Realex Trading Review 2026

Realex Trading is a broker/online-trading brand in our historical database. Current review status: FCA unauthorised-firm warning. The UK Financial Conduct Authority identifies Realex Trading and the exact website https://realextrading.com/ as an unauthorised firm that may be targeting people in the UK.

We do not assign normal commercial 'pros' to this profile because the overriding issue is regulatory status and client protection. The FCA states that customers of Realex Trading do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong.

The primary concern is an FCA unauthorised-firm warning tied directly to the exact realextrading.com domain in the legacy broker record. The FCA states that customers of Realex Trading do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong.

No Realex Trading promotion, bonus or advertised return is treated as visitor value. The FCA published an unauthorised-firm warning on 11 December 2023 and advises consumers to avoid dealing with the firm.

The key fact is not a marketing feature but the regulatory record: The FCA first published the Realex Trading warning on 11 December 2023, says the firm is not authorised and lists https://realextrading.com/ among its unauthorised-firm details.

The FCA warning and our historical record point to the same domain. Current independent web evidence indicates that the domain may no longer be operating normally, but the regulator warning is the authoritative basis for this profile; old account, pricing and platform claims are therefore not treated as current.

We would not treat Realex Trading as a normal trusted regulated-broker recommendation. The FCA first published the Realex Trading warning on 11 December 2023, says the firm is not authorised and lists https://realextrading.com/ among its unauthorised-firm details. The FCA states that customers of Realex Trading do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong.

Realex Trading does not have a verified current retail-forex/CFD investment licence under the exact warned identity. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) names Realex Trading and the exact domain realextrading.com in an unauthorised-firm warning first published 11 December 2023. The Dutch AFM separately carries the FCA warning as a foreign-supervisor warning relay dated 13 December 2023. That AFM entry is warning context, not a Dutch licence.

The FCA warning lists Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park / Plexal, London E20 3BS, mobile 07716549288 and realextrading.com among the details used by the warned firm, while cautioning that unauthorised firms may use incorrect or borrowed contact details. The FCA states that users dealing with the warned firm do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and are not protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. No statutory compensation scheme, negative-balance protection or segregated-client-fund protection was independently verified for the exact warned operation.

For Belgium, no authorised Belgian/EEA serving entity or current Belgium-specific route was verified. The broker is therefore fail-closed for account opening, and Belgium separately prohibits active distribution to consumers via electronic platforms of leveraged OTC CFDs and rolling-spot forex. This does not turn the generic FSMA product rule into a broker-specific FSMA warning. No Belgian Open Account CTA is permitted.

This review uses precise warning language: the FCA finding is that Realex Trading is unauthorised. ForexBrokersInfo does not label the firm fraudulent or a scam unless an authoritative source supports that exact finding.

No current independently issued award with a credible date/issuer was verified.

Historically Realex Trading marketed online leveraged or speculative trading services. We could not verify a current regulated offering for Realex Trading that would justify presenting old product claims as current. Because the regulatory/identity evidence is adverse or the former brokerage is no longer operating in the same form, old details about accounts, spreads, leverage, funding methods or platforms should not be treated as current unless independently confirmed.

The FCA warning records mobile 07716 549288 and realextrading.com. These are warning identifiers and should not be presented as verified support for an authorised broker.

The FCA warning records a claimed Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park / Plexal, London E20 3BS address. It is not treated as a regulator-verified headquarters.

Support quality should be judged by KYC, payment and complaint handling rather than sales responsiveness.

No credible current education programme from an authorised entity was verified.

No reliable execution or hedging policy was verified from an authorised entity. The review does not apply ECN/STP/market-maker labels without evidence.

Belgian account opening is disabled. No Belgian/EEA authorisation was verified and the FCA identifies Realex Trading as unauthorised.

We do not identify a normal target customer for Realex Trading while this warning/status remains unresolved. Users looking for forex or CFD access should prefer a broker whose exact legal entity and permissions can be verified on the regulator's live register.

Anyone who needs regulated client-money protection, a formal complaints route or compensation-scheme eligibility should avoid relying on this historical profile. The FCA states that customers of Realex Trading do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong.

