Global Prime
7.8/10
- Best for ECN scalpers
- Best for Trade receipts
- Best for Australia traders
- Min deposit
- $200
- Spread from
- 0.0 pips
- Max leverage
- 1:500
- Regulation
- ASIC · VFSC
Independent · Funded testing · Updated June 2026
Pick a broker the way
our traders pick theirs.
Three traders open funded live accounts on every broker reviewed, run real withdrawal cycles, and publish the numbers — including the ones competitors hedge.
Used by 12,400+ traders this month
- 52+ brokers tested
- Updated June 2026
- Funded live-account testing
- 3 named traders
Editor's picks · June 2026
One winner per vertical
Each pick is the broker our trader would route their own deposit through this quarter, under their named jurisdiction.
Worldwide editorial picks
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
ActivTrades
8.2/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.5 pips
- RegulationFCA, CSSF
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Admiral Markets
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
73-78% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
AvaTrade
8.7/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.9 pips
- RegulationCentral Bank of Ireland, ASIC
71% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Axi
8.1/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, FCA
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
BlackBull Markets
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFMA, FSA Seychelles
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Blueberry Markets
8.2/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, VFSC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
City Index
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$250
- Spread from0.5 pips
- RegulationFCA, ASIC
78% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
CMC Markets
9.1/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.7 pips
- RegulationFCA, ASIC
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Deriv
7.8/10 Tested
- Min deposit$5
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationMFSA Malta, Labuan FSA
73-76% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Dukascopy
8.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.1 pips
- RegulationFINMA, FCMC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Eightcap
8.5/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, FCA
75% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
eToro
7.8/10
- Min deposit$50
- Spread from1.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
76% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Exness
9.3/10 Tested
- Min deposit$10
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationCySEC, FCA
74-89% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
FP Markets
8.9/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, CySEC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Fusion Markets
9.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, VFSC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
FxPro
8.7/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
FXTM
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$10
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Global Prime
7.8/10
- Min deposit$200
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, VFSC
70-75% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
HFM
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
IC Markets
8.8/10 Tested
- Min deposit$200
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, CySEC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
IG Markets
9.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$250
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFCA, ASIC
70% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Interactive Brokers
8.7/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.1 pips
- RegulationSEC, FINRA
60% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Libertex
7.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationCySEC
75% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Markets.com
7.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFSCA, FSC BVI
76% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
NAGA
7.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$250
- Spread from0.5 pips
- RegulationCySEC, FSA Seychelles
80% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
OANDA
8.7/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from1.2 pips
- RegulationNFA, CFTC
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Pepperstone
9.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, ASIC
75% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Plus500
8.7/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Robinhood UK
7.6/10 Tested
- Min deposit0 GBP
- Spread from0.03% FX (USD-GBP) · £0 stock commission
- RegulationFCA
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
RoboForex
7.6/10 Tested
- Min deposit$10
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFSC Belize, TFC member (compensation up to €20,000)
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Saxo Bank
9.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.4 pips
- RegulationFSA Denmark (Finanstilsynet), FCA
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Spreadex
8.3/10 Tested
- Min deposit1 GBP
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFCA
71% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Swissquote
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit$1000
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFINMA, FCA
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
ThinkMarkets
8.2/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, ASIC
76-79% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Tickmill
8.6/10 Tested
- Min deposit$100
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Trade Nation
8.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFCA, ASIC
70% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Trading 212
8.4/10 Tested
- Min deposit1 GBP
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
76% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
Vantage
8.8/10 Tested
- Min deposit$50
- Spread from0.0 pips
- RegulationASIC, FCA
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
XM Group
9.1/10 Tested
- Min deposit$5
- Spread from0.6 pips
- RegulationCySEC, ASIC
74% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
★ Editor's Pick · Forex 
XTB
9.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.5 pips
- RegulationFCA, CySEC
78% of retail CFD accounts lose money. How we earn →
Pick · Prop firm 
FTMO
9.0/10 Tested
- Min deposit$155
- Profit splitup to 90%
- RegulationOffshore
Pick · Crypto 
Binance
8.6/10 Tested
- Min deposit$0
- Spread from0.10%
- RegulationVARA Dubai, AMF France
Heads up: Forex CFDs are not available to US, Canadian or Japanese residents. The prop firm and crypto picks above remain valid for your region — see prop firms and crypto exchanges for the full ranked list.
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Built to answer questions broker marketing pages don't — how much will this account actually cost me per year.
Live · interactive
Trading Fee Calculator
Enter lot size and trade count. See the annual cost across XM, Exness and FP Markets — same trader profile, three real account types.
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Live · interactivePosition Size Calculator
Risk-based lot sizing. Enter balance, risk % and stop loss in pips. Returns the exact lot size that keeps your loss inside budget.
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Live · interactiveRisk/Reward Calculator
Compute R:R ratio, breakeven win rate and per-trade expectancy from entry, stop and target. Sanity-check your setup before you click buy.
