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Trading 212 is a fintech company that democratises the financial markets with free, smart and easy to use apps, enabling anyone to trade Stocks, ETFs, Forex, Commodities, and more. We disrupted the stock brokerage industry by offering the first zero-commission stock trading service in the UK and Europe, unlocking the stock market for millions of people.
Our success
Our mobile app has more than 14.000.000 downloads, which makes it one of the most popular trading apps in the world. Since 2016, Trading 212’s app has been the UK’s #1 trading app, and in 2017 it reached the #1 spot in Germany.
Trading 212 is a trading name of Trading 212 UK Ltd., Trading 212 Markets Ltd. and Trading 212 Ltd
Trading 212 UK Ltd. is registered in England and Wales, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FCA (Firm reference number 609146). Trading 212 Markets Ltd. is registered in Cyprus, authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, CySEC (License number 398/21). Trading 212 Ltd. is registered in Bulgaria and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Supervision Commission (License number RG-03-0237).
For your safety and in compliance with our regulations, all clients’ funds are kept separately in segregated bank accounts and are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, FSCS (Trading 212 UK Ltd.), the Investors Compensation Fund, ICF (Trading 212 Markets Ltd.) and the Investors Compensation Fund, ICF Bulgaria (Trading 212 Ltd).
In the unlikely event of default, the FSCS compensation is up to GBP 85,000 and the ICF Cyprus and Bulgaria compensation is up to 90% (but limited to EUR 20,000) of the client’s funds. Each client will be compensated if one of our companies fails to comply with its obligations to the clients due to its financial state.
- CySEC Regulated. Trading 212 is authorised and regulated by the CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission)
- Your funds are safe. Your funds are kept in a segregated account, protected by the ICF up to €20,000 and additionally insured up to €1M by Lloyd’s of London
- Your data is protected. We protect your data by implementing the industry’s best practices