ADCB Securities at a glance
ADCB Securities is the brokerage arm associated with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, offering access to UAE equity markets and investment services to retail and institutional clients in the UAE. The service focuses on onshore market access, custody and execution for ADX/DFM-listed instruments through a bank-backed trading platform.
ADCB Securities reports a founding year of 2005 and a head office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It lists 6 regulators and 4 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
ADCB Securities is a highly credible UAE brokerage firm backed by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, offering strong regulatory credentials, direct access to UAE exchanges and expanding global market access. It is particularly suitable for UAE investors and existing ADCB customers who value integrated banking and brokerage services, although active low-cost traders may find its commission structure and margin costs less competitive than specialist discount brokers.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
ADCB Securities operates through 1 legal entity, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
ADCB Securities states that it accepts clients from United Arab Emirates. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: UAE Equities, Global Stocks, ETFs, Exchange-Traded Securities. Platforms: ADCB Securities Online Platform, ADCB Securities App, Bloomberg EMSX, Direct Market Access. Account types: Individual, Institutional, Cash Trading, Margin Trading, Global Markets.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: UAE Investors, UAE Equity Traders, Institutional Investors, Margin Traders, Global Investors, ADCB Customers.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is NOT VERIFIED — account funding requirements may vary by account type. Spreads start from : N/A — exchange-traded se… and commission is : UAE Markets — ADX 0.15%; DFM…. Maximum leverage is Up to 2x trading capacity…, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: ADCB Bank Transfer, Linked ADCB Account. Withdrawal methods: ADCB Bank Transfer.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account. Check that regulator's rules on its register.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: https://www.uaecma.gov.ae/en/. Phone: 600 50 3325, outside UAE is +971 600 50 3325. Submit your complaint through the official ADCB Securities Write to Us form and select Complaint as the subject. Retain any complaint reference and correspondence. If the matter remains unresolved, escalate through the applicable UAE regulatory and investor grievance channels.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: Regulated by the UAE Capital Market Authority under licence LIC-604028
- Strength: Wholly owned by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, one of the UAE's major banking groups
- Strength: Established UAE brokerage business with AED 71 million paid-up capital
- Strength: First Category regulatory authorisation for dealing in securities
- Strength: Licensed as a trading and clearing broker and global markets trading broker
- Strength: Additional Fifth Category authorisation for arranging and advice as introducing
- Strength: Direct access to ADX and DFM
- Strength: Nasdaq Dubai access and recognised exchange status
- Strength: Direct Clearing Member of AD Clear
- Strength: Offers individual and institutional brokerage accounts
- Strength: Provides cash and margin trading accounts
- Strength: Margin trading can provide up to twice the available trading capacity
- Strength: Web and mobile trading platforms available
- Strength: Direct Market Access available for institutional clients
- Strength: Bloomberg EMSX connectivity available
- Strength: Global stocks and ETFs available through a partnership with Interactive Brokers
- Strength: Integrated banking and trading experience for ADCB customers
- Strength: Strong institutional support and dedicated trading services
- Limitation: No universal minimum deposit amount publicly verified
- Limitation: Account opening and investor number service fees may apply
- Limitation: UAE market commissions are percentage based and can be higher than discount brokerage platforms
- Limitation: DFM and Nasdaq Dubai trading includes additional order fees
- Limitation: Margin interest is currently listed at 10% per annum
- Limitation: Margin trading can result in losses exceeding the initial capital deposited
- Limitation: Global markets service depends on a partnership with Interactive Brokers
- Limitation: Global trading requires a dedicated USD investment account
- Limitation: No publicly verified API trading service
- Limitation: No publicly verified dedicated desktop trading platform
- Limitation: Customer service and trading support operate during specified business hours
- Limitation: Virtual asset trading is not directly provided by ADCB Securities and is offered through third-party provider FUZE
- Limitation: Best integration benefits are primarily available to existing ADCB banking customers
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
ADCB Securities is most relevant to traders looking for: UAE Investors, UAE Equity Traders, Institutional Investors, Margin Traders, Global Investors, ADCB Customers.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
ADCB Securities change history
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No fact changes recorded for ADCB Securities yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about ADCB Securities
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Trustpilot N/A/5; WikiFX 1.57/10; Google Play Store 4.4/5; Apple App Store 4.2/5.
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