Trade Nation scores 77/100 and ranks 8 of 14. Its criterion marks run 6 to 9 of 10, assessed 26 Aug 2026. Its eight dated figures sit under the average of brokers that publish one; check them when you trade.
How We Scored Trade Nation
Our overall score for Trade Nation is 77 out of 100. Below is the assessment behind it: Trade Nation marked on each of the criteria we score every account against, each one out of 10.
Trade Nation marked out of ten on each of the six criteria we score every account against, shown as a bar on each row.
Criterion
Trade Nation
Trading Cost
6 / 10Assessed
Trading Experience
9 / 10Assessed
Trading Platform
8 / 10Assessed
Trust
7 / 10Assessed
Range Of Markets
8 / 10Assessed
Customer Service
8 / 10Assessed
The overall score shown above the table is the sum of these six marks, each out of 10, divided by 60 and multiplied by 100, rounded half up. No criterion is weighted, and this has been how every score on the site is computed since 24 September 2026.
Our scoring approach for accounts names the six criteria, what each one covers, and the published sources behind every mark.
Who You Contract With At Trade Nation
Spread bets at Trade Nation are placed with Trade Nation Financial UK Ltd (FRN 525164). That is the firm named in your account terms and the one authorised to take UK retail clients.
Trade Nation runs separate companies under separate regulators in several other countries, and its own footer lists them. Each is a different firm, and material published by one of them is not a statement about the UK business. The risk warning percentage on this page is the UK firm’s own.
TRADE NATION FINANCIAL UK LTD is on the Financial Services Register under firm reference number 525164, and its status panel reads Authorised, since 9 May 2011. We read the entry on 3 Sep 2026, and the capture below is what the register showed that day.
TRADE NATION FINANCIAL UK LTD, FRN 525164, on the FCA Financial Services Register: status Authorised, since 9 May 2011. Captured 3 Sep 2026. Source: the firm’s register entry, Financial Conduct Authority.
The permissions panel is not in the capture, so this page makes no claim about which regulated activities the authorisation covers. Our regulation guide sets out checking a spread betting firm on the FCA register.
Trade Nation Trust, Ownership And Client Money Protection
Can You Trust Trade Nation?
Trade Nation states that your money is held in segregated bank accounts under trustee arrangements, identified as client money. Trade Nation also states that retail clients cannot lose more than the total funds held in their account, under negative balance protection. (Trade Nation's own site, read ; Trade Nation's own site, read )
Who Owns Trade Nation?
Trade Nation's UK entity is owned by Finsa Capital Holdings Limited, recorded in the Companies House register of persons with significant control. (Companies House, read )
What Happens To Your Money If Trade Nation Fails?
Trade Nation states that any shortfall of funds up to £85,000 may be eligible for compensation under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The FSCS gives its limit as up to £85,000 per eligible person, per firm, for a firm that failed after 1 April 2019. (Trade Nation's own site, read ; FSCS, read )
Trade Nation's fixed spreads cover eight of the nine pairs with no unit stated, and our guide to pips in spread betting sets out the points-and-pips relationship.
What Trade Nation’s Fixed Spreads Cover
Fixed spreads on indices, forex and commodities, on TN Trader and TradingView. Most accounts in our ranking quote variable spreads, which track the underlying market and move with it.
Equities use a fixed add-on applied to a variable underlying spread, so they are not fixed. Commodities may be traded on variable spreads instead, and a position opened on one basis must be closed on the same basis.
Guaranteed Stops At Trade Nation
Guaranteed stop-loss orders are available at Trade Nation.
Trade Nation runs its own platform alongside a third-party one, and the list on our summary table below is the set we have confirmed carries the spread betting account. Its fixed pricing applies on both of them.
Trade Nation lists its app as “Trade Nation” on both stores, and our ranking of spread betting apps records the platforms behind its spread betting account and the minimum deposit.
Trade Nation publishes a demo account for spread betting, and we read its terms off Trade Nation’s own demo page rather than inferring them: £10,000 in virtual funds, checked 3 October 2026.
Trade Nation’s Trustpilot profile, captured 1 Nov 2026. We re-read these ratings every month, so the figure in the table is the one the platform displayed on that capture date.Trade Nation’s Apple App Store listing, captured 1 Nov 2026. We re-read these ratings every month, so the figure in the table is the one the platform displayed on that capture date.Trade Nation’s Google Play listing, captured 1 Nov 2026. We re-read these ratings every month, so the figure in the table is the one the platform displayed on that capture date.Trade Nation’s TradingView profile, captured 1 Nov 2026. We re-read these ratings every month, so the figure in the table is the one the platform displayed on that capture date.
Trade Nation At A Glance
Key facts about Trade Nation: its FCA-regulated entity, minimum deposit, spread bet platforms, markets, inactivity fee and guaranteed stops.
🗺️ FCA regulated
Trade Nation Financial UK Ltd (FRN 525164)
💰 Minimum deposit
£0
📊 Spread bet platforms
TN Trader, TradingView
🛍️ Markets available
1,000s
💱 Inactivity fee
no inactivity or dormancy fee
🛡️ Guaranteed stops
Available
What You Can Bet On
Trade Nation publishes these counts on its own market pages.
Forex pairs: 32
Indices: over 40
Our Trade Nation Video Review
Our own video review of the Trade Nation spread betting account, from the SpreadBet channel.
Below the Brokers' Average on eight of eight Pairs
EUR/USD at 0.5 Points Against the 0.7-Point Average of the Brokers That Publish One
No minimum deposit
Cons
Ranks 8 of 14 on our review score
Minimum stake not confirmed
Your Experience With Trade Nation
If you have traded with Trade Nation, tell us what a new customer should know. Submissions are read by the team. Only reviews we can verify are ever published, and none are published yet. Nothing you enter here appears on this page.
Reviews are never paid for and never edited for a broker.
Trade Nation Spread Betting FAQs
Are Trade Nation Spread Betting Profits Tax-Free In The UK?
For most UK individuals, spread betting profits are free of Capital Gains Tax and the bets carry no Stamp Duty. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and can change, so you should seek professional tax advice if you are unsure.
Opening A Trade Nation Spread Betting Account
If you came here for one market rather than for the account, our pages on spread betting on indices and commodities spread betting cover how those bets are priced. A spread bet leaves you owning no asset, so no Stamp Duty is payable, and the wider tax position for most UK retail traders depends on your individual circumstances, as the Stamp Duty rules for spread bets note.
73.8% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider.
Your capital is at risk. Spread betting is leveraged, so losses can exceed the amount you set out to risk on a bet. This page is not financial or tax advice.
Justin Grossbard co-founded Spread-Bet.co.uk with Noam Korbl in 2024, and co-founded the broker comparison network CompareForexBrokers with him in 2014. He has written for Kiplinger, Entrepreneur, Finance Magnates and MoneyShow since 2022, with articles on forex and trading at MoneyShow, Finance Magnates and Kiplinger.
Updated . Updated on 1 Nov 2026: We withdrew from the Trade Nation review the August 2026 tests of order execution, the apps and customer service, with everything drawn from them, because they could not be verified against account records; the Customer Service mark is back to 8/10 on the 26 Aug 2026 scoring sheet, and the score is 77/100.
