About 88 Forex Brokers
88 Forex Brokers is an independent forex broker research, review and comparison website designed to help traders make better-informed decisions when choosing a broker.
The forex and CFD industry includes hundreds of brokers operating across different countries, regulatory jurisdictions and business models. Comparing them can be difficult. Regulation, trading costs, platforms, account conditions and available markets can vary considerably, even between different entities operated by the same broker.
88 Forex Brokers brings this information together in one place.
Our research covers established global brokers as well as smaller and newer providers, giving traders a practical way to compare the companies competing for their business.
We focus on information including:
- Broker regulation and licensing
- Trading fees and spreads
- Account types and minimum deposits
- Trading platforms and tools
- Forex pairs and other available markets
- Leverage and margin requirements
- Deposits and withdrawals
- Customer support
- Educational resources
- Broker background and company information
Our objective is to make broker research easier to understand and more useful before a trader opens an account or deposits money.
88 Forex Brokers provides research, comparisons and educational information. We do not provide personalised investment advice or tell traders which trades to make.
Forex and CFD trading involves significant risk. Always understand the product, broker and risks before trading.
Broker Research and Reviews
The quality of a forex broker cannot be judged from a single number.
A broker offering extremely low spreads may have limited regulatory protection. Another may have strong regulation but higher trading costs. Some brokers offer excellent platforms but a relatively narrow range of markets, while others provide thousands of instruments but limited customer support.
Our broker research considers multiple areas rather than relying on one headline feature.
These include:
Regulation and Safety
We look at the regulatory authorities overseeing each broker, the legal entities through which it operates and the protections that may apply to clients in different jurisdictions.
Trading Costs
We compare spreads, commissions and other relevant trading and non-trading fees where reliable information is available.
Platforms and Tools
Our research considers the trading platforms, mobile apps, charting tools, automated trading capabilities, copy trading services and other technology available to clients.
Markets
We examine the range of markets available, including forex, indices, commodities, shares, cryptocurrencies and other CFDs where offered.
Accounts and Trading Conditions
We compare account types, minimum deposits, leverage, minimum trade sizes and other important trading conditions.
Support and Education
We consider the support channels, availability and educational resources provided by each broker.
Together, these factors provide a more complete picture of what a broker actually offers.
Detailed Broker Comparisons
Choosing between two brokers can be difficult when both appear competitive.
Our broker comparisons are designed to make those differences easier to identify.
Rather than simply declaring one broker better, we compare the areas that can materially affect the trading experience.
Depending on the brokers being compared, this can include:
- Regulation
- Minimum deposit
- Forex spreads
- Trading commissions
- Available platforms
- Number of forex pairs
- Other CFD markets
- Maximum leverage
- Account types
- Execution
- Funding methods
- Customer support
The better choice can depend on what matters most to the individual trader.
Independent Research
88 Forex Brokers aims to separate useful broker information from marketing claims.
Where possible, our research uses information from sources such as:
- Broker websites
- Regulatory registers
- Legal documents
- Product disclosure documents
- Account specifications
- Trading conditions
- Platform information
Broker information can change over time, particularly where a company operates multiple regulated entities.
We therefore distinguish between information that applies broadly to a broker and conditions that can depend on the client's country or legal entity.
Regulation Matters
Forex brokers can operate under very different regulatory frameworks.
A global broker might operate through several companies regulated in different jurisdictions, with different:
- Leverage limits
- Client protections
- Compensation arrangements
- Product availability
- Account conditions
This is why simply stating that a broker is "regulated" does not provide the full picture.
Our research looks more closely at who regulates the broker and, where relevant, which legal entity provides its services.
Traders should always verify the entity that would actually hold their account.
Research Built Around Real Broker Differences
The forex brokerage industry changes constantly.
Brokers introduce new:
- Platforms
- Accounts
- Pricing models
- Products
- Regulations
- Payment methods
Companies also enter and leave markets, acquire licences and change the legal entities through which clients are served.
Our research is structured around the information that traders actually need to compare as these conditions change.
The objective isn't to make every broker look the same.
It is to make the differences easier to see.
Forex Broker Rankings
88 Forex Brokers also publishes broker rankings across different categories.
A broker that performs strongly overall won't necessarily rank first for every type of trader.
For example, different rankings can place greater emphasis on:
- Low spreads
- Forex trading
- CFDs
- Beginners
- Trading platforms
- Cryptocurrency CFDs
- Futures-related products
- Margin trading
- Other specific requirements
This allows traders to look beyond a single overall ranking and compare brokers according to the features most relevant to them.
Educational Research
Understanding the broker is only one part of understanding trading.
88 Forex Brokers also publishes educational content covering important forex, CFD and financial-market concepts.
Topics include:
- Forex trading
- Currency pairs
- Pips and lot sizes
- Spreads and commissions
- Leverage
- Margin
- Position sizing
- Stop-loss orders
- Risk-to-reward ratios
- Slippage
- Trading platforms
- Broker execution models
- Regulation
- Client money
- Risk management
- Market volatility
- Fundamental and technical analysis
- Economic indicators
- Commodities
- Indices
- Shares
- Cryptocurrency CFDs
- Futures and CFDs
Our educational content is intended to explain how these products and concepts work rather than provide trading signals or personalised recommendations.
A Global Approach
Forex is a global market, and our research reflects that.
Rather than focusing exclusively on brokers from one country, 88 Forex Brokers covers companies operating across international markets.
This is particularly important because the same broker can offer different conditions in different regions.
A broker's:
- Regulation
- Leverage
- Products
- Account types
- Promotions
- Client protections
can depend on where the trader lives and which broker entity accepts the account.
Where these differences are relevant, they should form part of the comparison.
Making Broker Research Easier
There is an enormous amount of information available about forex brokers.
The problem is often finding the information that actually matters.
88 Forex Brokers is designed to make that process simpler.
We organise broker information into consistent categories so traders can compare providers without having to search through dozens of individual websites, legal documents and product pages.
Whether researching a broker for the first time or comparing several providers, our goal is straightforward:
Make forex broker research clearer, more structured and easier to use.