StoneX Financial Ltd

Reference number: 446717

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 2 warnings naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When stonex.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3580 6000 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2Y 5ET
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Other names (12)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • City Index Trading name
  • Forex.com Trading name
  • Gain Capital Trading name
  • GTX Direct Trading name
  • StoneX Trading Trading name
  • Ambrian Commodities Ltd Former name
  • INTL FCStone (Europe) Ltd Former name
  • INTL FCStone LTD Former name
  • Forex.com UK Former trading name
  • StoneX Former trading name
  • Tradefair Former trading name
  • Tradefair Financials Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (3)
  • 020 3576 2059
  • 020 3576 3867
  • 020 7126 8453
Fake email addresses (5)
  • accounts@gaincapholdings.co.uk
  • info@gaincapholdings.co.uk
  • info@gchltd.co.uk
  • info@gchltduk.com
  • info@stonextrade.com
Fake websites (2)
  • gaincapholdings.co.uk
  • stonextrades.com
The 2 FCA warnings these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • 6. Money remittance.
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
  • Sending dematerialised instructions

Limits on what they may do

  • Emission Allowance Retail Client Restriction.
    The firm must not carry on any regulated activities in relation to an emission allowance for retail clients (as such terms are defined in the FCA handbook).

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
05616586
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 November 2005 (20 years old)
Registered office
Moor House First Floor, 120 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5ET
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lindsay James Mcneile Director Feb 1948 31 Aug 2011 20 other companies
Philip Andrew Smith Director Jun 1972 31 Aug 2011 5 other companies
Malcolm James Wilde Director Oct 1950 24 Sep 2013 None
Justin James Van Wijngaarden Director Dec 1967 11 Aug 2020 7 other companies
Diego Andres Rotsztain Director Mar 1970 17 May 2021 4 other companies
Stuart Andrew Sam Davison Director Sep 1985 20 Aug 2021 None
Ian Gordon Gibson Director Feb 1960 26 Nov 2024 1 other company
Gregory Kallinikos Director Mar 1979 20 Oct 2025 None
Ashish Vekaria Director Feb 1991 20 Oct 2025 None
Kevin Paul Shea Secretary Not published 13 Feb 2026 –

Other companies run by these 9 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
34
closed down
16
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 34 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 3 companies these 9 directors run together
  • All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

StoneX Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (55)

2025

13 October 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Emission Allowance Retail Client Restriction.)

FCA register

2022

28 October 2022

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2021

30 June 2021

  • Intl Netherlands B.V. gave up control
  • Stonex Group Inc took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

15 July 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "INTL FCStone LTD"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Intl Netherlands B.V. took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

4 March 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "INTL FCStone (Europe) Ltd"

FCA register

2011

1 September 2011

  • Changed its registered name from "Ambrian Commodities Ltd"

FCA register

31 August 2011

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

2006

29 March 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

24 March 2006

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2005

9 November 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 55 events

  • All 55 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 26
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Firms connected to StoneX Financial

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with StoneX Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share a director
2
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like StoneX Financial

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

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  • 34 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 55 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is StoneX Financial Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, StoneX Financial Ltd (FRN 446717) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2006 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is StoneX Financial’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3580 6000 and the website stonex.com for StoneX Financial. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is StoneX Financial a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated StoneX Financial: the FCA has published 2 warnings about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for StoneX Financial, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with StoneX Financial?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount, and eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about StoneX Financial to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns StoneX Financial?
StoneX Financial is owned by Stonex Group Inc, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 30 June 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Intl Netherlands B.V..
Who runs StoneX Financial?
Companies House lists 9 directors of StoneX Financial: Lindsay James McNeile, Philip Andrew Smith, Malcolm James Wilde, Justin James Van Wijngaarden, Diego Andres Rotsztain, Stuart Andrew Sam Davison and 3 more.
How long has StoneX Financial been in business?
The company was formed on 9 November 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2006.
Does StoneX Financial use any other names?
It trades as City Index, Forex.com, Gain Capital, GTX Direct and StoneX Trading. It has previously used 7 other names, including Ambrian Commodities Ltd, INTL FCStone (Europe) Ltd and INTL FCStone LTD.

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