XTB Aims to Start UAE Operation by the First Half of 2021 XTB Aims to Start UAE Operation by the First Half of 2021 The broker is still in the process of obtaining a DFSA license. Arnab Shome 2021-04-26T12:02:52+00:00 2021-04-26T12:19:25+00:00 Photo: FM X-Trade Brokers, known by its trade name XTB, is gearing up to expand its international operations and is aiming to enter the United Arab Emirates as soon as the first half of this year. “We are very close to launching operations in the United Arab Emirates. Our intention is to start operating in this market in the first half of 2021,” XTB President Omar Arnaout said on a conference call on Monday.