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FCA licence 446677

Holder
Spread Co
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

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Financial Conduct Authority 446677

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Holder
Spread Co Limited
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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wikilix.com/licenses/financial-conduct-authority/spread-co/446677Fields on file 2 / 11

Open Spread CoAbout FCA
Our check

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
446677
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
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 Spread Co applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Spread Co Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
70.3the 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.

  • Spread Co LimitedUnited Kingdom · Reg. 05614477 · Oct 6, 2006
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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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
No, Spread Co does not support cryptocurrencies or e-wallets such as Skrill, Neteller, or PayPal for deposits or withdrawals. Clients must use bank transfers or credit/debit cards for funding and withdrawals.
According to WIKILIX data, Spread Co offers trading in forex, bonds, stocks, funds, options, derivatives, commodities, loans, and retail investments. The maximum leverage available is 30:1, which aligns with FCA regulations for retail clients.
Spread Co does not charge additional commissions on trades; all costs are included in the spread. There is no specification of average spread values in the provided context. Withdrawal fees apply only to bank transfers, with 10 GBP for UK and 15 GBP for international withdrawals.
Spread Co requires a minimum deposit of 200 USD or GBP depending on the payment method. Accepted deposit methods include Visa, Maestro, Visa Electron, American Express credit and debit cards, and UK/international bank transfers. Deposits are usually processed instantly for cards and within one day for bank transfers.
Spread Co Limited is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, an onshore regulator with high transparency and client fund protection. The FCA regulation includes protection up to £85,000 under FSCS, and the broker operates under a Market Making license. According to WIKILIX, this regulation ensures compliance with strict standards for retail investors.
Licence 446677 was issued by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial authority for United Kingdom.
Spread Co 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.
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