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ATFX in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%25
- Round-turn cost20%90
- Safety20%100
- Payouts15%40
- Track record10%45
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- ATFX MENA Financial Services LLC
- Local standing
- Locally regulated by SCA (now CMA); Cat-5 permits retail + institutional. No adverse SCA alert found.
- Licence as the register states it
- UAE SCA/CMA Category-5 licence, no. 2020000007 (ref CP-0000953); local onshore licence.
- Leverage for this entity
- Retail up to ~1:30 majors under SCA; pro/higher tiers vary. Not fully verified per SCA rulebook.
- The firm behind it
- ATFX founded 2017; HQ London/Hong Kong; multi-entity global CFD broker.
- What we hold against it
- Holds genuine onshore UAE licence; regarded as regulated in-region.
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 youLocally regulated by SCA (now CMA); Cat-5 permits retail + institutional. No adverse SCA alert found.
- 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: Standard / Edge / Premium, demo available. 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 ATFX sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · this broker 7 USD · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · this broker 500 USD · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it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Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:30 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it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)
Cards, bank wire, e-wallets;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- E-wallets
- Account currency
- USD (EUR/GBP on group entities); AED account not verified at review.
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 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(5 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 1.8 |
| MT5 | — | 1.8 |
| Forex pairs | 40+ | — |
| Shares | 300+ | — |
| Indices | 15+ | — |
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.
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
Identical for every row: Leverage 30 UAE.
Pros and cons(3 for and 3 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Locally authorised, licence 2020000007, read on 09.07.2026
- Swap-free account available
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- Min deposit 500 USD, over the United Arab Emirates median 50
- Withdrawal in 72 h, over the United Arab Emirates median 24
- Reviews 25 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
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #16
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500 group
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 9UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 400 group
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 30UAE
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 2UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #6
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 | ATFX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 25 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 90 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 100 |
| 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 | 45 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does ATFX accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Locally regulated by SCA (now CMA); Cat-5 permits retail + institutional. No adverse SCA alert found. Onboarding entity: ATFX MENA Financial Services LLC
- Is ATFX licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- UAE SCA/CMA Category-5 licence, no. 2020000007 (ref CP-0000953); local onshore licence. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at ATFX?
- About 7.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for United Arab Emirates is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does ATFX offer to retail clients in United Arab Emirates?
- Up to 1:30. Retail up to ~1:30 majors under SCA; pro/higher tiers vary.
- Which trading platforms does ATFX support?
- MT4, MT5. Instruments: FX, indices, commodities, ETFs, CFDs on HK/US/EU shares.
- How can I withdraw money from ATFX in United Arab Emirates?
- Cards, bank wire, e-wallets; specific UAE rails not verified at review.
- What account types does ATFX offer?
- Standard / Edge / Premium; demo available.
- Does ATFX offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. ATFX 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://atfx.com/en-ae/about-us/atfx-regulators
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.