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Recalculated 2026-11-02 · Established 2010 · ADS Securities LLC

ADSS — South Africa

ADSS is rated 1.70 out of 5 by our formula (scored, but outside the ranking) for traders in South Africa: round turn 12 USD, residents accepted — Through an offshore entity.

How we score

Suits you if a swap-free account is available · it runs 3 trading platforms · it has been trading for 16 years

Look elsewhere if the round turn is 12 USD against a 7 USD median here · the minimum is 100 USD against 50 USD in this market · it holds no licence issued in South Africa

Key facts (8)

Who actually onboards you
ADS Securities LLC
Licence number
not stated
Established
2010group
Min deposit, USD
100 USDgroup
Platforms
OREX · WebTrader · MT4
Local funding
Cards and international wire; local ZAR EFT rail
Max leverage
500geo
EURUSD
1.2 pipsgroup

Accounts (3)

ADSS publishes no cost per lot for any account offered in South Africa.

See the 81 brokers here that publish one

This broker against the South Africa middle (81 of 104)

ADSSSouth Africa median
Round turn, USD12.0 USD7.0 USD
Min deposit, USD100 USDgroup50.0 USD
Max leverage500geo500.0geo
Withdrawal, h2-5 business daysgroup24.0 h
EURUSD, standard1.2 pipsgroup1.0 pips
EURUSD, raw0.0 pipsgroup0.0 pips
Established2010group2009.0
Platforms33.0
Through an offshore entity

Onboards residents through an offshore entity

Not FSCA-authorised; offshore. No FSCA licence located at review (unlike Exness/FxPro who hold local FSPs). Not explicitly on ADSS restricted list, but no local licence.

56 of 104 brokers in our base hold a licence issued in South Africa. That is a fact about the market, not about ADSS.

Who actually onboards you
ADS Securities LLC
Licence number
—
Local licence
no
Checked
2026-07-09

Score (5/6 axes)

1.7of 5

A weighted average of the axes below. Each axis is measured on the same scale as the score itself, and carries the weight shown beside it.

Round-turn cost20% → 26.7%3.2
Licence and entity20% → 26.7%0.5
Withdrawal speed15% → 20.0%0.0
Track record10% → 13.3%4.0
Platforms and programs10% → 13.3%1.2
Trader reviews25%no data

Check:26.7% × 3.25+ 26.7% × 0.50+ 20.0% × 0.00+ 13.3% × 4.00+ 13.3% × 1.25= 1.7

Shown, not ranked: no review-platform rating

Licence check

Licence number
—
Checked
2026-07-09

Register

Who actually onboards you

ADS Securities LLC

Offshore entity

South African clients would be served cross-border by the UAE entity ADS Securities LLC; no local SA entity.

What each account gives you

Standard (min USD 100), Elite, Pro.

Cost per round turn, and the South Africa middle (81 of 104)

Round turn, USD
12.0 USD
Median
7.0 USD

standard

Client-money protections

Min deposit USD 100.

What the broker publishes about payouts

Withdrawal, h
2-5 business daysgroup

Trading software and asset classes (3)

OREX · WebTrader · MT4

FX, commodities, share CFDs, indices, crypto CFDs, bonds.

Reviews

Reviews
4.0/5 from 26 reviewsgroup

Trustpilot|4.0 out of 5|26 reviews

Where it wins, where it loses

Pros (1)

  • Swap-free account available

Cons (2)

  • Round turn 12.0 USD against a South Africa median of 7.0
  • No local licence: the client is onboarded by a foreign entity

Where it does not serve

Afghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic Of the Congo, Cuba, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Gibraltar, Guam, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kosovo, Palestine

Methodology

the weighted mean of six axes, each on the same 0–5 scale · reviews 25%, cost 20%, safety 20%, payouts 15%, track_record 10%, platforms 10%

Methodology

Sources (3)

3 sources, read on 2026-07-09. Ordered by weight of evidence: regulator registers first, then the broker's own documents, review platforms and aggregators.

  1. Regulator registers
  2. 1fsca.co.zafsca.co.za · domainRegister
  3. The broker's own documents
  4. 2adss.comadss.com · domainBroker
  5. Aggregators and directories
  6. 3fxempire.com/brokers/adssecuritiesfxempire.com · pageAggregator

FAQ (5)

Does ADSS accept residents of South Africa?

Through an offshore entity.

Which entity onboards a South Africa client of ADSS?

ADS Securities LLC

What licence does ADSS hold for South Africa?

No licence number is published for this country.

What does one EURUSD lot cost at ADSS?

12.0 USD per round turn against a South Africa median of 7.0 USD, measured on 81 of 104 brokers.

How long does a withdrawal from ADSS take?

ADSS publishes 2-5 business days. Their own wording: “traders can expect to wait for 2 to 5 working days”.