coinish.
☰

Brokers

Forex brokersCFD brokersStock brokers & appsCrypto exchangesTrading appsAll brokers A–Z

Countries

United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyNetherlandsAustraliaUnited Arab EmiratesCanadaItalySpainAustriaCroatiaSerbiaPortugalCyprus
RegulatorsBrokers by Market Signal

Online trading platforms in the United Arab Emirates

Who can legally serve United Arab Emirates residents, and how they rank. Rankings use the licensed entity each broker would open your account with. Local regulators: DFSA, CMA (UAE), FSRA (ADGM), VARA.

Forex brokers

Full ranking (11) →
  1. 1IG logoIG4.0/5
  2. 2Saxo logoSaxo4.2/5
  3. 3CMC Markets logoCMC Markets3.9/5

CFD brokers

Full ranking (12) →
  1. 1IG logoIG4.0/5
  2. 2Saxo logoSaxo4.2/5
  3. 3eToro logoeToro3.7/5

Stock brokers & investing apps

Full ranking (6) →
  1. 1Saxo logoSaxo4.1/5
  2. 2eToro logoeToro3.6/5
  3. 3XTB logoXTB3.7/5

Crypto exchanges

Full ranking (5) →
  1. 1Crypto.com logoCrypto.com4.0/5
  2. 2Binance logoBinance3.0/5
  3. 3eToro logoeToro3.3/5

Rules in the United Arab Emirates

Quoted from the regulators. Coinish only links to providers whose entity is allowed to serve United Arab Emirates residents.

Forex

Local licence required

Providers need a UAE licence: the Capital Market Authority (formerly SCA) onshore, or the DFSA (Dubai's DIFC) / FSRA (Abu Dhabi's ADGM) in the financial free zones. An offshore entity introduced by a UAE-licensed firm is not itself UAE-licensed.

Regulator sources (2)
  • “No individual may engage in any financial activity specified under Clause (1) of this Article within the State unless they obtain a license or approval from the authority”

    uaecma.gov.ae · Oct 6, 2026

  • “Renaming the Securities and Commodities Authority as the Capital Market Authority”

    uaecma.gov.ae · Oct 5, 2026

CFDs

Local licence required

Providers need a UAE licence: the Capital Market Authority (formerly SCA) onshore, or the DFSA (Dubai's DIFC) / FSRA (Abu Dhabi's ADGM) in the financial free zones. An offshore entity introduced by a UAE-licensed firm is not itself UAE-licensed.

Regulator sources (2)
  • “No individual may engage in any financial activity specified under Clause (1) of this Article within the State unless they obtain a license or approval from the authority”

    uaecma.gov.ae · Oct 6, 2026

  • “Renaming the Securities and Commodities Authority as the Capital Market Authority”

    uaecma.gov.ae · Oct 5, 2026

Stocks & ETFs

Local licence required

Providers need a UAE licence: the Capital Market Authority (formerly SCA) onshore, or the DFSA (Dubai's DIFC) / FSRA (Abu Dhabi's ADGM) in the financial free zones. An offshore entity introduced by a UAE-licensed firm is not itself UAE-licensed.

Regulator sources (2)
  • “No individual may engage in any financial activity specified under Clause (1) of this Article within the State unless they obtain a license or approval from the authority”

    uaecma.gov.ae · Oct 6, 2026

  • “Renaming the Securities and Commodities Authority as the Capital Market Authority”

    uaecma.gov.ae · Oct 5, 2026

Crypto

Local licence required

In Dubai (outside the DIFC) crypto platforms must hold a VARA licence; unlicensed platforms may not onboard Dubai residents. Elsewhere in the UAE the Capital Market Authority licenses virtual-asset services.

Regulator sources (3)
  • “Only entities licensed by VARA are authorised to operate and offer virtual asset services within Dubai”

    vara.ae · Oct 6, 2026

  • “No VA activity is 'exempt' from regulatory supervision; as such any VA service or activity requires a VARA licence, registration or No Objection Certificate [NOC]”

    vara.ae · Oct 6, 2026

  • “The move aims to ensure that all companies that provide products and services related to the Virtual Assets sector in the country are fully regulated”

    vara.ae · Oct 5, 2026