Rankia Awards 2025: Voting begins for the Best Brokers and Financial Experts!

Voting for the 2025 Rankia Awards is officially open! It's the perfect time to share your experience and help other investors identify the best brokers, ETFs, and financial experts in the UK.

Our main goal is to help you make more informed financial decisions. To do this, we've decided to directly gather the opinions of the Rankia UK community on the best investment providers and the most respected experts in the field.

We’ve selected 10 categories for you to vote in, and, as always, the Rankia UK team has shortlisted the nominees based on criteria such as market relevance, community interest, and feedback from our users. It’s now up to you to decide the winners with your vote.

How Do the Rankia UK Awards 2025 Work?

The aim of these awards is to recognise excellence in the financial sector, highlighting the best brokers across various categories and offering investors a valuable guide in selecting the most reputable operators.

We have also included a category dedicated to financial experts, to reward the most influential professionals in the sector.

As always, the winners will be selected directly by our community, so your input is vital. We encourage you to get involved and vote for the companies you’ve had direct experience with, as well as the experts you believe are key to your financial growth.

Voting will remain open until the 1st of October, so don’t miss your chance to have your say.

Below is the full list of candidates by category.

🏆 Vote for the Best Brokers 2025

Best UK broker for shares

• Hargreaves Lansdown
• CMC Markets
• City Index
• Trading 212
• AJ Bell
• Bestinvest
• Interactive Investor
• Moneybox
• Freetrade

Best international brokers for shares

• Interactive Brokers
• IG
• Oanda
• Saxo Bank
• eToro
• Pepperstone
• Freedom24
• Admirals
• XM
• Trading 212
• Fidelity

Best trading broker

• IG
• Interactive Brokers
• Saxo
• XTB
• CMC Markets
• City Index
• Forex.com
• eToro
• Eightcap
• Oanda
• Pepperstone

Best broker for options

• IG
• Robinhood
• Plus500
• CMC Markets
• Saxo
• Interactive Brokers
• XTB
• Webull
• eToro
• Freedom24

Best broker for ETFs

• eToro
• AJ Bell
• Interactive Investor
• Hargreaves Lansdown
• XTB
• IG
• Freetrade
• Moneybox
• Saxo
• Trading 212
• Interactive Brokers
• Freedom24

Best broker for Stocks and Shares ISA

• Hargreaves Lansdown
• AJ Bell
• Trading 212
• Interactive Brokers
• Interactive Investor
• Bestinvest
• eToro
• Freetrade
• XTB
• Vanguard
• Invest Engine

Best platform for cryptocurrencies

• OKX
• Coinbase
• Nexo
• Binance
• eToro Wallet
• Crypto.com
• Coinjar
• Kraken
• KuCoin
• Bitpanda

Your vote counts!

🏆 Vote for the Best Finance Experts

Best trader

• Gary Stevenson
• Mark Tilbury
• Aaron Luce
• Jack Skipp
• Steve Luke
• Tom Camp
• Ewen Collier
• Alex Spiroglou
• Siam Kidd

Best analyst

• Ken Okoroafor
• Martin Lewis
• Ryan King
• Duncan Weldon
• Christos Fellas
• Toby Newbatt
• Eddie Tofpik
• Stephen Clapham

Best academy

• London Academy of Trading
• Investment Mastery
• Trading College
• MSE Academoney
• Behind the Balance Sheet
• The Realistic Trader
• Samuel and Co

Your vote counts!

Your vote is essential to us, as it helps us understand which companies are most valued by investors and what characteristics are most sought after.  It's also an opportunity to thank the professionals who have helped you grow.

Don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard!

FAQ

How are the candidates for the Rankia UK Awards selected?

The Rankia UK team selected the nominees based on criteria such as their relevance in the market, the interest generated among our readers, and the feedback gathered from the community between 2024 and 2025.

Can I vote more than once?

No, each user can cast only one vote per category.

Can a broker or a product be a finalist in more than one category?

Yes, the same entity or the same financial instrument can be a candidate in more categories, if deemed worthy.

How do you vote?

Participation is simple! Just click on the voting links in the article and enter your email address to confirm your choice.