ARM Securities in Nigeria — review, licence and costs
Score (3 of 6 axes scored)
shown, not ranked: only 40% of the weight has data, need 55%

Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards Nigeria residents
- ARM Securities Limited
- Local standing
- SEC-regulated domestic stockbroker
- Licence as the register states it
- SEC Nigeria regulated; NGX (Nigerian Exchange) dealing member
- Leverage for this entity
- no retail forex/leverage; long-only equities & fixed income
- The firm behind it
- Full-service brokerage serving local and foreign private/institutional investors; formerly Hamilton Hammer (commenced 1994); acquired by ARM Investment Managers in 2008; provides research on Nigerian economy, equity and debt markets
- 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 Nigerian residents enters the score.
no retail forex/leverage; long-only equities & fixed income
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youSEC-regulated domestic stockbroker
- 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: Brokerage/investment account for retail, institutional investors. 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 |
Taxes for a Nigerian resident(1 rule)
- Trading profits are taxable and must be declared to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS, formerly FIRS).https://www.arm.com.ng/securities/
Not tax advice. Check with the FIRS.
Deposit and withdrawal methods (1 methods · 0 local rails)
Bank transfer;
- Bank transfer
- Account currency
- NGN
- 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
Pros and cons(2 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Authorised by the Nigeria regulator in its own register
- Safety 90 of 100, its strongest of 3 scored axes
- Round-turn cost not priced: the pair of spread and commission is not published
- Withdrawal time not published
- Platforms 0 of 100, its weakest of 3 scored axes
- Not scored on reviews, round-turn cost, payouts: the broker publishes no figure we could read
Alternatives in Nigeria(6 of 81 scored in Nigeria)
- Round turn, USD
- 4NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 20NG
- Leverage
- 200NG
- Rank in this country
- #20
- Round turn, USD
- 7NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupNG
- Leverage
- 500NG
- Rank in this country
- #31
- Round turn, USD
- 10NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupNG
- Rank in this country
- #48
- Round turn, USD
- 6NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 100 groupNG
- Leverage
- 500NG
- Rank in this country
- #1
- Round turn, USD
- 9NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 25 groupNG
- Leverage
- 1000 group
- Rank in this country
- #2
- Round turn, USD
- 6NG
- Min deposit, USD
- 0 groupNG
- Leverage
- 500NG
- Rank in this country
- #17
"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 Nigeria score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | ARM Securities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | — |
| 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 | 90 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | — |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 90 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 0 |
— the broker does not publish this figure; it is not read as a zero and it is not scored.
Where ARM Securities sits in the Nigeria base(81 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (57 of 81 priced)
Median 6.5 USD · range 3-20 · 24 of 81 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (29 of 81 priced)
Median 20 USD · range 0-100 · 52 of 81 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (53 of 81 with a Nigeria figure)
Median 1:500 · range 100-3000 · 28 of 81 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (81 brokers)
FAQ
- Does ARM Securities accept residents of Nigeria?
- Yes. SEC-regulated domestic stockbroker Onboarding entity: ARM Securities Limited
- Is ARM Securities licensed to serve clients in Nigeria?
- SEC Nigeria regulated; NGX (Nigerian Exchange) dealing member
- How can I withdraw money from ARM Securities in Nigeria?
- Bank transfer; other methods not verified at review
- What account types does ARM Securities offer?
- Brokerage/investment account for retail and institutional investors
- Does ARM Securities offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- No. ARM Securities publishes no swap-free (Islamic) account for Nigeria.