MT4 brokers in the UAE

MetaTrader 4 support by licensed broker

17 of the 35 UAE-licensed brokers publish MetaTrader 4. The ranked table immediately below covers only the 9 brokers captured in depth on 18 August 2026, scored on columns like account status and symbol counts. None of those 9 publishes a symbol count for its MT4 server. The full list of all 17 MT4 publishers follows further down the page.

The table is ranked by MT4 Fit, which combines this page’s own captured columns (70 points) with the broker’s Overall CFB Score from its review (30 points). The combined ranking gives you a quick way to spot brokers that are solid across the board, not just on MT4 support. 2 brokers have no published CFB Score, so no MT4 Fit is calculated and they sit at the bottom of the table with every figure we did capture. The weights are set out on our methodology page.

We checked each broker’s UAE-facing site on 18 August 2026 to capture the account status above.

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1. IG: IG indicators and add-ons in the build

IG opens new MT4 accounts and permits expert advisors and custom indicators, with IG indicators and add-ons in the build. MT4 clients cover desktop, web and mobile, and the MT4 symbol count is not published. I would use this for automated strategies. The licensed entity is IG Limited, regulated by DFSA (DIFC) F001780.

2. ADSS: Still opening new MT4 accounts

ADSS opens new MT4 accounts and permits expert advisors and custom indicators, with desktop and mobile clients. The MT4 symbol count is not published and no broker tools are named. The Abu Dhabi broker discloses no offshore alternative. The licensed entity is ADS SECURITIES - L.L.C - S.P.C, regulated by CMA (formerly SCA) CP-0000786 (SCA-era 305027 (Cat 1); 20200000217 (Cat 5)).

3. AvaTrade: MT4 across desktop, web and mobile

AvaTrade opens new MT4 accounts and permits expert advisors and custom indicators. Desktop, web and mobile clients are available, though the MT4 symbol count is not published. Its FSP carries a condition referencing OTC derivatives offered to retail clients dated 6 February 2020. I would use it for indicator work. The licensed entity is Ava Trade Middle East Limited, regulated by FSRA (ADGM) FSP 190018.

4. XTB: Expert advisors and custom indicators permitted

XTB MENA Limited opens new MT4 accounts with expert advisors and custom indicators permitted. Desktop, tablet and mobile clients are listed, but the MT4 symbol count is not published and no broker tools are named. A second UAE entity, XTB FINANCIAL SERVICES L.L.C, CP-0001283, also appears on the CMA register. The licensed entity is XTB MENA Limited, regulated by DFSA (DIFC) F006316.

5. Equiti: EA permission not stated

Equiti opens new MT4 accounts, but its pages do not state whether expert advisors or custom indicators are permitted. Desktop, web and mobile clients are available, and the MT4 symbol count is not published. I would need that EA disclosure before choosing it for automated trading. The licensed entity is Equiti Securities Currencies Brokers LLC, regulated by CMA (formerly SCA) CP-0000791 (SCA-era 20200000026 (Cat 1); 20200000352 (Cat 5)).

Watch: how we test and rank MT4 brokers on cost, execution and expert-advisor support.

Which brokers still open new MT4 accounts

ADSS, Equiti, IG, XTB and AvaTrade all still open new MetaTrader 4 accounts as at 18 August 2026, and none of the five restricts MT4 to existing clients only. That is the full MT4 list in this comparison. If you want a live MT4 account today, I would start with these five and check each broker’s current account page before you apply.

CFI and Century Financial have quietly dropped the platform. Both brokers’ old MetaTrader 4 page URLs now redirect to their MetaTrader 5 pages, and neither publishes a statement explaining the change. A broker should state its position clearly, not just redirect a URL. So the table records their status as not stated rather than as a migration.

eToro sits outside this question entirely: it never offered a third-party platform. Amana’s case is an entity mismatch rather than a missing feature, and the name needs disambiguating: the broker in this comparison, Amana Financial Services (Dubai) Limited, is unrelated to the Amana construction group and to the Labuan-regulated consumer app the group markets under the same name. MetaTrader 4 does exist on amana.app, that group app and its default account-opening path, but not on the DFSA-licensed broker’s own pages. The DFSA settled which entity it authorises on 20 January 2023, clarifying that Amana Financial Services (Dubai) Limited is the only Amana Capital Group entity it licenses, and that app accounts default instead to AFS Global Ltd, a Labuan-licensed entity. Nothing published by the DFSA entity offers MetaTrader 4, which is why the table above marks the row not published by the licensed entity rather than supported. The entity mismatch at Amana is the kind of thing you need to check before funding an account.

