Best brokers available in United Kingdom

United Kingdom residents can use FCA-authorised brokers and investment platforms, but product availability depends on the exact legal entity and client classification. Retail CFDs, rolling-spot forex and financial spread bets remain permitted only under FCA product-intervention protections, while crypto-derivatives and crypto ETNs referencing unregulated transferable cryptoassets are prohibited for UK retail consumers.

Brokers serving United Kingdom

Interactive BrokersInteractive Brokers (U.K.) Limited Available 96/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Stocks, ETFs, Listed options, Futures and futures options, Spot currencies/FX, Bonds and funds, CFDs subject to product permissions and UK retail protections, Spot crypto for eligible IBUK clients through the linked Paxos arrangement
Restricted/not offered: Retail CFDs outside FCA leverage and loss-protection limits, Crypto derivatives and crypto ETNs prohibited to UK retail consumers, Products requiring trading permissions, suitability or eligibility that the account does not meet
CMC MarketsCMC Markets UK plc / CMC Markets Investments Limited (product-dependent) Available 95/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex via spread bets/CFDs under UK retail leverage protections, CFDs and financial spread betting under FCA retail protections, Cash shares via CMC Invest, Cash ETFs and investment trusts via CMC Invest, OTC options where offered, subject to FCA retail product-intervention rules
Restricted/not offered: Retail CFD/rolling-spot/spread-bet leverage above FCA limits, Crypto derivatives and crypto ETNs referencing unregulated transferable cryptoassets for retail clients, Professional-client terms should not be treated as equivalent to retail protections, Direct listed-option ownership is not offered on the reviewed CMC UK options service; CMC options are cash-settled OTC options or spread bets
IGIG Markets Limited / IG Index Limited / IG Trading and Investments Limited Available 94/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex/CFDs through IG Markets Limited, Spread betting through IG Index Limited, Shares/ETFs and investments through IG Trading and Investments Limited, ETFs and other eligible exchange-traded investments, OTC options exposure through CFDs/spread bets, OTC exposure to underlying futures prices through CFDs/spread bets, Spot crypto through a separate IG Digital Assets service
Restricted/not offered: Products unavailable to the client's classification or permissions, Direct listed futures are not implied by IG's OTC futures-price offering, Higher professional leverage unless the client qualifies for professional classification
SaxoSaxo Capital Markets UK Ltd Available 93/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Stocks, ETFs and eligible ETNs, Bonds and funds, Listed options, Futures, Forex and forex options, CFDs and commodities
Restricted/not offered: Cryptoasset derivatives for UK retail clients, Separate direct-crypto availability was not verified in this run
Plus500Plus500UK Ltd Available 92/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex CFDs, Index CFDs, Commodity CFDs, Share CFDs, ETF CFDs, Options CFDs
Restricted/not offered: Cryptocurrency CFDs for UK retail clients, Direct ownership of shares or ETFs on the canonical Plus500 CFD service
OANDAOANDA Europe Limited Available 91/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex through OANDA Europe's UK leveraged trading service, CFDs on indices, commodities, metals, bonds and other supported markets, Share CFDs on supported US, UK and European listed shares
Restricted/not offered: Cryptoasset derivatives for UK retail clients, Direct cash shares were not verified on the OANDA Europe Limited trading service, Direct ETFs, listed options and listed futures were not verified on the OANDA Europe Limited trading service
PepperstonePepperstone Limited Available 91/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex CFDs, Financial spread betting, CFDs on indices, commodities, shares and ETFs, MT4, MT5, TradingView, cTrader and Pepperstone's own platform on eligible accounts
Restricted/not offered: Crypto derivatives for UK retail clients, Binary options for UK retail clients
XTBXTB Limited Available 91/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex CFDs, Index CFDs, Commodity CFDs, Stock CFDs, ETF CFDs, Cash stocks, Cash ETFs
Restricted/not offered: Crypto-derivatives for UK retail clients, Options (not offered by XTB)
FxopenFXOpen Ltd Available 86/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Retail forex CFDs, Index CFDs, Commodity CFDs, Share CFDs subject to UK permissions
Restricted/not offered: Products not permitted for UK retail clients under FCA product rules
Tio MarketsTIO Markets UK Limited Available 75/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex/FX trading through the UK regulated service, CFDs, Spread betting, Index, stock and commodity market exposure offered by TIOmarkets UK
Restricted/not offered: Products or leverage outside FCA retail permissions/client classification
ATC BrokersATC Brokers Limited (United Kingdom) Restricted 85/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex and CFDs for professional clients and eligible counterparties where permitted by the FCA entity and client classification, Cryptocurrency products for professional clients where currently offered
Restricted/not offered: Generic UK retail onboarding through the current public ATC UK route, Products not permitted for the client's FCA classification
Noor CapitalNoor Capital UK Limited Restricted 84/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: FX, indices, commodities and equities for eligible professional/corporate clients
Restricted/not offered: Generic retail Open Account CTA, Retail CFD/FX route not verified from the current UK proposition
YCM InvestYCM-Invest Ltd Restricted 82/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Professional-client FX execution, Professional-client OTC CFDs subject to account/product terms, CME-listed futures for eligible professional clients, CME-listed options on futures for eligible professional clients
Restricted/not offered: Retail client onboarding, Any product inferred without professional eligibility and account-specific terms

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