Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center at a glance
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center LLC is a UAE securities brokerage established in Abu Dhabi in 1996. The company provides brokerage and online trading services for equities listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM), with mobile, web, telephone and face-to-face trading channels. It is licensed and regulated by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) as a Trading and Clearing member.
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center reports a founding year of 1996 and a head office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It lists 1 regulator and 3 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center is a long-established UAE securities brokerage regulated by the SCA and active across ADX and DFM. Its offering is focused on local equities, with web, mobile, telephone, branch and margin-trading services rather than forex or broad international multi-asset trading.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center operates through 1 legal entity, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by moderate-tier regulators only.
Licence check: Not independently checked. BrokerBazaar is currently reviewing this broker's information against public records. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center states that it accepts clients from United Arab Emirates. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: UAE Equities, Shares. Platforms: Al Wathbah web trading, Al Wathbah mobile app, Telephone brokerage. Account types: Trading Account, Online Trading Account, Margin Trading Account.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: UAE Markets, ADX Trading, DFM Trading, Local Stocks, Mobile Trading, Margin Trading, UAE Securities.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is No minimum deposit. Spreads start from N/A and commission is 0.125% brokerage commission, m…. Maximum leverage is Not publicly specified, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Cheque. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account: CMA: Segregation of client funds required. Compensation: No central compensation scheme.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: info@alwathbah.ae. Phone: +971 2 696 9999. Customers can raise enquiries, complaints and feedback through Al Wathbah's official contact channels, including its telephone lines, email and online contact/feedback form. Customers can also visit the company's offices for assistance. Regulatory complaints concerning the firm's regulated activities may be escalated to the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority where applicable.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: SCA-licensed Trading and Clearing member under licence 604006
- Strength: Established UAE brokerage with operations dating to 1996
- Strength: Access to both ADX and DFM equities
- Strength: Web, mobile, telephone and branch-based trading channels
- Strength: No minimum deposit required after account opening
- Strength: Published brokerage fee schedule
- Strength: Margin trading available
- Strength: Real-time market data and portfolio monitoring through the mobile app
- Limitation: Market access is focused primarily on UAE-listed securities
- Limitation: No forex or CFD trading offering identified
- Limitation: No publicly stated maximum leverage ratio
- Limitation: Brokerage and exchange-related charges apply to trades
- Limitation: Margin trading introduces additional market and financing risk
- Limitation: International multi-asset products are not part of the published core offering
- Limitation: Mobile app has a relatively small publicly visible review base
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center is most relevant to traders looking for: UAE Markets, ADX Trading, DFM Trading, Local Stocks, Mobile Trading, Margin Trading, UAE Securities.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, Licence 604006 stated in the firm's own terms of service; DFM margin trading accreditation reported in 2015 and ADX and DFM membership corroborated, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-09-15. External ratings: Apple App Store - Al Wathbah Mobile 4.3/5; Google Business 5/5; Trustpilot N/A/N/A; WikiFX N/A/N/A.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with Al Wathbah Shares & Bonds Center. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.