The UK is home to a large number of forex & CFD brokers, many of which offer the very popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform to their clients. In fact, the UK is today one of the most popular countries in Europe for these companies to incorporate. As a result, the national financial regulator, known as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extensive experience in dealing with forex brokers, and have developed a streamlined framework for doing so.
MetaTrader 4 is in many ways the classic trading platform among forex traders. It was one of the earliest platforms that enabled online trading in the foreign exchange market from anywhere with an internet connection. The platform represented a huge step forward for ordinary users in the forex market, which had been - and to a large extent still is - dominated by financial institutions and professional players.
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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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
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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
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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
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CoreSpreads (2014)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 10 USD
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SwissQuote (2000)
Leverage: up to 1:100 *
Deposit: from 1000 USD
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FXTM (2011)
Leverage: up to 1:2000 *
Deposit: from 10 USD
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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
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Aetos (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 250 USD
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Finotec (2007)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 200 USD
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Price Markets (2013)
Leverage: up to 1:30
Deposit: from 500 USD
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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
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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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LCG (1996)
Leverage: up to 1:200
Deposit: from 100 USD
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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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