Forex.com in Saudi Arabia — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%90
- Round-turn cost20%no data
- Safety20%0
- Track record10%100
- Platforms10%55
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- International entities
- Founded
- 2001
- Retail leverage
- 400SA
- Round turn
- 7 USDSA
- Currencies
- USD, SAR not confirmed
- Swap-free account
- yes
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Licence check
Open an account with Forex.comThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Saudi Arabia residents
- International entities
- Local standing
- Not CMA-licensed
- Licence as the register states it
- FCA, CFTC, NFA, ASIC, MAS
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:400
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2001, US-based
- What we hold against it
- Tier-1 regulated, local risk
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Saudi residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youNot CMA-licensed
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— 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 70 of 80)
Medians run over the 70 of 80 brokers that publish a price for Saudi Arabia, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Standard, RAW, Islamic. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where Forex.com sits in the Saudi Arabia base(80 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (70 of 80 priced)
Median 6.6 USD · range 1.5-20 · this broker 7 USD · 10 of 80 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (5 of 80 priced)
Median 5 USD · range 0-200 · this broker 100 USD · 75 of 80 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (58 of 80 with a Saudi Arabia figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · this broker 1:400 · 22 of 80 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (80 brokers)
Payouts
Identical for every row: Deposit, h 24 · Fee, USD 0 · Min, USD 50.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (3 methods · 0 local rails)
Card, bank transfer, e-wallets
- Card
- Bank transfer
- E-wallets
- Account currency
- USD, SAR not confirmed
- Fee declared
- 3 of 3 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(60 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(4 platforms)
- Web platform
- MT5
- TradingView
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| Web platform | — | 1.2 |
| MT5 | — | 1.2 |
| TradingView | — | 1.2 |
| Forex pairs | 82 | — |
Identical for every row: Leverage 400 SA.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.8 | — |
Share of reviewers in Saudi Arabia: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(3 for and 6 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- 3 platforms: Web platform, MT5, TradingView
- Round turn 7 USD on the raw + commission basis, over the Saudi Arabia median 6.6
- No Saudi Arabia authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Min deposit 100 USD, over the Saudi Arabia median 5
- Withdrawal time not published
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in Saudi Arabia(5 of 80 scored in Saudi Arabia)
- Round turn, USD
- 7SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupSA
- Leverage
- 500SA
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 9SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupSA
- Leverage
- 400SA
- Rank in this country
- #10
- Round turn, USD
- 7SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 100SA
- Leverage
- 500SA
- Rank in this country
- #15
- Round turn, USD
- 8SA
- Leverage
- 400SA
- Rank in this country
- #21
- Round turn, USD
- 4.8SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupSA
- Leverage
- 500SA
- Rank in this country
- #8
Methodology(6 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
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Forex.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 90 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 90 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | — |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 55 |
FAQ
- Does Forex.com accept residents of Saudi Arabia?
- No. Not CMA-licensed Onboarding entity: International entities
- Is Forex.com licensed to serve clients in Saudi Arabia?
- FCA, CFTC, NFA, ASIC, MAS Checked on 11.10.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Forex.com?
- About 7.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Saudi Arabia is 6.6 USD.
- What leverage does Forex.com offer to retail clients in Saudi Arabia?
- Up to 1:400. leverageGeo: Up to 1:400
- Which trading platforms does Forex.com support?
- Web platform, MT5, TradingView. Instruments: Forex, CFDs, commodities, indices
- How can I withdraw money from Forex.com in Saudi Arabia?
- Card, bank transfer, e-wallets
- What account types does Forex.com offer?
- Standard, RAW, Islamic
- Does Forex.com offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Forex.com offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Saudi Arabia residents.
Cost calculator (median of 70 priced of 80)
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.