FCA: Financial Conduct Authority
United Kingdom · Tier 1
About FCA
The UK's conduct regulator for financial firms. Retail CFD leverage is capped at 30:1 on major forex pairs, negative balance protection is mandatory, and eligible clients are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000 if a firm fails.
Brokers licensed by FCA (23)
| Broker | Licensed entity | Licence no. | Status | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Brokers | Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited | FRN 208159 | Disclosed by broker | 10.0 |
| FOREX.com | StoneX Financial Ltd | Not stated | Not yet verified | 9.9 |
| CMC Markets | CMC Markets UK plc | FRN 173730 | Disclosed by broker | 9.7 |
| Swissquote | Swissquote Ltd | FRN 562170 | Not yet verified | 9.6 |
| eToro | eToro (UK) Ltd | FRN 583263 | Disclosed by broker | 9.5 |
| IG | IG Markets Limited | FRN 195355 | Not yet verified | 9.5 |
| City Index | StoneX Financial Ltd | FRN 446717 | Not yet verified | 9.4 |
| Saxo Bank | Saxo Capital Markets UK Limited | FRN 551422 | Disclosed by broker | 9.4 |
| Trading 212 | Trading 212 UK Ltd | FRN 609146 | Disclosed by broker | 9.3 |
| OANDA | OANDA Europe Limited | FRN 542574 | Disclosed by broker | 9.2 |
| Plus500 | Plus500UK Ltd | FRN 509909 | Disclosed by broker | 9.2 |
| ThinkMarkets | TF Global Markets (UK) Ltd | FRN 629628 | Not yet verified | 9.1 |
| Pepperstone | Pepperstone Limited | FRN 684312 | Not yet verified | 8.9 |
| FxPro | FxPro UK Limited | FRN 509956 | Disclosed by broker | 8.6 |
| Admirals | Admiral Markets UK Ltd | FRN 595450 | Not yet verified | 8.4 |
| Capital.com | Capital Com (UK) Limited | FRN 793714 | Verified on register | 8.4 |
| Tickmill | Tickmill UK Ltd | FRN 717270 | Disclosed by broker | 8.3 |
| Axi | Axi Financial Services (UK) Ltd | FRN 466201 | Not yet verified | 8.2 |
| Eightcap | Eightcap Group Ltd | FRN 921296 | Not yet verified | 8.1 |
| HFM | HF Markets (UK) Ltd | FRN 801701 | Not yet verified | 8.1 |
| Vantage | Vantage Global Prime LLP | FRN 590299 | Not yet verified | 7.9 |
| Exness | Exness (UK) Ltd | FRN 730729 | Not yet verified | 7.8 |
| FXTM | Exinity UK Limited | FRN 777911 | Not yet verified | 7.7 |