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Trade Nation in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%65
- Round-turn cost20%95
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%0
- Track record10%60
- Platforms10%25
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Trade Nation Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore (SCB Bahamas); not authorised by the UAE SCA or CBUAE and no local investor-compensation scheme.
- Licence as the register states it
- Trade Nation Ltd holds SCB Bahamas licence No. SIA-F216; no local UAE (SCA/DFSA) authorisation.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:200 via the SCB entity (subject to internal suitability check); not capped by a UAE regulator.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2014 as Core Spreads (UK spread betting), rebranded Trade Nation 2019; HQ 14 Bonhill Street, London; CEO Jon Noble, owner Jasper White.
- What we hold against it
- Legitimate multi-regulated group, but UAE is served by an offshore Bahamas entity with weaker statutory protection than the FCA/FSCA arms. No verified UAE-regulator warning 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 (SCB Bahamas); not authorised by the UAE SCA or CBUAE and no local investor-compensation scheme.
- 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: Two live tiers - lower-leverage (up to 1:30), higher-leverage (up to 1:200), plus demo, TN Trader is fixed-spread, MT4 floating. Min deposit USD 0. 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 Trade Nation 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 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 1:200 · 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)
Visa/Mastercard and bank transfer;
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Bank transfer
- Account currency
- Account base currencies GBP, EUR, USD, AUD and ZAR; no AED account.
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(7 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(3 platforms)
- TN Trader
- MetaTrader 4
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| TN Trader | — | 0.6 |
| MetaTrader 4 | — | 0.6 |
| All instruments | 1000+ | — |
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 200 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.3 | 728 |
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)
- Round turn 6 USD on the standard basis, under the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 95 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- No United Arab Emirates authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- 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
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 4.8UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #13
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #14
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 3000 group
- Rank in this country
- #32
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #35
- 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 | Trade Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 95 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 60 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 25 |
FAQ
- Does Trade Nation accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore (SCB Bahamas); not authorised by the UAE SCA or CBUAE and no local investor-compensation scheme. Onboarding entity: Trade Nation Ltd
- Is Trade Nation licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Trade Nation Ltd holds SCB Bahamas licence No. SIA-F216; no local UAE (SCA/DFSA) authorisation. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Trade Nation?
- 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 Trade Nation offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:200. Up to 1:200 via the SCB entity (subject to internal suitability check); not capped by a UAE regulator.
- Which trading platforms does Trade Nation support?
- TN Trader, MetaTrader 4. Instruments: 1,000+ instruments - ~40 forex pairs, ~1,100 share CFDs, plus indices, commodities and crypto CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Trade Nation in United Arab Emirates?
- Visa/Mastercard and bank transfer; local AED instant-payment rails not verified at review.
- What account types does Trade Nation offer?
- Two live tiers - lower-leverage (up to 1:30) and higher-leverage (up to 1:200), plus demo; TN Trader is fixed-spread, MT4 floating. Min deposit USD 0.
- Does Trade Nation offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Trade Nation 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://tradenation.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.