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Broker availability in United Kingdom

Best brokers available in United Kingdom

UK residents can use FCA-authorised brokers for retail forex, CFDs, spread betting, investing and other products where the serving entity has the relevant permissions. Retail CFD products remain subject to FCA leverage, margin-close-out, negative-balance-protection and inducement rules, while cryptoasset derivatives and ETNs that reference unregulated transferable cryptoassets remain banned for UK retail consumers.

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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 (derivatives); CMC Markets Investments Limited (cash investing) Available 95/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex CFDs and spread bets, CFDs and spread bets across indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, rates and bonds, Cash shares and ETFs through CMC Invest/equities accounts, Options where supported by the UK account and eligibility checks, OTC options where offered, subject to FCA retail product-intervention rules
Restricted/not offered: Cryptoasset derivatives/ETNs for UK retail clients under the FCA retail ban, 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 Ltd (CFDs); IG Index Ltd (spread betting); IG Trading and Investments Ltd (share/ETF investing); IG Digital Assets Ltd (cryptoasset services) Available 94/100 Review & country fit →
Available/eligible products: Forex CFDs and spread bets, CFDs and spread bets across shares, indices, commodities and other supported markets, Cash shares and ETFs through IG Trading and Investments Ltd, US futures and options subject to appropriateness/eligibility, Spot crypto through IG Digital Assets Ltd, subject to eligibility and separate protection framework, OTC exposure to underlying futures prices through CFDs/spread bets, Spot crypto through a separate IG Digital Assets service
Restricted/not offered: Cryptoasset derivatives/ETNs for UK retail clients under the FCA retail ban, 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 CFDs and spread bets, Share CFDs, ETF CFDs, Index, commodity, metal and bond CFDs
Restricted/not offered: Cryptoasset derivatives/ETNs for UK retail clients under the FCA retail ban, Direct ownership of shares or ETFs was not verified on the reviewed OANDA Europe Limited UK CFD 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 and spread bets, Index and commodity CFDs/spread bets, Share CFDs/spread bets, ETF derivative exposure where offered
Restricted/not offered: Cryptoasset derivatives/ETNs for UK retail clients under the FCA retail ban, Direct ownership of shares or ETFs was not verified on the reviewed Pepperstone UK derivatives service
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)
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
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
ATC BrokersATC Brokers Limited Restricted 77/100 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: Retail onboarding through the reviewed UK route, Products not permitted for the client's FCA classification
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