BHM Capital in United Arab Emirates — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%85
- Safety20%90
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%0
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.

Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards United Arab Emirates residents
- BHM Capital Financial Services PSC
- Local standing
- SCA-regulated domestic brokerage and market maker; DFM-listed
- Licence as the register states it
- SCA-regulated UAE private joint stock company, DFM-listed; operates across ADX and DFM markets
- Leverage for this entity
- Margin trading and short-term margin per SCA rules; regulated short selling and SLB; equities/derivatives focused
- The firm behind it
- UAE financial services institution established 2006, DFM-listed, head office Vision Tower, Business Bay Dubai with branches in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, RAK, Al Ain and inside DFM; brokerage, asset management, advisory and market-making
- What we hold against it
- not verified at review
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.
Margin trading and short-term margin per SCA rules; regulated short selling and SLB; equities/derivatives focused
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSCA-regulated domestic brokerage and market maker; DFM-listed
- 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.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Prime brokerage (equities, derivatives), online trading, margin / short-term margin, Islamic trading accounts, direct market access. 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 BHM Capital sits in the UAE base(75 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (60 of 75 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-35 · 15 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (33 of 75 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-10000 · 42 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 75 with a UAE figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · 22 of 75 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (75 brokers)
Payouts(2 methods)
| Method | Deposit, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAE bank transfer | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Credit cards | 24 | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (2 methods · 1 local)
UAE bank transfer, UAE debit/credit cards
- UAE bank transferlocal
- Credit cards
- Account currency
- AED
- Fee declared
- 2 of 2 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(1 platform)

- BHM Capital online trading platform and app
| Class | Count | Min spread | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHM Capital online trading platform and app | — | — | —UAE |
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.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.7 | — |
Share of reviewers in the UAE: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(3 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the United Arab Emirates regulator in its own register
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- Withdrawal time not published
- Platforms 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in the UAE(6 of 75 scored in United Arab Emirates)
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 200UAE
- Leverage
- 50UAE
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 7UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupUAE
- Leverage
- 200UAE
- Rank in this country
- #2
- 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
- 15UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 50UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #7
- Round turn, USD
- 6UAE
- Min deposit, USD
- 0UAE
- Leverage
- 500UAE
- Rank in this country
- #11
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
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 | BHM Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 85 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | 0 |
FAQ
- Does BHM Capital accept residents of United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. SCA-regulated domestic brokerage and market maker; DFM-listed Onboarding entity: BHM Capital Financial Services PSC
- Is BHM Capital licensed to serve clients in United Arab Emirates?
- SCA-regulated UAE private joint stock company, DFM-listed; operates across ADX and DFM markets Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does BHM Capital support?
- BHM Capital online trading platform and app. Instruments: ADX and DFM listed equities and derivatives; fixed income; investment funds; market making / liquidity provision; stock borrowing & lending
- How can I withdraw money from BHM Capital in United Arab Emirates?
- UAE bank transfer, UAE debit/credit cards
- What account types does BHM Capital offer?
- Prime brokerage (equities and derivatives), online trading, margin / short-term margin, and Islamic trading accounts; direct market access
- Does BHM Capital offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. BHM Capital 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://www.bhmuae.ae/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.