Opening an MT4 account today means opening one on a platform whose publisher stopped licensing new installations in January 2018. A broker can still run and support its own build, but the licence itself is closed to new entrants. I would focus on what each broker says about its own MT4 commitment, not on the platform’s general reputation. For the wider UAE-licensed broker field, see our guide to UAE-licensed forex brokers.

The spread is set by the broker, not the platform. The platform itself doesn’t affect your spread; the broker’s pricing model does. MT4 costs nothing on its own and decides nothing about what a trade costs. See our comparison of published spreads for the brokers in this set.

What MT4 brokers cost per month

Cheapest first, on our measured spreads and commissions

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Rates as of Fri 11 Sep 2026, 5pm New York close Measured 5 to 28 August 2026

#	Broker	Total / month
1	EquitiCheapest	US$100.30
2	Axi	US$101.80
3	Traze	US$107.20
4	ADSS	US$107.40
5	Pepperstone	US$109.10

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Custom indicators and expert advisors on MT4

Indicators and expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 are written in MQL4, a separate language from MQL5; code built for one will not run on the other. If you’re moving an EA from another broker, check that it’s written in MQL4, because MQL5 code won’t run. In the desktop terminal, the Navigator panel is where your installed indicators and expert advisors live, while Market Watch draws its symbol list from the broker’s own MT4 server build.

The Navigator panel is where your custom indicators and EAs (written in MQL4) appear, and Market Watch pulls its symbol list from the broker’s own MT4 server build.

ADSS, IG, XTB and AvaTrade state plainly that expert advisors are permitted on their MT4 build. Equiti’s UAE MT4 page is silent on the point, which is a documentation gap rather than evidence of a restriction. If you plan to run automated strategies, I would stick with the four brokers that are explicit about allowing EAs. Equiti’s silence is a gap you would want filled before opening an account for automated trading. The same four brokers are explicit about custom-indicator installation; Equiti again publishes nothing either way. IG is the only broker here that ships its own indicator and add-on set with the build, worth knowing if a broker-maintained package matters to you.

A demo account runs on the same MT4 build as a live one. Test any EA on a demo first, because the build is identical to the live environment. See the demo account comparison for which brokers offer one. Rules on running an expert advisor at all are covered separately: automated trading rules by broker.

Every UAE broker publishing MT4

The table below lists all 18 MT4 publishers across the full 35-broker roster, with regulator, whether Expert Advisors are stated and whether the broker also publishes MT5. ‘Not stated’ means the broker does not publish an answer, not that the answer is no.

Who publishes MetaTrader 4

MetaTrader 4 is published by MetaQuotes Software Corp, which stopped issuing new MT4 licences to brokers in January 2018 and provides no new MT4 servers. Existing licensees kept the platform and support, but the licence pool itself is closed. Each broker runs its own server build, so what you download is that broker’s version, not a generic install, and it includes that broker’s symbols and any bundled tools.

Licence references behind the table above

The regulator and licensed entity for each broker are already in the MT4 table. Behind those entries are the registration numbers we checked on 17 August 2026 for the CMA (formerly SCA) and on 18 August for the DFSA (DIFC) and FSRA (ADGM). Our team ran the CMA check, verified the DFSA and FSRA entries the next day. The numbers: ADSS CP-0000786 (SCA-era 305027 Cat 1, 20200000217 Cat 5); CFI CP-0000894 (SCA-era 20200000154); Century Financial CP-0000038 (SCA-era 20200000028, 301044); Equiti CP-0000791 (SCA-era 20200000026, 20200000352); Amana F003269; IG F001780; XTB F006316; AvaTrade FSP 190018; eToro FSP 220073.

XTB carries a second, CMA-registered company under the same brand, XTB Financial Services L.L.C (CP-0001283). F006316 above belongs to XTB MENA Limited, the DFSA entity this page’s row is built from. I would check which entity your account sits with, because a plain visit to xtb.com lands on the CMA entity’s branch by default.

MetaQuotes itself holds no UAE licence and answers to none of the three regulators. Platform choice and regulatory protection are separate questions: the numbers above govern the broker, not MetaTrader 4. That distinction is worth keeping in mind when you compare platforms.

MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 are compared on the trading platforms page. The differences between MT4 and MT5 are covered in more detail there. How these pages are researched is set out in the methodology.