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Investment licensing
CMA Category 1 (full brokerage, AED 10M) vs CMA Category 5 (introduction, 3–6 months) vs DFSA Category 3A (USD 500K, 12–14 months) vs DFSA Category 4 (USD 30,000, 4–6 months). The four UAE licence pathways for CFD and FX firms explained.
Investment licensingUpdated
A Category 5 licence from the UAE's CMA lets you market only to professional investors, and the thresholds are specific: AED 35 million for trustees, AED 25 million for joint ventures, AED 15 million for family offices. Marketing outside those limits is where enforcement lands.
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