UAQ Free Trade Zone · Est. 2025

Commodity trading, precisely executed.

Midas FZE is an independent trading house built around a single conviction — that disciplined sourcing, transparent execution, and accountable logistics produce lasting commercial value.

Desks currently active · Dubai · Istanbul · Aktau · Geneva
Jurisdiction UAQ Free Trade Zone, U.A.E.
License Commercial · No. 10539
Activity General Trading
The Firm

A trading house designed for operators who value discretion, execution, and continuity of counterparty.

We exist to move physical goods — reliably, on time, and on the terms agreed.

Midas FZE is a United Arab Emirates company registered in the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone. The firm operates in international commodity markets with a deliberate focus on energy products and industrial raw materials, arranging purchase, sale, storage and onward logistics for a selective base of producers, refiners, and institutional off-takers.

We are not brokers. Every transaction Midas participates in is underwritten by documented title, vetted counterparties, and a clear chain of custody — because the only trade worth doing is the one that closes cleanly twice: on paper, and at the terminal gate.

A focused practice, four disciplines.

Our work is organised around the operational problems our counterparties actually face — price exposure, logistics risk, working-capital strain, and documentation integrity.

01 · Trading Desk

Physical Commodity Trading

Spot and term contracts for refined petroleum products and selected industrial commodities. Structured on standard Incoterms with bank-grade payment instruments and independent quality inspection at load and discharge.

Gasoil · EN 590GasolineBase Oils
02 · Logistics

Supply-Chain Execution

End-to-end coordination of vessel, rail and road movements, terminal throughput, and cargo insurance. Our desk manages demurrage exposure and routing decisions on behalf of clients who prefer to stay focused on their core operations.

Vessel CharteringTerminal OpsInsurance
03 · Structured Flows

Trade Finance Structuring

We work with tier-one banks and specialist lenders to structure transaction-level financing — letters of credit, receivables discounting, and pre-payment facilities — matched to the cash-flow profile of each deal.

LC / SBLCPre-paymentEscrow
04 · Advisory

Market & Counterparty Advisory

Confidential guidance for producers entering export markets and buyers sourcing from unfamiliar jurisdictions — covering KYC, sanctions screening, contract negotiation, and operational due diligence on terminals and counterparties.

KYC / SanctionsContract ReviewMarket Entry

Quiet discipline, measurable results.

04+
Active trading corridors across EMEA and Central Asia
20K
Metric tonnes of product under active execution each year
100%
Bank-backed payment instruments on every physical flow
0
Open disputes or unresolved arbitrations to date

How we actually work.

Every mandate moves through four structured phases. Each one ends with a written decision point — so nobody is surprised, and nothing is assumed.

i

Qualification

Mutual KYC, indicative volumes, target specifications, acceptable payment terms. Typically closes inside five working days.

ii

Structuring

A term sheet is drafted covering product, Incoterm, pricing formula, financing route and inspection regime. Legal review runs in parallel.

iii

Execution

Contract signature, financial instruments opened, nomination issued, vessel or rail scheduled. Our operations desk handles the day-to-day.

iv

Settlement

Documentary presentation, final pricing, payment release and post-trade reporting — including demurrage and quality reconciliation.

Geography

Where our flows move.

Our counterparty network spans four operating corridors, each supported by vetted terminal relationships and on-the-ground advisory capacity. We grow where we can service a client personally — not where a logo would look impressive.

  • United Arab EmiratesHome Market
  • Türkiye & the Black SeaActive
  • Central Asia & CaspianActive
  • Continental EuropeSelective
  • East AfricaEmerging
What counterparties tell us
The difference with Midas is operational seriousness. Contracts are drafted with care, nominations arrive on time, and when something does move in the market, we hear about it before it becomes a problem.
Head of Supply · Independent refiner, Mediterranean basin
ICCIncoterms 2020
FIATAFreight Standards
SGSIndependent Inspection
URDG 758Guarantees
UCP 600Doc. Credits
Contact

Serious enquiries, handled personally.

Every message is read by a member of our trading desk, not a mailbox. We respond inside one business day — and if our mandate is not the right fit for yours, we will say so plainly.

Contact info
Midas FZE
Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
UAQ Free Trade Zone
Al Shmookh Business Center
One UAQ
Hours Sun–Thu · 09:00–18:00 GST
Entity Midas FZE
License Commercial · No. 10539
Activity General Trading
Authority UAQ Free Trade Zone