Forex Expo Dubai 2026 opens with 16,000 attendees and 270+ exhibitors
Forex Expo Dubai 2026 opened at Dubai World Trade Centre on 22 September with more than 16,000 attendees on the first day, spread across five halls. Organisers put the exhibitor count at over 270 for the ninth edition of the event.
The attendee mix ran across traders, investors, brokers, IBs, affiliates and other financial markets professionals; keynotes and panels ran on five stages, with dedicated lounges set aside for meetings and networking.
The timing sits alongside Dubai’s ranking as the top global location for fintech in the latest Global Financial Centres Index, a position the emirate has been trading on in its pitch to brokers weighing regional base decisions.
Day two, running today, 23 September, is scheduled to cover IB and affiliate growth, AI-driven investing, FX and crypto risk management, and the trading themes expected to shape Q4 2026. The exhibition floor, sponsor activations and networking areas across Halls 1 to 5 remain open alongside the session programme.
For the broker and vendor side, the draw remains partner acquisition rather than the retail footfall: the concentration of IBs and affiliates in one venue is the reason most exhibitors buy the floor space.
Forex Expo Dubai 2026 closes today at Dubai World Trade Centre, Halls 1 to 5.
