The Vantage brand maintains regulatory status in two tier-1 jurisdictions and one tier-3 jurisdiction, making it a safe broker (average risk) for trading forex and CFDs.
Holds indemnity insurance for additional protection in excess of any regulatory coverage.
Vantage has done an excellent job of fully integrating the TradingView platform into the MetaTrader suite.
Offers Smart Trader add-ons for MetaTrader and multiple social copy-trading platforms (not available in Australia).
Vantage again ranks among the Best MetaTrader Brokers and the Best Copy Trading Brokers for 2023.
Intuitively designed, easy-to-use web trading platform and mobile app that earned Trading 212 a Best in Class spot for ease of use in our annual review.
Diverse range of 1,785 symbols available for CFD and forex trading.
Supports several exotic FX pairs, including 16 against the Bulgarian lev.
Offers indemnity insurance over EUR 1,000,000 in excess of EUR 20,000 from Cypriot regulator.
Regulated in Australia, the U.K., South Africa, and the Bahamas.
Web and mobile platforms are thoughtfully designed and easy to use, earning Trade Nation a Best in Class ranking for our Ease of Use category.
The Smart News feature available in Trade Nation’s mobile app and web platform helpfully curates Tweets and news headlines.
Offers a dollar-per-point default staking size, where rather than select a trade size in units, you can select how much you want to risk per price point or per pip (comparable to eToro or Plus500).
Charts are powered by ChartIQ on TradeNation for web and mobile.
Fixed spreads for forex and CFD trading are competitive – except during rollover time.
Trading signals powered by Acuity are available within platform and as standalone web module as part of Trade Nation’s Signal Centre.
Commission rates are competitive on the Edge account.
Minimum deposit starts at $100 for spread-only or commission-based accounts.
The TMGM Academy is an impressive educational tool that includes quizzes and interactive content, which I found to be excellent for beginners. The offering landed TMGM among Best in Class for beginners in our annual review.
Founded in 2014, Tickmill is regulated in one tier-1 jurisdiction and two tier-2 jurisdictions, making it a safe broker (average-risk) for trading forex and CFDs.
Tickmill makes the full MetaTrader suite available, as well as platform add-ons – putting it in close proximity with the best MetaTrader brokers.
Pricing for Tickmill’s Pro and VIP account is highly competitive, helping the broker finish 1st overall for Commissions and Fees again for 2023.
Offers the CQG and AgenaTrader platform for futures and options trading ($1,000 deposit required).
Tickmill is a solid choice of platform for professional trading.
Education from the CME, along with interactive sentiment data and website widgets from Acuity Trading help to complement research at Tickmill.
TradingView platform is also available (requires CQG login credentials to sync with your Tickmill account).
Tickmill recently introduced Signal Centre, powered by Acuity Trading, to deliver actionable trading signals and research for traders.
Founded in 1996, Swissquote is publicly-traded (SIX: SQN) and regulated in four tier-1 jurisdictions, making it a safe broker (low-risk) for trading forex and CFDs.
As a forex broker that also operates two banks, Swissquote takes our top award for Best Banking Services.
Swissquote offers the MetaTrader platform suite, along with additional add-ons such as the MetaTrader Master Edition.
Swissquote produces excellent-quality research, including daily market analysis videos, and written articles on its Newsroom section.
Advanced Trader web platform features TradingView charts and has been upgraded to HTML5 for a smoother user experience.
Founded in 2008, Plus500 is publicly traded (LSE: PLUS) and part of the FTSE 250 Index.
Plus500 is regulated in four tier-1 jurisdictions and four tier-2 jurisdictions (learn more about Trust Score).
I found Plus500's user-friendly web-based trading platform to be a solid choice for beginner traders. (Disclosure: A trading platform recommended for beginners does not make it easy to make money. Trading is risky.)
Plus500’s new +Insights analytics tool includes integration of advanced sentiment features from Trading Central and FactSet.
Plus500’s web platform and mobile app feature robust charting, with a consistent experience across devices.
Good range of 2,800 tradeable symbols, which can be traded as CFDs.
Plus500 appears to offer spreads close to the industry average on most of its major forex pairs.
CFD option contracts are available on 24 popular symbols.
