Legal company nameTrading.com Markets UK Limited · Trading.com Markets EU Ltd · Trading.com Markets PTY Ltd · Trading.com Markets Inc.
Year founded2019
Headquarters / registered countryNot stated
Websitewww.trading.com
Last checked08.10.2026
According to its official website, Trading.com was launched as a new brand in the UK in 2019; the company says the brand has been in the financial services industry for 15 years. The brand works through four regional entities: Trading.com Markets UK Limited in London is authorised and regulated by the FCA (FRN 705428); Trading.com Markets EU Ltd in Limassol (formerly Trading Point Asset Management Limited) is a CySEC-licensed investment firm (256/14) that serves only EEA residents; Trading.com Markets PTY Ltd in Sydney holds an AFS licence from ASIC (443670); and Trading.com Markets Inc. in New York is a retail foreign exchange dealer registered with the CFTC and an NFA member (0516820). There is no offshore entity serving international clients; each regional site is aimed only at clients in its own country. According to the FCA register, the UK company was previously named Trading Point of Financial Instruments UK Limited and used the trading name XM until 2019. The company offers more than 1,400 instruments in forex, shares, indices, commodities and thematic indices through a CFD account and an investment account without leverage for shares and ETFs, on Trading.com WebTrader, the Trading.com App and MetaTrader 5; in the US only forex trading is offered. The minimum deposit is 50 GBP in the UK, 50 EUR in the EU, 50 AUD in Australia and 50 USD in the US; leverage is 1:30 in the UK, the EU and Australia and up to 1:50 in the US. This information is the company's own statement.
PRODUCTSForex · Share CFDs · Indices · Commodities · Thematic indices · Crypto CFDs (EU) · Share and ETF investing
LEVERAGEUp to 1:50
Licences and regulation
FCA (United Kingdom)
Licence no.FRN 705428
Licence holderTrading.com Markets UK Limited
ScopeListed in the FCA register under TRADING.COM MARKETS UK LIMITED (FRN 705428); status Authorised since 3 May 2016. It holds permissions to deal in and arrange investments.
StatusVerified
CySEC (Republic of Cyprus)
Licence no.256/14
Licence holderTrading.com Markets EU Ltd
ScopeCIF licence held since 31 Oct 2014. Listed in the CySEC register as "Trading.Com Markets EU Limited (ex Trading Point Asset Management Limited)". It serves only EEA residents.
StatusVerified
ASIC (Australia)
Licence no.AFSL 443670
Licence holderTrading.com Markets PTY Ltd
ScopeAFS licence held since 23 Dec 2013. According to ASIC's record, authorised to deal in and make a market for derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for retail and wholesale clients.
StatusVerified
CFTC (United States)
Licence no.NFA ID 0516820
Licence holderTrading.com Markets Inc.
ScopeThe company states that Trading.com Markets Inc. is a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) registered with the CFTC and an NFA member (NFA ID 0516820). The record could not be verified because the NFA register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
User complaints
User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.
Period reviewed: September 2024 – October 2026
Account / trading conditions: 4
Customer support: 2
Withdrawal / payment: 2
Other: 2
Identity verification: 1
Bonus / promotion: 1
No. 233 for most complaints among 520 institutions.
The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on Trading.com's Trustpilot page (12) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Trading.com name are left out. Across the complaints, trading conditions such as wide spreads and low leverage, slow deposits and withdrawals, and unanswered customer support requests stand out.
Sources and verification history
Official company sourcestrading.com — UK, EU, AU and US regional sites: homepage and footer, Regulation, Who we are, CFD Trading Account, Investment Account, Margin and Leverage, T1 Account, Instruments