Reference
Broker reference index
One profile per broker, built from two things and only two things: the licence claim printed on the broker’s own website, and the entry that regulator’s public register actually holds. Where the two agree we say so; where they do not, or where we could not read the claim at all, we say that instead. Nothing here is ranked, scored or recommended.
- Brokers profiled
- 24
- Register entries matched
- 13
- Claims we could read
- 14
- Index compiled
Brokers with a claim we could read
We found a licence claim on these brokers’ own sites and looked it up on the regulator’s register. The result of that comparison is below; the profile shows both sides of it with dates and links.
| Broker | Primary licence on the register | Current result | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Markets | FCA 595450 | Verified | |
| ATFX | FCA 760555 | Verified | |
| Axi | FCA 466201 | Verified | |
| Capital.com | FCA 793714 | Verified | |
| CMC Markets | FCA 173730 | Verified | |
| Eightcap | FCA 921296 | Verified | |
| eToro | FCA 583263 | Verified | |
| FXTM | None matched | No claim found | |
| IG | FCA 195355 | Verified | |
| OANDA | FCA 542574 | Unverified | |
| Pepperstone | FCA 684312 | Verified | |
| Tickmill | FCA 717270 | Verified | |
| Trade Nation | FCA 525164 | Verified | |
| XTB | FCA 522157 | Verified |
Brokers whose claim we could not read
This is a limit of our reading, not a finding about the broker. Most large brokers block automated readers outright, or build their licence footers with JavaScript that our reader does not execute. When that happens there is no claim for us to check, so there is no comparison to publish. These brokers may well hold licences — several of them plainly do — and nothing below should be read as suggesting otherwise. We list them because omitting them would be the dishonest option.
| Broker | Primary licence on the register | Current result | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| AvaTrade | None matched | No claim found | |
| Deriv | None matched | No claim found | |
| Exness | None matched | No claim found | |
| FBS | None matched | No claim found | |
| FxPro | None matched | No claim found | |
| HFM | None matched | No claim found | |
| IC Markets | None matched | No claim found | |
| Octa | None matched | No claim found | |
| Saxo Bank | None matched | No claim found | |
| XM | None matched | No claim found |
If you can see a licence statement on one of these sites that we have missed, send us the page and we will re-run the check.
How to read these profiles
- Verified
- The licence the broker claims appears on the regulator's own register and is active.
- Mismatch
- The broker cites a licence we could not find on the regulator's register. Both the number and the name were checked against a working register.
- Revoked or lapsed
- The licence exists on the register, but the regulator has withdrawn it or it has lapsed.
- Unverified
- We could not confirm this either way — usually because the register was unreachable or the entity names were too ambiguous to match safely. It is not an accusation.
- No claim found
- We found no licence claim for this regulator on the broker's own website. This does NOT mean the broker is unregulated.
A licence issued in one country rarely reaches a client in another. Each profile sets out, country by country, where the register evidence shows a licence does and does not extend. Read the full method.