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Skilling: FCA licence 810951

Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

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Financial Conduct Authority 810951

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Holder
Skilling Ltd
Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
810951
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About FCA

Financial Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
108 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Loan, Retail Investment
Licences it issues
MiFID Investment Firm – Dealing on Own Account / Matched Principal (retail & market-making CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
£100000+ (including compliance setup)
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how Skilling applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against Skilling. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
Skilling Ltd
Based in
Cyprus
Wikilix score
65.7the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • Skilling LtdCyprus · Jan 1, 2016
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences Skilling holds

2 other licences are on record for Skilling.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Skilling offers a maximum leverage of up to 200:1. The broker provides access to a variety of regulated financial instruments including Forex, stocks, options, derivatives, commodities, securities, futures, and CFDs. Binary options are subject to trading limits.
Skilling generally does not charge fees on deposits, but withdrawal fees vary by method. For example, Skrill and Neteller withdrawals may incur a 2.9% fee plus a daily 2.5% fee after the first withdrawal. Wire transfers have fixed withdrawal fees of €15 for SEPA and €25 for SWIFT. Currency conversion fees of 0.7% may apply.
The minimum deposit amount at Skilling is 100 EUR. Supported payment methods include credit cards like Visa and MasterCard, e-wallets such as Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, and wire transfers via SEPA and SWIFT. Deposits are typically processed instantly, except for wire transfers which may take 1 to 7 days.
Skilling offers the MetaTrader 4 platform, which is available on desktop, iOS, Android, and web. MetaTrader 4 is known for advanced charting, automated trading via Expert Advisors, and reliable execution. This platform supports trading in Forex and CFDs.
Skilling Ltd is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Client funds are protected up to €20,000 under the Investor Compensation Fund in Cyprus and up to £85,000 under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the UK.
Licence 810951 was issued by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial authority for United Kingdom.
Skilling holds this FCA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the FCA register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates FCA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Skilling has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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