Capital.com Customer Reviews
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Richard Smith @ 01/12/2022 12:21
Had an account for a few months and highly impressed with their service! They have great fees and even an account manager who calls you to see if they can help
4/5
5/5
5/5
Pros:
Style
Cons:
Improve connecting
4/5
1/5
3/5
Pros:
No comment
Cons:
No comment
2/5
Pros:
N/A
Cons:
Provide a much wider range of equities inc international
5/5
Pros:
easy to understand
Cons:
nothing
5/5
Pros:
excellent so far.
Cons:
cant get any better
Expert Capital.com Review
Capital.com Review: Best Trading Account 2025
Name: Capital.com
Description: Capital.com was founded in 2016 and is a CFD trading platform and spread betting broker with offices in the UK and around the world. Since then, they have grown to offer over 3,700 tradable assets to 690,000 clients. Capital.com won the People’s Choice “Best Trading Account” Good Money Guide Award in 2025 and “Best Trading App” in 2023.
Is capital.com any good for trading?
Capital.com has an easy-to-use and intuitive trading platform and app, that gives access to the most popular financial markets with competitive spreads with the ability to reduce risk by decreasing your leverage. Trading via the app has always been capital.com’s forte, and in 202, it won our award for “best trading app” not in part due to the fact that the company CTO has extensive experience in building engaging apps like Candy Crush.
Pros
- Innovative and intuitive app
- Set your own leverage
- Proprietary technology
Cons
- Trading only
- No options markets
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Pricing & Spreads
(4.5)
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Market Access
(4)
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Apps & Trading Platform
(5)
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Customer Service
(4.5)
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Research & Analysis
(4.5)
Overall
4.5Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and/or CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Capital.com News, Reviews & Interviews
Capital.com enhances its trading platform with LSEG data integration
Meme stop loss trading surges over the summer on Capital.com
Capital.com adds Newsquawk – trading voices
Capital.com stops on-boarding UK accounts
Kypros Zoumidou takes over from Peter Hetherington as Capital.com CEO
Capital.com Introduces Cheaper Guaranteed Stop Loss Premiums
Capital.com Introduces Average Execution Pricing
Capital.com adds dynamic widgets and VWAP indicators
Capital.com improves overnight financing charge transparency
Capital.com unviels its new London HQ
Capital.com acquires the OvalX (ETX Capital) client base
What makes Capital.com different? Thumbs up, literally
Capital.com saw rapid growth in 2021 due to pandemic volatility
Capital.com launches in Spain & Sponsors Valencia CF
79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider
Capital.com Video Review
Watch as we trade live on the Capital.com app and web platform and demonstrate some of the key features including, user experience, leverage and overnight funding.
79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider
Capital.com Facts & Figures
Capital.com Total Markets | Over 3700 |
| ➡️ Forex Pairs | 122 |
| ➡️ Commodities | 19 |
| ➡️ Indices | 21 |
| ➡️ UK Stocks | 328 |
| ➡️ US Stocks | 1432 |
| ➡️ ETFs | 120 |
Capital.com Key Info | |
| 👉 Number Active Clients | 75,000 (monthly) |
| 💰 Minimum Deposit | £20 |
| ❔ Inactivity Fee | ❌ |
| 📅 Founded | 2016 |
| ⬜ Public Company | ❌ |
Capital.com Account Types | |
| ➡️ CFD Trading | ✔️ |
| ➡️ Forex Trading | ✔️ |
| ➡️ Spread Betting | ✔️ |
| ➡️ DMA (Direct Market Access) | ✔️ |
| ➡️ Futures Trading | ❌ |
| ➡️ Options Trading | ❌ |
| ➡️ Investing Account | ❌ |
Capital.com Average Fees | |
| ➡️ FTSE 100 | 1 |
| ➡️ DAX 30 | 1.5 |
| ➡️ DJIA | 2 |
| ➡️ NASDAQ | 1.8 |
| ➡️ S&P 500 | 0.7 |
| ➡️ EURUSD | 0.6 |
| ➡️ GBPUSD | 1.3 |
| ➡️ USDJPY | 0.8 |
| ➡️ Gold | 0.18 |
| ➡️ Crude Oil | 0.03 |
| ➡️ UK Stocks | 0.1% |
| ➡️ US Stocks | 0.1% |
79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider
Capital.com FAQs
Yes, if you a UK trader Capital.com is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and your funds are protected up to a certain point by the FSCS.
Capital.com offers financial spread betting and CFDs (contracts for difference) on forex, indices, commodities and shares. They also have a Zero commission investing feature on the app.
No, Capital.com is not regulated in the US. However, you can trade US stocks and shares, indices and USD denominated currencies.
The two main revenue streams from Capital.com are spreads (comission) and funding (overnight financing charges) which is charged when you hold positions over night.
No, Capital.com does not charge for deposits or withdrawals.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and/or CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
79% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider
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Having worked as a broker at Investors Intelligence and a multi-asset derivatives broker at MF Global (Man Financial), Richard has acquired substantial experience in the industry. His career began as a private client stockbroker at Walker Crips and Phillip Securities (now King and Shaxson), following internships on the NYMEX oil trading floor in New York and London IPE in 2001 and 2000.
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