Country sheet · AE
Trading from United Arab Emirates
Which UAE regulator applies depends on where the broker is licensed: the DFSA in the DIFC, the FSRA in ADGM, or the federal Capital Market Authority onshore (formerly the SCA).
RegulatorDFSA · FSRA · CMADFSA (Dubai International Financial Centre), FSRA (Abu Dhabi Global Market), and the federal Capital Market Authority onshorePublic register ↗
If a firm failsNot checked
Retail leverage capNot checked30:1 on major pairs for firms licensed in the DIFC (DFSA) or ADGM (FSRA), with retail losses limited to the account. We haven't found an onshore cap.en.adgm.thomsonreuters.com ↗
Firms licensed here0on our records
Rules read from the official sources linked above on 2026-09-26.
Ledger
Firms with a licence in United Arab Emirates
Ordered by licence status, then name. Not a ranking.
None on recordNo firm on our records holds a licence in United Arab Emirates yet.
Before you sign up
Five checks for United Arab Emirates
- Find the firm on DFSA · FSRA · CMA’s register yourself, not through a link the firm sent.
- Check that the company named on your account agreement is the one on the register.
- Confirm the website, phone and email match the register entry.
- Ask which compensation scheme covers your account, and up to what amount.
- Size your first trades inside the retail cap: position size check.
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Note: Registers: DFSA https://www.dfsa.ae/public-register/firms · FSRA https://www.adgm.com/public-registers/fsra · CMA https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/open-data/licensed-companies.aspx