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Brokers Licensed by FCA

Compiled by the traderpublic research desk

Every broker on this page carries a registration naming FCA in our published records. For each one we print the licence number, its standing, and a link to the regulator's own register so you can check it yourself.

A licence is a fact about an entity on a date, not a rating. It says a regulator authorised that company and can be asked about it; it does not say the firm will treat you well, and a register can change after the day we read it.

This page rests on 42 published broker records, of which we verified 42 licences against the register.

Jurisdictions: GB

Trading CFDs carries a high risk of losing money. Nothing on this page is advice to open an account with any firm.

Broker records we publish

Ordered by the traderpublic desk score on each record. Records our desk has not scored are not ranked here.

This order is our published desk score, which covers the broker overall. It is NOT a ranking of licences: a licence is either on the register or not, and every row here links to the register so you can confirm it.

  1. Rank12 licences verified

    FxPro Global Markets Limited

    Record updated 2 Sept 2026

    4.7 out of 5
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    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified2 of 2 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight5 / 5
    • What you can trade4 / 5
    • Desktop and web platform5 / 5
    What the desk recorded
    • The broker is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK regulator for financial services firms, under licence number 509956, listed as authorised.
    • The broker is authorised by CySEC, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission for investment firms, under licence number 078/07, listed as authorised.
  2. Rank23 licences verified

    Capital.com

    Record updated 2 Sept 2026

    4.3 out of 5
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    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified3 of 3 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight5 / 5
    • What you can trade4 / 5
    • Desktop and web platform4 / 5
    What the desk recorded
    • The broker is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, with licence number 793714 recorded as authorised.
    • The broker is authorised by CySEC in Cyprus, with licence number 319/17 recorded as authorised.
  3. Rank33 licences verified

    HF Markets (SV) Ltd

    Record updated 2 Sept 2026

    4.3 out of 5
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    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified3 of 3 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight5 / 5
    • What you can trade4 / 5
    • Desktop and web platform4 / 5
    What the desk recorded
    • The broker is authorised by the FCA, the UK regulator for financial services firms, with licence number 801701.
    • The broker is authorised by CySEC, the Cyprus regulator for investment firms, with licence number 183/12.
  4. Rank42 licences verified

    Tickmill Ltd

    Record updated 24 Sept 2026

    4.3
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    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified2 of 3 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight5
    • What you can trade4
    • Desktop and web platform4
  5. Rank53 licences verified

    Eightcap

    Record updated 24 Sept 2026

    4
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    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified3 of 4 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight4
    • What you can trade4
    • Desktop and web platform4
  6. Rank61 licences verified

    Vantage

    Record updated 24 Sept 2026

    3.7
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    Your capital is at risk. Licence facts only — not a recommendation.

    Licences verified1 of 1 checked against the register
    Score breakdown
    • Licence and oversight3
    • What you can trade4
    • Desktop and web platform4

What a registration does not tell you

The licence trail below is verified. These are the things a registration cannot answer, and our records do not carry them yet.

  • Regulator named on the licence✓
  • Licence number on the public register✓
  • Standing of the licence when we read it✓
  • Link to the regulator's own register✓
  • Date we read the register✓
  • Legal entity the licence is issued tonot published
  • Client categories the licence coversnot published
  • Other jurisdictions the licence is passported tonot published

Licences we checked ourselves

This is the part of the page that rests on evidence: each licence number was read from the regulator's own public register on the date shown.

FxPro Global Markets Limited

  • CySEC (CY) — 078/07 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FCA (GB) — 509956 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗

Capital.com

  • ASIC (AU) — 513393 · 16 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • CySEC (CY) — 319/17 · 16 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FCA (GB) — 793714 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗

HF Markets (SV) Ltd

  • CMA_KE (KE) — 155 · 16 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • CySEC (CY) — 183/12 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FCA (GB) — 801701 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗

Tickmill Ltd

  • CySEC (CY) — 278/15 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FCA (GB) — 717270 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FSA_SC (SC)

Eightcap

  • ASIC (AU) — 391441 · 16 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • CySEC (CY) — 246/14 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FCA (GB) — 921296 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗
  • FSA_SC (SC)

Vantage

  • FCA (GB) — 590299 · 2 Sept 2026 · ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does a licence mean the broker is safe?

No. It means a regulator authorised the entity, which gives you somewhere to complain and a register to check. It is a necessary condition, not a verdict.

The entity on my account is not the one listed. Why?

A group commonly operates several entities under different licences, and the one you contract with depends on where you live. Our records do not yet publish the entity name per licence, which is why it is listed as unpublished above.