City Index
United Kingdom · FCA
Only documents for this country/regulator. Account-opening approval remains a separate check.
Trading terms are not yet recorded for this scope. This does not mean unavailable or free.
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City Index
StoneX Financial Ltd
FCA · 446717
Authorisation matched in the regulator register
Scope, limitations and evidence
FCA Register matches StoneX Financial Ltd, FRN 446717, Authorised since 24/03/2006. It permits holding and controlling client money; this is not an audit of actual custody.
Retail emission-allowance activities are restricted from 13 October 2025. This is not a blanket FX suspension. Confirm compensation and account acceptance separately.
Scope, limitations and evidence ↗ · 2026-09-30
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City Index
- Catalog records
Brand overview and official site
Official website snapshot
An official website snapshot is not on file for this broker.
Official website snapshot
Research counts and additional checks
Key Facts
From catalog-applicable records.
1
Legal entities in catalog
1/1
Verified licences in catalog
Recorded on file
Client protection
Unknown
Official-source conflicts
Aug 20, 2026
Last checked
Catalog
Research coverage
Related Research
Research summary
Catalog scopeFrom catalog-applicable records on file.
A published research file may record further entities and licences beyond this catalog-applicable scope.
Research confidence
Medium
Research completeness/source coverage; not broker safety or suitability.
Licence verification
1 regulator-register confirmed
1 licence recorded
Recorded licence source links
1
Research file review
Aug 20, 2026
Latest source check
Outstanding issues
Researched by FXVeritas Research Desk · Evidence standard: Primary-source verification · Research evidence methodology · Editorial independence · Corrections policy
File section · 02
Regulatory dossier
Licenses are tracked by legal entity, not brand name alone.
Regulator verified means the licence was confirmed on an official register. Unverified means that confirmation is not recorded. A check attempt is not verification.
Records for 1 entities and 1 licences; 1 checked against primary regulator sources.
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StoneX Financial Ltd
United KingdomRegistration number —
- Regulator
- FCA
- License number
- 446717
- License status
- Active
- Verification
- Matched to regulator records
- Last check attempt
- 4 days ago
- Primary evidence
- FCA register
Protection coverage and research scope
No regulatory event is stored in this file. This does not establish the absence of regulatory issues.
Research extract
- Known gaps
- trading data not monitoredno published community reviews
Research Confidence describes file completeness and evidence coverage. It is not a safety rating or recommendation.
Change-history coverage
No history events in this file yet.
File section · 03
Client protection
Protection is stored by legal entity and jurisdiction, not by brand name. Unknown is not No.
StoneX Financial Ltd
United Kingdom · Retail clients
- Negative balance protection
- Confirmed
- Segregated client funds
- Confirmed
- Investor compensation
- ConfirmedFinancial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) · Up to GBP 85,000 per eligible person, per firm for investment claims against firms that fail after 1 April 2019
FCA COBS 22.5 NBP is a retail CFD rule. FSCS eligibility depends on the regulated activity and claimant.
Last checked: 1 month ago
Open protection sourceBrand-level claims are not shown as entity-level facts. Missing data stays unknown.
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Trading conditions
Advertised figures are published by the broker. Observed figures are FXVeritas measurements and are not currently monitored.
- Platforms
- City Index Web Trader / City Index mobile apps / MetaTrader 4
- Minimum deposit
- No minimum deposit to open an account
- Maximum leverage
- 30:1 retail major FX (FCA PS19/18)
- Base currencies
- GBP / USD / EUR / PLN / CHF
- Account types
- Standard / MT4 / Professional / Corporate
- Commission
- No spread-bet commission; equity CFD commission is 0.08% for UK/most European equities and 1.8 US cents per share for most US equities, subject to minimums.
Not in file — Advertised minimum spread · Swap-free option · Copy trading
By account type
Standard
No spread-bet commission; equity CFD commission is 0.08% for UK/most European equities and 1.8 US cents per share for most US equities, subject to minimums.
MT4
Not in file
Professional
Not in file
Corporate
Not in file
Funding and non-trading fees on file
- Currency conversionBack-to-base conversion may be up to and including plus or minus 0.5% from quoted prices or ratesCFD and FX accounts; spread-betting accounts are excluded.Official source
- Deposit feeDebit card, credit card or bank transfer · No City Index feeUK; card issuer charges may apply.Official source
- Inactivity feeGBP 12 monthly after 12 months without trading activityUK accounts with remaining funds.Official source
- Withdrawal feeNo City Index withdrawal feeUK supported withdrawal methods.Official source
Known evidence gaps
These items remain unresolved after checking the cited official sources. Unknown does not mean unavailable.
- Maximum leverageUK retail leverage is instrument-specific and no reliable brand-level maximum was normalized.Checked source 1
- Swap-free optionNo official UK swap-free offering was established.Checked source 1
- Copy tradingNo exact official UK copy-trading product evidence was located.Checked source 1
Official evidence
- Trading Accounts | City Index UKAug 22, 2026, 00:00 UTC
- Costs of Trading | City Index UKAug 22, 2026, 00:00 UTC
- How to Spread Bet | City Index UKAug 22, 2026, 00:00 UTC
Advertised figures are not observed spreads. Observed data is not currently monitored. Last checked: Aug 22, 2026, 00:00 UTC
Spread intelligenceSwap intelligence
Not monitored — No observed data. Not currently monitored.
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Sources & verification
A source URL may be on file without an individually recorded successful check.
Official broker website
Official broker sourceNot individually checkedNot individually timestampedView source
FCA Register
Primary regulator sourceRegulator verified4 days agoShown on each licence evidence row
Source inclusion is not verification, endorsement, or a statement that the broker is safe.
Recorded answers
The licence counts below cover only the records included in this summary. Additional source findings are linked separately.
What the sources show →Is City Index regulated?
FXVeritas records 1 catalog-applicable legal entity for City Index. 1 of 1 catalog-applicable licences are regulator-verified. Verification of a licence is not a safety rating.
Which legal entities are recorded for City Index?
The current FXVeritas file records 1 legal entity.
- StoneX Financial Ltd
Which regulators are recorded?
The current file records 1 regulator code: FCA.
Which licence identifiers are recorded?
The current file records 1 licence identifier.
- FCA · 446717Primary source
How many catalog-applicable licences are verified?
FXVeritas has independently verified 1 of 1 catalog-applicable licences.
What client-protection evidence is recorded?
Client-protection evidence is recorded as verified for the legal entities in this file. That is evidence coverage, not a guarantee that every client is protected.
Investigations
FXVeritas editorial research. These notes are independent of external review sites.
Not in file — No investigations published for this broker yet.
What the sources show
Each finding shows its own check date and applies only to the named entity and source; the group file remains incomplete.
Entity identity ·
City Index UK / StoneX Trading
StoneX announced on 9 September 2026 that City Index UK would retire on 12 September, with new accounts moving to StoneX Trading. Existing platforms, accounts and support continue. This announcement concerns the UK brand, not every country.
Sources and scope
- City Index — official entity and service disclosures ↗
Provider disclosure · Checked: 2026-09-29
Corporate / legal / regulatory information; entity role, identifier type and scope stated in the finding
Research changes
These are saved research additions, not dates when a regulator changed a licence. Previous source-check and import records remain in the audit archive.
· Research record updated
City Index · Entity, source and scope findings added