Capital.com at a glance
Capital.com is a fast-growing, AI-powered broker offering forex, shares, indices and crypto CFDs on its award-winning app, MT4 and TradingView, with strong tier-1 regulation.
Capital.com reports a founding year of 2016 and a head office in London, UK. It lists 6 regulators and 8 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Capital.com has a comparatively strong regulatory footprint, with active entities under the FCA, ASIC, CySEC, UAE SCA, Bahamas SCB and Kenya CMA. The key consideration for traders is nevertheless the specific contracting entity, because leverage, investor protection, eligible products and complaint escalation rights differ by jurisdiction.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
Capital.com operates through 1 legal entity, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by moderate-tier regulators only.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
Capital.com states that it accepts clients from UK, Cyprus, Australia, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Forex, Shares, Indices, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, ETFs, Bonds. Platforms: Android, iOS, MT4, MT5, TradingView, Web Terminal, Proprietary web platform, Mobile app (iOS & Android). Account types: Standard Retail, Professional.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: CFD Traders, Forex Traders, Stock Traders, Multi-Asset Traders, Beginners, Active Traders.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $10. Spreads start from 0.6 pips and commission is Zero commission (spread-based). Maximum leverage is Up to 1:200, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Credit/Debit Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Regional Payment Methods. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Credit/Debit Cards, Regional Payment Methods.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Yes. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account: CMA: Segregation of client funds required. Compensation: No central compensation scheme.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: complaints.au@capital.com. Phone: +61 3 8658 0539. Complaints are handled under Capital Com Australia Pty Ltd's formal CCAU complaints procedure. Privacy-related complaints have a separate process.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: FCA-regulated UK entity
- Strength: ASIC-regulated Australian entity
- Strength: CySEC-regulated Cyprus entities
- Strength: SCA-regulated UAE entity
- Strength: SCB-regulated Bahamas entity
- Strength: New Kenya CMA licence
- Strength: No trading commission
- Strength: Minimum deposit from $10 internationally
- Strength: Proprietary platform
- Strength: MT4 and MT5
- Strength: TradingView integration
- Strength: Large multi-asset offering
- Strength: 24/7 English support
- Strength: Publicly established global fintech group
- Limitation: Regulatory protection varies significantly by entity
- Limitation: International clients may be onboarded through the Bahamas entity
- Limitation: Maximum leverage varies substantially by jurisdiction
- Limitation: Spreads are variable
- Limitation: Overnight funding applies to leveraged positions
- Limitation: 0.7% currency-conversion markup for retail clients
- Limitation: Very large number of markets can make product selection complex
- Limitation: External ratings are not uniformly positive
- Limitation: WikiFX currently flags a high volume of unresolved complaints
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
Capital.com is most relevant to traders looking for: CFD Traders, Forex Traders, Stock Traders, Multi-Asset Traders, Beginners, Active Traders.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
Capital.com change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for Capital.com yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about Capital.com
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Trustpilot 4.5/5; Forex Peace Army 2.502/5; WikiFX 7.86/10; Googe Play Store 4.5/5; Apple App Store 4.8/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with Capital.com. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.