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.
FSCS
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 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.
The Warning List is not the Register
The FCA added nineteen Warning List entries on 27 and 28 August: thirteen social-media handles, four named firms and two clones. The Register, an unauthorised-firm warning and a clone warning are three different records, and only the first records a permission.
A chatbot is not an authorised firm
FCA research published on 27 August finds 56% of investors aged 18 to 40 trust AI tools, 44% took AI-generated financial information to be regulated, and 32% expected compensation-scheme or ombudsman cover. None of those three follows from the others.
The authorised-broker landscape, 2026
FCA authorisation and FSCS protection remain the baseline for UK retail forex. A summary of what the FS Register actually tells you — and what it does not.