
Windsor Brokers in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%30
- Round-turn cost20%85
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%80
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%25
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.

Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- Windsor Brokers International Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore-only for UAE residents; relies on FSA Seychelles / JSC Jordan authorisations, not SCA.
- Licence as the register states it
- No SCA (Securities & Commodities Authority) licence; not locally regulated in UAE.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:1000 on offshore accounts.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 1988, Limassol, Cyprus; long-established; group entities under CySEC, FSC Belize, FSA Seychelles, JSC Jordan, CMA Kenya; MENA/Africa focus.
- What we hold against it
- No UAE SCA authorisation; offshore regulation only for retail UAE clients.
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-only for UAE residents; relies on FSA Seychelles / JSC Jordan authorisations, not SCA.
- 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: Prime (min USD 50), Zero (min USD 1000), VIP Zero for high-capital traders. 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 Windsor Brokers sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 8 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 50 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:1000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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 · Withdrawal, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (3 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, bank wire, e-wallets;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- E-wallets
- Account currency
- USD base; AED account not verified at review.
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(10 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)

- MT4
- WebTrader
- mobile
Identical for every row: Min spread 1 · Leverage 1000 UAE.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 3.6 | 107 |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 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
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 3 platforms: MT4, WebTrader, mobile
- Round turn 8 USD on the raw + commission basis, over the United Arab Emirates median 7
- No United Arab Emirates authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- The published 1:1000 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the United Arab Emirates one
- 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
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #22
- 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
- 7.5UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400UAE
- Rank in this country
- #40
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 300UAE
- Rank in this country
- #43
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400 group
- Rank in this country
- #4
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 | Windsor Brokers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 30 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 85 |
| 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 | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 25 |
FAQ
- Does Windsor Brokers accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- No. Offshore-only for UAE residents; relies on FSA Seychelles / JSC Jordan authorisations, not SCA. Onboarding entity: Windsor Brokers International Ltd
- Is Windsor Brokers licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- No SCA (Securities & Commodities Authority) licence; not locally regulated in UAE. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Windsor Brokers?
- About 8.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Windsor Brokers offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:1000. Up to 1:1000 on offshore accounts.
- Which trading platforms does Windsor Brokers support?
- MT4, WebTrader, mobile. Instruments: FX, metals, indices, commodities, shares CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Windsor Brokers in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, bank wire, e-wallets; UAE-specific rails not verified at review. Typical withdrawal time: 24.0 hours.
- What account types does Windsor Brokers offer?
- Prime (min USD 50), Zero (min USD 1000), VIP Zero for high-capital traders.
- Does Windsor Brokers offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Windsor Brokers 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://windsorbrokers.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.