Research checked 2026-10-12 · Unknown fields require verification.
UK site; spread betting expressly limited to UK residents. Demo-specific full country list not stated.
Virtual funds: GBP 50,000
GBP
Expiry: Sources disagree
Conflicting: one UK help page says 30 days; another says 30 days of inactivity.
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Account conditions
- Research checked
- 2026-10-12
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Recorded virtual amount
- 50000
- Recorded currency
- GBP
- Expiry category
- conflict
- Evidence category
- Sources conflict
- Signup requirements
- Free signup form; full required fields not exposed in retrieved page.
- Notes and remaining checks
- Documentation only; account not opened or tested.
- Record ID
- fxcm-web-uk
- Broker
- FXCM
- Legal entity
- Stratos Markets Limited
- Research region codes
- UK
- Research region code
- UK
- Research region
- United Kingdom
- Research scope
- United Kingdom
- Platform code
- web
- Platform
- Trading Station
- Documented terms
- Simulated liquidity and execution; slippage, rejected orders, pricing and margin can differ from live.
- Balance reset or adjustment
- New demos can be created; balance reset not stated.
- Live account or deposit
- Free standalone demo advertised; no live funding requirement stated.
- Devices
- Desktop, web, mobile
- Forex coverage
- Forex supported; demo pair count not stated
- What the evidence establishes
- Official broker documentation; signup and trading not tested.
- Supporting sources
- Official information source
- FXCM UK Trading Station demo
Official entry route
- Route type
- demo-page
- Notes and remaining checks
- Broker demo page; select your platform to continue.
- Evidence status
- Official entry route
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Testing status
- Not tested
Execution and demo realism
Contractual capacity and execution arrangement are separate. ECN/STP labels do not establish agency. Simulated fills do not verify live execution quality.
- Scope
- Stratos Markets Limited · UK · MetaTrader 4, Trading Station. Public documentation; no account or execution tests.
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Contractual role
- Finding
- Principal
- Evidence status
- Documented
- Notes and remaining checks
- Sections2.4 and3.1 say principal counterparty on all client trades.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Execution arrangement
- Finding
- Market making
- Evidence status
- Broker-reported
- Notes and remaining checks
- Policy calls FXCM market maker and sole venue; it may hedge some or all risk.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Demo realism
- Finding
- Simulated liquidity and pricing differences
- Evidence status
- Documented
- Notes and remaining checks
- General UK demo disclaimer describes no dependence on real-time liquidity, possible pricing delay, and product-availability differences. Reviewed on Trading Station page; not an MT4-specific execution test.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Research review
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Review outcome
- Reviewed official documentation: role Principal; arrangement Market making; demo Simulated liquidity and pricing differences. No accounts opened or tested.
- Remaining checks
- Verify MT4-specific and Trading Station slippage, rejected orders, fees and margin handling.
Demo markets
- Scope
- Stratos Markets Limited · United Kingdom · Trading Station. Market coverage not yet reviewed.
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Forex CFDs
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Notes and remaining checks
- Forex CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.
- Supporting sources
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Research checked
- Requires Verification
- Cryptocurrency CFDs
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Notes and remaining checks
- Cryptocurrency CFD demo access has not been established for this entity and platform.
- Supporting sources
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Research checked
- Requires Verification
API access
- Record ID
- fxcm-web-uk
- Legal entity
- Stratos Markets Limited
- Research region code
- UK
- Platform code
- web
- Type
- Broker API
- Access route
- ForexConnect / Java SDKs
- Evidence status
- Conditional
- Notes and remaining checks
- The UK API comparison permits demo credentials for ForexConnect and Java. FIX lists live credentials; it is not included in this demo finding.
- Requirements
- Trading Station demo credentials and the relevant SDK; account permissions and any enablement requirements still apply.
- Supporting sources
- Official documentation
- Research checked
- 2026-10-14
- Testing status
- Not tested
Entity and regulatory research
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Legal entity
- Stratos Markets Limited
- Regulator
- Financial Conduct Authority (UK)
- Finding
- Authorised (Regulated), since 27/05/2003 (DD/MM/YYYY). Retail rolling spot Forex included in principal dealing permissions.
- Scope
- Verification covers this named UK entity and listed permissions, not all group companies or customer eligibility. Register limitations apply.
- Supporting sources
Reading the evidence
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.
Official sources
FXCM UK Trading Station demo
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Demo Account disclaimer
Source access note: Opened official page or PDF; documentation review only
Source ID: ex-b-fxcm-demo
Stratos Markets Limited Order Execution Policy, 19 December 2023
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Sections2.4,3.1,3.2; linked from current UK General Business Terms
Source access note: Opened official page or PDF; documentation review only
Source ID: ex-b-fxcm-policy
FXCM regulation and group entities
Source owner: FXCM
Research checked: 2026-10-14
Source locator: Current Stratos legal footer
Source access note: Official search-index excerpt reviewed; full source not directly retrieved in this batch. No account or API connection tested.
Source ID: finder-api-a-fxcm-entities
FXCM UK API offering
Source owner: FXCM
Research checked: 2026-10-14
Source locator: ForexConnect, Java and FIX features, FIX minimum balance and legal footer.
Source access note: Official page directly retrieved by the parent researcher in this audit. No account or API connection tested.
Source ID: finder-api-a-fxcm-uk-api
FXCM UK API credential comparison
Source owner: FXCM
Research checked: 2026-10-14
Source locator: Credentials table: ForexConnect and Java use demo or live credentials; FIX lists live credentials.
Source access note: Official page directly retrieved by the parent researcher in this audit. No account or API connection tested.
Source ID: finder-api-a-fxcm-uk-compare
FXCM UK Trading Station demo
claims: Trading Station demo, GBP 50,000, Forex, simulation limitations and UK entity.
checked date: 2026-10-12
verification: Official documentation opened; no account test
Source ID: fxcm-1
FXCM UK: Can I create a new demo?
claims: Trading Station web/mobile and MT4 demo creation; Trading Station 30-day inactivity statement.
checked date: 2026-10-12
verification: Official documentation opened; no account test
Source ID: fxcm-2
FXCM UK: Trading Station demo login failure
claims: Trading Station 30-day expiry statement conflicts with inactivity wording.
checked date: 2026-10-12
verification: Official documentation opened; no account test
Source ID: fxcm-3
FCA Register — Stratos Markets Limited
Evidence category: Live register showed Stratos Markets Limited, FRN 217689, status Authorised. Retail rolling spot Forex included in principal dealing permissions.
source date: Live register viewed 2026-10-12
Source access note: Direct browser UI; web-text fetch failed, full register loaded in browser.
Source ID: fxcm-reg-1