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.
Reviews
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.