Founded in 1999, FXCM Group (FXCM) is a Leucadia Company, which falls under the arm of Jefferies Financial (NYSE: JEF).
FXCM is regulated in three tier-1 jurisdictions, making it a safe broker (low-risk) for trading forex and CFDs.
In our testing, FXCM earned Best in Class (top 7) for its Platforms and Tools, Professional Trading, Algorithmic Trading and Social Copy Trading. There’s no question; FXCM delivers in the areas important to traders.
FXCM publishes detailed monthly execution reports highlighting slippage statistics and trade execution quality across all order types.
In addition to the native Signals market on MetaTrader, FXCM offers the ZuluTrade platform for copy trading (only available in certain regions).
FXCM is a leader in algorithmic trading solutions, whether you’re a beginner using Capitalise.io or an advanced coder using Python.
Founded in 2005, FP Markets is regulated in one tier-1 jurisdiction and one tier-2 jurisdiction, making it a safe broker (average-risk) for trading forex and CFDs.
FP Markets offers the MetaTrader and cTrader suites, along with ultra-competitive spreads available by way of its commission-based Raw ECN account.
FP Markets finished Best in Class for our 2023 Annual Awards, for both MetaTrader and Commissions and Fees.
FP Markets provides access to the Iress platform suite which offers over 10,000 tradeable symbols.
Regulated by FINMA, FlowBank holds a prestigious Swiss Banking license, making it one of only a few forex brokers operating in Switzerland.
Excellent choice for investing in local Swiss regional exchanges and financial markets
regional exchanges and financial markets Offers fractional shares on 10 popular U.S. companies.
Provides connectivity to numerous global exchanges, with a vast selection of options markets, as well as forex, CFDs, and other derivatives such as exchange-traded securities.
Offers in-house platforms alongside access to the full MetaTrader platform suite.
FlowBank clients are protected with up to $100,000 in deposit insurance from esisuisse (membership in this self-regulatory organization is mandatory for all banks in Switzerland).
Regulated as a bank and publicly traded on the Italian stock market (BIT: FTK).
Member of the National Compensation Fund and the National Interbank Deposit Guarantee Fund in Italy.
Knock-out options are available, along with guaranteed stop-loss orders (GSLOs).
Competitive pricing on index CFDs
Offers a larger variety of over 10,000 tradeble markets, ranging from exchange-trade securities, funds, options, and CFDs including on forex and shares.
Caters well to longer-term investors with large selection of funds including managed investment options.
Holds EUR 106.6 billion in assets as of December 31, 2022, catering to more than 1.4 million customers
Content for English speakers has expanded significantly for research and education.
Advanced screeners available within web platform, and advanced charts for forex traders.
Offers numerous trading platforms, inlcuding FinecoX powered by ChartIQ, and the PowerDesk dekstop platform.
eToro was founded in 2007 and is regulated in two tier-1 jurisdictions and one tier-2 jurisdiction, making it a safe broker (low-risk) for trading forex and CFDs.
eToro is excellent for social copy trading and cryptocurrency trading and was our top pick for both categories for our 2023 Annual Awards.
Fantastic for ease of use thanks to its user-friendly web platform and the eToro mobile app that is great for casual and beginner investors.
eToro continues to expand its available range of markets as a multi-asset broker with over 3,000 symbols available.
Offers indemnity insurance of up to EUR 1 million per client in the EU, the U.K., and Australia.
VIP-style perks are available for club members and popular investors that reach higher tier status.
Dedicated Investmate educational app’s game-like design makes learning fun.
Capital.com offers an extensive range of 490 cryptocurrency CFDs (not available in the U.K. for retail clients), alongside a respectable range of 3,700 tradeable symbols.
Available to residents of New Zealand – unlike many brokers that don’t have the required FMA license.
Provides both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5.
Offers a growing range of third-party trading tools from Autochartist and Acuity.
Supports multiple third-party copy trading platforms, such as ZuluTrade, Duplitrade, and Myfxbook.
Integration with the TradingView web platform was made available in 2021.
With the launch of BlackBull Shares, traders can access overwith over 26,000 tradeable symbols.
The recently launched BlackBull CopyTrader web platform boosts the broker's existing social copy trading offering.
BlackBull Markets recently received a significant private equity investment from Milford Private Equity Fund III LP, helping to bolster its position as a leading broker in New Zealand.
