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Best trading apps 2026

A good trading app is not a reduced desktop platform but an interface designed on its own terms. We look at whether every order type is available on mobile, how usable charts are on a small screen, whether biometric login is supported — and how the app holds up when markets get volatile.

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brokers rated: 52
Data as of: 30 Aug 2026

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The top 3 in detail

Why these three lead — derived from the criteria this category weights most heavily.

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IG

The most complete leveraged-trading operation in Europe — and it prices like it knows that.

Ahead on Safety & regulation (4.9) and Trading platform (4.7) — together those two carry 31% of this category's weighting.

Around 17,000 tradable markets in a single account — shares, indices, FX, commodities, bonds, ETFs, turbo warrants and crypto CFDs, subject to regional restrictions
Six top-tier licences — FCA (FRN 195355), BaFin, FINMA, ASIC (AFSL 515106), MAS and JFSA — plus a mid-tier DFSA licence in Dubai; the FINMA licence among those six is a full Swiss banking licence at IG Bank S.A., which puts Swiss cash under esisuisse protection
Zero commission on UK and international shares, and the GBP 24 quarterly custody fee was scrapped outright in January 2026 rather than merely waived for active traders
Platform stack that scales with the trader: web and mobile for most, ProRealTime for charting and backtesting, L2 Dealer for full order-book DMA, plus MT4, TradingView and documented REST/streaming APIs

Group index 100/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCABaFinFINMAASIC+3

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesForexCFDsCryptoBonds+5

4,5

Category score

Overall score: 4.5 / 5

Strengths in this category

Mobile app45%

4,5

Trading platform18%

4,7

Fees16%

4,0

Safety & regulation13%

4,9

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
EUR/USD spread: 0.9 pips

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CMC Markets

The best charting package in retail CFD trading, wrapped around a narrower product range than the market count suggests.

4,5

Ahead on Trading platform (4.8) and Safety & regulation (4.6) — together those two carry 31% of this category's weighting.

Next Generation is the strongest charting suite bundled with a retail CFD account — 115+ indicators, 70 chart patterns, 12 chart types and pattern-recognition scanners, at no extra cost
0% commission on UK and European share CFDs (Greece the sole exception at 0.45%), against IG's spread-plus-conversion model
EUR/USD averages around 0.7 pips on the standard account, and FX Active delivers from 0.0 pips for USD/GBP 2.50 per side per 100,000 notional

Group index 94/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCAFCA+4

StocksETFsOptionsForexCFDs+5

Strengths in this category

Mobile app45%

4,5

Trading platform18%

4,8

Fees16%

4,3

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
EUR/USD spread: 0.7 pips

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Saxo

A Danish bank that trades like a professional platform — broad, polished, and no longer expensive.

4,5

Ahead on Trading platform (4.7) and Safety & regulation (4.7) — together those two carry 31% of this category's weighting.

Full Danish banking licence (Finanstilsynet licence 1149) and SIFI designation — a stronger structural safeguard than a broker-only permission
US stocks and ETFs at 0.08% with a USD 1 minimum on the entry-level Classic tier, and 0.05%/0.03% at higher tiers
Roughly 71,000 instruments including 23,000 stocks, 7,400 ETFs, 5,200 bonds, 3,100 listed options and 250 futures across 50-plus exchanges

Group index 96/100Protection depends on your legal entity

DFSAFCA+3

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesForex+6

Strengths in this category

Mobile app45%

4,6

Trading platform18%

4,7

Fees16%

4,2

Stocks (per order): 0.08 %
Minimum deposit: None
EUR/USD spread: 0.7 pips

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Investing involves risk. Your capital is at risk.

Also worth a look

Rank 4 and below, ordered by category score.

Pepperstone

Raw spreads and five platforms for traders who care about execution cost, not about owning the asset.

4,4

Active FX tradersScalping and day tradingMetaTrader and cTrader users

From 0.0 pips — Raw spreads from 0.0 pips with commission

Stocks (per order): 0.1 %
Minimum deposit: US$10
EUR/USD spread: 0.8 pips

Razor all-in EUR/USD cost of about 0.8 pips - a 0.0 to 0.1 pip raw spread plus USD 3.50 per lot per side
No inactivity fee, no account-keeping fee and no account closure fee, confirmed on Pepperstone's own costs page
Everything is a CFD. You never own the share or ETF, so there are no voting rights, no transferable holdings and no dividend tax reclaim

Group index 82/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCAASIC+5

StocksETFsForexCFDsCrypto+4

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Capital.com

The best-executed retail CFD platform in Europe, provided you accept that CFDs are the whole product.

4,3

Active CFD tradersForex day tradingMobile-first traders

Stocks (per order): in the spread
Minimum deposit: US$20
EUR/USD spread: 0.7 pips

No commission on any CFD and no inactivity fee whatsoever — unusual in the CySEC/FCA CFD segment
EUR/USD averages roughly 0.7 pips all-in, with spreads advertised from 0.6 pips
0.7% currency conversion markup on every trade settled outside your base currency — the single largest hidden cost here

Group index 77/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCAASIC+2

StocksETFsForexCFDsCrypto+3

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moomoo

The most data-rich free trading platform on the market — if you happen to live in one of the seven countries it serves.

