iFX EXPO Launches Trading Festival Dubai for Retail Traders
Retail traders are getting their own stage in Dubai. This February, iFX EXPO will debut , a new trader-focused event designed to bring brokers, prop firms, and active traders into the identical room—on equal footing.
Running alongside at the Dubai World Trade Centre (Za’abeel Halls 5 & 6), The Trading Festival takes place on February 11–12 and stands out as one of the few fully B2C-focused events in the online trading industry.
Organisers say the event is built specifically for hands-on participation, combining live trading, prop challenges, practical workshops, and direct broker access under one roof.
Why The Trading Festival is diverse from traditional FX expos
Most FX and fintech expos are designed around B2B networking, with retail traders largely sidelined. The Trading Festival is explicitly designed to flip that dynamic.
Instead of passive presentations, traders will be able to interact directly with platforms in live market conditions—testing execution speeds, comparing spreads, and evaluating tools in real time. For many retail traders, this is the first opportunity to assess brokers and prop firms beyond marketing claims.
The event is expected to attract 10,000+ active traders alongside institutional participants, including brokers, prop firms, and introducing brokers (IBs). Major FX brands already confirmed include Exness, Pepperstone, Capital.com, Vantage, IC Markets Global, and others.
Following its Dubai debut, organisers plan to take The Trading Festival to Colombia, Morocco, and Mexico, targeting regions where retail trading participation continues to expand.
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What traders can expect on the floor
The Trading Festival agenda spans more than two days and is structured to let attendees move freely between stages, workshops, and trading environments.
The Expo functions as a live comparison hub, allowing traders and IBs to evaluate brokerage and prop firm offerings side by side—spreads, commissions, payout models, and platform performance—without sales filters.
Live Workshops will host open discussions and real-time trading practice, giving participants a chance to platform strategies, debate market conditions, and tackle common trading challenges with peers and professionals.
The Trading Lab serves as a technology showcase where visitors can test the latest trading tools and infrastructure hands-on, rather than watching demos from a distance.
One of the central attractions is The Trading Cup, a prop trading competition featuring two demo trading rounds of 60 minutes each. The challenges are designed “by the book” to surface disciplined risk management and execution skills, rather than pure luck.
Organisers also hint at additional surprises and rewards aimed at keeping traders engaged across the event.
Dubai as the launchpad
Choosing Dubai as the launch location is deliberate. The emirate has become a global hub for fintech, trading, and capital markets, drawing participants from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
By colocating with , The Trading Festival taps into an existing ecosystem of brokers, liquidity providers, fintech firms, and institutional players—while carving out a distinct space for retail traders.
The result is a hybrid environment: institutional infrastructure on one side of the wall, retail execution and education on the other.
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How to attend
Registration for The Trading Festival Dubai 2026 is now open through the official iFX EXPO Dubai . Organisers note that spots are filling rapidly.
Attendees are also encouraged to download the iFX EXPO mobile app on Google Play or the App Store to stay updated during the event and manage their on-site experience.
As retail trading continues to mature, The Trading Festival signals a shift in how the industry engages its most active participants—not as spectators, but as the main event.
