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FCA

Financial Conduct Authority · United Kingdom

Tier 1Public register ↗

Negative-balance protection is required

FCA rules require CFD providers to protect retail clients from losing more than the funds in their account.

“Provide protections that guarantee a client cannot lose more than the total funds in their CFD account”

Source · checked Oct 5, 2026

Investor compensation

What a Tier 1 regulator means

Major-market regulator with a statutory investor-compensation scheme, strict capital and client-money rules, and an active enforcement record. We use this tier in the regulation part of every Editor Rating. How regulator tiers work.

Where a FCA licence counts on Coinish

It is the local regulator for United Kingdom: a company licensed by FCA counts as locally licensed there.

How to check a FCA licence

  1. Open the FCA public register and search for the company name or licence number shown in the broker’s website footer.
  2. Check the legal name matches the company named in your account agreement: brokers often run several companies under one brand.
  3. Check the licence is current and covers the service you want (for example dealing in CFDs or holding client money).

Lists where FCA-licensed companies are ranked

Forex brokers in the United Kingdom (17) · CFD brokers in the United Kingdom (18) · Stock brokers & investing apps in the United Kingdom (7) · Crypto exchanges in the United Kingdom (5)

Tracked entities licensed by FCA

BrokerEntityLicenceServes
IGIG Markets Ltd195355United Kingdom
CMC MarketsCMC Markets UK plc173730United Kingdom
SaxoSaxo Capital Markets UK Ltd551422United Kingdom
Interactive BrokersInteractive Brokers (U.K.) Limited208159United Kingdom
eToroeToro (UK) Ltd583263United Kingdom
Plus500Plus500UK Ltd509909United Kingdom
PepperstonePepperstone Limited684312United Kingdom
XTBXTB Limited522157United Kingdom
OANDAOANDA Europe Limited542574United Kingdom
FOREX.comStoneX Financial Ltd446717United Kingdom
City IndexStoneX Financial Ltd446717United Kingdom
FxProFxPro UK Limited509956United Kingdom
Capital.comCapital Com (UK) Limited793714United Kingdom
HFMHF Markets (UK) Ltd801701United Kingdom
Hargreaves LansdownHargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited115248United Kingdom
LightyearLightyear UK Ltd987226United Kingdom
KrakenPayward Ltd928768United Kingdom
BitstampBitstamp UK Ltd.978690United Kingdom
Crypto.comForis DAX UK LimitedNot verified yetUnited Kingdom
GeminiGemini Intergalactic UK, Ltd921817United Kingdom
Trade NationTrade Nation Financial UK Ltd525164United Kingdom
FXCMStratos Markets Limited217689Not verified
ActivTradesActivTrades PLC434413United Kingdom
HYCMHYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited186171United Kingdom
SpreadexSpreadex Limited190941United Kingdom