INGOT Brokers has brought in seasoned FX and CFDs executive Nidal Abdel Hadi as a Strategy Consultant, adding a Dubai‑based industry veteran to support its regional and business plans. Abdel Hadi, who has spent more than two decades in trading and brokerage roles, joins INGOT after back‑to‑back CEO positions at CFI’s Dubai unit and CMS Financial.
His role at INGOT focuses on strategy and consulting, with responsibilities that include business planning and advisory work tied to artificial intelligence and small‑business consulting. He lists the position as a full‑time Strategy Consultant role that started in 2026, based in Dubai.
From CFI Dubai to CMS Financial
Abdel Hadi’s recent career has revolved around MENA‑focused brokers. He joined CFI in 2018 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in Dubai. Over time he moved into the top role at Credit Financier Invest DIFC Limited, the group’s licensed Dubai subsidiary, and served as CEO there from July 2020 to April 2024.
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After his tenure at CFI Dubai, Abdel Hadi took on a CEO‑board advisor mandate at a confidential firm in the United Arab Emirates between April 2024 and May 2025. He then became Group Chief Executive Officer of CMS Financial, an Arabic market‑focused CFDs broker, in May 2025.
He held that role until February 2026, giving him a direct line of sight into retail derivatives activity across Arab markets before moving to INGOT.
Institutional Sales and Swissquote Background
Before his Dubai CEO appointments, Abdel Hadi held senior institutional sales roles at regional and Swiss brokers. He worked as Head of Institutional Sales at ADS Securities in Abu Dhabi from April 2017 to January 2018, focusing on institutional relationships and financial structuring.
Prior to that, he spent two years at Swissquote in Geneva as Head of Institutional Sales from early 2014 to 2016, with responsibilities that included strategic planning and work tied to investment banking.
Recently, INGOT Brokers stepped into the European Union by opening a new office in Limassol, Cyprus, adding the island to an existing footprint that already includes Australia, Dubai, Jordan and Kenya. The broker secured a Cyprus Investment Firm licence from CySEC in November 2025 but has yet to start operating under it, leaving its precise plans for European clients and products open.
The move comes at a time when Cyprus remains a key regulatory hub for retail FX and CFDs thanks to its talent pool and supervisory framework, even as the island faces growing competition from Dubai, where several established brokers have shifted licences or closed local operations.
