FxPro's websiteHeadway in Saudi Arabia — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
- Reviews25%55
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%99.6
- Track record10%15
- Platforms10%65
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (4 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Headway South Africa entity
- Founded
- 2023
- Currencies
- Local currencies supported
- Swap-free account
- yes
Licence check
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Saudi Arabia residents
- Headway South Africa entity
- Local standing
- Regulated offshore entity
- Licence as the register states it
- FSCA South Africa
- Leverage for this entity
- Unlimited leverage
- The firm behind it
- Launched in 2023
- What we hold against it
- Mixed complaints online
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.
Unlimited leverage
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youRegulated offshore entity
- 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.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Cent, Standard, Pro. 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 Headway sits in the Saudi Arabia base(80 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (70 of 80 priced)
Median 6.6 USD · range 1.5-20 · 10 of 80 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (5 of 80 priced)
Median 5 USD · range 0-200 · 75 of 80 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (58 of 80 with a Saudi Arabia figure)
Median 1:500 · range 1-5000 · 22 of 80 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (80 brokers)
Payouts(2 methods)
| Method | Deposit, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local banks | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Wallets | 24 | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (2 methods · 0 local rails)
Local banks and wallets
- Local banks
- Wallets
- Account currency
- Local currencies supported
- Fee declared
- 2 of 2 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(8 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)
- MT4
- MT5
- mobile app
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 0 |
| MT5 | — | 0 |
| mobile app | — | 0 |
| All instruments | 350+ | — |
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.1 | — |
Share of reviewers in Saudi Arabia: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(4 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Withdrawal in 0.5 h, one of 75 of 80 brokers here that publish a time
- Swap-free account available
- Payouts 100 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- 3 platforms: MT4, MT5, mobile app
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- No Saudi Arabia authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Safety 10 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in Saudi Arabia(5 of 80 scored in Saudi Arabia)
- Round turn, USD
- 6SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupSA
- Leverage
- 5000SA
- Rank in this country
- #19
- Round turn, USD
- 6SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 200SA
- Leverage
- 1000SA
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 8SA
- Leverage
- 1000SA
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 9SA
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 7SA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupSA
- Leverage
- 1000SA
- Rank in this country
- #6
"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.
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 | Headway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 55 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | — |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 10 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 100 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 15 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 65 |
FAQ
- Does Headway accept residents of Saudi Arabia?
- No. Regulated offshore entity Onboarding entity: Headway South Africa entity
- Is Headway licensed to serve clients in Saudi Arabia?
- FSCA South Africa Checked on 11.10.2026.
- Which trading platforms does Headway support?
- MT4, MT5, mobile app. Instruments: 500+ instruments
- How can I withdraw money from Headway in Saudi Arabia?
- Local banks and wallets
- What account types does Headway offer?
- Cent, Standard, Pro
- Does Headway offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Headway offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to Saudi Arabia residents.