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#	Broker	Categories	Founded	Type	Min Deposit	Max Leverage	Score
1	Pepperstone	CFDs on Forex, Stocks, Equties, Indices, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Copy Trading *	2010	STP	200	1:500	90.28
2	eToro	Forex, Stocks, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Cryptocurrencies, NFT, ETFs, Copy Trading	2007	Market Maker, STP	50(from)	1:30	89.18
3	ActivTrades	Forex, Shares, Indices, Cryptocurrencies, ETFs, Commodities, Bonds	2001	Market Maker	250	1:500	89.01
4	Blackbull	Forex, Shares, Commodities, Futures, Indices, Crypto	2014	ECN	0	1:500	88.80
5	XM	Forex, CFDs of Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Energies	2009	Market Maker	5	1:888	88.52
6	AvaTrade	Forex, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Vanilla Options, ETFs, Bonds, Cryptocurrencies, Copy Trading	2006	Market Maker	100	1:400	84.46
7	Capital.com	Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Forex, Cryptocurrencies, CFDs on Stocks	2016	Market Maker	20	1:30	82.82
8	FXPro	Forex, Commodities, Shares, Indices, Energies, Futures, Cryptocurrencies	2006	STP	500	1:30	82.21
9	Exness	Forex, Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Energies, Indices, Stocks, Copy Trading	2008	ECN, Market Maker, NDD	10	1:1000	80.98
10	Plus500	Forex, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Options, Cryptocurrenices, ETFs	2008	Market Maker	100	1:30	79.95
11	easyMarkets	Forex, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Vanilla Options, Cryptocurrencies	2001	Market Maker	100	1:30	78.93
12	Vantage FX	Forex, Indices, Energy, Commodities, CFDs on Stocks, ETFs, Copy Trading	2009	STP	200	1:500	78.93
13	forex.com	Forex, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Cryptocurrencies	1999	Market Maker, ECN, STP	100	1:50	77.29
14	FXTM	Forex, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Copy Trading	2011	NND	10	1:30	75.85
15	Eightcap	Forex, Commodities, Indices, Shares, Cryptocurrencies	2009	ECN	100	1:500	75.03
16	IronFX	Forex, CFDs on Stocks, Commodities, Indices, Futures, Copy Trading	2010	Market Maker	100	1:500	74.46
17	Markets	Forex, CDFs on Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, Bonds, Cryprocurrencies, Blends	2008	Market Maker	100	1:200	73.60
18	Moneta Markets	Forex, Commodities, Indices, ETFs, CFDs on Stocks, Copy Trading	2020	Market Maker	200	1:500	71.55
19	IQoption	Forex, CFDs of Stocks, Cryptocurrencies	2013	Market Maker	10	1:30	70.73
20	Axi	Forex, Indices, Commodities, CFDs on Stocks, Copy Trading	2007	Market Maker	0	1:400	68.47
21	BDSwiss	Forex, Commodities, Indices, CFDs on Stocks, Copy Trading	2012	Market Makers, STP	100	1:500	66.99
22	Hycm	Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities	1997	Market Maker	100	01:30	66.83
23	Axiory	Forex, CFD Indices, Energies, Commodities, CFDs on Stocks, Stocks, ETFs, Copy Trading	2012	STP	50	1:777	66.11
24	Darwinex	Forex, Indices, Commodities, CFDs on Stocks, ETFs, Copy Trading	2012	Market Maker, STP	500	1:30	62.32
25	Zulutrade	Forex, CFD on Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Copy Trading, Commodities, Indices	2007	Market Maker	100	1:30	57.61
26	City Index	Forex, Indices, CFDs on Stocks, Options, Commodities, Bonds	1983	Market Maker	100	1:400	55.76

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 67-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Risk warning

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Between 67-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

How to Choose the Best CFD Broker in 2025

Be sure to check if the broker is regulated.
Variety and quantity of currency pairs offered, the more the better.
Compare the brokers based on the spreads and commissions.
Make sure the withdrawal process is easy and secure.
Check the account types and customisability offered.
Is customer support adequate and efficient?
Confirm that the Platform’s technical and analytical tools are sufficient for your requirements.

Ranking criteria and scores

Our Ranking Criteria and Broker Scores are based on several factors, these factors are deemed by our team as a necessary benchmark for choosing the right Broker. The factors are then individually assessed and given a certain weight & score, all the factor scores are then aggregated to make up the complete Ranking Score for each Broker. The main factors we take into consideration are Customer Support, Regulations, Percentage of Loss, Website Popularity, Platforms Available, Avg. Connection Time, Website Usability & Experience, Customer Reviews. Each of these criteria is given a certain score from 1 to 10, after each criterion have been given a Score we then calculate the Overall Ranking Score for each Broker which is reflected in our Ranking Tables.

About Forex Trading

Forex offers you the option to buy and sell currencies over the foreign exchange market. Being the largest financial market it, Forex trading is highly speculative and complex requiring active trading strategies and complex investment products. Currency prices fluctuate rapidly but in small increments, reason for small gain with small trades. That’s why currencies almost always are traded with leverage, or money borrowed from the broker. This in turn, apart from promising gains, sets the trader in high risk of exacerbated loses. We have prepared the following table for you to help you perform your due diligence before investing.

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