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ThinkMarkets in AE — review, licence and costs

FTFaisal Tannous author DMDaniel Mercer editor HMHadi Mansour fact-checker score recalculated 01.10.2026
through an offshore entityAccepts residents of the United Arab EmiratesOpened by ThinkMarkets (UAE) LLC, SCA licence SD060, register checked 2026-07-09

Offshore storefront vs local (40 of 76 fields)

Field
Group site
UAE resident
Entity
Halden Global Ltd
ThinkMarkets (UAE) LLC
Regulator
FSA Seychelles
SCA
Retail leverage
1:1000group
1:50UAE
Min deposit, USD
10group
100UAE
Currencies
USD, EUR
USD, AED
Negative balance cover
no data
Yes
Complaints
FSA
SCA

Score (40 of 76 of 76 axes)

3.92.0–5.0

ranked against full-basis brokers

  • Reviews25%reviews 65
  • Reviews20%cost 90
  • Reviews20%safety 10
  • Reviews15%payouts 80
  • Reviews10%track_record 100
  • Reviews10%platforms 50
2 + 3 × 0.751 = 4.25 · axes on 0–100, total on 2.0–5.0

Who actually onboards you(40 of 76 local and 1 offshore entity in the group)

  1. Sign-up from a UAE addressRouted to the UAE LLC by residence, not by IP.
  2. KYC by the UAE LLCEmirates ID and proof of address.
  3. Contract with the LLCSCA rules apply; complaints go to SCA.
  4. Client moneySegregated with a UAE bank; bank name no data
Local entityUsed for UAE residents
  • ThinkMarkets (UAE) LLC, SCA 20200000187
  • Retail leverage 1:50UAE
  • Negative balance protection: yes
Offshore entityNot used for UAE residents
  • Halden Global Ltd, FSA Seychelles
  • Leverage 1:1000group
  • No SCA complaints route

If the sign-up form ever lands you on the Seychelles entity, the SCA licence above does not cover your account.

Leverage by entity (40 of 76 of 76 entities stated)

The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards UAE residents enters the score.

Local entity · onboards youLocal entitylocal · SCA licence SD060
1:75UAE
UAE median, local entities: 1:50 · 18 of 20 statedApplies to you
Local entity · onboards youOffshore entityoffshore · SCA licence SD060
1:500UAE
UAE median, local entities: 1:50 · 18 of 20 statedApplies to you

Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.

Client protection (40 of 76 of 76 stated)

  • Local entity onboards youOffshore (Seychelles FSA) for retail onboarding; no local investor-compensation scheme. Not on a UAE SCA warning list at review.client agreement §4.2 · page
  • Segregated client fundsno dataclient agreement §4.2 · page
  • Negative balance protectionno dataclient agreement §4.2 · page
  • Investor compensation schemeno dataclient agreement §4.2 · page
  • Regulator warning on filenone foundclient agreement §4.2 · page

“no data” 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 40 of 76 of 76)

Round turn, 1 lot EURUSD, spread plus commission, USD
Halden Raw6.20
UAE median, raw and swap-free9.20
Halden Standard11.40
UAE median, standard (40 of 76 priced)13.90
InstrumentHalden Raw, USDHalden Std, USDUAE median rawUAE median stdPriced

Medians run over the brokers that publish a UAE price, never over all 44. Group-wide prices are excluded.

Accounts(40 of 76 types)

AccountMin deposit, USDEURUSD spread, pipsCommission, USDLeverageSwapCurrencies

Swap-free account terms (40 of 76 terms · 5 stated)

TermHalden, UAE

Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.

Where Halden sits in the UAE base(40 of 76 brokers)

Round-turn cost, USD (40 of 76 of 76 priced)

2<6.5
26.5–7.5
27.5–8.5
38.5–9.5
39.5–10.5
110.5–11.5
4≥11.5

Highlighted: Halden Raw at 6.20

Minimum deposit, USD (40 of 76 of 76 priced)

9<25
925–99
10100
3101–299
4≥300

Highlighted: Halden at 100 · UAE median 50

Retail leverage (40 of 76 of 76 with a UAE figure)

11≤1:30
71:50
51:51–200
61:201–400
10>1:400

1 group-only figure excluded · 4 no data

Withdrawal time published (40 of 76 brokers)

6of 44
Published, hours6No data38Halden is one of the 6

Payouts(40 of 76 of 76 methods timed)

MethodDeposit, hWithdrawal, hFee, USDMin, USD

Deposit and withdrawal methods (40 of 76 methods · 2 local)

  • Banklocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • wirelocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • Visalocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • Mastercardlocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • Skrilllocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • Neteller; specific AED local rails not verified at reviewlocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
Account currency
USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CHF; no AED base account, so AED deposits incur conversion.
Fastest withdrawal
24 hours on business days h UAE
Fee declared
4 of 6 methods
Withdrawal back to
the funding method

Where it does not serve(40 of 76 countries)

United States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, JapanUnited States, Canada, Bermuda, European Union, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, Japan

From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.

Platforms and markets(40 of 76 of 76 platforms confirmed · 6 asset classes)

MT5
MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
cTrader
MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
Web terminal
MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
Mobile app
MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
Copy trading
MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
TradingView
MT4, MT5, ThinkTrader, TradingView
ClassCountMin spreadLeverage

Reviews(40 of 76 platform · 25% of the score)

4.2/ 5
Trustpilot rating
1,384
reviews
28.09
snapshot, 2026
5 star64%
4 star14%
3 star6%
2 star4%
1 star12%
SnapshotRatingReviews

Share of reviewers in the UAE: no data The platform does not publish it.

Topics in 1-star reviews (40 of 76 reviews, snapshot 28.09.2026)

Withdrawal delays41 · 25%
Verification (KYC)33 · 20%
Slippage22 · 13%
Support response19 · 11%
Other51 · 31%

Pros and cons(40 of 76 + 5, each tied to a figure above)

For
  • Raw round turn 6.20 USD vs UAE median 9.20
  • SCA licence 20200000187, active on 01.10.2026
  • AED account; bank withdrawal 24 h, fee 0
  • Swap-free with no admin fee; ranked #1 of 30
  • One of 6 of 44 brokers that publish a withdrawal time
Against
  • Payouts axis 58 of 100, the lowest of six
  • Min deposit 100 USD vs 10 at Tidemark
  • E-wallet withdrawal time and fee not published
  • Group site advertises 1:1000, unavailable to UAE residents
  • Gold round turn 9.80 USD; 3 brokers price it lower

Alternatives in the UAE(40 of 76 of 76)

Methodology(40 of 76 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

AxisWeightWhat is measuredHalden

FAQ(40 of 76 questions)

Taxes for a UAE resident(40 of 76 rules · as of 10.2026)

  • 0% personal income tax and 0% capital gains tax on individual trading profits (forex, stocks, crypto, derivatives) - as of the review (2026);https://thinkmarkets.com/ae/swap-freepage

Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Tax Authority.

Verified · What changed · Sources(40 of 76 sources · 4 changes)

Verified01.10.2026
next review 01.01.2027
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    Sources · precision