FP Trading takes onshore step in the UAE with new CMA authorisation

The company said this represents a departure from how it has historically approached the UAE market. Where FP Trading previously relied on licences held in other jurisdictions to reach clients and partners in the country, it can now do so through a UAE-registered entity that sits directly under local regulatory oversight. The firm was clear that trade execution and the safeguarding of client funds remain functions of its established regulated entities elsewhere, with the CMA licence covering the marketing and introduction side of the business.Part of the reasoning behind the licence, according to FP Trading, ties back to how quickly the UAE has grown as a financial centre in recent years. The country has become a magnet for brokers, fintech businesses, and other financial firms that want more than a cross-border relationship with the market. Many have opted to build out a proper local footing instead, and the company said securing CMA authorisation puts it in that same group of firms, choosing a direct regulatory presence rather than continuing to serve the UAE indirectly.FP Trading laid out several ways it expects the new structure to matter in practice. For clients, the firm said the CMA licence sits on top of its existing set of regulatory approvals across other markets, giving UAE-based clients an additional, localised layer of regulatory oversight. The company framed this as reinforcing, rather than replacing, the protections already built into its broader regulatory setup.On the partner side, FP Trading pointed to introducing brokers and affiliates as among those likely to notice the most immediate difference. The firm said having people and infrastructure physically based in the UAE, should translate into quicker replies, tighter collaboration, and support that's more attuned to what's actually happening in the local market day to day.The company also placed this development inside a wider, ongoing pattern rather than describing it as a single event. Its international growth has generally followed a market-by-market approach to regulation, the firm said, adding licences in places where a genuine local presence stood to make a real difference for the people it serves. The UAE has been treated as a priority within that process, given how fast the local trading and financial services industry has been expanding.Narayan Joshi, General Manager of FP Trading, said: "Having this licence in place lets us work far more closely with our clients and partners in the UAE. It's a long-term commitment to the region, not a short-term move, and it fits into how we're building out our regulatory presence more broadly."Looking further out, the company said its regulatory expansion is not expected to stop with the UAE. It will keep pursuing additional licences in other markets as part of its broader growth plans, while continuing to invest in the platforms, technology, and support functions that clients and partners rely on. FP Trading wants its regulatory reach to grow in step with the quality of service it provides, rather than treating licensing as separate from day-to-day operations, and said more news on both fronts should be expected in the coming months.FP Trading closed by reiterating that the CMA licence is best understood as a single step within a much longer-term international strategy, rather than a finished milestone on its own. The company said it will keep assessing other markets where establishing a similarly direct, locally regulated presence could benefit the people it works with, while continuing to reinforce its existing regulatory standing across the jurisdictions where it already operates.About FP TradingFP Trading is an international forex and CFD brokerage providing access to a wide range of trading instruments through platforms including MT4, MT5, and cTrader. The company maintains regulatory approvals across several jurisdictions and continues to grow its regulatory footprint as part of an ongoing international expansion strategy built around secure, well-regulated market access. For more information, visit www.fptrading.com