Do not use coupon codes, deposit bonuses or referral offers as a reason to send funds. We could not verify a current regulated offering for Realex Trading that would justify presenting old product claims as current. Because the regulatory/identity evidence is adverse or the former brokerage is no longer operating in the same form, old details about accounts, spreads, leverage, funding methods or platforms should not be treated as current unless independently confirmed.

No regulator-linked current account types, minimum deposit or leverage schedule were verified; legacy website claims are not published as current facts.

We do not provide account-opening instructions for this profile because of the current warning/status. Verify any firm independently with the relevant regulator before sending identification documents or money.

A demo environment, if one exists, does not establish that the underlying firm is authorised. We therefore do not treat demo availability as a safety signal.

This is not a prop-firm challenge review. Historical 'trading objectives' are not relevant to the core issue, which is whether the firm and legal entity are currently authorised and verifiable.

The FCA explicitly states that users dealing with the warned firm do not have Financial Ombudsman Service access or FSCS protection. No alternative regulated compensation protection was verified for the exact operation.

Do not upload identity documents to an unverified domain or contact. If a firm requests KYC documents, first verify the exact legal entity and website against the regulator's register or warning notice.

No safe regulator-linked deposit or withdrawal route was verified. The FCA advises consumers to avoid dealing with the firm, so payment instructions are deliberately omitted.

Do not send new funds based on old funding instructions or account-manager messages. Verify the firm first; bank, card, crypto and e-wallet transfers can have very different recovery rights.

Any historical minimum-deposit figure is intentionally not repeated as a current fact. We could not verify a current regulated offering for Realex Trading that would justify presenting old product claims as current. Because the regulatory/identity evidence is adverse or the former brokerage is no longer operating in the same form, old details about accounts, spreads, leverage, funding methods or platforms should not be treated as current unless independently confirmed.

Current withdrawal channels could not be verified to our publication standard. If money is already on the platform, document every withdrawal request and avoid paying additional 'tax', 'unlock', 'verification' or 'release' fees without independent legal/regulatory confirmation.

If you already have funds with Realex Trading, submit any available withdrawal request through the account interface, save screenshots and correspondence, and escalate promptly to your bank/card issuer and the relevant regulator if funds are withheld. Do not send additional money merely to release a withdrawal.

We cannot verify reliable current payout performance. The FCA states that customers of Realex Trading do not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong.

No authoritative spread, commission, swap or financing schedule from an authorised entity was verified.

Historical market lists are not repeated as current because the underlying operating status/authorisation is the more important issue. We could not verify a current regulated offering for Realex Trading that would justify presenting old product claims as current. Because the regulatory/identity evidence is adverse or the former brokerage is no longer operating in the same form, old details about accounts, spreads, leverage, funding methods or platforms should not be treated as current unless independently confirmed.

No current regulator-verified trading platform, automated trading, copy trading, MAM or PAMM capability was established.

Historical instrument claims are not presented as current. We could not verify a current regulated offering for Realex Trading that would justify presenting old product claims as current. Because the regulatory/identity evidence is adverse or the former brokerage is no longer operating in the same form, old details about accounts, spreads, leverage, funding methods or platforms should not be treated as current unless independently confirmed.

We do not publish historical server names as current connection instructions for a warning-status profile.

Current supported base currencies could not be independently verified and are not material to the safety conclusion.

Do not infer safety from the availability of cryptocurrency trading or crypto deposits. Crypto transfers can be especially difficult to reverse, so regulatory verification should come before funding.

Any historical leverage figure is intentionally not repeated as a current offer. High leverage materially increases loss risk and, for a warning-status firm, does not compensate for missing or adverse regulatory protection.

We do not provide instructions for increasing leverage on a warning-status profile. If you already have an account, reducing exposure and confirming withdrawal rights is more important than increasing leverage.

Historical spread claims are not presented as current because they cannot be independently verified to our standard. Very low advertised spreads should never be used as a substitute for checking authorisation and client-money protection.

We could not verify a current MAM/PAMM service that should be relied on. Managed-account claims add custody and discretionary-management risk and require especially careful regulatory verification.

Expert Advisor support, if historically offered, is not relevant to the current safety assessment and was not verified as a current feature.

Copy-trading availability does not establish regulatory status. We did not verify a current copy-trading service that should be relied on for a new account.