1,062 broker-country pairs measured448 brokers20 countriesformula v1.0recalculated 2026-09-29data re-captured 2026-09-29updated 1 day agoAffiliate links never change scores.

AvaTrade in SA — review, licence and costs

NQNoura Al-Qahtani author DMDaniel Mercer editor FHFaisal Al-Harbi fact-checker score recalculated 01.10.2026
yesAccepts residents of Saudi ArabiaOpened by AvaTrade (Saudi Arabia) Co., CMA licence no data, register checked 2026-09-29

Score (28 of 40 of 40 axes)

3.76/ 5.0

ranked against full-basis brokers

  • Reviews25%reviews 75
  • Reviews20%cost 80
  • Reviews20%safety 0
  • Reviews15%payouts 60
  • Reviews10%track_record 100
  • Reviews10%platforms 50
2 + 3 × 0.751 = 4.25 · axes on 0–100, total on 2.0–5.0

Key facts (28 of 40 fields)

Onboarding entity
Offshore entity
Founded
2006
Min deposit
no data USDSA
Retail leverage
400SA
Round turn
9 USDSA
Withdrawal
1-2 business days hSA
Currencies
Not specified
Swap-free account
yes

Licence check (28 of 40 of 40 entity)

CMA · Dealing in securities
no data
Active on registerchecked 2026-09-29https://tradergulf.com/brokers/avatrade
Open an account with Halden

Affiliate link; the score does not change. CFDs carry a high risk of rapid loss due to leverage.

Who actually onboards you(28 of 40 local and 1 offshore entity in the group)

  1. Sign-up from a Saudi Arabia addressRouted to Saudi Arabia Co. by residence, not by IP.
  2. KYC by Saudi Arabia Co.national ID or Iqama and proof of address.
  3. Contract with the Co.CMA rules apply; complaints go to CMA.
  4. Client moneySegregated with a Saudi Arabia bank; bank name no data
Local entityUsed for Saudi residents
  • AvaTrade (Saudi Arabia) Co., CMA 37-12175
  • Retail leverage 1:50SA
  • Negative balance protection: yes
Offshore entityNot used for Saudi residents
  • Halden Global Ltd, FSA Seychelles
  • Leverage 1:1000group
  • No CMA complaints route

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

Client protection (28 of 40 of 40 stated)

  • Local entity onboards youNot Saudi-licensedclient 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 Saudi Arabia market median(priced from 28 of 40 of 40)

Round turn, 1 lot EURUSD, spread plus commission, USD
Halden Raw6.20
Saudi Arabia median, raw and swap-free9.20
Halden Standard11.40
Saudi Arabia median, standard (28 of 40 priced)13.90
InstrumentHalden Raw, USDHalden Std, USDSaudi Arabia median rawSaudi Arabia median stdPriced

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

Accounts(28 of 40 types)

AccountMin deposit, USDEURUSD spread, pipsCommission, USDLeverageSwapCurrencies

Swap-free account terms (28 of 40 terms · 5 stated)

TermHalden, Saudi Arabia

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

Where Halden sits in the Saudi Arabia base(28 of 40 brokers)

Round-turn cost, USD (28 of 40 of 40 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 (28 of 40 of 40 priced)

9<25
925–99
10100
3101–299
4≥300

Highlighted: Halden at 100 · Saudi Arabia median 50

Retail leverage (28 of 40 of 40 with a Saudi Arabia 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 (28 of 40 brokers)

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

Offshore storefront vs local (28 of 40 fields)

Field
Group site
Saudi resident
Entity
Halden Global Ltd
AvaTrade (Saudi Arabia) Co.
Regulator
FSA Seychelles
CMA
Retail leverage
1:1000group
1:50SA
Min deposit, USD
10group
100SA
Currencies
USD, EUR
USD, SAR
Negative balance cover
no data
Yes
Complaints
FSA
CMA

Payouts(28 of 40 of 40 methods timed)

MethodDeposit, hWithdrawal, hFee, USDMin, USD

Deposit and withdrawal methods (28 of 40 methods · 2 local)

  • Bank transferlocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • Skrilllocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
  • USDTlocal
    Deposit
    instant
    Withdrawal
    deposit only
    Fee
    no data
Account currency
Not specified
Fastest withdrawal
1-2 business days h SA
Fee declared
4 of 6 methods
Withdrawal back to
the funding method

Where it does not serve(28 of 40 countries)

United States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, BelgiumUnited States, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Belgium

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

Platforms and markets(28 of 40 of 40 platforms confirmed · 6 asset classes)

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

Reviews(28 of 40 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 Saudi Arabia: no data The platform does not publish it.

Topics in 1-star reviews (28 of 40 reviews, snapshot 28.09.2026)

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

Pros and cons(28 of 40 + 5, each tied to a figure above)

For
  • Raw round turn 6.20 USD vs Saudi Arabia median 9.20
  • CMA licence 37-12175, active on 01.10.2026
  • SAR 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 Saudi residents
  • Gold round turn 9.80 USD; 3 brokers price it lower

Alternatives in Saudi Arabia(28 of 40 of 40)

Methodology(28 of 40 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 Saudi Arabia score. Full methodology

AxisWeightWhat is measuredHalden

FAQ(28 of 40 questions)

Cost calculator (28 of 40 accounts · median of 40 priced)

Halden, per month9
Saudi Arabia median, per month6

EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a SAR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.

Verified · What changed · Sources(28 of 40 sources · 4 changes)

Verified01.10.2026
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