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New · interactiveSpread Comparison Calculator
Side-by-side spread + commission cost across XM, Exness, FP Markets and IC Markets. Picks the cheapest for your pair, lot size and account type.
Compare spreads →
ReferencePip Calculator
Pip value in dollars across forex pairs and lot sizes. Used to plan position size before placing a trade.
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Five answers. Three ranked recommendations with the reasoning, cached locally for seven days. No sponsored placement.
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Fresh from the desk
Latest reviews
Six most recently refreshed broker, exchange and prop firm reviews. Updated as new test data lands.
Swissquote
8.4/10
Tested
- Best for Swiss bank safety
- Best for Multi-asset coverage
- Best for EU traders
- Min deposit
- $1000
- Spread from
- 0.6 pips
- Max leverage
- 1:100
- Regulation
- FINMA · FCA
Crypto.com
7.4/10
Tested
- Best for Mobile traders
- Best for CRO ecosystem
- Best for EU residents
- Min deposit
- $20
- Spread from
- 0.1%
- Max leverage
- 1:100
- Regulation
- FCA · MAS
XTB
9.0/10
Tested
- Best for EU/UK traders
- Best for Stock CFDs
- Best for Education library
- Min deposit
- $0
- Spread from
- 0.5 pips
- Max leverage
- 1:500
- Regulation
- FCA · CySEC
HFM
8.4/10
Tested
- Best for MENA traders
- Best for Cent account starters
- Best for Copy trading
- Min deposit
- $0
- Spread from
- 0.0 pips
- Max leverage
- 1:2000
- Regulation
- FCA · CySEC
IC Markets
8.8/10
Tested
- Best for Scalpers
- Best for Algo traders
- Best for ECN execution
- Min deposit
- $200
- Spread from
- 0.0 pips
- Max leverage
- 1:500
- Regulation
- ASIC · CySEC
Head-to-head · Featured
XM vs Exness: Which Broker Wins in 2026?
Side-by-side comparison of XM and Exness. Spreads, regulation, withdrawal speed, account types, real testing notes.
XM Group
9.1 / 10
Exness
9.3 / 10
Read the full comparison
Side-by-side spreads, withdrawal tests, country availability — full verdict.
Our methodology
How we rate brokers
We open funded live accounts. We place hundreds of real orders. We run full withdrawal cycles. Then we score 10 dimensions and publish the actual numbers — including the failures.
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Step 01
Fund the account
$100–$500 deposit. Real KYC. Same paperwork the reader will fill out.
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Step 02
Trade 100+ orders
Spread, slippage and execution logged across London, New York and Asia sessions.
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Step 03
Withdraw end-to-end
Full withdrawal cycle to the same bank account. Time-stamped. Receipt photographed.
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Step 04
Score 10 dimensions
Safety 25%, fees 20%, platforms 15%, deposits 15%, support 10%, the rest split across four areas.
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Step 05
Publish the numbers
Failures included. Score recomputed every 90 days or sooner if material data changes.
Questions
Frequently asked
Independence, testing, monetisation — everything readers ask before trusting a broker pick.
Are OpesAdvisors broker rankings paid placements?
No. Brokers cannot pay for placement, score, or position. We earn affiliate commissions when readers open accounts via tracked /go/ links — typically $200 to $1,850 per funded account, varying by broker and country. Editorial scores stay independent: our 10-criterion methodology weighs safety 25%, fees 20%, platforms 15%, deposits 15%, support 10%, with the remaining 15% split across instruments, research, education and mobile. See /methodology/ and /how-we-make-money/ for full disclosure.
How does OpesAdvisors test brokers?
Every broker reviewed opens with a funded live account between $100 and $500. We place 100+ real orders across London, New York and Asian sessions, log actual spread and slippage data, run full deposit and withdrawal cycles, and test customer support response times. Total test duration is 4 to 8 weeks per broker before a score is published. Test data is logged with timestamps and bank-confirmation references.
Who writes the OpesAdvisors reviews?
Three traders publish under their own names with funded-account testing for every review. Laura West has traded forex CFDs since 2015 and reviews 25+ brokers. Mike Volkov has traded crypto across 12 exchanges since 2017. Tom Nakamura passed funded-trader challenges at 4 prop firms since 2021. Each author page (/authors/laura-west/, /authors/mike-volkov/, /authors/tom-nakamura/) lists credentials, test methodology and reviews authored.
How often are broker reviews updated?
Reviews carry a visible Updated date in the header. Material changes trigger a fresh review: regulation status change, withdrawn licence, new account type, spread structure overhaul, or fresh withdrawal-test data. The full review pool refreshes on a 90-day rotation by default. Listing pages (Best Forex, Best Crypto, Best Prop) re-rank monthly based on latest scores. The latest reviews block on this page shows the 6 most recently updated.
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