Financial products in United Arab Emirates
Check which free zone or federal regulator licenses your broker.
Currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
Regulator
SCA, DFSA (DIFC) and FSRA (ADGM)
Investor protection
Protection depends on which regulator licenses the broker.
Tax, in general
The UAE has no personal income tax on investment gains.
A general summary, not tax advice. Tax rules and limits change each tax year, and the year this note reflects is not recorded yet.
Verified products
- Min. deposit
- 0
- Regulators
- SEC, FINRA, SIPC, CFTC, FCA (no DFSA/SCA/ADGM listed)
- Fees
- Equity: US: up to $0.0035/share (min $0.35, max 1%); Other trades: ETFs 0.05% (min €1.25, max €29); Account: No inactivity fee; FX: FX fees/spreads apply
- Investments
- Stocks, ETFs, options, futures, forex, commodities, bonds, funds
- Min. deposit
- 500
- Regulators
- DFSA
- Fees
- Equity: US: $1 or 0.25%; Other trades: Options $4/contract; Account: Robo 0.5%-0.8% p.a. + ~0.1% fund cost; crypto 0.75% spread; FX: Not stated
- Investments
- US stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, savings, auto-invest; halal plans
- Min. deposit
- 100
- Regulators
- FCA, CySEC, ASIC, SEC, FINRA (no DFSA/SCA listed)
- Fees
- Equity: $0 stocks/ETFs; Other trades: CFDs: spreads; Account: Withdrawal & inactivity fees; FX: Above-average
- Investments
- Stocks, ETFs, crypto, CFDs; CopyTrader; Islamic account (min $1,000)
- Min. deposit
- 0
- Regulators
- DFSA (XTB MENA), FCA, KNF, CySEC
- Fees
- Equity: 0% to €100k monthly turnover, then 0.2%; Other trades: CFDs: spreads; Account: €10/mo inactivity after 1 yr; FX: 0.005
- Investments
- Stocks, ETFs, CFDs; Islamic account; xStation 5
- Min. deposit
- 25
- Regulators
- App users contract with AFS Global (LFSA, Malaysia); not DFSA
- Fees
- Equity: 0% stocks & ETFs; Other trades: MENA shares free for first $100k / 50 trades; Account: Exchange fees after free allowance; FX: Not stated
- Investments
- Stocks, ETFs, crypto, forex, futures, CFDs; fractional
- Min. deposit
- $20 / AED 80
- Regulators
- SCA, SCB, FCA, CySEC, ASIC
- Fees
- Equity: N/A (all CFDs); Other trades: No commission; spreads; Account: Inactivity fee after 1 yr; FX: AED deposits/withdrawals free
- Investments
- 4,500+ CFDs; no real shares; Islamic accounts
- Min. deposit
- 100
- Regulators
- DFSA (Plus500AE), FCA, CySEC, ASIC, MAS
- Fees
- Equity: CFD only from UAE; Other trades: No dealing commission; Account: $10/mo inactivity after 3 months; FX: Up to 0.7%
- Investments
- CFDs on indices, forex, commodities, crypto, shares
- Min. deposit
- ~$5,000 in MENA (verify)
- Regulators
- DFSA, FCA, FINMA, MAS, ASIC, SFC
- Fees
- Equity: US from 0.08% or 0.03% (min $1; source conflicts); Other trades: ETFs from 0.03% (min €2); Account: Custody fee may apply; FX: Not stated
- Investments
- Stocks, ETFs, bonds, funds, options, futures, forex, CFDs
- Coins
- Major crypto assets
- Trading fees
- Crypto-to-crypto trading reported fee-free (Finder)
- Regulation
- Not stated in source
- Security
- Not stated in source
- Coins
- Major crypto assets
- Trading fees
- Named by Finder for low fees (2026); figures not stated
- Regulation
- Not stated in source
- Security
- Not stated in source
- Coins
- Major crypto assets
- Trading fees
- Not stated in source
- Regulation
- Not stated in source
- Security
- Not stated in source
- Min. deposit
- $5 (as reported)
- Regulators
- Not stated in source
- Spreads and fees
- Not stated in source
- Platforms
- Not stated in source
- Min. deposit
- $50 on its Direct STP account (as reported)
- Regulators
- Not stated in source
- Spreads and fees
- Not stated in source
- Platforms
- Not stated in source
- Transfer fee
- Variable fee about 0.35%–2.85% (as reported)
- Exchange rate
- Mid-market rate, no added margin (as reported)
- Speed
- Not stated
- Coverage
- Over 40 currencies (not stated)
- Transfer fee
- Flat fee varies by destination; $1.99 to Mexico bank deposit (as reported)
- Exchange rate
- Margin 0.5%–3.0% above mid-market (as reported)
- Speed
- Not stated
- Coverage
- Many countries (not stated)
- Transfer fee
- $1–$5 flat (as reported)
- Exchange rate
- 0.5%–2% bank transfer; up to 4% cash pickup (as reported)
- Speed
- Not stated
- Coverage
- Many countries (not stated)
- Transfer fee
- No upfront transfer fee (as reported)
- Exchange rate
- Not stated
- Speed
- Not stated
- Coverage
- Not stated
- Monthly fee
- Plan-based maintenance fees (as reported)
- Card
- Not stated
- Spending abroad
- Not stated
- Protection
- Not stated
- Monthly fee
- No maintenance fee (as reported)
- Card
- Cross-border transfers from 0.41% (as reported)
- Spending abroad
- Not stated
- Protection
- Not stated
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