The register
Every firm we track, whether or not it pays us: 519 brokers, banks, robo-advisers and crypto platforms. Filter by licence, product or platform, then open a profile to see which protections apply in your country.
Listings are not endorsements. "Partner" marks firms that pay us commission; that never affects the Protection Score. Licence data comes from our own research: always confirm the exact legal entity on the regulator's register before depositing.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 1974
EU/EEA licence
Pioneer of financial spread betting, listed on the London Stock Exchange; EU clients are served by IG Europe GmbH in Frankfurt and Swiss clients by IG Bank in Geneva.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 1989
EU/EEA licence
London-listed CFD and spread-betting provider whose EU business runs through CMC Markets Germany GmbH, supervised by BaFin.
Poland
Forex / CFD
Since 2002
EU/EEA licence
Warsaw-listed broker with the xStation platform; offers commission-free stocks and ETFs up to a monthly volume alongside CFDs, with branches across the EU.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2010
EU/EEA licence
Australian ECN-style broker with raw-spread accounts on MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView; EU clients are served by Pepperstone EU in Cyprus.
Israel
Forex / CFD
Since 2007
EU/EEA licence
Social-trading platform best known for CopyTrader; its European business is run by eToro (Europe) Ltd in Cyprus and it listed on Nasdaq in 2025.
Israel
Forex / CFD
Since 2008
EU/EEA licence
Single-platform CFD provider listed in London; runs European entities in Cyprus (CySEC) and Estonia (Finantsinspektsioon) plus a UK entity.
Estonia
Forex / CFD
Since 2001
EU/EEA licence
Formerly Admiral Markets; Tallinn-based group whose EU business is supervised by Estonia's Finantsinspektsioon.
Ireland
Forex / CFD
Since 2006
EU/EEA licence
Dublin-headquartered broker regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, offering MetaTrader, its AvaTradeGO app and FX options via AvaOptions.
United States
Forex / CFD
Since 2001
EU/EEA licence
StoneX-owned forex specialist; EU clients are handled by StoneX Europe Ltd in Cyprus.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 2013
EU/EEA licence
UK broker running a Cypriot entity (Fortrade Cyprus) for EU clients.
United States
Forex / CFD
Since 1996
EU/EEA licence
Well-known US forex dealer; serves EU clients through OANDA Europe Markets in Malta and OANDA TMS Brokers in Poland.
Cyprus
Forex / CFD
Since 2016
EU/EEA licence
Fast-growing CFD app with a large learning library; EU clients are served by Capital Com SV Investments Ltd in Cyprus.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 1977
EU/EEA licence
Brand of the Henyep group, which traces its roots to a 1977 Hong Kong gold dealer; HYCM (Europe) Ltd is the Cyprus entity.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 2014
EU/EEA licence
Low-commission broker aimed at active traders; runs Tickmill Europe in Cyprus and Tickmill UK.
Cyprus
Forex / CFD
Since 2009
EU/EEA licence
Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd in Limassol serves EU clients; the XM Global brand is a separate Belize entity.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 2001
EU/EEA licence
London-founded broker with an EU entity, ActivTrades Europe SA, licensed in Luxembourg.
Cyprus
Forex / CFD
Since 2001
EU/EEA licence
Known for fixed spreads and "dealCancellation"; Easy Forex Trading Ltd in Cyprus is the EU entity.
Cyprus
Forex / CFD
Since 2008
EU/EEA licence
Very high-volume broker whose best-known high-leverage offer is only available through its non-EU entities; EU residents fall under the Cyprus entity and ESMA limits.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2005
EU/EEA licence
Australian broker with raw-spread accounts; EU clients are served by First Prudential Markets Ltd in Cyprus.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 2006
EU/EEA licence
Long-standing CFD broker offering four platforms, with European clients typically onboarded by FxPro Financial Services in Cyprus.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2007
EU/EEA licence
Sydney-founded raw-spread broker popular with algorithmic traders; the EU entity IC Markets (EU) Ltd is licensed in Cyprus.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2009
UK licence
Formerly Vantage FX; it holds a UK FCA authorisation but we have no EU entity on record, so EU retail clients should check which entity would onboard them.
United Kingdom
Forex / CFD
Since 2012
UK licence
Hybrid broker and investment platform where strategies (DARWINs) are rated and allocated capital; FCA-authorised.
Cyprus
Forex / CFD
Since 1997
EU/EEA licence
Brand of Indication Investments Ltd in Cyprus; part of the long-running Libertex group.
Cyprus
Forex / CFD
Since 2012
EU/EEA licence
EU arm of the RoboForex group, licensed by CySEC and offering its R StocksTrader platform.
Luxembourg
Forex / CFD
Since 1998
EU/EEA licence
Luxembourg-licensed broker with offices in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands; known for its NanoTrader platform and futures via NinjaTrader.
New Zealand
Forex / CFD
Since 2014
No European licence on record
New Zealand ECN broker; it has no EU licence on our record.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2016
No European licence on record
Australian MT4/MT5 broker; not authorised in the EU on our record.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2010
No European licence on record
Sydney ECN broker that publishes trade-execution data; no EU entity on our record.
Australia
Forex / CFD
Since 2017
No European licence on record
Low-cost Melbourne broker; it has no EU entity on our record.