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UK CFD research scope only. The UK marketing URL redirected to the US futures site in this browser; the direct CFD demo form opened separately. Check residence eligibility and the contracting entity before registering. US futures are a separate product.
Virtual funds: Adjustable virtual balance
Initial amount and currency: Requires Verification. Adjustments are capped at the initial demo amount.
Expiry: No fixed expiry while account is open
No time limit stated for an open account; this is not a guarantee against closure.
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Account conditions
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Recorded virtual amount
- Requires Verification
- Recorded currency
- Requires Verification
- Expiry category
- none
- Evidence category
- Documentation reviewed
- Signup requirements
- Email and password, or an offered identity-provider login. Demo registration has not been submitted.
- Notes and remaining checks
- Requires Verification: initial balance/currency, any closure or inactivity conditions, residence-to-entity assignment, and detailed demo fill/charge behaviour.
- Record ID
- plus500-web-uk
- Broker
- Plus500
- Legal entity
- Plus500UK Ltd
- Research region codes
- UK
- Research region code
- UK
- Research region
- United Kingdom
- Research scope
- UK CFD documentation; residence eligibility and final entity assignment not tested.
- Platform code
- web
- Platform
- Plus500 CFD WebTrader (web)
- Product
- CFD
- Documented terms
- Free demo with adjustable, resettable virtual funds. EUR/USD CFDs are included in the advertised demo markets. Live market data is paired with simulated execution.
- Balance reset or adjustment
- Reset or adjust funds through Funds Management; capped at the initial demo amount.
- Live account or deposit
- Demo uses virtual funds; no live deposit was requested on the inspected registration screen.
- What the evidence establishes
- UK demo terms and current UK contract reviewed; entry form inspected only. No account opened or trading tested.
- Supporting sources
- Official information source
- Plus500 UK demo account and demo-versus-live FAQ
Official entry route
- Route type
- portal
- Notes and remaining checks
- Opens the CFD demo registration form. Regional redirects and eligibility may vary; US futures are separate.
- Evidence status
- Official entry route
- Route source
- https://www.plus500.com/en-gb/demo-account
- 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
- Plus500UK Ltd CFD account on the proprietary Plus500 platform. UK contractual capacity and UK demo disclosures only; excludes US futures and other Plus500 entities. Documentation reviewed; not personally tested.
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Contractual role
- Finding
- Principal
- Evidence status
- Documented
- Notes and remaining checks
- The September 2026 UK agreement states that Plus500UK contracts as principal, not as the client's agent. It is the counterparty to the live CFD trade.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Execution arrangement
- Finding
- OTC quote-based execution with parent-company hedging
- Evidence status
- Broker-reported
- Notes and remaining checks
- The UK policy names Plus500UK as the sole execution venue. Plus500 Ltd supplies prices and takes an identical hedge for each UK trade; the parent's own risk retention or hedging is separate from the client's principal relationship.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Demo realism
- Finding
- Live market data; simulated execution
- Evidence status
- Documented
- Notes and remaining checks
- The UK demo/live FAQ distinguishes simulated demo execution from real live execution, with virtual funds and live market data. How closely demo slippage, liquidity, rejection and latency match live fills remains Requires Verification.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Research review
- Research checked
- 2026-10-13
- Review outcome
- Current UK contract documents principal capacity; execution policy describes the sole OTC venue and parent-company hedge; UK FAQ explicitly distinguishes simulated demo execution from live execution. No accounts opened or trading tested.
- Remaining checks
- Requires Verification: obtain UK-specific disclosure of demo slippage, liquidity constraints, order rejection and latency modelling; the public simulation statement does not establish live-fill equivalence.
- Requires Verification: any future hands-on demo testing must be reported separately from this documentation review.
Demo markets
- Scope
- UK CFD WebTrader; US futures and other Plus500 operating entities excluded.
- Testing status
- Not tested
- Forex CFDs
- Evidence status
- Documented
- Notes and remaining checks
- The UK demo FAQ names EUR/USD CFDs among its practice markets. This is broker documentation; no trade was tested.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-14
- Cryptocurrency CFDs
- Evidence status
- Retail restricted
- Notes and remaining checks
- Plus500UK states that cryptocurrency CFDs are unavailable to retail clients. The demo FAQ's generic crypto mention is subject to operator and does not override that restriction. UK demo crypto CFD access Requires Verification.
- Supporting sources
- Research checked
- 2026-10-14
API access
- Evidence status
- Requires Verification
- Type
- Requires Verification
- Access route
- Not established for this offering
- Notes and remaining checks
- API access has not yet been established for this legal entity and demo platform. This does not mean it is unavailable.
- Requirements
- Confirm the account, platform and regional requirements with the broker.
- Supporting sources
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Official documentation
No supporting source recorded for this field.
- Research checked
- Requires Verification
- Testing status
- Not tested
Entity and regulatory research
Requires Verification. No regulatory assessment has been completed for this record; this does not establish that the firm is unregulated.
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
Plus500UK User Agreement, September 2026
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Page 2 opening paragraph; page 4 counterparty explanation; page 1 demo use
Source access note: Current UK legal page links this September 2026 PDF; opened and read. No account opened or trading tested.
Source ID: ex-plus500-uk-agreement
Plus500 UK demo account and demo-versus-live FAQ
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: FAQ: What is the difference between demo and live trading?; What is a demo account?
Source access note: Explicit UK page opened and read, including its demo/live comparison table and UK entity footer. No account opened or trading tested.
Source ID: ex-plus500-uk-demo
Plus500UK Summary Order Execution Policy, September 2026
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Sections 2.2-2.6; section 3.3; sections 4.1-4.2 and 6.2-6.5
Source access note: Current UK legal page links this September 2026 PDF; opened and read. Earlier search-indexed policies were superseded for this research.
Source ID: ex-plus500-uk-execution
Plus500 UK demo markets
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-14
Source locator: FAQ: Which markets can I trade with a demo account? EUR/USD and crypto subject to operator
Source access note: Official source opened and read on 14 October 2026. No account opened or demo trade tested.
Source ID: markets-plus500-uk-demo
Plus500 UK terms and agreements
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-14
Source locator: Entity footer: Plus500UK retail cryptocurrency CFD restriction
Source access note: Official source opened and read on 14 October 2026. No account opened or demo trade tested.
Source ID: markets-plus500-uk-legal
FCA Handbook COBS 22.6: retail cryptoasset derivative restrictions
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.
Source ID: markets-uk-fca-crypto
Plus500 CFD demo registration
Source owner: Broker
Research checked: 2026-10-13
Source locator: Create Demo Account entry form
Source access note: Browser rendered email/password fields and Create Demo Account button; URL normalized to https://app.plus500.com/trade?IsRealMode=False. No fields entered, agreement accepted or registration submitted.
Source ID: plus500-cfd-signup