Pearl Securities in Pakistan — review, licence and costs
Score (5 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: no cost
Key facts
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.pearlsecurities.com
Not tax advice. Check with the Federal Board of Revenue.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Pakistan residents
- Pearl Securities Limited
- Local standing
- SECP-regulated domestic PSX brokerage
- Licence as the register states it
- SECP securities broker licence; PSX TREC holder (TREC number not verified at review)
- Leverage for this entity
- margin financing (MTS) per SECP/NCCPL; PSX futures; no retail spot forex
- The firm behind it
- Registered PSX brokerage house, SECP-regulated; provides Pearl Trade app for trading all PSX-listed securities; official site pearlsecurities.com
- What we hold against it
- not 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/NCCPL; PSX futures; no retail spot forex
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSECP-regulated domestic PSX brokerage
- 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. 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)
- Pearl Trade mobile app
- Vtrade platform
| Class | Leverage |
|---|---|
| Pearl Trade mobile app | —PK |
| Vtrade platform | —PK |
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 0 | 5, 0 |
Share of reviewers in Pakistan: — The platform does not publish it.
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
- Withdrawal in 24 h, one of 46 of 62 brokers here that publish a time
- Safety 100 of 100, its strongest of 5 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Min deposit 50000 USD, over the Pakistan median 7.5
- Reviews 0 of 100, its weakest of 5 scored axes
- Not scored on round-turn cost: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Where Pearl 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 · this broker 50000 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
- 11PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 50 groupPK
- Rank in this country
- #25
- Round turn, USD
- 9PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupPK
- Rank in this country
- #28
- Round turn, USD
- 19PK
- Min deposit, USD
- 30 groupPK
- Leverage
- 3000PK
- Rank in this country
- #32
- 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
- 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 | Pearl 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 | 100 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 80 |
| 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 Pearl Securities accept residents of Pakistan?
- Yes. SECP-regulated domestic PSX brokerage Onboarding entity: Pearl Securities Limited
- Is Pearl Securities licensed to serve clients in Pakistan?
- SECP securities broker licence; PSX TREC holder (TREC number not verified at review) Checked on 11.07.2026.
- Which trading platforms does Pearl Securities support?
- Pearl Trade mobile app, Vtrade platform. Instruments: PSX-listed equities; futures (per firm)
- How can I withdraw money from Pearl Securities in Pakistan?
- bank transfer; Raast (per Pakistani standard practice); details not verified at review
- What account types does Pearl Securities offer?
- CDC sub-account + PSX trading account