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.
Brokers
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.
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.
VARIANSE, reviewed: one brand, three companies, one stadium
A stadium deal at Southampton puts a brand-name search in front of British readers. VARIANSE is a trading name shared by three separate companies, and the firm's own region selector lets the domain decide which one a client contracts with.
Saxo, reviewed: three price tiers and a CFD-only range
Saxo publishes minimum FX spreads by pair and a tier table with its thresholds attached. Both are to its credit, and both say the entry tier pays the most. What the published UK range contains, and what it does not.
Spreadex, reviewed
An independent British spread betting house that publishes its own reference number and its own 61% loss figure. What the closed platform estate costs, and why one brand carrying two regulators is worth a reader's attention.
CMC Markets, reviewed
The platform is the pitch at CMC, and the pitch is largely honest. What the density costs, what the small print says, and where the group's attention has wandered.
IG, reviewed
The incumbent of UK retail derivatives, read the way this desk reads everything: Register first, published pricing second, marketing last. The scale is real; so are the costs of it.