Methodology
How it works
Editorial research establishes the rankings. Community support shows conviction. Broker participation never purchases position.
Two separate categories
Multi-Asset brokers (stocks, funds, ETFs, bonds and broader portfolio access) and FX / CFD brokers (currencies, indices, commodities and leveraged trading) are ranked separately in every country. A broker can lead one and not appear in the other.
Editorial ranking
Each country's Top 5 is set by our editorial team using domestic scale, market visibility, regulation by the local authority, product access and relevance to local investors.
Country by country
Leadership changes by market. The Global Map shows each country's own leaders instead of a single global table. Global rankings are built from those country positions (5 points for #1 down to 1 point for #5).
Arenas
Product Arenas, Equities, Bonds, FX / CFD, ISA, Futures, Options and Pricing, compare brokers where that product matters. Regional Arenas are the country rankings on the map.
Community backing
Anyone with a confirmed account can back the brokers they trust: one free vote per broker, per arena. Votes are shown publicly and never change an editorial position.
Editorial independence
Brokers never pay to enter, bid or outrank anyone. We may earn a commission from some broker links, but commission never changes a ranking or a position.
Use of AI
Rankings are set by our editorial team. We do not use AI to rank brokers or to make decisions about users. If we ever add an AI feature, it will be clearly labelled.
Broker Battles provides information and comparisons, not personal investment advice. Investing and leveraged trading involve risk. See the risk disclosure.