Century Financial at a glance
Century Financial is a UAE-based financial services firm established in 1989, offering trading and investment access to forex, shares, indices, commodities, treasuries, ETFs and other financial products. Its UAE entity, Century Financial Consultancy LLC, is regulated by the UAE Capital Market Authority under licences 20200000028 and 301044. (
Century Financial reports a founding year of 1989 and a head office in Dubai, UAE. It lists 3 regulators and 4 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Our research team has not yet published a written verdict for Century Financial. The BrokerBazaar Intelligence Score is 68/100 (moderate risk), computed from regulatory, operational, transparency, reputation and domain-history signals. Scores are editorial assessments, not user ratings, and are never influenced by payment.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
Century Financial 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
Century Financial states that it accepts clients from UAE. 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: Century Trader, MetaTrader 5, CQG, TWS. Platforms: MT5, CQG, TWS, Century Trader App. Account types: Standard, Premium.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Multi-Asset, Local Support, Long-Term Investing.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $500. Spreads start from 1.0 pips and commission is Varies by market. Maximum leverage is 1:100, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: available (conditional). 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, Credit Card. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card.
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. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
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: ae.compliance@swissquote.com. Phone: +971 4 450 1777. Complaints are acknowledged promptly by email. Century aims to resolve queries immediately; if further investigation is required, it aims to contact the client within five business days. If a formal complaint cannot be answered within five business days, status updates are provided until the investigation is complete.
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: Long-established financial services firm, founded in 1989
- Strength: UAE-regulated entity with current CMA/SCA licences
- Strength: Multiple regulatory jurisdictions
- Strength: Wide range of global markets
- Strength: Century Trader proprietary platform
- Strength: MT5, CQG and TWS access
- Strength: 24/5 customer support
- Strength: Physical UAE presence
- Strength: Dedicated complaints procedure
- Strength: Access to forex, shares, indices, commodities and ETFs
- Limitation: Minimum deposit and account requirements are not clearly published across all UAE products
- Limitation: Current universal minimum spread is not publicly verified
- Limitation: Trading costs vary by product
- Limitation: High leverage increases trading risk
- Limitation: Multiple legal entities mean client protection depends on onboarding jurisdiction
- Limitation: Seychelles licence number was not independently verified
- Limitation: Seychelles registered address conflicts between current sources
- Limitation: Current account-tier structure is not clearly published
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
Century Financial is most relevant to traders looking for: Multi-Asset, Local Support, Long-Term Investing.
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.
Century Financial 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 Century Financial yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about Century Financial
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, Century Financial published SCA licences; SCA open-data listing; to re-confirm on SCA register, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. Last register check 2026-07-26. External ratings: Trustpilot 3.7/5; WikiFX 6.31/10; Google Play Store N/A/5; Apple App Store 4.7/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with Century Financial. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.