# Capital.com — Capital.com web platform United Kingdom research scope · Capital Com (UK) Limited. Documentation reviewed. Reference page: /demo-accounts/capitalcom-web-uk.html Documentation research, not account or execution testing. Research regions do not establish residence eligibility. Requires Verification is an evidence gap, not proof of unavailability. Source conflicts and product/entity qualifications must remain attached to claims. Demo results do not establish live trading performance. ## Research checked 2026-10-14 ## Testing status Not tested ## Recorded virtual amount 1000 ## Recorded currency Requires Verification ## Virtual funds 1,000 virtual units ## Balance qualifications UK help gives 1,000 as the web default; currency Requires Verification. ## Expiry category none ## Expiry rule No expiry advertised ## Expiry qualifications UK demo page advertises no expiry. Any closure or inactivity exceptions: Requires Verification. ## Evidence category Documentation reviewed ## Signup requirements Use Explore demo trading on the UK demo page; registration flow not tested. ## Notes and remaining checks Requires Verification: currency, closure conditions and actual demo fill/charge behaviour. ## Research region codes - UK ## Research region code UK ## Research region United Kingdom ## Platform code web ## Product CFD ## Entity and regulatory research Requires Verification ## Record ID capitalcom-web-uk ## Broker Capital.com ## Legal entity Capital Com (UK) Limited ## Research scope UK proprietary web CFD demo documentation; eligibility and onboarding not tested. ## Platform Capital.com web platform ## Documented terms Virtual funds and live prices for Forex CFDs and other markets. ## Balance reset or adjustment Web: Settings \> My accounts \> Demo accounts, then top up by 10,000. ## Live account or deposit Virtual funds; no capital required for the advertised demo. ## What the evidence establishes UK demo/help pages and current-linked UK legal documents reviewed; no hands-on test. ## Eligibility and regional limits UK entity scope only; confirm residence eligibility and final contracting entity when registering. ## Supporting sources - [Capital.com UK demo account]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-demo - [Capital.com UK: How do I change my demo account balance?]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-balance - [Capital Com UK Terms and Conditions, September 2024]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-terms - [Capital Com UK Order Execution Policy, June 2025]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-execution ## Official information source [Capital.com UK demo account]() ## Official entry route ### Route type demo-page ### Notes and remaining checks Choose Explore demo trading on the UK page. Registration not tested. ### Evidence status Official entry route ### URL https://capital.com/en-gb/trading-platforms/demo-account ### Route source https://capital.com/en-gb/trading-platforms/demo-account ### Research checked 2026-10-14 ### Testing status Not tested ## Execution and demo realism ### Scope Capital Com UK proprietary CFD platform. Legal capacity refers to live CFDs; demo realism is separately documented. ### Testing status Not tested ### Contractual role #### Finding Matched principal #### Evidence status Documented #### Notes and remaining checks UK terms clause 6.5 says CCUK remains the client's counterparty; the CFD section explicitly calls it a matched-principal broker. #### Supporting sources - [Capital Com UK Terms and Conditions, September 2024]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-terms #### Research checked 2026-10-14 ### Execution arrangement #### Finding STP to Capital Com SV Investments #### Evidence status Broker-reported #### Notes and remaining checks UK policy says no dealing desk and all CFD orders route to affiliate CCSV as sole execution venue. This routing does not turn CCUK into the client's agent. #### Supporting sources - [Capital Com UK Order Execution Policy, June 2025]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-execution #### Research checked 2026-10-14 ### Demo realism #### Finding Live prices; execution and liquidity can differ #### Evidence status Documented #### Notes and remaining checks The UK demo page explicitly cautions that execution and liquidity may differ from live trading. Slippage, rejection, latency and charge modelling remain Requires Verification. #### Supporting sources - [Capital.com UK demo account]() — source ID: add-capital-uk-demo #### Research checked 2026-10-14 ### Research review #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Review outcome Official demo and legal sources reviewed. Matched-principal UK capacity and affiliate STP routing documented. No account opened or trade tested. #### Remaining checks - Requires Verification: demo currency, closure/inactivity exceptions and detailed slippage, liquidity, rejection, latency and cost modelling. ## Demo markets ### Scope UK proprietary