Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited – Broker Overview

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited requires a minimum initial deposit of PKR 50,000 to open a trading account. Funds can be deposited via IBFT or RAAST transfer from any Pakistani bank account in your name.

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited charges a Regular Market commission rate of a competitive rate. On top of brokerage commission, standard PSX trading costs apply to every trade: CDC charges per official tariff, Capital Gains Tax withheld per FBR rates, and PSX/SECP regulatory fees. These are the same regardless of which broker you use.

Yes. Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and holds Trading Right Entitlement Certificate (TREC) a number not published by the exchange from the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The firm currently holds a broker rating of PACRA: BMR2. When you open an account with Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited, your shares are held in your own CDC sub-account — not in the broker's custody — providing structural protection for your assets. Trade settlement is handled by NCCPL (National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited) under SECP-mandated rules.

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited was established in 2007, giving it 19+ years of PSX market experience. The firm is led by Mr. Ather Husain Medina and operates from 1st Floor, GPC 2, Block 5, Kehkashan, Clifton, Karachi.

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited does not currently offer its own dedicated mobile trading app. However, you can access your HMB account through StockIntel's iOS and Android apps — Pakistan's first multi-broker trading platform — giving you full mobile trading capabilities including real-time PSX data, TradingView charts, custom alerts, and the option to add other brokers to the same interface.

Fund deposits to Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited typically take an unspecified timeframe to reflect in your trading account once the transfer is confirmed. Withdrawal requests take an unspecified timeframe to process. HMB does not currently support RAAST instant transfers. All deposits are made directly to HMB's settlement account from any Pakistani bank account registered in your name.

No. Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited does not currently offer leverage or margin trading facilities.

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited supports an unspecified set of orders for PSX trading.

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited is one of 200+ SECP-licensed PSX brokers operating in Pakistan. The Pakistan Stock Exchange publishes monthly activity rankings for the top brokers across UIN registrations, Trading Volume, and Trading Value — view current rankings on the Brokers Directorypage. Broker activity rankings are sourced from official PSX market data via Capital Stake's institutional data infrastructure and updated monthly. When evaluating brokers outside the published top ranks, consider broker ratings, years of operation, commission structure, and service quality alongside trading volume metrics.

Use StockIntel's Broker Comparison Tool to compare Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited side-by-side with other major PSX brokers based on commission rates, minimum deposits, rankings, supported order types, and platform features. Or browse the complete PSX Brokers Directory. Through StockIntel, you can also connect multiple brokers simultaneously and trade across them from a single interface — useful if you want HMB for some trades and a different broker for others.

Not currently. Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limitedis not integrated with StockIntel's multi-broker trading platform at this time, so existing HMB accounts cannot be connected. StockIntel currently supports four SECP-licensed partner brokers — Munir Khanani Securities, Chase Securities, Yasir Mahmood Securities, and Zahid Latif Khan Securities — for live multi-broker trading. If you trade primarily through HMBand want access to Pakistan's first multi-broker trading platform with real-time PSX data, TradingView charts, and the 150+ filter fundamental screener, you can open a free account with one of our partner brokers and use that for StockIntel-routed trades while keeping your HMB account active separately.

Habib Metropolitan Financial Services Limited account opening is handled directly by HMB — visit their website (www.hmfs.com.pk) or contact their head office at 1st Floor, GPC 2, Block 5, Kehkashan, Clifton, Karachi (phone: an unlisted number) for account opening procedures. Typical requirements include a Pakistani CNIC, proof of address, photographs, and a minimum deposit per HMB's policies. If you're evaluating PSX brokers and want to use Pakistan's first multi-broker trading platform, StockIntel currently supports four SECP-licensed partner brokers — Munir Khanani Securities, Chase Securities, Yasir Mahmood Securities, and Zahid Latif Khan Securities — with fully digital account opening in under 10 minutes.