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In this top ten we have chosen and studied some of the best UK CFD brokers.
In forming this listing, we have considered the following:
- Regulation and offices in the UK
- Number of CFD assets
- Spreads offered
- Leverage provided
Table of Content
Round-Up
UK CFD Brokers | Number of CFD assets | UK regulation |
---|---|---|
Pepperstone | 200+ | 684312 |
XM | 1000+ | 120/110 (CySEC) |
XTB | 2100+ | 522157 |
FxPro | 400+ | 509956 |
IG Markets | 17000+ | 195355 |
Admirals | 4000+ | 595450 |
ActivTrades | 500+ | 434413 |
OvalX | 1000+ | 124721 |
CMC Markets | 11500+ | 173730 |
ThinkMarkets | 3600+ | 629628 |
WARNING
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Between 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money
Review
1. Pepperstone
- Pepperstone has a strong presence in the UK with a registered office and FCA regulation (n° 684312).
- 200+ CFD assets, including forex, indices, stocks, ETFs, commodities, and crypto.
- Spreads on forex start from 0 pips on 60+ forex pairs depending on the account type chosen by UK Pepperstone traders.
- Pepperstone offers UK clients retail leverage up to 30:1 and professional leverage up to 500:1 on major forex.
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(75.9% of retail CFD accounts lose money)
2. XM
- XM is available in the UK and has top regulatory oversight in place, including from CySEC (n° 120/110).
- XM has in its offer over 1000 CFD assets, including forex, indices, commodities, and 1150+ stocks
- XM spreads in the UK start from 0 pips depending on the account on 50+ forex pairs.
- UK retail clients find leverage on major forex up to 30:1, while XM professionals get access to max leverage up to 500:1.
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73.57% of retail CFD accounts lose money
3. XTB
- XTB Limited is regulated by FCA (n° 522157) with a registered office in London.
- XTB clients in the UK can choose from 2100+ CFD assets. These include forex, stocks, indices, commodities, and crypto.
- XTB UK clients find spreads starting from 0.3 pips on forex.
- In the UK, the leverage provided on major forex is up to 30:1 (retail) and up to 200:1 (professional).
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79% of retail CFD accounts lose money
4. FxPro
- FxPro UK Limited is regulated by the FCA regulator (n° 509956), with a registered office in London.
- FxPro UK clients find over 400+ CFD instruments to invest in, including forex, shares, futures, indices, commodities, and crypto.
- UK traders can find both variable and fixed spreads from 0.1 pips depending on the account type.
- The FxPro leverage goes up to 30:1 (retail) and up to 500:1 (professional) on major forex in the UK.
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72.87% of retail CFD accounts lose money
5. IG Markets
- IG Markets Ltd (UK) is regulated by FCA (n° 195355) with a registered office in London.
- UK clients have access to over 17,000 CFD markets to trade on, including forex, indices, commodities, stocks, bonds, ETFs, sectors, options, turbo warrants, and digital100 assets.
- In the UK, IG spreads start from 0.6 pips on 80+ forex pairs.
- Leverage on major forex is up to 30:1 for retail clients and up to 222:1 for professional clients.
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(76% of retail investor accounts lose money)
6. Admirals
- Admiral Markets UK Ltd is regulated by FCA (n° 595450) with a registered office in London.
- Over 4000 markets are offered in the UK by Admirals, including CFDs on energies, metals, indices, stocks, ETFs, bonds, and cryptocurrencies.
- Admirals spreads start from 0 pips on forex depending on the account type.
- In the UK, the leverage provided on Admirals major forex is up to 30:1 (retail) and up to 500:1 (professional).
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76% of retail CFD accounts lose money
7. ActivTrades
- ActivTrades PLC is authorized and regulated by the FCA regulation (n° 434413) with an office in London.
- ActivTrades offers 500+ CFD assets for their UK clients: these include forex, commodities, indices, shares, and crypto.
- Spreads start from 0.5 pips on 45+ ActivTrades forex pairs in the UK.
- UK clients have access to leverage up to 30:1 (ActivTrades retail) and up to 400:1 (ActivTrades professional) on major forex.
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75.7% of retail CFD accounts lose money
8. OvalX
- OvalX (formerly known as ETX Capital) is available and regulated in FCA (n° 124721) with a registered office in London.
- OvalX provides 1000+ CFDs on indices, commodities, shares, and forex in the UK
- UK spreads on CFDs start from 0.6 pips on forex with OvalX.
- The OvalX leverage offered is up to 30:1 for UK retail clients, while there is higher leverage for UK professional clients.
79.6% of retail CFD accounts lose money
9. CMC Markets
- CMC Markets UK Plc has an FCA regulation (n° 173730) with a registered office in London.
- There are 11500+ CMC Markets CFDs assets offered in the UK, including 300+ forex, commodities, indices, stocks, bonds, and crypto.
- The spreads charged by CMC are from 0.3 pips for UK clients.
- The leverage offered by CMC in the UK is up to 30:1 for retail traders and up to 500:1 for professional traders on major forex.
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78% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider.
10. Thinkmarkets
- TF Global Markets (UK) Limited is authorized and regulated by the FCA (n° 629628 ) with an office in London.
- ThinkMarkets offers in the UK 3600+ CFDs, of which 3500+ are CFD shares and ETFs.
- ThinkMarkets spreads start from 0 pips depending on the account type chosen.
- The maximum leverage UK clients find is up to 30:1 (retail) and up to 500:1 (professional).
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72.88% of retail CFD accounts lose money
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