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Markets.com in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%80
- Round-turn cost20%95
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%0
- Track record10%90
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Finalto (BVI) Limited
- Local standing
- Offshore-regulated (BVI); no UAE local authorization verified at review.
- Licence as the register states it
- No local UAE SCA/CMA licence verified; offshore BVI FSC No. SIBA/L/14/1067.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:300 via the offshore entity.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2008, rebranded 2010; Finalto group (ex-TradeTech Group).
- What we hold against it
- Reputable global group but UAE clients on offshore BVI entity; local regulator status 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 youOffshore-regulated (BVI); no UAE local authorization verified 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/Retail account plus demo, Professional available. 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 Markets.com sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 6 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 100 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:300 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 (5 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, wire transfer, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller;
- Cards
- Wire transfer
- PayPal
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Account currency
- No AED verified; USD, EUR, GBP.
- Fee declared
- 5 of 5 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(10 platforms)
- Marketsx
- WebTrader
- MT4
- MT5
- TradingView
| Class | Count |
|---|---|
| Marketsx | — |
| WebTrader | — |
| MT4 | — |
| MT5 | — |
| TradingView | — |
| Forex pairs | 54 |
| Shares | 248 |
| Indices | 24 |
| Commodities | 19 |
| Crypto | 116 |
Identical for every row: Leverage 300 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.6 | 684 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(3 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 6 USD on the standard basis, under the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Round-turn cost 95 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 5 platforms: Marketsx, WebTrader, MT4, MT5
- 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 in 168 h, over the United Arab Emirates median 24
- The published 1:300 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the United Arab Emirates one
- Safety 0 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
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #47
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #26
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #10
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #25
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
"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 | Markets.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 80 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 95 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| 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 | 90 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does Markets.com accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore-regulated (BVI); no UAE local authorization verified at review. Onboarding entity: Finalto (BVI) Limited
- Is Markets.com licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- No local UAE SCA/CMA licence verified; offshore BVI FSC No. SIBA/L/14/1067. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Markets.com?
- About 6.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Markets.com offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:300. Up to 1:300 via the offshore entity.
- Which trading platforms does Markets.com support?
- Marketsx, WebTrader, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instruments: FX, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, crypto CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Markets.com in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, wire transfer, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller; no AED-specific rail verified.
- What account types does Markets.com offer?
- Standard/Retail account plus demo; Professional available.
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://markets.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.