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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 84 | 90 |
| Trust score | 86 | 99 |
| Cost score | 82 | 85 |
| Platform score | 94 | 94 |
| Withdrawal score | 89 | 86 |
| Best for | UK spread betting · CFD trading · forex trading | Experienced forex/CFD traders · Scalpers, day traders and algorithmic traders comfortable with high-risk leveraged products · Users who specifically need MT4/MT5, cTrader or Tradi… |
| Watch out | Needs verification | Long-term investors seeking physical stocks/ETFs · Beginners who need strong statutory investor compensation or negative balance protection · Residents of restricted countries or… |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | StoneX Financial Ltd is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Source | Financial Services Authority of Seychelles (FSA) Source |
| License numbers | FCA Register Number: 446717 Source | Securities Dealer license number SD018 Source |
| Regulated entities | City Index is a trading name/trademark of StoneX Financial Ltd. Source | Raw Trading Ltd, registered in Seychelles (registration number 8419879-1), regulated by the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles with Securities Dealer license SD018. Source |
| Negative balance protection | City Index advertises negative balance protection, with regional/classification caveats. Source | No negative balance protection found for the reviewed global entity; IC says clients bear negative consequences and are responsible for any negative balance. Source |
| Investor compensation | FSCS member; up to £120,000 according to City Index UK. Source | Client funds insurance up to US$1,000,000; no statutory investor compensation scheme found in reviewed official sources. Source |
| Restricted countries | No explicit restricted-country list found; general jurisdictional restriction disclosed. Source | Raw Trading Ltd does not provide services to residents of the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand, Iran, North Korea (DPRK), or countries where distribution/use would be contrary to local law or regulation. Source |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | No minimum to open CFD/spread-bet accounts; card funding minimum 100 base-currency units; bank wire no minimum; MT4 page/search snippet says £100 to start trading. Source | No minimum deposit requirement disclosed for opening a trading account. Source |
| Spread from | Representative spreads vary by market/product: forex from 0.5 pts, indices from 0.4, US crude 0.4 points, gold 0.3 points. Source | Spreads from 0.0 pips on MetaTrader/cTrader Raw Spread platforms; Standard account spread starts from 0.8 pip. Source |
| Commission | No spread-bet commission; CFD commission only on shares with stated regional minimums. Source | Standard: no commission, 0.8 pip markup. Raw Spread MetaTrader: USD $3.50 per lot per side / $7 round turn. cTrader/TradingView: USD $3 per $100,000 traded per side. Source |
| Maximum leverage | Retail margin from 3.33% on major FX (about 30:1 equivalent); varies by product/client/entity. Source | IC offers flexible leverage from 1:1 to 1:5000; leverage is dynamic and may change at any time. Source |
| Deposit fee | City Index deposit methods listed as free, subject to card issuer charges. Source | IC does not charge additional deposit fees; bank/intermediary fees may apply. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | Withdrawals are free of charge. Source | IC does not charge additional withdrawal fees, but third-party/intermediary/bank fees can apply; one Help Centre example mentions 20 AUD bank fee for some bankwire paths. Source |
| Inactivity fee | Monthly inactivity fee: £12 after 12+ months of inactivity, with equivalent fees for non-GBP accounts. Source | No account inactivity fees. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | Spread bet and trade CFDs across indices, shares, forex, commodities and other markets; pricing page lists metals, bonds, interest rates and options/futures references. Source | Forex CFDs, Indices CFDs, Commodities CFDs, Stocks CFDs, Bonds CFDs, Cryptocurrency CFDs, Futures CFDs. Source |
| Trading platforms | Web Trader, mobile app, TradingView and MT4. Source | MetaTrader 5, MetaTrader 4, cTrader, TradingView, MetaTrader WebTrader/cTrader Web and social/copy tools IC Social, Signal Start, ZuluTrade. Source |
| Account types | Standard, MT4 and Corporate accounts; demo offered with virtual funds. Source | Official pages list Standard, Raw Spread, cTrader Raw Spread and Swap Free; account overview also shows Raw Pro and Raw Pro+ entries. Source |
| Deposit methods | Debit/credit cards and bank transfer. Source | Credit/debit cards, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, UnionPay, wire transfer, Bpay, broker-to-broker, POLI, Thai Internet Banking, Rapidpay, Klarna, Vietnamese Internet Banking, cryptocurrency. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | Withdrawals return to original funding sources; card/bank supported; PayPal legacy withdrawals only. Source | Withdrawal methods depend on original deposit method; examples include Visa/Mastercard/card routes, bank wire, Neteller, Skrill and PayPal. Source |
| Withdrawal processing time | Cards 3–5 working days; domestic bank transfers normally 1–2 working days. Source | Same-business-day processing cutoff before 12:00 AEST/AEDT; after processing allow at least 3 business days depending on method. Source |
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