FXCM review & overview
Trading platforms, account options and markets.
FXCM's UK materials describe Trading Station across desktop, browser and mobile, with MetaTrader 4 and additional connectivity routes. Its account pages distinguish standard trading from qualifying Active Trader arrangements and UK spread betting. Research tools, market scanners and educational guides accompany the trading platform.
Trading Station web/mobile/desktop, MT4, TradingView, API tools, FXCM Plus and education resources.
Trading platforms
Market coverage
Account options
Retail and spread-betting materials describe spread-based pricing. Qualifying Active Trader accounts can use spread-plus-markup or spread-plus-commission arrangements; rollover and other instrument or account charges require their own schedule.
At a glance
- Licence reference
- FCA · 217689 · Verification pending
- Market focus
- Forex & CFDs
- Platform options
- 6
- FactFX assessment
- 94.1 / 100
Profile notes
- The provider's account page includes a spread sample dated May 2023; it is not presented as current pricing.
- Active Trader terms depend on equity and volume, while spread betting is a separate UK-resident account choice.
FXCM: assessment
Our assessment of this broker, across five categories.
Five categories. One total.
Regulation
18.7/ 20Regulatory supervision, licence scope and company identity.
Risk management
18.7/ 20Risk policies, margin rules and account protections.
Customer support
19.1/ 20Support channels, service hours and language coverage.
Trading costs
19.3/ 20Account spreads, commissions and other trading charges.
Reputation
18.3/ 20Operating history, company information and material public records.
Broker documents
- Assessment status
- 94.1 / 100
FXCM: regulation & licensing
Company, regulator and licence details.
- Documented company
- Stratos Markets Limited
- Authority / edition
- FCA · United Kingdom
- Reference
- 217689 · provider-published
- Record review
- Current status pending
Regulatory details
The company and reference below are provider-published. Current official-register status was not independently retrieved.
FXCM: trading accounts
Account options, charging models and the terms that shape your trading costs.
Retail and spread-betting materials describe spread-based pricing. Qualifying Active Trader accounts can use spread-plus-markup or spread-plus-commission arrangements; rollover and other instrument or account charges require their own schedule.
Retail CFD account
Active Trader
UK spread-betting account
Practice account
Trading charges
The account schedule defines these trading charges.
Account scope
UK Stratos Markets Limited offering. Professional and Active Trader conditions are separate from ordinary retail pricing.
FXCM: platforms & tools
Trading platforms, devices and tools.
Trading Station web/mobile/desktop, MT4, TradingView, API tools, FXCM Plus and education resources.
Trading Station desktop
Listed platform optionTrading Station Web
Listed platform optionTrading Station mobile
Listed platform optionMetaTrader 4
Listed platform optionTradingView
Listed platform optionAPI connections
Listed platform optionMarkets in the documented offering
Availability depends on the account, product and regional edition.
Explore platform featuresFXCM: frequently asked questions
What does the FXCM review cover?
FXCM's UK materials describe Trading Station across desktop, browser and mobile, with MetaTrader 4 and additional connectivity routes. Its account pages distinguish standard trading from qualifying Active Trader arrangements and UK spread betting. Research tools, market scanners and educational guides accompany the trading platform.
Which trading platforms does FXCM list?
The documented offering lists Trading Station desktop, Trading Station Web, Trading Station mobile, MetaTrader 4, TradingView, API connections. Platform availability depends on the selected account, product and regional edition.
How are FXCM trading costs structured?
Retail and spread-betting materials describe spread-based pricing. Qualifying Active Trader accounts can use spread-plus-markup or spread-plus-commission arrangements; rollover and other instrument or account charges require their own schedule. UK Stratos Markets Limited offering. Professional and Active Trader conditions are separate from ordinary retail pricing.
What regulatory information is available for FXCM?
Documented company: Stratos Markets Limited. Authority / edition: FCA · United Kingdom. Reference: 217689 · provider-published. The company and reference below are provider-published. Current official-register status was not independently retrieved.