4,3

Data-driven active tradersUS options tradersAsia-Pacific investors

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
5,000 order: €0

Free Nasdaq TotalView Level 2 depth on the US platform — Webull charges USD 3.99 per month for comparable data
USD 0 commission and USD 0 contract fee on US stocks, ETFs and equity options for US residents
Available to residents of only seven countries — the United States, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand — with no EU, UK or DACH entity

Group index 86/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FINRAMAS+3

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesCrypto+2

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XTB

The best trading platform in the commission-free bracket - xStation 5 is a professional workspace attached to a zero-commission share account.

4,3

Serious charting on a budgetCommission-free European stocksForex and index CFDs

0% — 0% commission on stocks and ETFs up to the monthly volume cap

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
EUR/USD spread: 0.9 pips

xStation 5 is the best platform in the commission-free bracket - a real screener, market heat map, sentiment data, economic calendar and news in one workspace, on web, desktop and mobile with near-identical features.
Commission-free real stocks and ETFs up to EUR 100,000 of turnover per calendar month; above that only the excess is charged at 0.2% with a EUR 10 minimum.
The 0.5% currency conversion charge (0.8% at weekends and on public holidays) applies whenever the instrument currency differs from your account currency. For a EUR investor buying US stocks it is charged on the way in and again on the way out, and it dwarfs the commission it replaces.

Group index 72/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCAKNF+5

StocksETFsOptionsForexCFDs+3

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Questrade

Canada's biggest independent broker, now genuinely commission-free — with a 1.5% currency spread as the sting in the tail.

4,2

Canadian self-directed investorsRegistered account investing (TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, RESP)US options traders

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
EUR/USD spread: 1.9 pips

CAD 0 commission on every Canadian and US stock and ETF trade, on both the buy and the sell side, with no ECN fees at all on Canadian orders
CAD 0 contract fee on US-listed equity options and free assignment — one of only two Canadian brokers offering this
The 1.5% CAD/USD conversion charge is high and unavoidable unless you deliberately manage currency; on a CAD 20,000 US-stock purchase it costs CAD 300, dwarfing any commission saving

Group index 76/100Protection depends on your legal entity

CIROOSC

StocksETFsOptionsForexCFDs+5

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Trading 212

The cheapest mainstream way to buy stocks and ETFs in Europe - 0% commission, 0.15% FX, and almost nothing else to pay.

4,1

Low-cost ETF investingMonthly savings plansFractional share investing

EUR 8–100 reward — Reward via promo link or promo code

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: €1
FX conversion: 0.15 %

The lowest all-in cost of any mainstream European broker for buy-and-hold investors: no commission, no custody fee, no inactivity fee, free withdrawals with no minimum, and a 0.15% FX conversion fee.
Over 13,000 global stocks and ETFs across LSE, Xetra, Gettex, NYSE, Nasdaq and Euronext Amsterdam, all available fractionally from as little as EUR 1.
Research is the weakest of any broker at this size. There is no meaningful screener, no analyst consensus, no fundamental data worth the name and no export tooling - you will make every decision using data from somewhere else.

Group index 75/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCABaFin+3

StocksETFsForexCFDsCrypto+2

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Wealthsimple Trade

The best consumer app in Canadian finance, and the first broker in the country to make equity options genuinely free.

4,1

App-first Canadian investorsOptions sellers and covered-call writersConsolidating banking, investing and crypto

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
FX conversion: 1.5 %

CAD 0 commission on Canadian and US stocks and ETFs, plus USD 0 per equity and ETF options contract on every tier, including free assignment
Futures at USD 1 per contract with free real-time futures market data — no Canadian competitor matches that combination
The 1.5% CAD/USD conversion is the same as Questrade's. A USD account (CAD 10 a month on Core, free on Premium from CAD 100,000) removes it on the US trades themselves but not on the CAD you convert into it, which still costs 1.5% per transaction under CAD 10,000 and falls to 0% only from CAD 100,000; journalling at CAD 9.95 is the other way round it

Group index 69/100Protection depends on your legal entity

CIRO

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesCrypto+2

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Webull

A desktop-grade trading terminal wrapped in a zero-commission app — with a support desk that lags badly behind the software.

4,1

US options tradersChart-driven active tradersMobile-first investors

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
5,000 order: €0

USD 0 commission on US-listed stocks, ETFs and equity options, with no per-contract fee — index options are the only equity-derivative exception at USD 0.50 per contract
A real desktop terminal for Windows, macOS and Linux, with multi-monitor layouts, depth-of-market and a script editor — rare at this price point
Customer support is the standing complaint: Trustpilot sits at roughly 1.3–1.4 out of 5, with transfers and account access the most common themes

Group index 86/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FINRACFTC/NFA+4

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesCrypto+4

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ThinkMarkets

Raw-spread pricing, six licences and the best mobile app in the CFD category - held back by its withdrawal record.

