Every meaningful platform release, account-tier update, fee change and product launch from the FCA-authorised UK broker universe, tested by our desk and translated into plain English for retail traders.
We cover a launch only when it is available to UK retail clients, we test it on a live account before writing about it, and we never accept payment for placement of a launch story.
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MT4 is still everywhere, but MT5 has quietly become the better default for most new UK traders. Here is why, and when MT4 still makes sense.
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MT5 adoption is growing fast. We compare FCA-regulated brokers offering MT5 with the tightest spreads.
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IG's latest earnings show significant onboarding among UK retail traders and expanded MT4 rollout.
Read articleTradingView-native execution is spreading fast across FCA brokers. We rank the current line-up.
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The London-based ECN specialist opens up TradingView charts as a full execution surface.
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Read articleThe Danish investment bank sharpens its retail-facing pricing following a competitive review.
Read articleMetaQuotes has stopped issuing new MT4 licences. The migration is under way.
Read articleThe London-listed broker ships one of its most substantial platform updates in years.
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The transparency pioneer sharpens its beginner-friendly credentials with new micro-sizing.
Read articleSocial investing is booming again. We test five UK-regulated copy-trading offers head to head.
Read articleMT5 adoption is growing fast. We compare FCA-regulated brokers offering MT5 with the tightest spreads.
Read articleIG's latest earnings show significant onboarding among UK retail traders and expanded MT4 rollout.
Read articleTradingView-native execution is spreading fast across FCA brokers. We rank the current line-up.
Read articleThe London-based ECN specialist opens up TradingView charts as a full execution surface.
Read articleWe ran 10,000 test orders across five brokers. The results surprised us.
Read articleThe Danish investment bank sharpens its retail-facing pricing following a competitive review.
Read articleMetaQuotes has stopped issuing new MT4 licences. The migration is under way.
Read articleThe London-listed broker ships one of its most substantial platform updates in years.
Read articleThe transparency pioneer sharpens its beginner-friendly credentials with new micro-sizing.
Read articleSocial investing is booming again. We test five UK-regulated copy-trading offers head to head.
Read articleMT5 adoption is growing fast. We compare FCA-regulated brokers offering MT5 with the tightest spreads.
Read articleIG's latest earnings show significant onboarding among UK retail traders and expanded MT4 rollout.
Read articleTradingView-native execution is spreading fast across FCA brokers. We rank the current line-up.
Read articleThe London-based ECN specialist opens up TradingView charts as a full execution surface.
Read articleWe ran 10,000 test orders across five brokers. The results surprised us.
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.
UK broker product launches and platform releases 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.
Interactive Brokers offers 150 markets markets on Trader Workstation and IBKR Mobile with FSCS protection up to £85,000. Best for: Professionals and cross-asset traders.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 60% 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.
Pepperstone offers 1,200+ markets on MT4 and MT5 with FSCS protection up to £85,000. Best for: Scalpers, EAs and high-frequency intraday traders.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 75% 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.