All you need to know about OKX Middle East Fintech FZE

Published on Jul 24, 2025Updated on Aug 11, 20263 min read12

As a resident of the United Arab Emirates, your OKX experience will be provided by OKX Middle East Fintech FZE, a virtual asset service provider licensed and regulated by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).

What are the benefits of opening an account with OKX UAE?

To access derivatives and margin-related products and services, you'll first be required to complete account verification. Once your account is verified, you'll have to complete a suitability test to become eligible to trade derivatives. Please refer to this article to learn more.

What are the supported products I can access as an OKX UAE customer?

Feature Category

Feature

All Users

Qualified retail & institutional investors

Buy/Trade Crypto

Express Buy/Sell

✅

✅

Buy/Trade Crypto

Convert

✅

✅

Buy/Trade Crypto

Deposit/Withdraw AED and USD

✅

✅

Buy/Trade Crypto

Spot trading

✅

✅

Buy/Trade Crypto

Spot margin trading

✅

Up to 5x Leverage

✅

Up to 5x Leverage

Buy/Trade Crypto

Derivatives trading (perpetual swaps, futures, and options)

✅

Up to 5x Leverage

✅

Up to 50x Leverage

Buy/Trade Crypto

P2P

❌

❌

Buy/Trade Crypto

Copy trading

❌

❌

Buy/Trade Crypto

Trading bots

✅

✅

Buy/Trade Crypto

Third Party Payment

❌

❌

Buy/Trade Crypto

Liquid Marketplace - RFQ

❌

❌

Buy/Trade Crypto

Liquid Marketplace - Nitro Spread

❌

✅

Buy/Trade Crypto

Demo Trading

✅

✅

Grow

On-chain Earn

✅

✅

Grow

Simple Earn

❌

❌

Grow

Structured Products

❌

❌

Institutional

API

✅

✅

Institutional

VIP Loan

❌

❌

What are the supported tokens I can trade as an OKX UAE customer?

Please refer to this article to view the list of tokens available on OKX UAE.