Awards 2020

AvaTrade – Global Forex Broker of the Year

AvaTrade has consistently delivered for clients in 2020 by offering trading conditions and platforms options on a wide range of assets. Fitting for newcomers and veterans of CFD trading, AvaTrade has strength in regulation from leading global authorities and offers reliable customer support. Read our full AvaTrade review here.

Khwezi Trade – Best FX Broker: Africa

This shining star of local African brokers, Khwezi Trade stands out as our leading broker on the continent for 2020. Headquartered in Cape Town, this FSCA regulated broker receives clients with an exceptional level of customer support and onboarding. The overall trading experience for beginners and experienced traders alike is equally outstanding and is only enhanced by Khwezi Trade’s fast withdrawal process. Read our full Khwezi Trade review here.

FP Markets – Best FX Broker: Australia

FP Markets has a long history of being at the forefront of Australian brokers. With a comprehensive selection of advanced trading platforms, top-tier liquidity, competitive trading conditions, and exceptional customer service, FP Markets wins our Best FX Broker Australia award for 2020. Read our full FP Markets review here.

CMC Markets – Best Forex CFD Provider

Leading the market with a wide range of CFDs and regulation from 3 tier 1 regulators, CMC Markets is our #1 CFD broker for 2020. CMC Market’s competitive trading conditions and platform offering, combined with its comprehensive education and customer support for beginner traders, sets them apart from other leading brokers in the field. Read our full CMC Markets review here.

Axi – Best Forex ECN Broker

With competitive pricing on raw spreads, high liquidity, and fast execution Axi is our best ECN broker of 2020. Other highlights include a detailed and well-structured course for beginners and leading market analysis for all clients. Axi combines leading ECN trading conditions on the pro account with world-class regulatory oversight. Read our full Axi review here.

HotForex – Best Forex STP Broker

Dedicated to the security of client funds and full transparency in trade execution, HotForex wins the best STP Forex broker of 2020. As an STP broker regulated by multiple major international organisations including the FCA, CySEC and the FSCA, HotForex has built a reputation among traders for achieving a stable, fair, secure and transparent trading environment for both the beginner and expert level trader.  Read our full HotForex review here.

MarketsX – Best Trading Platform

Marketsx is a new brand and platform from Markets.com, a well-regulated broker with high-security standards. The Marketx trading platform is packed full of features and trading tools and is optimised for lightning execution. As well as in-depth charting and asset comparison tools, Marketsx also gives traders a wealth of decision-supporting data with sentiment tools, tutorials, and regular live-streamed, expert analysis.

Feature-rich and very easy to use for new traders, Marketsx wins the award for best trading platform for 2020.  Read our full Marketsx review here. 

Tickmill – Best Trading Conditions

Tickmill’s dedication to reducing trading costs and fast STP market executed trades in the absence of any dealing desk interference is apparent.

With an average execution speed around 0.20 seconds, a minimum trade size of 0.01, low commissions, and a variety of accounts for beginners, intermediates and professionals, Tickmill wins our overall award for the best trading conditions for 2020.  Read our full Tickmill review here.

Exness – Best Trading Account

Over recent years Exness has gained wide international popularity, which we attribute to the quality of the trading accounts. The Exness Standard Account wins best trading account of 2020 for its appeal to all traders – tight spreads, unlimited open positions and a low minimum deposit needed to trade currency pairs, metals, cryptoсurrencies, energies and indices CFDs. Read our full Exness review here.

XM Group – Best Islamic Forex Account

Islamic accounts are notoriously difficult to open. However, XM Group stands out in this category for its commitment to creating an easily accessible swap-free account that does not expire, with no spread widening, no commissions and hidden fees.

For a truly 100% Shariah Compliant account, made easily accessible to traders of the Islamic faith, and with fair and ethical trading conditions, XM Group wins our award for Best Islamic Forex Account 2020. Read our full XM Group review here.

Pepperstone – Best Forex Trading Execution

With most orders executed in less than 30 milliseconds, Pepperstone Group wins our award for best execution, furnishing clients with tight spreads and broad platform support.  Read our full Pepperstone review here.

BDSwiss – Best Market Research Provider

The BDSwiss market research team, led by the world-renowned financial expert Marshall Gittler, produces exceptionally detailed and thoughtful market analysis for traders of all experience levels. Head and shoulders above its peers in the industry, the financial commentary at BDSwiss gives traders a unique insight into how to make better trading decisions. In addition, the BDSwiss Trading Academy offers deep and well-structured beginner, intermediate, and advanced trader courses.

This combination has made BDSwiss the best in class for market research, offering a near-perfect research and education experience for all traders. Read our full BDSwiss review here.

FxPro – Best Trading Experience

FxPro provides a thoroughly satisfying experience, from the signup and deposit to onboarding, trading and fund withdrawal. At FxPro, the trading experience on the MT4, MT5 & cTrader accounts as well as on mobile devices is cohesive and elevates the trading experience for all levels of traders. Read our full FxPro review here.

FXTM – Best Customer Service

For FXTM’s dedication to their global client base, FXTM leads our customer service category. Convenient multi-lingual 24/7 customer support by phone, live chat and email in a positive, solution-oriented and welcoming environment wins FXTM the Best Customer Service award for 2020. Read our full review of FXTM here.

XTB – Best Forex MT4 Broker

Well-regulated and with fast execution speeds, XTB is a true leader in the Forex trading industry. With ambitious trading conditions, excellent trader education and rock-solid analysis, XTB’s MT4 offering to clients is best in class. Read our full XTB review here.

IC Markets – Best Forex MT5 Broker

IC Markets wins our MT5 broker of the year award for its remarkable execution speeds and trading flexibility on the MT5 platform. Already feature-rich, the IC Markets MT5 platform has no trading restrictions – ideal for scalping, high-frequency trading and hedging.

All IC Markets MetaTrader 5 servers are located in the Equinix NY4 data centre in New York, offering 1-millisecond latency on a wide range of financial instruments. These features, combined with low spreads and unrestricted trade sizes, makes IC Markets the clear choice for MT5 users. Read our full IC Markets review here.

OctaFX – Best Forex Copy Trading Platform

OctaFX has developed the leading copy trading platform which invites traders to invest using the strategy of successful traders. OctaFX has lowered the threshold to allow beginner traders to profit from the sophisticated trading strategies used by professional traders, using seamless integration in their trading platforms. Read our full OctaFX review here. 

easyMarkets – Best Forex Trading Innovation

Few leading brands can truly innovate in the Forex industry, but easyMarkets manages it with surprising frequency. With a collection of unique tools such as easyTrade, dealCancellation and Freeze Rate, easyMarkets continues to offer unique solutions for beginner traders to improve their trading experience and mitigate risk. For their commitment to advancing the industry while maintaining their commitment to traditional clients, easyMarkets are the leading innovator in the Forex market for 2020. Read our full easyMarkets review here. 

Admiral Markets – Best Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

As Cryptocurrency CFDs gain popularity with traders, Admiral Markets has earned their place as the leading broker for trading Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum. Admiral Markets has shown that the best regulated and established brokers can support a wide range of cryptocurrency CFDs with competitive leverage. Read our full Admiral Markets review here.