GREENWICH, CONN. -- Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the introduction of United Arab Emirates (UAE) equities through two leading exchanges in one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions. Clients of Interactive Brokers worldwide can now access the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). This enables investors in the region to trade both local and international markets from a single platform while investors worldwide can build diversified portfolios across asset classes and geographies, including countries in the growing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Interactive Brokers serves a global client base and is uniquely equipped to advance the financial goals of individual and institutional investors worldwide, including those in the Middle East. Adding UAE stocks further expands Interactive Brokers’ market access and enhances the investment opportunities available to local and global investors. Interactive Brokers supports account funding and trading in up to 28 currencies, including AED. International clients can deposit funds in their local currency and convert them to AED at low FX conversion rates to trade.

“As market participants seek to uncover new investment opportunities around the world, adding UAE equities offers both local and international investors access to the economic growth afforded by this dynamic region, alongside products from over 160 other global markets on the same platform,” said Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Brokers. “This announcement, coupled with our new office in Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), reflects our strengthening foothold in the Middle East and a continued expansion of unparalleled market access for active traders and institutional investors worldwide. We’re honored to have been recently voted Best Investing Account in the UAE by the 2025 Good Money Guide Awards.”

Current clients can begin trading UAE equities immediately through their existing Interactive Brokers accounts. Prospective clients can open an account in minutes to unlock 160+ global exchanges from one unified platform.