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Awards – Broker Of The Year Awards 2025

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Tobias Robinson

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Updated

Apr 20, 2026

The DayTrading.com Broker Awards for 2025. The trading landscape continues to see big changes and significant challenges – our Awards acknowledge those brands that have adapted best, continued to innovate and maintained a customer focus.

In addition to Best Overall Broker, Best Forex Broker and Best Trading App, we also award a Best Broker Award in certain regions where the regulatory framework is unique, or more specific, e.g. the US and Australia.

From depth of markets and investments to customer service, we have tried to include every aspect of what makes a broker stand out. In a hugely competitive arena, spreads and trading costs remain important, as does the trading platform itself.

In addition, we have looked at the overall health of a firm too. Customer feedback also feeds into our decision making.

With some notable brands taking actions that clearly disregarded the best interests of their customers in recent years, we have rewarded firms who treat customers fairly.

Below we detail the winners and explain the basis on which we made each Award decision. We also mention notable runners up where the call was close. Feel free to send us your feedback and contribute to the winners and losers over the next 12 months.

Best Forex Broker Award

Winner: Roboforex

Runners Up:  Pepperstone

Roboforex have jumped to the top of the list in 2025, after expanding the forex offering, reducing spreads and opening up services around the globe. Significant investment in customer service has also paid dividends with client approval.

Tight spreads, even in volatile markets, are a clear sign that Roboforex are focussed on offering their traders the best market conditions they can.

Pepperstone remain another leading provider of forex trading, maintaining their strong position throughout the years.

Best Binary Broker Award

Winner: Pocket Option

Runner Up: Capitalcore

Pocket Option continue to expand their offering and operate with transparency. In a challenging sector, Pocket Option have maintained positive customer feedback.

Maintaining services to clients in various countries, Pocket Option also deliver a broad range of expiry options and markets, so that clients can take advantage of more opportunities. Payout percentages also remain high across the majority of major markets.

Capitalcore only joined the binary sector in the last 12 months, but appear to be offering a user-friendly service – a brand to watch.

Note binaries are banned or heavily restricted in some major jurisdictions, such as the US, UK, EU and Australia.

Best US Broker Award

Winner: Interactive Brokers

Runner Up: Plus500

Interactive Brokers excel in the US market. A more specific regulatory market means US brands are judged on trading fees and customer service rather than range of markets or similar factors.

Interactive Brokers have a long track record of delivering for US traders, and they continue to do so in 2025. With margin rates way lower than the industry standard, the brand offer a global service at a minimal cost to the trader.

With more brands beginning to offer US clients access to the futures market, the competition is hotting up for new clients and costs should come down as a result. Plus500 are one such brand attracting a lot of interest with their US futures offering.

Best Aus Broker Award

Winner: Pepperstone

Runner Up: Fusion

Pepperstone offer a superb all-round package and ASIC regulation makes them a clear choice for operators providing services in Australia.

The region continues to evolve, in terms of trading rules and market access, but Pepperstone have always provided a robust, yet flexible service that can adapt as required.

As noted in our overall award, Pepperstone deliver in almost every metric we measure and offer a superb choice for any trader, but especially those in Australia.

Best Crypto Award

Winner: Eightcap

Runner Up: eToro

Another year, another crypto horror story. After the collapse of FTX, this time it is a huge hack via North Korea at byBit. It all leads back to trying to ensure traders are safe from this type of threat.

More robust, and regulated, trading platforms such as Eightcap and eToro, give traders more confidence. The depth of markets at Eightcap, coupled with low trading fees and a strong track record, mean the 2025 “Best Crypto” title goes to Eightcap for the second year running.

There are also developments coming at Eightcap which will strengthen their position as the “go to” brand for crypto traders and they expand their integrations into existing exchanges. Watch this space.

Best Trading App Award

Winner: Deriv

Runners Up: Pepperstone

Deriv improved their mobile offering over the last 12 months, and now deliver a service that their clients are very happy with.

A well rated, and very functional app, means the broad scope of trading choices at Deriv is fully available on mobile devices. Customer Service via the app, and reliable performance, were two other key factors in Deriv taking the title in 2025.

Pepperstone regularly feature in the “Best App” shortlist, and are worthy of a mention again this year, with more recent improvements keeping their mobile offering among the best out there.

Best MT4/MT5 Broker

Winner: IC Markets

Runners Up: Pepperstone

IC Markets offer a level of MetaTrader integration that puts them at the top of the pile. While many providers are beginning to add MT4 and MT5 integration, IC Markets have worked with them for many years, refining the services and ensuring all the benefits of the platform are available for their clients.

An ever present in almost every category, Pepperstone also offer well thought out integrations with the MetaTrader platforms and are worthy of a mention here.

Best TradingView Broker

Winner: Eightcap

Runners Up: Pepperstone

Eightcap have made a huge effort to maximise their partnership with TradingView and this is reflected in their integration.

From the full range of chart types, to integrating the TradingView mobile into their own trading platform, Eightcap have left no stone unturned. Use the lab functionality to develop new skills, access the community or keep up to date with the Trade Zone. Eightcap are the best choice for TradingView integration.

Best Overall Broker

Winner: Pepperstone

Pepperstone continue to excel in almost all departments. From regulatory oversight, to customer service, the firm give their clients a huge amount of confidence.

The platform is reliable while maintaining super-fast execution times. The market depth is huge, with expert market analysis offered to traders via regular video and email updates.

The mobile offering is well rated by users, and delivers all the functionality of the full site.

Excelling in every category, Pepperstone are clear winners in 2025.