Visit FxProDarson Securities in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (4 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
Key facts (4 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Darson Securities Limited
- Founded
- 2000
- 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.darson.com.pk/
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- Darson Securities Limited
- Local standing
- SECP-regulated domestic PSX brokerage (public limited co.)
- Licence as the register states it
- SECP securities broker licence; PSX TREC holder (TREC number not verified at review); also PMEX member
- Leverage for this entity
- margin financing (MTS) per SECP/NCCPL; PSX futures; commodity futures via PMEX; no retail spot forex
- The firm behind it
- Incorporated Jan 1998 (ex-Lahore Stock Exchange member); renamed Darson Securities Apr 2002; converted to Public Limited Dec 2019 (SECP cert Feb 2020); ~8 branch offices; also PMEX member; CEO Malik Dil Awayz Ahmed
- What we hold against it
- SECP filed a criminal complaint (Karachi sessions court) against Darson Securities and 3 clients for alleged price manipulation of 28 scrips (Apr 2012-May 2014), alleging an artificial market and ~Rs14.2m profit; related SECP orders/appeals on record (e.g., Appeal No.43 of 2019). Verify current status via SECP.
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/NCCPL; PSX futures; commodity futures via PMEX; no retail spot forex
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSECP-regulated domestic PSX brokerage (public limited co.)
- 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 (retail, HNW, funds, institutional), PMEX commodity 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(3 platforms)
- mobile
- desktop
- phone
Pros and cons(4 for and 5 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the Pakistan regulator in its own register
- Swap-free account available
- Track record 100 of 100, its strongest of 4 scored axes
- 3 platforms: mobile, desktop, phone
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- A regulator warning is on file against this broker
- Withdrawal time not published
- Reviews 0 of 100, its weakest of 4 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Where Darson 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
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupPK
- Rank in this country
- #24
- Round turn, USD
- 5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 0PK
- Leverage
- 50PK
- Rank in this country
- #12
- Round turn, USD
- 6.5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 100PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 5PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupPK
- Leverage
- 1000PK
- Rank in this country
- #3
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 25PK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #11
- Round turn, USD
- 6PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupPK
- Leverage
- 500PK
- Rank in this country
- #18
"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 | Darson Securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 0 |
| 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 | 90 |
| 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 | 0 |
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
FAQ
- Does Darson Securities accept residents of Pakistan?
- Yes. SECP-regulated domestic PSX brokerage (public limited co.) Onboarding entity: Darson Securities Limited
- Is Darson Securities licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- SECP securities broker licence; PSX TREC holder (TREC number not verified at review); also PMEX member Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does Darson Securities support?
- mobile, desktop, phone. Instruments: PSX-listed equities; futures; PMEX commodities; (fixed income per firm)
- How can I withdraw money from Darson Securities in Pakistan?
- bank transfer; Raast (per Pakistani standard practice); details not verified at review
- What account types does Darson Securities offer?
- CDC sub-account + PSX trading account (retail, HNW, funds, institutional); PMEX commodity account
- Does Darson Securities offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Conditional.