Brokers with no retail API
6 of the 21 broker records here are recorded as having no API of the broker's own: 4 on a statement verified at its source and 2 on an unverified statement, labelled below. An account there can often still be automated through a trading platform's API.
Risk warning: CFDs and spread bets are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You can lose money on these products, and each provider publishes its own loss figure under FCA rules. You should consider whether you understand how they work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Automated and API trading can amplify losses through bugs, connectivity failures and runaway orders.
What no retail API means here
It means the broker's record on this site is marked as having no trading API of its own for retail clients. It does not mean an account cannot be automated. Many brokers offer third party trading platforms, and those platforms have their own APIs, which work with any broker that offers the platform.
A record is only as good as its sources. Where a line below is labelled unverified, no page was found that settles it, and it should be read as a lead and not as a fact.
Axi
- Axi
Platform access only, on the pages opened. Axi's UK site lists the Axi Trading Platform, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and Axi Copy Trading, and its platforms page presents Expert Advisors on MetaTrader as the way to automate. No Axi page opened on 12 Oct 2026 mentions an API of Axi's own. That is what the pages show, not a statement by Axi that it has none.
Trading platforms, Axi UKchecked Axi UKchecked
| Platform API | Offered | Note from the record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) | Yes | Listed on Axi's UK site and platforms page, with Expert Advisors presented for automated trading. | Trading platforms, Axi UKchecked |
| MetaTrader 5 (Python package and MQL5) | Yes | Listed on Axi's UK site, which says MT5 lets you develop algorithmic strategies with Expert Advisors. | Axi UKchecked |
Platform links the record marks as not offered are on the Axi page, with the rest of the record.
CMC Markets
- CMC Markets
Platform access only for retail clients, on the pages opened. CMC's UK platforms page offers its own web platform, its mobile app and MetaTrader 4, and the MT4 page presents Expert Advisors as the way to automate. An API appears only on CMC Connect, the institutional side, which offers market data and trade execution over the FIX protocol, either through a direct API or through a third party technology hub. No page opened on 12 Oct 2026 offers an API to retail clients, which is what the pages show and not a statement by CMC that none exists.
CMC Markets UK trading platformschecked CMC Markets UK MetaTrader 4checked CMC Connect connectivitychecked
| Platform API | Offered | Note from the record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) | Yes | Offered for spread betting and CFDs. The MT4 page says Expert Advisors can be used to automate trading. | CMC Markets UK MetaTrader 4checked |
| MetaTrader 5 (Python package and MQL5) | Not verified | Not listed on UK platforms page; MetaQuotes MT5 directory lists CMC Markets (region not stated). | UnverifiedCMC Markets UK trading platformschecked |
Platform links the record marks as not offered are on the CMC Markets page, with the rest of the record.
FxPro Unverified
- FxPro
Unverified Not confirmed at its source, last read . The statement as the record words it.
UnverifiedFxPro platform comparison (did not open on 12 Oct 2026)checked
| Platform API | Offered | Note from the record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) | Yes | Listed on platform comparison with EA trading; page does not say which entity offers it. | UnverifiedFxPro platform comparisonchecked |
| MetaTrader 5 (Python package and MQL5) | Yes | Listed on platform comparison; entity not stated. | UnverifiedFxPro platform comparisonchecked |
| cTrader Open API | Yes | cTrader listed with C# coding; Open API access not confirmed on the broker's page, and the cTrader FAQ does not confirm availability to FxPro UK Ltd clients. | UnverifiedFxPro platform comparisonchecked |
Platform links the record marks as not offered are on the FxPro page, with the rest of the record.
ThinkMarkets Unverified
- ThinkMarkets
Unverified Not confirmed at its source, last read . The statement as the record words it.
UnverifiedThinkMarkets UK (did not open on 12 Oct 2026)checked
| Platform API | Offered | Note from the record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) | Yes | Support article: spread betting is available on ThinkTrader, MT4 and MT5 for UK residents. | ThinkMarkets support: Spread betting accountchecked |
| MetaTrader 5 (Python package and MQL5) | Yes | Support article: spread betting is available on ThinkTrader, MT4 and MT5 for UK residents, so MT5 is offered to UK clients. | ThinkMarkets support: Spread betting accountchecked |
Platform links the record marks as not offered are on the ThinkMarkets page, with the rest of the record.
Tickmill
- Tickmill
Platform access for most clients. Tickmill's UK site offers MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, with Expert Advisors available. Its Connectivity and API page lists third party futures platforms such as CQG, Sierra Chart and MultiCharts, and documents no API of Tickmill's own. The one API Tickmill names is a FIX connection, which its FAQ says is offered to large private and institutional clients with an account balance of at least 500,000 and at least 5,000 a month in commission, in pounds, dollars or euros.
Tickmill FAQ: FIX API connectionchecked Tickmill UK, connectivity and APIchecked Tickmill UKchecked
| Platform API | Offered | Note from the record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) | Yes | MT4 on Windows, macOS, mobile and WebTrader. | Tickmill UKchecked |
| MetaTrader 5 (Python package and MQL5) | Yes | MT5 on Windows, macOS, mobile and WebTrader. | Tickmill UKchecked |
Platform links the record marks as not offered are on the Tickmill page, with the rest of the record.
XTB
- XTB
None. XTB no longer offers API access.
XTB help centre: Does XTB offer investment automation tools?checked
Not recorded No platform link on this record is marked as offered.
Platform links the record marks as not offered are on the XTB page, with the rest of the record.