Capital.com data highlights retail trading volumes surpassed more than $460 billion in the UAE.
Dubai, UAE —January 2025 — According to data from high-growth trading platform Capital.com, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerged as a key contributor to global trading activity in 2024. With 19.5 million trades, traders in the UAE were the most active on the Capital.com platform in the past year. The volume of trade from the UAE was also the highest across all markets, totalling $468.9 billion.
The data—based on the trading activity of over 600,000 global traders who were actively trading on the Capital.com platform between 01 January 2024 and 31 December 2024—highlights regional distinctions in trading performance, preferences, and strategies.
Capital.com’s findings revealed growing asset class diversification among traders in the UAE , with traders actively engaging with 23 markets , including Dogecoin, US Crude Oil Spot, and Gold. The UAE also boasted the most profitable traders across multiple asset classes, with 62.53% of trades exiting with positive returns. Traders from Qatar followed closely behind with 61% of trades exiting with profit. Countries with lower profit rates, ranging from 51-52%, included those in West Africa and Northern Europe. The data shows how UAE traders are increasingly diversifying their strategies and successfully trading across a broad range of markets and asset classes.
Commenting on the findings, Tarik Chebib, CEO, Capital.com MENA, said:
“Our latest data shows the remarkable achievements of traders in the UAE, who are not only diversifying their strategies across a wide range of instruments but also delivering healthy returns from their trades . With an impressive trading volume of $468.9 billion and a growing focus on cross-asset opportunities, UAE-based traders have firmly established themselves as big hitters in the global trading landscape.”
About Capital.com:
Capital.com is a high-growth fintech company empowering people to participate in financial markets through simple and innovative online trading platforms. Launched in 2016, its intuitive award-winning platform —available on web and app —enables investors to trade thousands of world-renowned markets. To help investors trade with confidence, the platform is fitted with robust risk management controls, transparent pricing and extensive educational content to support clients in their trading journeys.
Capital.com is one of the fastest-growing trading platforms in the sector with client trading volumes exceeding $1.7 trillion. In 2024, the company was recognised as the fastest growing tech-enabled platform in the Middle East and Cyprus for the third-straight year by Deloitte Technology’s Fast 50 programme.
Capital.com has a global network with offices located in leading business and financial centres including London, Dubai, Warsaw, Nassau, Sofia, Limassol, and Melbourne. Capital Com (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under registration number 793714. Capital Com SV Investments Limited is Authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), under licence number 319/17. Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) under AFSL Number 513393. Capital Com Online Investments Ltd is a Company registered in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and authorised to carry out Securities Business by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas with licence number SIA-F245. Capital Com Mena Securities Trading LLC is authorised and regulated by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), under license number 20200000176.
