In the UK, forex brokers are overseen by a government regulator known as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This financial regulator is generally seen as one of the most experienced in the world, given the City of London’s status as a top global financial center.
Although the UK is in the process of leaving the European Union, UK-regulated brokers are still under the influence of EU securities rules. This includes the new regulations from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) that came into effect in 2018. Among other things, these regulatory changes dramatically reduced the amount of leverage available to traders to a maximum of 1:30 for the major currency pairs.
FxOpen (2005)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 1 USD
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CityIndex (1983)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 10 USD
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eToro (2006)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 200 USD
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Darwinex (2012)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
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FxPro (2006)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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IG Markets (1974)
Leverage: up to 1:200 *
Deposit: from 300 USD
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Forex.com (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:50 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Oanda (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:50 *
Deposit: from 20 USD
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TickMill (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Admiral Markets (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 200 USD
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XTB Group (2004)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 250 USD
Spreads:
Z.com Trade (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 50 USD
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Exness (2008)
Leverage: up to 1:2000 *
Deposit: from 1 USD
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Key To Markets (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
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FXCM (1999)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
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ATC Brokers (2005)
Leverage: up to 1:200 *
Deposit: from 2000 USD
Spreads:
Axi (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 1 USD
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HYCM (1977)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
CoreSpreads (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
SwissQuote (2000)
Leverage: up to 1:100 *
Deposit: from 1000 USD
Spreads:
FXTM (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:2000 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
Spreads:
CMC Markets (1989)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 200 USD
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Vipro Markets (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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GKFX (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 50 USD
Spreads:
Aetos (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 250 USD
Spreads:
Plus500 (2008)
Leverage: up to 1:300
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
IQ Option (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
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EVFX (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
Spreads:
Finotec (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 200 USD
Spreads:
Price Markets (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
Spreads:
Saxo Bank (1992)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 2000 USD
Spreads:
Amana Capital (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
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Equiti (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 500 USD
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ICM Capital (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 200 USD
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Pepperstone (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 200 AUD
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Markets.com (2008)
Leverage: up to 1:300 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Think Markets (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 5 USD
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ActivTrades (2001)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 500 GBP
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Infinox (2009)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 50 USD
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ADSS (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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VantageFX (2009)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 200 USD
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IronFX (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
iForex (2012)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Interactive Brokers (1978)
Leverage: up to 1:50 *
Deposit: from 20 USD
Spreads:
ETX Capital (1965)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 100 USD
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ForexVox (2020)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Trade Nation (2019)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 10 USD
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CXM Trading (2019)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 2000 USD
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ZFX (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 50 USD
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CWG Markets (2018)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 10 USD
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Varianse (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 500 USD
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CXM Direct (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 10 USD
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CFI Financial (1998)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 50 USD
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LCG (1996)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 100 USD
Spreads:
One Financial Markets (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 250 USD
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Hantec Markets (1990)
Leverage: up to 1:500 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
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ATFX (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:400 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Taurex (2017)
Leverage: up to 1:1000 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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EBC Financial Group (2022)
Leverage: up to 1:500
Deposit: from 100 USD
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Fortrade (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:200 *
Deposit: from 100 USD
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CPT Markets (2010)
Leverage: up to 1:1000
Deposit: from 20 USD
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GTCFX (2012)
Leverage: up to 1:2000
Deposit: from 10 USD
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Global Markets Group (2015)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 100 GBP
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