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ThinkMarkets in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%65
- Round-turn cost20%90
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%80
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- TF Global Markets Int Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore (Seychelles FSA) for retail onboarding; no local investor-compensation scheme. Not on a UAE SCA warning list at review.
- Licence as the register states it
- TF Global Markets Int Ltd holds Seychelles FSA Securities Dealer licence SD060; DFSA-regulated entity exists for Dubai, but retail onboarding is typically offshore.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:500 on forex under the offshore entity; not capped by a UAE regulator.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2010 (TF Global Markets group), HQ London/Melbourne; multi-regulated CFD/forex broker.
- What we hold against it
- Offshore entity vs local protection; some unresolved withdrawal complaints reported industry-wide.
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 (Seychelles FSA) for retail onboarding; no local investor-compensation scheme. Not on a UAE SCA warning list 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 (min ~USD 50, 0 commission), ThinkZero (min USD 500, raw spreads + commission), plus ThinkTrader account. 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 ThinkMarkets sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 7 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 1:500 · 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)
Bank/wire, Visa/Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller;
- Wire
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Skrill
- Neteller
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CHF; no AED base account, so AED deposits incur conversion.
- Fee declared
- 5 of 5 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(8 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(5 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- ThinkTrader
- TradingView
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 0.4 |
| MT5 | — | 0.4 |
| ThinkTrader | — | 0.4 |
| TradingView | — | 0.4 |
| All instruments | 4000 | — |
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 | 4.3 | 645 |
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)
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 65 of 75 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 4 platforms: MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
- 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
- 7.5UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400UAE
- Rank in this country
- #40
- Round turn, USD
- 8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 30UAE
- Leverage
- 3000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #45
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 25 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #31
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #34
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100UAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #27
- 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 | ThinkMarkets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 65 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 90 |
| 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 | 80 |
| 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 ThinkMarkets accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore (Seychelles FSA) for retail onboarding; no local investor-compensation scheme. Not on a UAE SCA warning list at review. Onboarding entity: TF Global Markets Int Ltd
- Is ThinkMarkets licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- TF Global Markets Int Ltd holds Seychelles FSA Securities Dealer licence SD060; DFSA-regulated entity exists for Dubai, but retail onboarding is typically offshore. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at ThinkMarkets?
- About 7.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does ThinkMarkets offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:500. Up to 1:500 on forex under the offshore entity; not capped by a UAE regulator.
- Which trading platforms does ThinkMarkets support?
- MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView. Instruments: 40+ forex pairs, 17 index CFDs, metals/energies, 1,500+ share CFDs, 20+ crypto CFDs (~4,000 instruments).
- How can I withdraw money from ThinkMarkets in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank/wire, Visa/Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller; specific AED local rails not verified at review.
- What account types does ThinkMarkets offer?
- Standard (min ~USD 50, 0 commission), ThinkZero (min USD 500, raw spreads + commission), plus ThinkTrader account.
- Does ThinkMarkets offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. ThinkMarkets 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://thinkmarkets.com/ae/swap-free
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.