Country sheet · GB
Trading from United Kingdom
The FCA authorises and supervises UK brokers. For retail CFD clients it caps leverage, requires positions to be closed when margin runs low, and makes sure you can't lose more than the money in your account.
RegulatorFCAFinancial Conduct AuthorityPublic register ↗
If a firm failsFSCS £85,000If an FCA-authorised investment firm fails and can't return clients' money or investments, the FSCS can pay eligible people up to £85,000 per person, per firm.How the scheme works →
Retail leverage cap30:1 on major pairs20:1 on minor pairs, major indices and gold; 10:1 on other commodities and minor indices; 5:1 on shares and other assets.handbook.fca.org.uk ↗
Firms licensed here43on our records
Rules read from the official sources linked above on 2026-09-26. Retail clients must have negative balance protection.
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Firms with a licence in United Kingdom
Ordered by licence status, then name. Not a ranking.
FirmLicence here
ActivTradesFCA 434413 Authorised
Admiral Markets UK LtdFCA 595450 Authorised
AJ BellFCA 155593 Authorised
Alpha FXFCA 770377 Authorised
ATC BrokersFCA 591361 Authorised
ATFXFCA 760555 Authorised
Capital.comFCA 793714 Authorised
CFIFCA 828955 Authorised
City IndexFCA 446717 Authorised
CMC MarketsFCA 173730 Authorised
DBG MarketsFCA 469459 Authorised
EightcapFCA 921296 Authorised
EquitiFCA 528328 Authorised
eToroFCA 583263 Authorised
FXCMFCA 217689 Authorised
FXOpenFCA 579202 Authorised
FxPro Global Markets LimitedFCA 509956 Authorised
FXTMFCA 777911 Authorised
Hantec MarketsFCA 502635 Authorised
Hargreaves LansdownFCA 115248 Authorised
HF Markets (SV) LtdFCA 801701 Authorised
HYCMFCA 186171 Authorised
IG International LimitedFCA 195355 Authorised
INFINOXFCA 501057 Authorised
Interactive BrokersFCA 208159 Authorised
Interactive InvestorFCA 141282 Authorised
LMAX GlobalFCA 783200 Authorised
Maybank SecuritiesFCA 144846 Authorised
OANDAFCA 542574 Authorised
Pepperstone Markets LimitedFCA 684312 Authorised
Plus500FCA 509909 Authorised
SaxoFCA 551422 Authorised
SpreadexFCA 190941 Authorised
Tickmill LtdFCA 717270 Authorised
Trade NationFCA 525164 Authorised
Trading 212FCA 609146 Authorised
VantageFCA 590299 Authorised
IC MarketsFCA Not verified
DEGIROFCA 595455 Lapsed
ELANA TradingFCA 848815 Lapsed
Raymond JamesFCA 147303 Lapsed
Renta 4FCA 710119 Lapsed
VarchevFCA 494045 Lapsed
Before you sign up
Five checks for United Kingdom
- Find the firm on FCA’s register yourself, not through a link the firm sent.
- Check that the company named on your account agreement is the one on the register.
- Confirm the website, phone and email match the register entry.
- Ask which compensation scheme covers your account (here: FSCS), and up to what amount.
- Size your first trades inside the retail cap: position size check.
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Note: The £85,000 limit is for investment claims against firms that failed on or after 1 April 2019. The separate FSCS limit for bank deposits rose to £120,000 on 1 December 2025; that change doesn't apply to investment claims.