Every material regulatory action affecting UK forex, spread betting and CFD brokers, filtered from FCA press releases, Final Notices, PS/CP publications and Handbook updates. Published from Canary Wharf, plain English, no lobby spin.
Coverage focuses on four things: rule changes that alter what a UK-authorised broker can offer, enforcement action, warnings about clone firms, and permission changes when a broker adds or loses authorisation.
Clone firms copy the names of real brokers. A five-minute check on the FCA Register is the best protection you have.
New FCA guidelines on CFD advertising could reshape how UK brokers market to retail clients.
Read articleThe regulator sharpens rules on how brokers must present past-performance figures on social platforms.
Read articleThe £85,000 figure is well known. The mechanics behind a claim are far less understood.
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Chancellor's speech offers reassurance to the UK's active spread-betting community.
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Continental regulator considers whether current 1:30 cap is still appropriate for majors.
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The regulator formally opens the question of how CFD-based prop firms should be marketed in the UK.
Read articleNew FCA guidelines on CFD advertising could reshape how UK brokers market to retail clients.
Read articleThe regulator sharpens rules on how brokers must present past-performance figures on social platforms.
Read articleThe £85,000 figure is well known. The mechanics behind a claim are far less understood.
Read articleChancellor's speech offers reassurance to the UK's active spread-betting community.
Read article
Continental regulator considers whether current 1:30 cap is still appropriate for majors.
Read articleThe regulator formally opens the question of how CFD-based prop firms should be marketed in the UK.
Read articleNew FCA guidelines on CFD advertising could reshape how UK brokers market to retail clients.
Read articleThe regulator sharpens rules on how brokers must present past-performance figures on social platforms.
Read articleThe £85,000 figure is well known. The mechanics behind a claim are far less understood.
Read articleThe Amazing Reviews desk covers every FCA-authorised broker available to UK retail traders, from spread-betting incumbents like IG and CMC Markets through to raw-spread ECN specialists such as Pepperstone and IC Markets. Every firm we list holds current FCA authorisation, offers FSCS protection up to £85,000 on eligible claims, and has been tested live by our editorial desk in Canary Wharf with real capital before we publish a verdict.
FCA regulation updates for UK forex traders is one slice of that coverage. The pages below extend the analysis into related categories, side-by-side comparisons and the methodology behind our scoring. If you are opening your first live account, start with the beginner ranking; if you are moving broker to reduce costs, jump straight into the comparison tool and pull the tightest spreads by session.
None of the brokers on Amazing Reviews are offshore or unauthorised. If a firm cannot be located on the FCA Register we do not cover it, regardless of commercial incentive. Every ranking is decided before any commercial conversation opens, and we routinely publish critical verdicts on brokers we hold commercial arrangements with.
The directory itself is refreshed after every 60-day evaluation cycle. That cadence matters, spreads move, platforms change, and FCA permissions get amended. When a broker on our list changes materially between cycles, we publish an interim update rather than wait for the next full pass. That is the same standard we apply whether the firm has a commercial relationship with Amazing Reviews or not.
Saxo offers 71,000+ markets on SaxoTraderGO and SaxoTraderPRO with FSCS protection up to £85,000. Best for: Wealth-focused traders and multi-asset portfolios.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 65% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
Forex.com offers 5,500+ markets on Web Trader and MT4 with FSCS protection up to £85,000. Best for: Fundamentally-driven macro traders.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
XTB offers 6,000+ markets on xStation 5 and xStation Mobile with FSCS protection up to £85,000. Best for: Traders wanting a single, polished proprietary platform.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.
These are the rankings we re-test and re-score first each cycle, the pages most UK traders land on when they are choosing where to open a live account.