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VT Markets in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%60
- Round-turn cost20%95
- Safety20%90
- Payouts15%40
- Track record10%55
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Dubai Branch, VT Markets (Pty) Ltd
- Local standing
- Licensed, promo only
- Licence as the register states it
- SCA Category 5
- Leverage for this entity
- Global default 1:1000
- The firm behind it
- Multi-asset forex broker
- What we hold against it
- Mixed third-party profiles
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 youLicensed, promo only
- 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: Swap-Free, Cent, Standard. 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 VT Markets 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Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 6 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 50 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:1000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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)
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
Local transfer available
- Account currency
- Not clearly stated
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(5 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(7 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- VT App
- WebTrader
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 1.2 |
| MT5 | — | 1.2 |
| VT App | — | 1.2 |
| WebTrader | — | 1.2 |
| Forex pairs | 60 | — |
| Shares | 800 | — |
| Indices | 30 | — |
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 1000 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.2 | 2,529 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(5 for and 2 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 6 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the United Arab Emirates median 7
- Locally authorised, licence 20200000299, read on 27.08.2026
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 95 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 4 platforms: MT4, MT5, VT App, WebTrader
- Withdrawal in 72 h, over the United Arab Emirates median 24
- Payouts 40 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 500 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #30
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 100UAE
- Rank in this country
- #18
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 3UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 1000UAE
- Rank in this country
- #19
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 | VT Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 60 |
| 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 | 90 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 40 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 55 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does VT Markets accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Licensed, promo only Onboarding entity: Dubai Branch, VT Markets (Pty) Ltd
- Is VT Markets licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- SCA Category 5 Checked on 27.08.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at VT Markets?
- 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 VT Markets offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:1000. leverageGeo: Global default 1:1000
- Which trading platforms does VT Markets support?
- MT4, MT5, VT App, WebTrader. Instruments: 1000+ CFDs across markets
- How can I withdraw money from VT Markets in United Arab Emirates?
- Local transfer available
- What account types does VT Markets offer?
- Swap-Free, Cent, Standard
- Does VT Markets offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. VT Markets offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to United Arab Emirates residents.
Taxes for a UAE resident
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.