City Index review

2 licensed entities · cityindex.com

✓ Checked Oct 12, 2026

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Coinish Score

56/100

Forex in United Kingdom

Editor Rating

4.3/5

Forex in United Kingdom

Best rank

13 of 17

Forex in the United Kingdom

Main cost

Not verified yet

In short

Licensed by FCA and CySEC.
2 licensed companies, so the one you sign up with depends on where you live.
Offers forex, CFDs, with 13,500+ instruments.
Trade on City Index app, MetaTrader 4 and TradingView.
Offers a demo account.
Support by phone, live chat and email.

The UK site now brands City Index as "StoneX Trading". StoneX Financial Pty Ltd (AFSL 345646) is on the ASIC register; the Australian site wouldn't load for us, so we don't list it for Australia yet.

What it costs

EUR/USD all-in cost	Not verified yet
Inactivity fee	£12 per month after 12 months without trading
Withdrawal fee	None
Minimum deposit	$0 (StoneX Financial Ltd)

4.3/5

How we rated it · Forex in United Kingdom (StoneX Financial Ltd)

Computed from verified facts only, with published thresholds. 100% of the rating weight is backed by data. Method →

Regulation & safety 25%
3.7
Trading costs 25%
5.0
Markets & products 15%
4.5
Platforms & tools 10%
4.5
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
4.0
Account options 5%
3.0
Support 10%
4.8

Modest

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about City Index’s own website. Not an assessment of the broker itself: it makes up half of the Coinish Score and never changes the Editor Rating. How this works →

Market strength

Where it stands today

Momentum

14 Declining ↓↓

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
26
Search visibility
22
Authority
38
Brand & market presence
34

Tick mark = category average.

Compared with 88 tracked trading platforms. Data through October 2026, pulled Nov 2, 2026.

Who holds your account

The company you sign up with depends on where you live. Its regulator decides your protections.

Entity	Regulator	Licence	Serves	CFD loss %
StoneX Financial Ltd	FCA Tier 1	446717	United Kingdom named on the regional site	68% Oct 5, 2026
StoneX Europe Ltd	CySEC Tier 2	400/21	Client scope not verified	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

StoneX Financial Ltd

FCA

Tier 1

446717

United Kingdom

named on the regional site

68%

Oct 5, 2026

StoneX Europe Ltd

CySEC

Tier 2

400/21

Client scope not verified

–

Platforms, funding and support

Products	Forex, CFDs
Owner	StoneX
Instruments	13,500+
Platforms	City Index app, MetaTrader 4, TradingView
Deposit methods	Debit card, Credit card, Bank transfer
Withdrawal time (stated)	Not verified yet
Demo account	Yes
Support	live chat, email, phone · 24/5

City Index ratings by country (2)

We rate City Index separately on each of the 2 country lists it appears on, based on the company that would hold your account there. The breakdown above is for its highest-rated one.

Country	Product	Entity	Access	Rating
United Kingdom	Forex	StoneX Financial Ltd	Locally licensed	4.3/5
United Kingdom	CFDs	StoneX Financial Ltd	Locally licensed	4.3/5

Country

Product

Entity

Access

Rating

United Kingdom

Forex

StoneX Financial Ltd

Locally licensed

4.3/5

United Kingdom

CFDs

StoneX Financial Ltd

Locally licensed

4.3/5

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Sources (18)

Licence / entity · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 5, 2026
“StoneX Trading is a trading name of StoneX Financial Ltd”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 5, 2026
“FCA Register Number: 446717”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 5, 2026
“68% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider”
Licence / entity · regulator register · cysec.gov.cy · Oct 6, 2026
“CySEC register of Cypriot investment firms: StoneX Europe Ltd, Licence Number 400/21, trade names: CITYINDEX, forex.com”
Platforms · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Download mobile app”
Platforms · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Download MT4”
Platforms · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Download TradingView”
Accounts · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Free live demo account”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · archived copy of cityindex.com · Jan 20, 2025
“Opening a City Index trading account is fast and free. Sign up today and benefit from negative balance protection”
Markets · broker's own site · archived copy of cityindex.com · Jan 19, 2025
“We offer instant access to over 13,500 markets via spread betting and CFDs”
Costs · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“No. Withdrawals are free of charge.”
Costs · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“If there has been no trading activity within 12 months, we do charge an inactivity fee of £12 per month”
Funding · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Debit card: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro and Electron”
Funding · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Credit card: Visa, MasterCard”
Funding · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Bank transfer: Free”
Accounts · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“For professional accounts, it will automatically be suspended if there has been no trading activity for 12 months.”
Support · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Our Client Services team offers dedicated support 24/5 by chat, phone or email.”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · cityindex.com · Oct 12, 2026
“The minimum initial card deposit is 100 of your selected base currency, there is no minimum requirement for bank transfers.”