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FOR SALE
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FCA-Regulated CFD/Spread Trading Brokerage for Sale
Asking Price: £500,000
Location: United Kingdom
Business Type: Financial Services / CFD Brokerage (Asset Sale)
Overview
An opportunity to acquire a long-established UK FCA-regulated CFD and spread-betting brokerage, operating for over 17 years as an introducing broker to tier-1 providers.
During peak operating years, the business generated £3–£4 million per annum in commission and related trading revenue, demonstrating both the scale and monetisation capability of the underlying client base.
The primary value of this acquisition lies in its exceptionally high-quality database of trading clients, former clients, and leads, built over nearly two decades through premium financial media and proven trading funnels.
This is not a cold list — it is a historically monetised, self-selected audience of leveraged traders with known behaviour, asset preferences, and engagement history
Key Asset: Trading Client & Lead Database
• 178,700 total records (clients leads)
• 9,859 onboarded trading clients
• 168,800 leads with historic CFD / spread-betting interest
• 12,100 GDPR-compliant opted-in leads
• 3,896 actively engaged marketing contacts
• 2,050 registered & regularly engaged clients
• Full CRM segmentation
• Historical trading activity and monetisation data
The database has been built via top-tier financial publishers including LSE.co.uk, ADVFN, MoneyWeek, MoneyAM, and Dianomi, resulting in a financially literate, high-intent trading audience.
Proven Revenue & Trading Activity
• Historic peak commission turnover: £3–£4m p.a.
• £22,000 average monthly revenue (last 3 months)
• 1,734 current clients onboarded
• ~100 monthly active trading accounts
• Strong bias toward high-margin instruments:
o Indices: 62%
o Commodities: 27%
The historic revenue profile underlines the depth, quality, and monetisation potential of the database when actively operated with modern CRM, onboarding, and re-engagement strategies.
Why This Asset Is Valuable to a Buyer
While CFD accounts cannot be automatically migrated, the value lies in:
• A large warm audience vs cold acquisition
• Proven traders with historic CFD and spread-betting activity
• Demonstrated ability to generate multi-million-pound annual commission revenue
• Lower CPA and faster re-activation
• Immediate cross-sell potential into:
o CFD platforms
o Futures & options
o Trading education
o Crypto derivatives (where permitted)
This is particularly attractive to:
• CFD & futures brokers
• Crypto derivatives platforms
• Trading education businesses
• Financial publishers & signal providers
Compliance & Structure
• FCA-regulated business
• Clear identification of:
o Explicit opt-in contacts
o Legitimate-interest segments
• Buyer applies own compliance framework
• Asset sale (no client funds or custody)
Assets included:
• Full CRM databases
• Brand, domains, IP, content
• Historical performance and trading data
• Provider relationships (where assignable)
• Operational handover and knowledge transfer
Valuation Rationale
• Indicative data asset value: ~£500,000
• Asking price: £500,000
The valuation reflects proven historic monetisation, reduced acquisition costs, and accelerated time-to-revenue, rather than speculative lead value.
Ideal Buyer
A well-capitalised, compliant operator seeking:
• Rapid client acquisition
• Access to previously multi-million-pound-revenue trading cohorts
• A scalable, segmented trading audience built over 17 years
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Do not pay any deposit to private sellers upfront. If you are looking to purchase a business, we advise that any deposits or transactions made are through a solicitor to prevent fraudulent activities from occuring.
Don't share confidential information with any private sellers, including your home address, account passwords, bank accounts and credit card information.
The vast majority of these scams involve the transfer of substantial sums of money. We advise all transactions made are through a solicitor to prevent fraudulent activities from occuring.
Send a test amount before you consider handing over a large number of funds. Maybe even try transferring £1, and then speaking to your solicitor to confirm receipt.
Do not disclose proof of funds directly to the sellers. If the sellers request you to show proof of funds, we advise that it is done through a solicitor to prevent fraudulent activities from occuring.
Buying a business is not covered by consumer rights legislation. It is your responsibility to acquire a business that holds up in quality and agreement.
Fraudsters will typically use false news in an attempt to get you to act quickly. For example, 'Your account has been disabled. Reset your password now.'.
Review the performance of a business to make appropriate financial projections. Some businesses are dormant or not trading, so it is essential to check their short and long-term potential.
Legitimate emails from Rightbiz will be with the domain @rightbiz.co.uk. However, emails from [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] are not affiliated with Rightbiz.
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