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XTB in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
Key facts
Licence check
Open an account with XTBThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Taxes for a Pakistani resident(1 rule)
- Forex/derivatives trading profit for residents is generally taxed as income;https://xtb.com/en/help-center/trading-account/which-countries-do-you-accept-clients-from
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- XTB does NOT serve Pakistan - Pakistani residents are on XTB's restricted/not-accepted list.
- Local standing
- Not served / restricted jurisdiction; no local authorisation.
- Licence as the register states it
- No XTB entity is licensed by Pakistan's SECP; not authorised locally.
- Leverage for this entity
- Not applicable - XTB does not onboard Pakistani residents.
- The firm behind it
- Founded 2002 (Warsaw), HQ Poland; WSE-listed (XTB) since 2016; ~1M+ clients globally.
- What we hold against it
- Pakistan explicitly on XTB's not-accepted list.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Pakistani residents enters the score.
Not applicable - XTB does not onboard Pakistani residents.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youNot served / restricted jurisdiction; no local authorisation.
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against Pakistan market median(priced from 36 of 62)
Medians run over the 36 of 62 brokers that publish a price for Pakistan, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Not available to Pakistani residents (global product: Standard, Pro, Islamic). The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
Not applicable - onboarding not available.
- Account currency
- Not applicable; no PKR account.
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(6 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.0 | 5, 363 |
Share of reviewers in Pakistan: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(2 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Min deposit 0 USD, under the Pakistan median 7.5
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- Round turn 9 USD on the raw + commission basis, over the Pakistan median 7
- No Pakistan authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Withdrawal in 72 h, over the Pakistan median 24
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Where XTB sits in the Pakistan base(62 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 62 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-19 · this broker 9 USD · 26 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 62 priced)
Median 7.5 USD · range 0-237.2 · this broker 0 USD · 46 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (34 of 62 with a Pakistan figure)
Median 1:750 · range 50-5000 · 28 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (62 brokers)
Alternatives in Pakistan(6 of 62 scored in Pakistan)
- Round turn, USD
- 10PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupPK
- Rank in this country
- #34
- Round turn, USD
- 7PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupPK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #15
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #33
- Round turn, USD
- 11PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupPK
- Rank in this country
- #25
- Round turn, USD
- 8PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupPK
- Leverage
- 200PK
- Rank in this country
- #8
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupPK
- Leverage
- 3000PK
- Rank in this country
- #16
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a Pakistan score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | XTB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 50 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 80 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 0 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 40 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 100 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 0 |
FAQ
- Does XTB accept residents of Pakistan?
- No. Not served / restricted jurisdiction; no local authorisation. Onboarding entity: XTB does NOT serve Pakistan - Pakistani residents are on XTB's restricted/not-accepted list.
- Is XTB licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- No XTB entity is licensed by Pakistan's SECP; not authorised locally. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at XTB?
- About 9.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for Pakistan is 7.0 USD.
- How can I withdraw money from XTB in Pakistan?
- Not applicable - onboarding not available.
- What account types does XTB offer?
- Not available to Pakistani residents (global product: Standard, Pro, Islamic).
Cost calculator (median of 36 priced of 62)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a PKR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.