5 Best Forex Brokers in Kuwait for 2026

FP Markets was founded in 2005 and is well-known by traders around the world. There are numerous regulators over FP Markets from diverse areas such as Australia, Europe, and South Africa. The international registry that Kuwaitis will be using is the offshore brokerage, based in St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

FP Markets offers a huge number of markets to trade and offers some of the most desired platforms, including MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView, IIress, and Mottai.

Regional Features:

• Entity for traders from Kuwait: FP Markets LLC, an unregulated entity registered in St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
• Maximum Leverage: 1:500
• Arabic version of the website
• Customer support in Arabic
• Islamic account for swap-free trading

FP Markets offers a large range of markets, with over 10,000 CFDs for trading. FP Markets is a strong choice for professional traders, as it offers the ability to trade the global financial markets with so many offerings. The spreads are tight at FP Markets, allowing short-term traders to get involved easily as well.

The spreads at FP Markets are variable and trader-friendly compared to the broader industry. The EUR/USD spreads are typically found to be 1.0 and 1.1 pips, with the GBP/JPY pair hovering around the 1.5 pips area. FP Markets doesn’t charge deposit, withdrawal, or even inactivity fees.

Vantage has been in business since 2009, and offers trading in forex, indices, commodities, stocks, and crypto markets. A well-regulated broker, it also offers massive leverage, customer support in Arabic, and Islamic accounts. The platforms offered are MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, WebTrader, and the Vantage App. Vantage also offers VPS services for those looking to take advantage of algorithmic trading. 

Regional Features:

• Entity for traders from Kuwait: VIG Group, a regulated entity registered in Mauritius.
• Maximum Leverage: 1:500
• Arabic version of the website
• Customer support in Arabic
• Islamic account for swap-free trading
• Minimum deposit only $50

Vantage offers a large range of markets, including forex, indices, metals, soft commodities, energy, ETFs, shares, and bonds. With over 1,000 markets and spreads as low as 0.0 pips, professional traders will be attracted to the potential savings using the ECN accounts. For example, the Raw ECN account can offer spreads as low as 0.0 pips, and a commission of $3 per side, per lot. The Pro ECN has lower commissions, with it only being $1.50 per side, per lot, but also requires a deposit of $10,000 or more to open. The other option is the Standard account, with no commissions, and spreads as low as 1.1 pips. 

The “Vantage View” is professional analysis that is offered at Vantage as well, and can give insights into the global markets. This adds to the arsenal of trading tools that professional traders employ daily.

AvaTrade has been in business since 2006, and is based in Ireland. AvaTrade can offer futures, options, and CFD trading. The over 1,250 assets available for trading are one major reason for Kuwaiti traders to choose it.

The broker is regulated around the world, including in places like the EU, Japan, South Africa, Australia, and more.

Regional Features:

• Entity for traders from Kuwait: Ava Trade Middle East Ltd, regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). 
• Maximum Leverage: 1:400
• Arabic version of the website
• Customer support in Arabic
• Islamic account for swap-free trading available

It is copy trading and social trading where this broker truly shines. The AvaSocial platform allows traders to follow fellow traders and keep an eye on those that are performing very well. This can be done automatically or manually, which allows flexibility. The Duplitrade platform allows traders to “set and forget”, following other strategies that have proven profitable along the way.

Other platforms include MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, AvaOptions, WebTrader, and AvaTrade App.

At the time of researching AvaTrade, I found the spreads to be very good, with the EUR/USD at 0.8 pips, the USD/JPY at 1.3 pips, and the Gold market at $0.34, and with no commission.

IC Markets was established in 2007 and is heavily regulated around the world. This includes places like Australia, Cyprus, and the Seychelles. IC Markets offers forex, commodities, indices, bonds, cryptocurrencies, stocks, futures, and even some 24-hour stocks.

Regional Features:

• Entity for traders from Kuwait: Raw Trading Ltd, regulated by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA). 
• Maximum Leverage: 1:5000
• Arabic version of the website
• Customer support in Arabic
• Islamic account for swap-free trading available

IC Markets offers a Standard, Raw Pro, Raw Pro+, and Raw Spread account. The Standard account offers as little as 0.8 pips; Raw Pro has commissions of $1.50 per lot per side, with Raw Pro+ having commissions of $1 per lot per side. The Raw Spread account has commissions of $3 per side per lot. All of the accounts, with the exception of Standard, can have spreads as low as 0.0 pips.

Platforms include MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, WebTrader, and TradingView. The spreads during my review included EUR/USD of 0.6 pips in the Standard account, which is below the 1.0 pips industry average. The GBP/JPY pair has spreads of 2.2 pips, which is roughly average. 

FxPro has been around since 1999, and is based out of London. The broker offers more than 2,100 tradable markets and has regulators from around the world. FxPro has long been one of the biggest brokers in the retail trading space. They are regulated in multiple jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Bahamas, and Seychelles.

Regional Features:

• Entity for traders from Kuwait: FxPro Global Markets Limited, licensed and regulated by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) 
• Maximum Leverage: 1:200
• Arabic version of the website
• Customer support in Arabic
• Islamic account for swap-free trading

FxPro offers several trading platforms, including MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, and FxPro Platform. It is the FxPro Platform that many traders will flock to, as it is intuitive and offers more than 70 trading indicators. It also allows several charting configurations to suit whatever needs a trader will have.

The broker also has a massive amount of educational content, including a massive number of articles, videos, and even CME courses covering various topics, including technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and psychology. 

The spreads are a little wider than some others, but depending on your trading style, it may not matter. For example, the spread I saw in EUR/USD was 1.4 pips. The USD/CAD spread was 1.7 pips.