The best futures brokers

8.4/ 10

Low day-trading margins and a free charting tier built for futures.

• Very low intraday day-trading margins on popular futures contracts
• Free charting, simulation and backtesting tier — no funding required to learn it
• Powerful, customizable platform with a large add-on (NinjaScript) ecosystem

8.2/ 10

A cloud-based futures broker with a flat-fee subscription and modern apps.

• Cloud-based — trade from any browser or mobile device with nothing to install
• Flat monthly subscription can deliver $0 per-contract commissions on top plans
• Clean, modern interface that is approachable for newer futures traders

8.0/ 10

A deep-discount futures broker with rock-bottom margins and huge platform choice.

• Very low commissions and margins aimed at active, cost-sensitive traders
• Huge platform lineup — CQG, Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart and more
• Long-established broker with a long track record in futures

8.5/ 10

A discount futures broker with broad platform choice and standout support.

• Wide choice of platforms and data feeds — Rithmic, CQG, Tradovate, NinjaTrader and more
• Low intraday day-trading margins on popular futures contracts
• Competitive, negotiable commissions for active traders

8.8/ 10

The multi-asset heavyweight with rock-bottom costs and a steep learning curve.

• Unmatched asset breadth — futures, stocks, options and forex across global markets
• Among the lowest commissions and margin rates in the industry
• Powerful Trader Workstation (TWS) with deep order types and analytics

8.5/ 10

A charting and automation powerhouse for active futures and stock traders.

• Professional-grade charting and analysis tools
• EasyLanguage lets traders build, back-test and automate strategies
• Covers futures, stocks and options from one account

8.6/ 10

An options-first broker with low fees and a platform built for derivatives.

• Designed options-first — building and managing options strategies is intuitive
• Low, competitive commissions on options and futures
• Fee structure often caps or removes closing commissions on options

7.9/ 10

A commission-free, mobile-first US broker covering stocks, options, futures and crypto.

• Commission-free US stock and ETF trading with competitive options pricing
• Slick, modern app on both mobile and desktop — easy to pick up for new traders
• Broad coverage in one account: stocks, options, futures and crypto

8.1/ 10

A global multi-asset CFD broker with raw-spread accounts and a broad platform line-up.

• Raw/Pro ECN-style accounts offer low raw spreads plus a transparent commission
• Wide platform choice: MT4, MT5, TradingView, the Vantage app and ProTrader
• Broad multi-asset CFD range — forex, indices, commodities, shares and ETFs in one account

8.6/ 10

Raw spreads, fast execution and the widest platform line-up in forex CFD trading.

• Razor account offers very low raw spreads plus a transparent per-lot commission
• Widest platform line-up at this level: MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView
• Fast, reliable execution that suits scalpers and algorithmic (EA) traders

8.7/ 10

Raw spreads and deep liquidity built for scalpers and algorithmic forex CFD traders.

• Raw Spread account offers near-zero raw spreads plus a transparent per-lot commission
• Deep liquidity and fast execution that suit scalpers and algorithmic (EA) traders
• Full platform line-up: MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView in one broker

8.3/ 10

A high-volume forex CFD broker known for very low spreads and fast, often instant withdrawals.

• Very low spreads on its raw/professional account tiers
• Fast, often near-instant withdrawals — a standout for active traders
• High leverage available on some entities for traders who want it

8.2/ 10

A forex CFD broker with tight spreads, deep TradingView integration and a broad crypto CFD range.

• Raw account offers low raw spreads plus a transparent per-lot commission
• Deep TradingView integration — chart and trade directly from TradingView
• One of the broader crypto CFD ranges among MetaTrader brokers

7.8/ 10

A simple proprietary platform and one of the widest CFD ranges in the business.

• Clean, beginner-friendly proprietary platform across web and mobile
• One of the widest CFD ranges available — thousands of instruments in one account
• Commission-free trading with the cost built into the spread

8.0/ 10

The social-trading pioneer: copy other traders across stocks, crypto and CFDs.

• Pioneer of copy trading — CopyTrader lets you mirror other traders automatically
• Large, active community for ideas, sentiment and social features
• Genuine multi-asset range: real stocks and crypto alongside CFD markets

8.2/ 10

An established forex broker with transparent pricing — and a rare US-regulated forex offering.

• One of the few US-regulated forex brokers — spot forex available to US clients (NFA/CFTC)
• Long track record and transparent, well-documented pricing
• Platform choice: OANDA’s own platform, MetaTrader 4 and TradingView