Is forex spread betting a CFD? Two providers' own pages
Is forex spread betting a bet, a CFD or a tax dodge? Spreadex's and IG's own forex pages, read 15 October 2026: loss rates, spreads, sizing, tax wording.
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Do you have to pay tax on spread betting? HMRC's manuals
HMRC's manuals say a spread bettor who is not trading pays no tax on profits and gets no relief for losses. The paragraphs, the cases and the test.
Is FxPro FCA regulated? FRN 509956 and two clone warnings
The FCA's clone warning names FXPRO UK Limited, FRN 509956, as the genuine firm. What it, a 2019 warning and Companies House each record.
Is XM FCA regulated? What became of XM UK's company
XM UK launched in 2016 as Trading Point of Financial Instruments UK Limited. Companies House shows it renamed in 2025. What each record says.
Is IC Markets FCA regulated? Two warnings, three companies
The FCA says IC Markets Global is not authorised and may be targeting people in the UK. Which IC Markets company is which, read from each page.
Is Eightcap FCA regulated? One UK company, four footers
Eightcap Group Ltd (12448314) is the firm the FCA names against FRN 921296. Companies House, the FCA warning and the FSCS limit, read 19 September 2026.
Is Exness FCA regulated? Ref 730729 and the UK company file
Review sites say yes, citing FCA ref 730729. The Companies House file for EXNESS (UK) LTD to Sept 2026, and the Register fields that settle it.
Is Vantage Markets FCA regulated? One LLP, six look-alikes
Vantage Global Prime LLP (OC376560) is the entity behind FRN 590299. Six near-namesakes sit on Companies House beside it: records read 11 September 2026.
CP26/24 is a consultation, not a rule
The FCA's consultation on simplifying consumer investment disclosures closed in August 2026. It proposes a new COBS 6A and would codify the 2023 double-dipping expectation on cash. It is not yet the Handbook.
Trade Nation, reviewed: a fixed spread and six sets of small print
Trade Nation sells a price that does not widen. Its own footer says the brand is shared by six companies in six jurisdictions, and names one — Trade Nation Financial UK Ltd — as the company it states is FCA-authorised.