4,1

Active FX tradersMobile-first tradersRaw-spread scalping

Stocks (per order): in the spread
Minimum deposit: None
EUR/USD spread: 1.1 pips

ThinkZero all-in EUR/USD cost of about 0.8 pips - raw spreads from 0.0 pips plus USD 3.50 per lot per side on forex and metals
Three top-tier licences - FCA 629628, ASIC AFSL 424700 and JFSA registration 0250 - alongside CySEC 215/13 and FSCA FSP 49835
75 percent of ThinkMarkets UK retail accounts lose money trading CFDs, and disclosures across the group's entities have ranged from roughly 68 percent to 89 percent

Group index 79/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCAASIC+4

StocksETFsForexCFDsCrypto+3

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Robinhood

The cheapest way to trade options and the best trading app ever built — attached to the thinnest research desk and the longest enforcement record in the sector.

3,9

Active options tradersMobile-first investorsMargin users

Stocks (per order): Free
Minimum deposit: None
5,000 order: €0

Equity and ETF options carry no commission and no per-contract fee — only about USD 0.04 per contract of pass-through, against USD 0.65 at Schwab and Fidelity
USD 0 commission on US stocks and ETFs, fractional orders from USD 1, and no account minimum
Four significant regulatory settlements since 2020 — SEC USD 65m in 2020, FINRA USD 57m in 2021, NYDFS USD 30m in 2022 and FINRA USD 26m plus USD 3.75m restitution in 2025 — covering order-flow disclosure, supervision, AML and reporting failures

Group index 78/100Protection depends on your legal entity

SECFINRA+3

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesCrypto+2

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Nordnet

The Nordic default: a listed Swedish bank with SEK 1 minimum commissions — if you live in the right four countries.

4,2

Nordic residentsLong-term ISK saversFund and ETF investors

Stocks (per order): tiered
Minimum deposit: None
FX conversion: 0.25 %

Commission from 0.25% with a SEK 1 minimum on Nordic orders up to SEK 15,600 — small monthly share purchases are genuinely viable
New customers start in the 'Kom igång' class with commission-free Nasdaq Stockholm trading (up to 500 share transactions a year) and fund fees refunded
Residents of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland only — there is no route in from Germany, Austria, Switzerland or the rest of the EU

Group index 93/100Protection depends on your legal entity

StocksETFsOptionsFuturesBonds+3

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AJ Bell

The value pick among the big UK platforms — low, capped charges without giving up service.

4,1

Cost-conscious UK investorsShare and ETF portfolios in an ISASIPP and drawdown savers

Stocks (per order): £5
Minimum deposit: None
FX conversion: 0.75 %

Custody charge on shares, ETFs and investment trusts capped at GBP 3.50 a month in the Dealing account and ISA, and GBP 10 a month in the SIPP — GBP 42 and GBP 120 a year respectively
GBP 1.50 online fund dealing is among the cheapest on any UK platform, and regular monthly investing is free from GBP 25
The 0.25% custody charge on funds is uncapped up to GBP 250,000, so a GBP 200,000 fund portfolio pays GBP 500 a year where a flat-fee platform charges under GBP 100

Group index 86/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FCA

StocksETFsBondsFundsCommodities+2

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Quick comparison

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Best trading apps — Quick comparison
Broker	Category	Overall	Mobile app45 %	Trading platform18 %	Fees16 %	Stocks (per order)	Minimum deposit	Regulation	Action
1IG	4,5	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.0	Free	None	FCABaFin+5	Visit broker
2CMC Markets	4,5	4.4	4.5	4.8	4.3	Free	None	FCAFCA+4	Visit broker
3Saxo	4,5	4.4	4.6	4.7	4.2	0.08 %	None	DFSAFCA+3	Visit broker
4Pepperstone	4,4	4.4	4.2	4.6	4.6	0.1 %	US$10	FCAASIC+5	Visit broker
5Capital.com	4,4	4.3	4.6	4.3	4.4	in the spread	US$20	FCAASIC+2	Visit broker
6moomoo	4,4	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.5	Free	None	FINRAMAS+3	Visit broker
7XTB	4,4	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.2	Free	None	FCAKNF+5	Visit broker
8Questrade	4,4	4.2	4.5	4.4	4.4	Free	None	CIROOSC	Visit broker

Our methodology

How we build this ranking

No editorial gut feeling — a published calculation. This category shifts the weights of our rating model towards what its audience actually needs.

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52 brokers rated

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The category score is 70% the category-specific weighting and 30% the general overall score. A strong all-rounder therefore does not drop out simply because it fails to lead one single criterion.

Category score = 0.7 × Σ(w_i × s_i) + 0.3 × Overall score

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