hantec Social | — | 0.6 |
| All instruments | 2650 | — |
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 | 4.9 | 5,578 |
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)
- Round turn 2 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Min deposit 10 USD, under the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Withdrawal in 0 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
- 5 platforms: MT4, MT5, Hantec WebTrader, Hantec Mobile
- No United Arab Emirates authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- The published 1:500 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the United Arab Emirates one
- 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
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 3000 group
- Rank in this country
- #32
- Round turn, USD
- 8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 30UAE
- Leverage
- 3000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #45
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 4.8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #13
- Round turn, USD
- 3.1UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 25 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #54
- 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 | Hantec Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 95 |
| 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 | 100 |
| 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 | 50 |
FAQ
- Does Hantec Markets accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore-regulated (FSC Mauritius, red-tier); not locally regulated in UAE. No SCA/DFSA warning verified. Onboarding entity: Hantec Markets Ltd
- Is Hantec Markets licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- No UAE SCA or DFSA licence; Dubai office is a regional hub, not a locally-licensed entity. Served under FSC Mauritius C114013940. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Hantec Markets?
- About 2.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Hantec Markets offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:500. Up to 1:500 (offshore); Global account up to 1:1000 per broker site.
- Which trading platforms does Hantec Markets support?
- MT4, MT5, Hantec WebTrader, Hantec Mobile, Hantec Social. Instruments: FX, precious metals, commodities, indices, stock CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Hantec Markets in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards (Visa/Mastercard), bank wire; UAE-specific rails not verified at review.
- What account types does Hantec Markets offer?
- Global/Standard, Pro, Cent; min deposit from USD 10 (Standard historically USD 100).
- Does Hantec Markets offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Hantec 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://hmarkets.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.