What We Do
At Trading Brokers, our core mission remains to deliver entertaining and detailed broker reviews for UK traders. Here you will find a list of our current broker reviews – we are always updating and adding to this list as we work with new partners and find new platforms that are available to UK traders.
Here we will review the best trading platforms in the UK brokers and evaluate them against our list of criteria including fees, platform usability, range of platforms offered, educational content, customer service and more. Our detailed reviews can be found by just clicking on the broker image you are most interested in – so feel free to dive in and explore the reviews of the best brokers in the UK.
All broker reviews are impartial and for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. If you would like to read more about our commitment to transparency and ethical reporting please visit our About Us page.
Our Reviews
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Forex.com
Forex.com, owned by the fantastic StoneX Group, is perhaps one of the best trading platforms that I’ve had the pleasure of trading. They offer tight spreads, a beginner-friendly platform, and great educational content, making it a top trading broker for all experience levels.
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Plus500
Plus500 is possibly the best-known mobile trading app for UK traders. They offer a clean and easy-to-use interface as well as FCA regulation and great customer service. But how does it stack up against our criteria?
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Vantage Markets
Vantage Markets has built a solid foundation for itself, winning thousands of dedicated fans. They allow for CFD trading and spread betting on a variety of platforms – including TradingView where they are a top broker. They prove time and time again why they are one of the…
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EightCap
EightCap is a fantastic broker for the pick-up-and-go style trader who wants to get started in TradingView quickly and easily. They offer fewer trading markets than other big-hitters but they are still worthwhile for beginner traders.
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XTB
Poland-based XTB is one of those sleeping giants in the trading world. They are publicly traded, FCA-regulated and offer great, low spreads with the best education in the business. But there are a few platform considerations for UK traders.
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ActivTrades
ActivTrades is probably the most underrated broker in the trading space, it offers low fees, regulation from multiple agencies worldwide, and a proprietary trading platform (as well as the more ‘traditional’ platforms). It’s a fantastic option for traders of all levels.
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AvaTrade
Avatrade is a solid trading broker overall with an excellent proprietary trading platform. One drawback – it’s not FCA-regulated but it is regulated in other jurisdictions. As of December 2024, they don’t seem to be onboarding new UK clients.
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Pepperstone
Pepperstone is a highly-regulated trading broker based in Melbourne with offices in the UK. They offer the widest range of third-party platform options like TradingView, cTrader, MT4, MT5 which makes it a great broker for intermediate to advanced UK traders.
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IG
IG is one of those brokers you have probably heard of before, and if you haven’t you probably should have. It’s a stalwart of the British trading industry and offers the widest selection of tradable assets by far. Let’s see how it does against our criteria.
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City Index
City Index is a great broker for UK-based traders looking for a wide variety of platform options (although no MT5), and a huge range of 13,000+ instruments to trade. Couple these benefits with spread betting options, backing from the StoneX group (owners of Forex.com) and it’s a great…
