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IG Markets in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%35
- Round-turn cost20%57
- Safety20%90
- Payouts15%0
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%55
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- IG Limited
- Local standing
- Locally licensed and regulated by the DFSA.
- Licence as the register states it
- DFSA-regulated; reference no. F001780.
- Leverage for this entity
- Professional/retail per DFSA; up to ~1:200 not guaranteed locally, DFSA caps apply.
- The firm behind it
- IG Group, LSE-listed (FTSE 250), founded 1974; world's No.1 CFD provider.
- What we hold against it
- Strong regulation, locally licensed; well-trusted.
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 licensed and regulated by the DFSA.
- 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: CFD/share dealing, retail, professional. Min bank transfer ~$0, card ~$300. 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 IG Markets sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 13.6 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 0 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:30 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 (3 methods · 0 local rails)
Bank transfer, cards, PayPal.
- Bank transfer
- Cards
- PayPal
- Account currency
- USD, GBP, EUR (no AED confirmed).
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(39 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)
- IG proprietary web/app
- ProRealTime
- L2 Dealer
- MT4
- TradingView
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| IG proprietary web/app | — | 0.6 |
| ProRealTime | — | 0.6 |
| L2 Dealer | — | 0.6 |
| MT4 | — | 0.6 |
| TradingView | — | 0.6 |
| All instruments | 17000 | — |
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 | 3.7 | 10,088 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Locally authorised, licence F001780, read on 09.07.2026
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 5 platforms: IG proprietary web/app, ProRealTime, L2 Dealer, MT4
- Round turn 13.6 USD on the raw + commission basis, over the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Withdrawal in 120 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
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 16UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 1000UAE
- Leverage
- 100UAE
- Rank in this country
- #12
- Round turn, USD
- 15UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #7
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #21
- 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 | IG Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 35 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 57 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 55 |
FAQ
- Does IG Markets accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Locally licensed and regulated by the DFSA. Onboarding entity: IG Limited
- Is IG Markets licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- DFSA-regulated; reference no. F001780. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at IG Markets?
- About 13.6 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does IG Markets offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:30. Forex|3.33%
- Which trading platforms does IG Markets support?
- IG proprietary web/app, ProRealTime, L2 Dealer, MT4, TradingView. Instruments: 17,000+ markets: FX, indices, shares, commodities, ETFs.
- How can I withdraw money from IG Markets in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank transfer, cards, PayPal.
- What account types does IG Markets offer?
- CFD/share dealing; retail and professional. Min bank transfer ~$0, card ~$300.
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://ig.com/ae
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.