Spread Co vs Core Spreads

Spread Co or Core Spreads – which is better for UK traders 2024? Compare Spread Co and Core Spreads in this detailed breakdown of their platforms, features and fees.

Spread Co vs Core Spreads Comparison Table 2024
Spread Co Core Spreads
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3.9
Spread Co is ranked #91 among CFD brokers. Core Spreads is ranked #91 among CFD brokers.
Spread Co offers spread betting and CFDs with competitive trading conditions.
Core Spreads has closed or no longer accepts UK clients.
Core Spreads is an FCA-licensed broker offering CFD and spread betting opportunities on a proprietary platform or MetaTrader 4. Traders can access more than 1000 instruments, including company shares, commodities, indices and forex. Spread bets have fixed spreads that start from 0.4 with no commission, while CFDs start from 1 pip plus a $1.50 charge per lot.
Pros
  • Reliable, FCA-regulated broker with FSCS protection and good customer service
  • Strong range of assets with 1000+ stocks and shares and 40 forex pairs
  • MT4 support plus proprietary platform for spread betting
  • Good spreads available on spread betting
  • Demo account on both platforms
  • Free deposits and withdrawals
  • No inactivity fee
Cons
  • CFD spreads and charges are more expensive than some competitors
  • Narrow range of CFDs
  • No MetaTrader 5 platform
Awards
  • Best Value Forex Broker 2017 - UK Forex Awards
FCA Regulated
Yes Yes
Instruments
Spread betting, CFDs, forex, indices, shares, commodities, ETFs, ADRs Spread betting, forex, commodities, indices, equities
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
£200 $0
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
£0.10 0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA FCA
Mobile Apps
Yes Yes (iOS & Android)
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Margin Trading
No No
MetaTrader 4
No Yes
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
No No
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
No No
STP Account
No No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
No No
MAM Account
No No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No No
Robo Advisor
No No
Negative Balance Protection
No No
Market Maker
No No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
No No
Auto Trading
Expert Advisors (EAs) on MetaTrader
Copy Trading
No No
Social Trading
No No
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
No No
Custodial Account
No No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No No
Islamic Account
No No
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Silver
CFD
Trade with leveraged CFDs on popular financial markets. Core Spreads offers CFD trading on 40 forex pairs plus 13 commodities, including metals and energies, and 13 global stock indices including the UK100 and US30. CFDs are traded through the MT4 platform with leverage up to 1:30 in line with UK regulations.
Leverage
1:20 1:30
FTSE Spread
1.0 1.0
GBPUSD Spread<
1.0 0.6
Oil Spread
4.0 3.5
Stocks Spread
Variable Variable
Forex
Spread Co offers trading on a long list of online currencies with competitive spreads. Core Spreads offers trading on 34 forex pairs through spread betting and 40 currencies through CFDs, with both vehicles covering major and minor pairs. Spread betting spreads start from 0.6 for EUR/GBP; CFD spreads are variable and start from 1.2 pips on EUR/GBP.
Assets
38 40
GBPUSD Spread
1.0 1.2
EURUSD Spread
0.8 0.6
EURGBP Spread
1.0 1.2
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