
ADSS in India — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no reviews
- Round-turn cost20%55
- Safety20%0
- Payouts15%no data
- Track record10%80
- Platforms10%25
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- ADS Securities LLC
- Founded
- 2010
- Retail leverage
- 500 group
- Round turn
- 14 USDIN
- Currencies
- USD; no INR account verified at review.
- Swap-free account
- yes
"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.
Licence check
The broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.

Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards India residents
- ADS Securities LLC
- Local standing
- Not SEBI-regulated. Offshore margin FX/CFD trading by Indian residents is restricted under FEMA/RBI; residents may legally trade only INR pairs on SEBI exchanges (NSE/BSE). Verify ADSS is not on RBI Alert List.
- Licence as the register states it
- No SEBI registration; UAE SCA authorisation only. Not an Indian exchange member.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:500 on major FX (retail) if onboarded offshore — but exceeds Indian regulatory permissions.
- The firm behind it
- ADS Securities LLC, founded 2011, HQ Abu Dhabi UAE; MENA/GCC-focused broker. Proprietary OREX + MT4.
- What we hold against it
- Not SEBI-regulated; offshore FX-CFD trading is legally restricted for Indian residents under FEMA/RBI. Caution advised; verify RBI Alert List status.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards Indian residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youNot SEBI-regulated. Offshore margin FX/CFD trading by Indian residents is restricted under FEMA/RBI; residents may legally trade only INR pairs on SEBI exchanges (NSE/BSE). Verify ADSS is not on RBI Alert List.
- 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 India market median(priced from 65 of 90)
Medians run over the 65 of 90 brokers that publish a price for India, 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: Standard (min USD 100), Elite, Pro. 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.
Where ADSS sits in the India base(90 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (65 of 90 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 2-18 · this broker 14 USD · 25 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 90 priced)
Median 15 USD · range 0-1000 · this broker 100 USD · 74 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (49 of 90 with a India figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:500 · 41 of 90 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (90 brokers)
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
No local INR rails verified;
- Account currency
- USD; no INR account verified at review.
- Fee declared
- 0 of 0 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(11 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(3 platforms)
- OREX
- WebTrader
- MT4
Identical for every row: Min spread 1.4 · Leverage 500 IN.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.0 | 26 |
Share of reviewers in India: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(3 for and 7 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 80 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- 3 platforms: OREX, WebTrader, MT4
- Round turn 14 USD on the standard basis, over the India median 7
- No India authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Min deposit 100 USD, over the India median 15
- Withdrawal in 120 h, over the India median 48
- The published 1:500 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the India one
- Safety 0 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on reviews: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in India(6 of 90 scored in India)
- Round turn, USD
- 18IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupIN
- Leverage
- 2000 group
- Rank in this country
- #60
- Round turn, USD
- 11IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupIN
- Leverage
- 3000IN
- Rank in this country
- #6
- Round turn, USD
- 9IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupIN
- Leverage
- 400IN
- Rank in this country
- #29
- Round turn, USD
- 7IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupIN
- Leverage
- 500IN
- Rank in this country
- #30
- Round turn, USD
- 15IN
- Min deposit, USD
- 250 groupIN
- Leverage
- 200IN
- Rank in this country
- #55
- Round turn, USD
- 4IN
- Rank in this country
- #4
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 India score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | ADSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | — |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 55 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 80 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 25 |
FAQ
- Does ADSS accept residents of India?
- No. Not SEBI-regulated. Offshore margin FX/CFD trading by Indian residents is restricted under FEMA/RBI; residents may legally trade only INR pairs on SEBI exchanges (NSE/BSE). Verify ADSS is not on RBI Alert List. Onboarding entity: ADS Securities LLC
- Is ADSS licensed to serve clients in India?
- No SEBI registration; UAE SCA authorisation only. Not an Indian exchange member. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at ADSS?
- About 14.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for India is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does ADSS offer to retail clients in India?
- Up to 1:500. Up to 1:500 on major FX (retail) if onboarded offshore — but exceeds Indian regulatory permissions.
- Which trading platforms does ADSS support?
- OREX, WebTrader, MT4. Instruments: FX, commodities, share CFDs, indices, crypto CFDs, bonds.
- How can I withdraw money from ADSS in India?
- No local INR rails verified; INR remittance for FX speculation is restricted under FEMA.
- What account types does ADSS offer?
- Standard (min USD 100), Elite, Pro.
- Does ADSS offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. ADSS offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to India residents.
Cost calculator (median of 65 priced of 90)
EURUSD round turns at the prices captured 01.10.2026. Shown in USD only: we do not publish a INR conversion because the exchange rate is not part of our data.