We are delighted to announce our picks for best brokers of 2018.
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The winners are based on the below criteria:
- Our personal experiences in dealing with them
- Customer feedback in reviews, in person, online and anecdotally
- Overall reputation within the industry and approach to customer service
Here are our best broker awards winners and why for 2018:
Best Spread Betting Broker:
- IG – huge range of markets, lots of added value on the trading platform and excellent customer service
Best CFD broker:
- Saxo Capital Markets – an excellent trading platform with DMA, CFD options, level-2 pricing, and research tools
Best Forex Broker:
- Saxo Capital Markets – wide range of FX pairs, tight spreads, FX futures, FX options, and currency ETFs
Best Futures & Options Broker:
- Saxo Capital Markets – continues to provide excellent on-exchange futures and options trading through their proprietary trading platform.
Best Crypto Broker:
- XTB – loads of crypto pairs and the ability to create your own universe of crypto products with nice visual post-trade analysis
Best MT4 Broker:
- ETX Capital – low latency execution, proprietary price feeds and infrastructure
Best Social Trading Broker:
- eToro – massive client base, easy to use and the option to trade fully paid (100% margined) CFDs and CopyPortfolios
Best Broker For Professional Accounts:
- Saxo Capital Markets: heavy duty DMA trading platform, experienced trading desks, large institutional product access
- Hargreaves Lansdown – a bit like Waitrose, not necessarily the cheapest, but excellent range of products and service
Best Currency Broker/Money Transfer Provider:
- Transferwise – one of the only money transfer providers to display fixed and transparent mark-ups on transactions
Best Overall broker:
- IG – well established with a great reputation with retail and institutional clients and a wide range of investment products including; spread betting, CFDs, SIPPs, ISAs, stock broking, IPO access and managed investment portfolios.
To view all the brokers shortlisted view the comparison tables here:
- Spread Betting Brokers
- CFD brokers
- Forex Brokers
- Crypto Brokers
- MT4 Brokers
- Social Trading Brokers
- Professional Trading Accounts
- Stocks and shares ISAs
- SIPP platforms
- Investing Brokers
- Currency Brokers
Want to see the results of the latest Good Money Guide awards? Vote for your favourite broker in our 2021 awards.