StoneX Trading (formerly City Index)

On the desk for one reason: single-entity structure. 2 register lines are on this file, spread across 2 legal entities in 2 jurisdictions, 2 of them with a top-tier regulator.

Filed by the desk · London, UK · established 1983 · sourcing confidence: medium

On the wire

2 items · 0 notices

01
register entry
FCA entry 446717 for StoneX Financial Ltd (trading as City Index)
Source: register.fca.org.uk
02
register entry
ASIC entry AFSL 345646 for StoneX Financial Pty Ltd (trading as City Index)
Source: stonex.com

Entity by entity

2 lines

Register lines on file for StoneX Trading (formerly City Index). A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
Regulator	Jurisdiction	Entity as registered	Number	Tier	Source
FCA	UK	StoneX Financial Ltd (trading as City Index)	446717	T1	register.fca.org.uk
ASIC	Australia	StoneX Financial Pty Ltd (trading as City Index)	AFSL 345646	T1	stonex.com

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open	$100
EUR/USD spread as published	0.5 pips
Leverage as advertised	1:30 (UK retail)
Platforms	City Index Web Trader · MT4 · TradingView · AT Pro · Mobile apps
Account books	CFD · Spread betting · Professional

What the record says

City Index was founded in 1983 as a spread betting firm.

City Index is a trading name of StoneX Financial Ltd, authorised by the FCA under register number 446717.

City Index's parent company is StoneX Group Inc., listed on Nasdaq.

StoneX acquired the City Index brand as part of its 2020 acquisition of GAIN Capital.

StoneX Group announced on 9 September 2026 that City Index was relaunching as StoneX Trading; the release says the City Index UK brand would retire on 12 September 2026 and new account openings would move to StoneX Trading, while existing clients could continue trading (stonex.com)

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2 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.