TheBull.com.au reviews many of the online brokers and robo-advisor available today.
Our broker reviews cover those brokers that support stocks, options, ETFs, mutual funds, IRA’s, 401ks, bonds, and similar investments. There are various stock brokers that also support forex, cryptocurrency, futures, equities and commodity trading which will be noted under the “Trade Types” section within each review.
Our goal is to provide the most in-depth online broker and robo-advisor reviews so clients can find the best brokerage or advisor for their investing needs. Each year our team of traders test and assess these firms on over 290 variables which formulate their star ratings for various categories, as well as the scoring for the 2018 Annual Review. A full list of all online broker reviews are listed below. Choose a broker either go to their site or read The Bull’s broker review.
| BROKER | FEATURES | REGULATOR | PLATFORMS | MINIMUM DEPOSIT | APPLY/DEMO ACCOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ETORO | Social and Copy Trading Platform Crypto, CFDs, Forex, Stocks 24/5 Customer Support Beginner Friendly
| ASIC, CySEC, FCA | eToro Platform | ||
FPMARKETS | Ultra low spreads from 0.0 pips True ECN execution Over 10,000 trading instruments 500:1 leverage No requotes | ASIC, CySEC | MT4, MT5, WebTrader, Mobile Trader and IRESS | ||
AVATRADE | 200000 registered customers | ASIC, CBI, MIFID, FSCA, BVI | ZuluTrade, DupliTrade, MetaTrader 4 (MT4) | 0.01 | |
CITYINDEX | Well established Beginner friendly Free webinars | ASIC, FCA | Advantage Web, AT Pro, MT4, WebTrader | Varies | |
PLUS500 | Varies | 60 | $100 | Depends | |
IronFX | 1 Million GBP Insurance by Lloyds of London ECN Real Raw Spreads, 0.2 EUR/USD Scalping allowed
| ASIC, FCA, CySEC, FSCA | Metatrader, Webtrader | ||
PEPPERSTONE | Australian based Well established & large broker Offers trading education | ASIC & FCA | MetaTrader & cTrader MT4 (desktop and web), MT4 Multi-terminal, MT5, cTrader, and cAlgo. | 0.01 lots (1000 units) | |
Saxobank | 35,000+ Instruments incl. Margin Products & Stocks. 69% of retail CFD accounts lose money. Dedicated Sales Traders. 24-Hour Customer Service. Types: Stocks, Commodities, FX Options, Stock Options, ETFs, Futures, Bonds, ETCs. | ASIC, FCA, FINMA | Saxo trading platform | ||
IG | from 0.6 pips | 90+ | $0 | $10k / 0.5% | |
OCTAFX | Min. Deposit $5 Up to 1:500 leverage with micro-lots (0.01 size) available for everyone Scalping, hedging, trading on the news, and EAs are permitted at OctaFX First Time Deposit Match: 50% Up To Any Max Deposit | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $5 | ||
EASYMARKETS | 2,92+ trilion USD in trading volume 56,3+ million orders executed 142,5+ THOUSAND traders served 200+ instruments offered | ASIC | easyMarkets Platform Mobile apps Metatrader4 Vanilla Options | micro-lot | |
FXTM | Over 1M Account Registered – More than 250 Trading Instruments – MT4, MT5 and Web Trader Platforms – Full ECN Trading Model – Crypto-trading only avail. for FT Global Limited. | CySEC, FCA, FSC, FSCA, IFSC | MT4 & MT5 for PC, Mac, iPhone/ iPad, Android. FXTM WebTrader (MT4) | ||
Thinkmarkets | |||||
Rakuten Securities | |||||
Fortrade |