web CFD demo; retail scope, no professional entitlement inferred. ### Testing status Not tested ### Forex CFDs #### Evidence status Documented #### Notes and remaining checks The UK demo page lists Forex under its CFD markets and provides virtual funds with live prices. Broker documentation only; no demo trade tested. #### Supporting sources - [Capital.com UK demo markets and retail crypto restriction]() — source ID: markets-capital-uk-demo #### Research checked 2026-10-14 ### Cryptocurrency CFDs #### Evidence status Retail restricted #### Notes and remaining checks Capital's UK disclosure excludes crypto derivatives for retail clients. This is a live retail restriction; demo crypto CFD instrument access Requires Verification. #### Supporting sources - [Capital.com UK demo markets and retail crypto restriction]() — source ID: markets-capital-uk-demo - [FCA Handbook COBS 22.6: retail cryptoasset derivative restrictions]() — source ID: markets-uk-fca-crypto #### Research checked 2026-10-14 ## API access ### Record ID capitalcom-web-uk ### Legal entity Capital Com (UK) Limited ### Research region code UK ### Platform code web ### Type Broker API ### Access route Capital.com Public API · REST / WebSocket ### Evidence status Documented ### Notes and remaining checks The public API supports demo accounts. Available instruments follow this UK account’s permissions. ### Requirements Create a demo account, enable two-factor authentication and generate an API key. Use the demo environment. ### Supporting sources - [Capital.com Public API]() — source ID: finder-api-a-capital-api - [Capital.com affiliate entity schedule, June 2026]() — source ID: finder-api-a-capital-entities ### Official documentation - [Capital.com Public API]() — source ID: finder-api-a-capital-api ### Research checked 2026-10-14 ### Testing status Not tested ## Official sources ### Capital.com UK: How do I change my demo account balance? Source ID: add-capital-uk-balance https://help.capitalccuk.com/hc/en-us/articles/30648881738898-How-do-I-change-my-demo-account-balance #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator Web platform instructions; updated May 26, 2026 #### Source access note Official page opened and read; no registration submitted or trading tested. ### Capital.com UK demo account Source ID: add-capital-uk-demo https://capital.com/en-gb/trading-platforms/demo-account #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator Demo features; Forex markets; execution/liquidity footnote; UK footer #### Source access note Official page opened and read; no registration submitted or trading tested. ### Capital Com UK Order Execution Policy, June 2025 Source ID: add-capital-uk-execution https://capital.com/order-execution-policy-fca #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator Sections 2 and 2.1, page 1 #### Source access note Followed current UK legal hub link and read PDF; document itself dated June 2025. ### Capital Com UK Terms and Conditions, September 2024 Source ID: add-capital-uk-terms https://capital.com/terms--and-conditions--fca #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator Section B clause 6.5 and Section C introduction #### Source access note Followed current UK legal hub link and read PDF; document itself dated September 2024. ### Capital.com Public API Source ID: finder-api-a-capital-api https://open-api.capital.com/ #### Source owner Capital.com #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator General information; demo API; REST/WebSocket; all licences; API key/2FA #### Source access note Official search-index excerpt reviewed; full source not directly retrieved in this batch. No account or API connection tested. ### Capital.com affiliate entity schedule, June 2026 Source ID: finder-api-a-capital-entities https://img.capital.com/docs/Affiliate_Agreement_CSUK_version_1_2_final.pdf #### Source owner Capital.com #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator Appendix 2: entity list effective 16 June 2026. #### Source access note Official search-index excerpt reviewed; full source not directly retrieved in this batch. No account or API connection tested. ### Capital.com UK demo markets and retail crypto restriction Source ID: markets-capital-uk-demo https://capital.com/en-gb/trading-platforms/demo-account #### Source owner Broker #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator CFD markets by asset class: Forex; risk-warning footer #### Source access note Official source opened and read on 14 October 2026. No account opened or demo trade tested. ### FCA Handbook COBS 22.6: retail cryptoasset derivative restrictions Source ID: markets-uk-fca-crypto https://handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/cobs22/cobs22s6 #### Source owner Regulator #### Research checked 2026-10-14 #### Source locator COBS 22.6.1 and 22.6.5; current section last updated 1 January 2026 #### Source access note Official source opened and read on 14 October 2026. No account opened or demo trade tested.