About the Editorial Team
An independent editorial resource for readers in the United Arab Emirates who want to understand how XTB works before they act.
Partner broker detailsWhy This Site Exists
A reader in Dubai opens a broker's app, sees a spread quoted in dollars, and assumes the cost is the same for someone in Abu Dhabi as it is for someone in London. It usually is not. That small moment of confusion, repeated across funding methods, account types, and local rules, is why this site exists. We write for people in the United Arab Emirates who are considering XTB and want a plain account of what the platform offers, what it costs, and where the friction tends to appear.
The site is not the broker. We do not hold client money, open accounts, or execute orders. We are not affiliated with XTB, and nothing here is financial advice. Our only product is an editorial review, written for readers rather than for the company being reviewed.
How We Test and Score
Every review is built from direct use of the platform: opening a live account with our own funds, placing trades across asset classes, testing deposits and withdrawals through the methods available to UAE residents, and reading the client agreement and fee schedule line by line. Where a claim can be checked against a public document, we check it. Where it cannot, we say so.
Scoring is comparative and consistent. We weigh categories such as trading costs, platform stability, execution quality, funding speed, research and education, and the clarity of the legal documents. Each category carries a fixed weight, and the final score is the sum of those parts. A broker does not receive a high mark because it is large, and it does not lose points because a competitor offers something different. The score reflects the platform we used, on the days we used it.
We revisit pages on a rolling schedule. Fees, funding options, and platform features change without announcement, so every review is re-checked at least twice a year, and sooner if a reader flags a discrepancy or the broker publishes a material update. The date at the top of each page shows when it was last verified.
What We Will Not Do
We will not sell a verdict. No broker can pay for a higher score, a place in a ranking, or a softer sentence in a review. Commercial arrangements, where they exist, are kept separate from editorial work and are disclosed on the page where they appear.
We will not pretend to be something we are not. This site is not regulated, licensed, or endorsed by any authority, and we do not describe it otherwise. We do not invent registration numbers, addresses, or contact details, and we do not publish them for the broker unless they appear in the broker's own public documents.
We will not tell you what to do with your money. We do not give personal recommendations, we do not manage accounts, and we do not accept deposits. If you need advice tailored to your circumstances, speak to a professional who is authorised to give it.
How the Site Pays for Itself
The site is funded through advertising and affiliate arrangements with the broker reviewed here. If a reader follows a link to the broker and opens an account, the site may receive a payment. That payment does not change the score, the text, or the order in which findings appear.
We keep the commercial side at arm's length from the editorial side. The people who test the platform and write the review do not negotiate those arrangements, and they are not told which findings would be convenient. Where a page contains a commercial link, it is marked. Where a finding is negative, it stays in the review regardless of the arrangement behind it.
The Limits of a Review
A review can tell you how a platform behaved when we used it, what its documents say, and how its costs compare across the categories we measure. It cannot tell you whether the platform is right for you, because that depends on your income, your experience, your tolerance for risk, and your reasons for trading. It cannot guarantee that a fee quoted today will be the same next month.
It also cannot substitute for the broker's own legal documents. Where our summary and the client agreement differ, the agreement governs. We try to make that difference visible rather than to smooth it over.
Finally, a review is a snapshot, not a warranty. Markets change, platforms change, and rules change. We update pages as often as we can, but no page is a substitute for checking the current terms yourself before you commit money. If you spot something out of date, the contact form on this site reaches the editorial team directly.
