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We are delighted to announce the winners of the Good Money Guide 2019 Awards

Vote for your favourite broker and share your feedback in our 2021 broker awards.

A special thanks to our event sponsors: WiseAlpha

The winners are chosen based on the below criteria:

  • Our personal experiences in testing and dealing with the providers
  • Votes by our panel of industry expert judges
  • Customer feedback in reviews, in person, online and anecdotally
  • Overall reputation within the industry, innovation and approach to customer service

Best Spread Betting Broker

  • Spreadex – spread betting specialist with a personal approach to customer service and a wide range of markets

Best MT4 Broker

  • ETX Capital – low latency execution, proprietary price feeds and infrastructure with experienced management

Best Forex Broker

  • IG – huge range of fx pairs, options, orders types, market data, research and excellent customer service

Best CFD Broker

  • Saxo Capital Markets – continues to provide an excellent CFD offering through their proprietary trading platform with DMA, CFD options, level-2 pricing, research tools, and voice execution support.

Best Futures & Options Broker

  • Saxo Capital Markets – continues to provide excellent on-exchange futures and options trading through their proprietary trading platform.

Best Stock Broker

  • Hargreaves Lansdown – one of the widest range of investment products including small and large cap UK, European & US stocks

Best Broker For Professional Accounts

  • Saxo Capital Markets – offers wide market access, a robust trading platform with direct market access and experienced voice execution dealers

Best Crypto Broker

  • XTB – wide range of cryptocurrency pairs and the ability to create a bucket of crypto products with x-station visual post-trade analysis

Best Digital Investment Platform

  • Nutmeg – simple to use, low-cost platform and website with a range of investment risk classes.

Best SIPP Account

Best Social Trading Platform

  • Pelican Exchange – multi-broker social trading idea exchange and execution mobile app.

Best Money Transfer Provider

  • Linear International Payments – all the benefits of a low-cost money transfer platform with personal customer service, execution advice, and competitive rates.

Best Equity Crowdfunding Platform

  • Seedrs – unique nominee structure for investors, secondary market, thorough due diligence on listings and a wide range of domestic and international pitches.

Most Innovative Provider

  • WiseAlpha – providing private clients with access to household name high-yielding fixed income products that traditionally were only available in large minimum order sizes to institutions.

People’s Choice

  • Freetrade – huge community support and positive reviews from users and investors.

Best Overall Broker

  • IG – the widest range of investment options from high-risk trading to low-risk growth investing.

2019 Award Drinks Reception & Presentations

Along with our headline awards sponsor, WiseAlpha, and our judges, we presented our awards to the 2019 winners at “sanctuary for the hard-working” The Lamb Tavern in Leadenhall Market. A meeting place for brokers and financiers since 1780.

We were delighted to catch up with old friends and put a face to people we’ve not met in person before.

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