FCA
Financial Conduct Authority
United Kingdom
What the FCA does
The FCA supervises around 50,000 financial firms in the UK and runs one of the strictest retail trading regimes in the world, with hard leverage caps, marketing rules and a statutory compensation scheme behind client money.
Protections for traders
- Client fund segregation at approved UK banks
- FSCS compensation up to £85,000 per eligible client
- Leverage capped at 1:30 for major FX pairs
- Mandatory negative balance protection for retail clients
- Ban on binary options and bonus-style incentives
Best FCA-regulated brokers
Ranked by BrokaBoy score, with ties listed alphabetically.
HFM
Multi-regulated broker formerly trading as HotForex
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CMC Markets
Advanced charts, LSE-listed
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Pepperstone
FeaturedAward-winning execution speed
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Axi
Australian MT4 specialist with a strong copy-trading offer
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Forex.com
StoneX-owned broker with US and global entities
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Saxo Bank
Licensed Danish bank offering deep multi-asset market access
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Exness
High-volume retail broker with instant withdrawals and tight majors
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IG
FTSE-listed global leader in CFDs and spread betting
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OANDA
Precision pricing since 1996
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Admirals
Admiral Markets, an EU-supervised broker with an investing arm
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ThinkMarkets
Multi-regulated broker with its own ThinkTrader platform
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Vantage Markets
ASIC-supervised group with raw ECN pricing and copy trading
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Interactive Brokers
Global multi-asset broker for serious investors
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Moneta Markets
Multi-platform broker aimed at active retail traders
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Capital.com
AI-assisted CFD platform with wide market coverage
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Eightcap
Raw-spread broker with strong crypto CFD range
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Swissquote
Swiss bank offering forex and multi-asset trading
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FxPro
No-dealing-desk since 2006
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FXTM
ForexTime, an education-heavy broker with strong emerging-market reach
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XTB
FeaturedTrusted since 2002
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Hantec Markets
Established broker with sponsorship-backed brand
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Tickmill
Low commissions, no gimmicks
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FXCM
Long-running CFD broker with strong charting tools
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Plus500
Clean CFD trading, no clutter
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Trading 212
Commission-free investing plus CFDs
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eToro
FeaturedSocial trading, reinvented
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ATFX
Global broker with strong Asian and UK presence
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