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Shuaa Capital in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%90
- Safety20%90
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%0
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- SHUAA Capital PSC (with DFSA-regulated SHUAA Capital International Ltd in DIFC)
- Local standing
- SCA-regulated domestic; DFM-listed asset management and investment banking platform
- Licence as the register states it
- SCA-regulated financial investment company (SHUAA Capital PSC, DFM-listed); DIFC arm SHUAA Capital International Ltd authorized by DFSA. DFM and ADX trading access
- Leverage for this entity
- Margin/securities lending & borrowing per SCA rules; equities-focused, no retail forex offering
- The firm behind it
- Established 1979 as Arabian General Investment Corporation (AGICO), renamed SHUAA Capital in 2001; merged with Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) in 2019; leading regional asset management and investment banking platform
- What we hold against it
- Publicly listed on DFM and has undergone periodic corporate restructuring/financial reporting scrutiny; specific regulatory actions 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.
Margin/securities lending & borrowing per SCA rules; equities-focused, no retail forex offering
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSCA-regulated domestic; DFM-listed asset management and investment banking platform
- 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.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Digital trading account (via Shuaa Capital app) for DFM/ADX securities, IPO subscription, portfolio management, institutional sales & trading. 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 Shuaa Capital sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 75 with a UAE figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (75 brokers)
Payouts(2 methods)
| Method | Deposit, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAE bank transfer | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Credit cards | 24 | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (2 methods · 1 local)
UAE bank transfer, UAE debit/credit cards
- UAE bank transferlocal
- Credit cards
- Account currency
- AED
- Fee declared
- 2 of 2 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(1 platform)
- Shuaa Capital mobile app
| Class | Count | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuaa Capital mobile app | — | — | —UAE |
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.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.8 | 5, 285 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(2 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the United Arab Emirates regulator in its own register
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Withdrawal time not published
- Platforms 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 13.6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #42
- Round turn, USD
- 5UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 50UAE
- Rank in this country
- #3
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10UAE
- Leverage
- 300UAE
- Rank in this country
- #17
- Round turn, USD
- 10UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #36
- Round turn, USD
- 12UAE
- Rank in this country
- #44
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
"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 | Shuaa Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 90 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | 0 |
FAQ
- Does Shuaa Capital accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. SCA-regulated domestic; DFM-listed asset management and investment banking platform Onboarding entity: SHUAA Capital PSC (with DFSA-regulated SHUAA Capital International Ltd in DIFC)
- Is Shuaa Capital licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- SCA-regulated financial investment company (SHUAA Capital PSC, DFM-listed); DIFC arm SHUAA Capital International Ltd authorized by DFSA. DFM and ADX trading access Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does Shuaa Capital support?
- Shuaa Capital mobile app. Instruments: DFM and ADX listed equities, IPOs; securities lending & borrowing (SLB); institutional fixed income, currencies and commodities
- How can I withdraw money from Shuaa Capital in United Arab Emirates?
- UAE bank transfer, UAE debit/credit cards
- What account types does Shuaa Capital offer?
- Digital trading account (via Shuaa Capital app) for DFM/ADX securities, IPO subscription and portfolio management; institutional sales & trading
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://www.shuaa.com/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.