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Perp DEX and crypto futures in the UK: who allows it

Can you trade crypto perps in the UK? As of the September 25, 2026 source check, 0 of 22 checked venues state a perps service for users in the UK. 10 venues name the UK as a restricted location, and 3 venues limit access. The terms of 9 venues do not name the UK, or did not open.

Each venue row gives the status, the basis and the source, with the date PerpFinder opened the source.

Sources checkedas of 2026-09-25

This page is not legal advice. It repeats what each venue and regulator publish on the checked date. Read the current terms and ask a qualified adviser before you trade.

Venues that state a perps service in the UK

0 venues

No venue in this matrix states a perps service for users in the UK.

Venues with limits in the UK

3 venues

OKXLimited

OKX states that it may restrict its derivatives-related services in the United Kingdom.

Exchange · Identity check required · Hyperliquid vs OKX · Binance vs OKX

OKX Risk and Compliance Disclosure, section 3 (Restricted Locations) (checked 2026-09-25)

KrakenLimited

Payward Digital Solutions Ltd (BMA, Bermuda) provides the service; Crypto Facilities Limited (FCA FRN 757895) arranges access. Retail clients in the UK cannot trade derivatives on Kraken. Only clients that Kraken categorizes as professional clients can trade crypto derivatives.

Exchange · Identity check required · Binance vs Kraken

Kraken licence page, with prohibited regions (checked 2026-09-25) · Kraken help: Becoming a Professional Client in the UK (checked 2026-09-25) · Kraken perpetual futures page (Norway view), entity disclosures (checked 2026-09-25)

CoinbaseLimited

CB Payments Ltd (FCA FRN 1045733). Coinbase offers derivatives in the UK only to customers classified as Professional Clients. Retail clients in the UK cannot trade crypto derivatives on Coinbase.

Exchange · Identity check required

Coinbase Help: derivatives for UK Professional Clients (checked 2026-09-25) · Coinbase International Exchange page, notice to all visitors (checked 2026-09-25)

Venues whose terms do not name the UK

9 venues

BinanceNot named

The Binance terms and the List of Prohibited Countries do not name the UK. No Binance page read states a perps service for UK users.

Exchange · Identity check required

Binance List of Prohibited Countries (updated 2026-01-05) (checked 2026-09-25) · Binance Terms of Use, clause 7.5 (effective 2026-07-21) (checked 2026-09-25)

BitgetNot named

The Bitget terms do not name the UK. The Bitget licence page lists only a UK financial-promotion partnership, and no Bitget page states a perps service for UK users.

Exchange · Identity check required

Bitget Terms of Use, Prohibited Countries (checked 2026-09-23) · Bitget Futures Services Agreement (checked 2026-09-25) · Bitget licence page (checked 2026-09-25)

KuCoinNot named

The Restricted Locations clause does not name the United Kingdom.

Exchange · Not stated

KuCoin Terms of Use, Restricted Locations clause (checked 2026-09-25)

HyperliquidNot named

The terms name the United States and Ontario, Canada. They do not name the United Kingdom. No Hyperliquid page states a perps service for UK users.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface

Hyperliquid Terms of Use, clause 1.6 (checked 2026-09-23)

edgeXNot named

The terms do not name the United Kingdom. No edgeX page states a perpetual contracts service for United Kingdom users.

Perp DEX · Not stated

edgeX Terms of Use, Blocked Persons and Restricted Territories clauses (checked 2026-09-23)

GMXNot named

The terms name the United Kingdom only as a sanctions authority. They do not name the United Kingdom as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

GMX terms and conditions (checked 2026-09-23)

Jupiter PerpsNot named

The terms name the United Kingdom only as a sanctions authority. They do not name the United Kingdom as a restricted locality.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Jupiter terms of use (checked 2026-09-23)

ParadexNot named

The terms name the United Kingdom only as a sanctions authority. The restricted-persons page does not list the United Kingdom as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Paradex terms of service (checked 2026-09-23) · Paradex restricted-persons page (checked 2026-09-25)

GRVTNot named

The restricted-jurisdictions article does not name the United Kingdom. No GRVT page states a service for the United Kingdom.

Perp DEX · Not stated

GRVT restricted-jurisdictions article (checked 2026-09-23)

Venues that exclude the UK

10 venues

BybitNot available

Bybit no longer accepts new registrations from UK residents. From 21 October 2026, Bybit limits accounts with a UK residency to withdrawals and small-balance conversion.

Exchange · Identity check required

Bybit notice: service changes for UK-registered users (2026-09-21) (checked 2026-09-25)

GateNot available

Gate names the UK as a Restricted Location.

Exchange · Not stated

Gate User Agreement, clause 2.5 (Restricted Locations) (checked 2026-09-25)

MEXCNot available

MEXC names the United Kingdom as a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

Exchange · Not stated

MEXC User Agreement, Prohibited Jurisdiction clause (checked 2026-09-25)

HTXNot available

HTX bars users from the United Kingdom from all Services.

Exchange · Identity check required

HTX Platform User Agreement, clause 1.2 (Restricted Jurisdictions) (checked 2026-09-25)

BingXNot available

BingX names the United Kingdom as a Restricted Jurisdiction.

Exchange · Identity check required

BingX Disclaimer, Restricted Jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-25)

AsterNot available

Aster names the United Kingdom as a Prohibited Jurisdiction.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Aster Terms and Conditions, restricted-jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-23)

LighterNot available

Lighter states that its services are not available to persons located in the United Kingdom.

Perp DEX · No identity check in the interface

Lighter Terms of Service, prohibited-jurisdictions clause (checked 2026-09-23)

dYdXNot available

dYdX names the United Kingdom as a Restricted Person location for the Perpetuals Trading Software.

Perp DEX · Not stated

dYdX v4 Software Terms of Use, Restricted Persons clause (checked 2026-09-23)

ExtendedNot available

The restricted-countries page names the United Kingdom as a restricted territory.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Extended restricted-countries page (checked 2026-09-23)

PacificaNot available

The terms name the United Kingdom among the jurisdictions where the interface is not available.

Perp DEX · Not stated

Pacifica terms of use (checked 2026-09-23)

What the regulator publishes

FCA: The FCA bans the sale, marketing and distribution of cryptoasset derivatives to retail consumers by firms in or from the UK. The ban applies to CFDs, options and futures from January 6, 2021. FCA press release: ban on the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers (PS20/10) (checked 2026-09-25)

FCA: The FCA regulates certain cryptoasset derivatives, such as futures, CFDs and options. A firm must have FCA authorisation to advertise or sell these products in the UK. FCA consumer warning on Binance Markets Limited and the Binance Group (checked 2026-09-25)

Regulator warnings and actions that name a venue

4 entries

Other jurisdictions

Questions

Which perp venues state a service in the UK?

None of the venues in this matrix states a perps service for users in the UK.

Which venues name the UK as a restricted location?

Bybit, Gate, MEXC, HTX, BingX, Aster, Lighter, dYdX, Extended, Pacifica

Is this page legal advice?

This page is not legal advice. It repeats what each venue and regulator publish on the checked date. Read the current terms and ask a qualified adviser before you trade.

Cite this data

Use the page address and the check date. Each venue row names its own source and the date PerpFinder opened it. Venue terms can change after that date.

PerpFinder. "Perp DEX and crypto futures in the UK: who allows it." Sources checked 2026-09-25. https://perpfinder.com/perps-by-country/uk

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Risk Warning: Trading perpetual futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Only trade with funds you can afford to lose.