CFD trading platform Capital.com has resumed onboarding new clients in the UK, more than a year after it paused account openings under its UK-regulated entity. The move marks a return to one of its original core markets, as the fast-growing fintech seeks to re-establish its presence with UK retail traders and high-risk investors.
Capital.com, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), originally launched in the UK in 2018. However, in March 2024 the Capital.com halted the onboarding of new UK customers, citing the need to strengthen its systems, controls, and compliance processes to match its rapid global expansion. Existing UK clients were unaffected, and the firm’s licence remained active.
While the UK was once a significant growth engine for the platform, Capital.com’s business has increasingly shifted overseas. According to its latest figures, the online trading platform reported $1.5 trillion in trading volumes during the first half of 2025, with growth led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which accounted for over 70% of MENA region volumes. The group also operates under other regulated entities across Europe, Asia, and Australia, serving a growing global client base.
On its UK website, Capital.com positions itself as a transparent and technology-driven trading platform, highlighting its FCA regulation, investor protection measures, and tools designed to help retail traders learn and manage risk. The company says it aims to offer a safer and more educational trading experience compared to many competitors.
Capital.com’s return to the UK market signals confidence that its infrastructure and oversight can once again meet the FCA’s expectations, following a period of rapid international expansion. It also comes as competition intensifies among retail brokers for market share in the UK, where regulatory scrutiny and compliance costs are high.
It remains to be seen how aggressively Capital.com will seek to rebuild its UK customer base, and whether it will adapt its product offering to suit the market’s evolving regulatory landscape or as many other brokers are doing, seeking scale elsewhere.
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