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Our broker check answers a question about a firm you can already name. This page is the other direction: you know what matters to you, not which company to look up.

Every filter here runs on a field we publish. Choose a licence requirement, the account features you need, and the part of our assessment you care about, and you get the brokers that satisfy all of it, in the order our desk already publishes.

What this will not do

  • It will not score how well a broker matches you. A match percentage would be a number we invented about a real firm, and it would look like the most precise thing on the page.
  • It will not reorder results by anything other than our published desk score, so two readers who pick the same filters see the same list.
  • It will not ask which country you are in, and it does not detect it. A list that quietly changes per visitor cannot be checked by two people comparing notes.
  • It will not fill an empty result. If your filters exclude every broker we publish, the page says which condition did it and leaves the list empty.
  • It has no step for platform, minimum deposit or leverage, because we hold no verified field for those. A step that accepted your answer and changed nothing would be worse than its absence.

Questionnaire: what matters to you

Choose what matters to you. The summary and the results update as you answer, and your answers stay in your browser.

  1. Licence requirement
  2. Account features you need
  3. The part of our assessment you care about

Step 1 of 3

Licence requirement

Counts only licences we looked up on the regulator's own register and found currently authorised. A revoked or lapsed licence does not count, and neither does an entry nobody has checked yet.

Your answers

Licence requirement
No requirement
Account features you need
Not selected
The part of our assessment you care about
No preference

Results

Finish the three steps to see the results.

Why the matching criteria matter

The finder asks about a few things that can be checked in published records, so every result is read on the same points.

  • Start from what you need

    Your answers turn into filters, so the list reflects your own priorities rather than a broker's marketing.

  • Compare like with like

    Every published record is filtered by the same questions, so results can be read side by side.

  • Save time

    A long directory narrows to the records that fit your answers, so you read fewer pages.

  • Know the limits

    A result shows that a record fits your answers. It is not a judgement of suitability, a score or a recommendation.

Compare your shortlist

Add up to three results to read them side by side. Only what our records hold is shown.

No brokers on your shortlist yet.

Want to change your answers?

You can change any answer at any time. The summary and the results update straight away, and starting over clears every answer.

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Questions to ask for your situation

Not recommendations: these are questions people in each situation often need to answer before they choose. Use them with the guides below.

  • If you are new to trading

    Questions to answer first:

    • Do I understand, in plain terms, how the account charges its costs?
    • Are the risk warnings clear enough for me to understand what I could lose?
    • Have I confirmed the company and its licence in the regulator's own register?
    Read the related guide

  • If you trade often

    Questions to answer first:

    • Which costs add up when I open and close many positions?
    • Which platform and order types do I need, and does the account run on them?
    • How would I withdraw, and which terms apply?
    Read the related guide

  • If you use automated strategies

    Questions to answer first:

    • Does the account allow automated trading, and on which platform?
    • Where would the strategy run, and who is responsible if it fails?
    • Do the terms limit the order sizes or frequency I plan to use?
    Read the related guide

If this did not narrow it down

Three other ways into the same records.

Guides to read before you choose

Short explanations to read alongside your results. General education, not advice.

  • Service conditions by country

    A broker may serve some countries and not others, and the company that serves you can differ by country. Check which entity would hold your account before you compare.

  • Licences and regulators

    A licence belongs to one company under one regulator and covers only what that regulator authorises. Read its scope, not only its status.

  • Common account types

    Standard, ECN or raw-spread, cent and swap-free accounts price and behave differently. Choose the one that fits how you trade.

  • Trading platforms

    Each broker decides which platforms it offers, and platforms differ in tools and order types. Check what your account runs on, on the broker's own site.

  • Fees and trading costs

    Spread, commission, financing and deposit or withdrawal fees all add to what a trade costs. Compare them for the account and size you expect to use.

  • Risks to understand

    Leveraged trading carries a high risk of loss. Read the risk disclosure before you fund an account, and only use money you can afford to lose.

  • How the finder matches

    The finder applies your answers as filters to the records traderpublic has published. It does not calculate a match score, rank brokers or recommend one.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate are these results?

A result is a published record that fits your answers, not a judgement of suitability or a recommendation. Not specified means our records do not carry that fact, such as a spread or a platform; it is not a finding about the broker. Check the licence in the regulator's own register and read the broker's terms before you open an account.

Does traderpublic recommend brokers?

No. The finder does not choose for you: it filters the brokers that have a published record by the answers you give, and it does not calculate a match score or recommend anyone. A question appears only when at least one published record can answer it, so you are never offered a filter that could not match anything.

How current is the broker data?

A record can show the date it was last updated, and the shortlist comparison prints that date, or Not specified when a record has none. traderpublic does not state how often a record is refreshed, so confirm the current terms on the broker's own site.

What if my broker is not in the list?

Not here: only brokers with a published record appear. If you already have a name, use Broker Check to see whether a record exists.

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