Vantage scores 40/100 and ranks 13 of 14. Vantage publishes no spread betting figure we can source. Judge it on the rest and check its prices on the platform.
How We Scored Vantage
Our overall score for Vantage is 40 out of 100. Below is the assessment behind it: Vantage marked on each of the criteria we score every account against, each one out of 10.
Vantage marked out of ten on each of the six criteria we score every account against, shown as a bar on each row.
Criterion
Vantage
Trading Cost
2 / 10Assessed
Trading Experience
4 / 10Assessed
Trading Platform
5 / 10Assessed
Trust
7 / 10Assessed
Range Of Markets
1 / 10Assessed
Customer Service
5 / 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 Vantage
Spread bets at Vantage are placed with Vantage Global Prime LLP (FRN 590299). That is the firm named in your account terms.
The name is worth reading carefully because it is not the brand. Vantage’s UK business runs through a limited liability partnership whose name carries the brand but not the whole of it, and the group operates separate companies under separate regulators elsewhere. Material published by one of those is not a statement about the UK firm, and the risk warning percentage on this page is the UK firm’s own.
Our spread betting broker reviews directory lists every brand we cover, including the ones with no UK account left to open.
Is Vantage Regulated By The FCA?
Vantage Global Prime LLP is on the Financial Services Register under firm reference number 590299, and its status panel reads Authorised, since 1 Jul 2013. We read the entry on 3 Sep 2026, and the capture below is what the register showed that day.
Vantage Global Prime LLP, FRN 590299, on the FCA Financial Services Register: status Authorised, since 1 Jul 2013. 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 how to check a broker on the FCA register.
Vantage Trust, Ownership And Client Money Protection
Can You Trust Vantage?
Vantage's own terms state that losses can exceed deposits unless you are a Retail Client. (Vantage's own site, read )
Who Owns Vantage?
The UK firm, Vantage Global Prime LLP, has two individuals registered as persons with significant control on the Companies House register of persons with significant control. (Companies House, read )
What Happens To Your Money If Vantage Fails?
Vantage states that it segregates your funds from its own money in accordance with the UK FCA's Client Asset rules. It also states that funds lost as a result of liquidation, up to an amount of £85,000, will be compensated for under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The FSCS itself gives the limit as up to £85,000 per eligible person, per firm, for a firm that failed after 1 April 2019. (Vantage's own site, read ; Vantage's own site, read ; FSCS, read )
Vantage's UK site states that you can trade CFDs and spread bets on forex, shares, indices, commodities, ETFs and bonds, so you can also read our comparison of spread bets against CFDs. (Vantage's own site, read )
Vantage Licence And Terms
Regulator
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Authorised entity
Vantage Global Prime LLP (FRN 590299)
Register status
Authorised
Authorised since
1 Jul 2013
Register read
3 Sep 2026
Minimum deposit
£50
Guaranteed stops
Not offered
Vantage Spread Betting Costs
Vantage offers a UK spread betting account. Its UK site shows "from" spreads on four pairs under its Standard STP, RAW ECN and Pro ECN account types, without saying whether they apply to spread betting or CFDs. It shows nothing for the other five pairs. We therefore publish no spread figure for it.
Vantage does not offer guaranteed stop-loss orders. An ordinary stop closes your trade at the next available price rather than at the price you set. A market that gaps overnight can therefore close you out below your stop, and the loss is yours.
Vantage runs its UK spread betting account on the platforms named in our summary table below, which are MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage UK App and Vantage Web Trading.
Vantage lists its app as “Vantage UK” on both stores, and our ranking of spread betting apps names the software its UK account runs on alongside the minimum deposit.
Vantage publishes a demo account for spread betting, and we read its terms off Vantage’s own demo page rather than inferring them: $100,000 in virtual funds, no deposit to open, checked 22 September 2026.
Vantage’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.Vantage’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.Vantage’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.Vantage’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.
Vantage At A Glance
Key facts about Vantage: its FCA-regulated entity, minimum deposit, spread bet platforms, markets, inactivity fee and guaranteed stops.
🗺️ FCA regulated
Vantage Global Prime LLP (FRN 590299)
💰 Minimum deposit
£50
📊 Spread bet platforms
MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage UK App, Vantage Web Trading
🛍️ Markets available
900+
🛡️ Guaranteed stops
Not offered
Our Vantage Video Review
Our own video review of the Vantage spread betting account, from the SpreadBet channel.
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Vantage Spread Betting FAQs
Does Vantage Offer Guaranteed Stop-Loss Orders?
No. Vantage’s own UK help centre covers stop-loss and take-profit orders and names no guaranteed variant. It states that neither order type is guaranteed to execute at the level you set when volatility is high or liquidity is thin.
What Platform Does Vantage Use For Spread Betting?
Vantage runs its UK spread betting account on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, Vantage UK App and Vantage Web Trading. Our platform comparison sets out which accounts offer which software.
Opening A Vantage Spread Betting Account
Vantage suits a reader happy to choose without published spread figures, and who does not need a guaranteed stop.
If you came here for one market rather than for the account, our pages on spread betting on indices and spread betting on gold cover how those bets are priced. Betting full time for your income does not by itself amount to a trade, and for most UK retail traders the outcome depends on your individual circumstances, which our guide to when betting becomes a trade works through.
72.65% 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: For this Vantage review we withdrew the August 2026 tests of order execution, the apps and customer service, and everything drawn from them, because they could not be verified against account records; the Customer Service mark stays at 5/10, its basis now the 26 Aug 2026 scoring sheet alone, and the score holds at 40/100.
