JustMarkets Editorial Standards

A Standard account on JustMarkets costs you roughly $10 per standard-lot round-turn on NAS100, and that single number drives most of what we test. Spread from ~1.0 pip, zero commission, swap-free by default for Muslim clients. That is the price tag we verify first, because everything else in a broker review is commentary on top of it.

This page explains how we build our JustMarkets coverage for UAE readers. We are an independent editorial team. We do not take payment for placement, we do not run affiliate-only "top broker" lists, and we do not dress marketing copy up as research. What we do is check claims against what a UAE resident can verify, then tell you where the gaps are.

How We Price One Trade

Before anything about regulation or bonuses, we price a trade the way a UAE trader would. Take one standard lot of NAS100, round-turn, on a Standard account. The published spread on JustMarkets sits around 1.0 pip, which on a standard lot is roughly $10. No commission on Standard. On the Raw Spread account the spread starts at 0.0 pips but a commission applies, so the total cost per lot lands in a similar neighbourhood once you add it back.

Broker sites advertise "from 0 pips." In practice a trader executes during London or New York hours, on a specific pair, at a specific size. Our job is to report the cost of that actual trade, not the headline number.

What We Verify In The UAE

Our editorial process for this market is built around three sources: the broker's own help centre, the regulator's public register, and a test account we fund ourselves. If a claim cannot be checked against one of those, we say so in the review rather than repeating it.

For the UAE specifically, there is a regulatory point that belongs in any honest writeup. JustMarkets serves UAE residents through its international and global entities, and no UAE local licence is shown for that servicing. The broker is presented as operating under its offshore framework, in this case FSA Seychelles. That shapes what happens if a dispute arises.

Under UAE rules, any firm offering forex or CFD services to the UAE public is expected to hold a local licence from SCA/CMA on the mainland, DFSA in the DIFC, or FSRA in ADGM. The registration number has to match the legal entity on the client agreement. Two registers are public: the DFSA public register at dfsa.ae, and the SCA/CMA open-data licensed companies register.

That last row is the one worth sitting with. The gap between a locally capped 1:30 and an advertised 1:3000 is not a small print detail. It is the entire risk profile of the account.

The Leverage Number Most People Skip

UAE review sources state JustMarkets advertises leverage up to 1:3000 for its global and offshore retail offering. That is the figure used for UAE clients. At 1:3000, a move of roughly 0.03% against the position wipes out the margin. On NAS100 that is a few pips.

High leverage is not wrong in itself. But there is a difference between leverage available on an account and leverage appropriate for a given trade size, and offshore brokers rarely help make that distinction. Position sizing works backward from the stop, not forward from the maximum.

Funding, Currencies And The AED

UAE clients get AED-denominated accounts on JustMarkets, alongside USD, EUR, GBP, JPY and KWD. If the account base currency matches the funding currency, a conversion is skipped on every deposit and every withdrawal.

Payment rails for the UAE include local bank transfers through Emirates NBD, ADCB and Dubai Islamic Bank, local Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards, and e-wallets such as Skrill, Neteller and PayPal. Cards and e-wallets typically land instantly, while bank transfers run about one to two business days.

The AED is pegged to the USD at roughly 3.6725, and the UAE runs no exchange controls. Capital and profits move in and out freely, so there is no local ceiling limiting what goes to or comes from a foreign broker. Standard AML and source-of-funds checks still apply on large transfers.

Where The Evidence Gets Thin

JustMarkets offers four account types, MT4 and MT5, a mobile app, and over 170 instruments across forex, metals, commodities, indices, stocks and crypto CFDs. All of that is verifiable and consistent across sources. The third-party review landscape around the broker, however, is mixed and leans heavily on marketing and affiliate sites rather than regulators. Those sources praise features like high leverage, broad funding options and 24/7 support. Read the leverage praise carefully. High leverage is not a benefit in an untested account.

Two other things belong in the honest column. The promotional offers, a USD 30 no-deposit bonus and a 50% deposit bonus, are advertised on the broker's own pages, but their availability per region is not verified. A funding plan should not depend on a bonus that has not been confirmed on the account dashboard. And funding terms can differ by entity, so the terms on the JustMarkets page a visitor lands on may not be the terms attached to the entity a UAE account sits under.

Should You Use It

Workable for traders who want MT4 or MT5 access without a large opening deposit, who value AED funding and swap-free accounts by default, and who are disciplined enough to cap leverage on their own. The account minimums start low, the platform lineup is standard and familiar, and the swap-free default removes a nuisance cost for Muslim clients in a Muslim-majority market. Trading under an offshore entity is the trade-off, and sizing has to reflect it.

Not workable for traders whose priority is a regulator with a direct enforcement channel in the UAE. If a dispute arises, recourse sits with the FSA Seychelles framework, not with DFSA, SCA/CMA or FSRA. For traders who want the strongest possible regulatory backstop and are willing to give up leverage and pay slightly wider spreads to get it, a broker under FCA, CySEC or ASIC supervision is worth the comparison. The deposit bonus is another reason to step back, since per-region availability is not confirmed.

Whichever way it goes, the criteria do not change. Strong tier-one or tier-two regulation, segregated client funds, transparent commissions stated in writing, a long operating track record, and a support desk that answers before a deposit.

What To Check Before Funding

• Confirm the legal entity on the client agreement, then check it against the DFSA register at dfsa.ae or the SCA/CMA open-data licensed companies register.
• Check the SCA Violations and Warnings page at sca.gov.ae before assuming any broker name is safe. Regulators there have flagged firms impersonating well-known exchanges.
• Confirm the AED base currency is actually available on the account type being opened, not just on the marketing page.
• Test the deposit and withdrawal path with a small amount first, and note the actual arrival time on the bank statement.
• Read the bonus terms on the account dashboard rather than the public offer page, since per-geo availability is not verified.
• Be ready for KYC with an Emirates ID for residents, or a passport for non-residents, plus proof of address such as a utility bill, bank statement or tenancy contract.