Visit FxProAKD Securities in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (3 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: only 40% of the weight has data, need 55%
Key facts (4 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- AKD Securities Limited (formerly BIPL Securities Limited; renamed 22 July 2022), public limited company incorporated in Pakistan
- Founded
- 1947
- Currencies
- PKR
- Swap-free account
- conditional
Licence check
The 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://www.akdsl.com/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- AKD Securities Limited (formerly BIPL Securities Limited; renamed 22 July 2022), public limited company incorporated in Pakistan
- Local standing
- SECP-regulated domestic brokerage house
- Licence as the register states it
- SECP-licensed securities/futures broker; PSX TREC holder; PMEX corporate member
- Leverage for this entity
- margin financing (MTS) per SECP; futures (deliverable/cash-settled); no retail spot forex
- The firm behind it
- Full-service brokerage; described as among the largest houses on PSX by traded volume and new UIN registrations; rebranded from BIPL Securities in 2022
- What we hold against it
- Established large broker; no SECP enforcement action verified at review
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.
margin financing (MTS) per SECP; futures (deliverable/cash-settled); no retail spot forex
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSECP-regulated domestic brokerage house
- 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.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: CDC sub-account + PSX trading account, full-service, online self-trade, Roshan Digital Account. 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.
Payouts(1 method)
| Method | Deposit, h | Withdrawal, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer | 24 | — | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
bank transfer;
- Bank transfer
- Account currency
- PKR
- Fee declared
- 1 of 1 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(1 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(2 platforms)
- AKD TradePro mobile app
- akdtrade.com web trading terminal
| Class | Leverage |
|---|---|
| AKD TradePro mobile app | —PK |
| akdtrade.com web trading terminal | —PK |
Pros and cons(3 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the Pakistan regulator in its own register
- Swap-free account available
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 3 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Withdrawal time not published
- Platforms 15 of 100, its weakest of 3 scored axes
- Not scored on reviews, round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Where AKD Securities sits in the Pakistan base(62 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (36 of 62 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 3-19 · 26 of 62 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (16 of 62 priced)
Median 7.5 USD · range 0-237.2 · 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
- 6.5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 5 groupPK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupPK
- Leverage
- 1000PK
- Rank in this country
- #3
- Round turn, USD
- 5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10PK
- Leverage
- 2000PK
- Rank in this country
- #4
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupPK
- Leverage
- 400PK
- Rank in this country
- #5
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 0PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #6
"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 | AKD Securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 100 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | — |
| 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 | 15 |
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
FAQ
- Does AKD Securities accept residents of Pakistan?
- Yes. SECP-regulated domestic brokerage house Onboarding entity: AKD Securities Limited (formerly BIPL Securities Limited; renamed 22 July 2022), public limited company incorporated in Pakistan
- Is AKD Securities licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- SECP-licensed securities/futures broker; PSX TREC holder; PMEX corporate member Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does AKD Securities support?
- AKD TradePro mobile app, akdtrade.com web trading terminal. Instruments: PSX equities, futures, money market instruments; PMEX commodities; forex broking
- How can I withdraw money from AKD Securities in Pakistan?
- bank transfer; Raast/1LINK per onboarding (not individually verified at review)
- What account types does AKD Securities offer?
- CDC sub-account + PSX trading account; full-service and online self-trade; Roshan Digital Account
- Does AKD Securities offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Conditional.