
T4Trade in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%75
- Round-turn cost20%35
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%80
- Track record10%25
- Platforms10%40
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.

Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Tradeco Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore, unregulated locally. Heavy MENA/IB-driven marketing. UK FCA warning (Feb 2023). No specific SCA alert verified at review.
- Licence as the register states it
- Seychelles FSA SD029 only; no SCA/DFSA/FSRA licence. SCA requires local authorisation to solicit UAE residents.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:1000.
- The firm behind it
- Tradeco Ltd, Seychelles; T4Trade brand launched ~2021; fast-growing MENA/Africa/Asia, IB-led.
- What we hold against it
- Offshore Tier-3 (Seychelles FSA); UK FCA scam warning; user complaints over withdrawals; aggressive bonus/IB model.
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, unregulated locally. Heavy MENA/IB-driven marketing. UK FCA warning (Feb 2023). No specific SCA alert 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, Premium, Privilege, Cent, min deposit ~USD 50 (cent from a few USD). 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 T4Trade sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 18 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 50 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:1000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, crypto;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Crypto
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP; AED account not verified at review.
- Fee declared
- 5 of 5 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(2 platforms)
- MetaTrader 4
| Class | Count | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 | — | 1.8 | 1000UAE |
| All instruments | 300+ | — | 1000UAE |
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 | 4.5 | 204 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(3 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 65 of 75 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Payouts 80 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- Round turn 18 USD on the standard basis, over the United Arab Emirates median 7
- No United Arab Emirates authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- 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
- 15UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 250 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #52
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 25 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #31
- Round turn, USD
- 3UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #19
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #34
- Round turn, USD
- 15UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #7
- Round turn, USD
- 16UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 1000UAE
- Leverage
- 100UAE
- Rank in this country
- #12
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 | T4Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 75 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 35 |
| 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 | 80 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 25 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 40 |
FAQ
- Does T4Trade accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore, unregulated locally. Heavy MENA/IB-driven marketing. UK FCA warning (Feb 2023). No specific SCA alert verified at review. Onboarding entity: Tradeco Ltd
- Is T4Trade licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Seychelles FSA SD029 only; no SCA/DFSA/FSRA licence. SCA requires local authorisation to solicit UAE residents. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at T4Trade?
- About 18.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does T4Trade offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:1000. leverageGeo: Up to 1:1000.
- Which trading platforms does T4Trade support?
- MetaTrader 4. Instruments: 300+ across 6 asset classes: FX, metals, indices, shares, commodities, crypto.
- How can I withdraw money from T4Trade in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, bank wire, Skrill, Neteller, crypto; UAE-specific rails not verified at review.
- What account types does T4Trade offer?
- Standard, Premium, Privilege, Cent; min deposit ~USD 50 (cent from a few USD).
- Does T4Trade offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. T4Trade 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://t4trade.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.