Independent analysis of the forex industry using real data from the BrokerDir database. Every report is annually updated as new brokers are added and circumstances change.
Key finding: More than half of all countries have fewer than 5 brokers available to residents
A data-driven analysis of broker availability across every country in the BrokerDir database — surfacing which regions are well-served and which are genuine broker deserts where traders have little to no access.
Read the reportKey finding: Nearly 40% of forex brokers are headquartered in the UK or Australia
A data-driven analysis of where 56 forex brokers are headquartered — and what their geographic choices reveal about regulation, oversight, and risk for traders.
Read the reportKey finding: The majority of forex brokers hold at least one Tier 1 or Tier 2 licence
A breakdown of forex broker regulatory coverage across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and offshore jurisdictions — including which regulators are most common and how licence count correlates with editorial score.
Read the reportBrokerDir research reports are produced by our editorial team using data from the BrokerDir broker database. All data is independently verified and updated at least annually. Reports are designed to be freely linkable and shareable for educational purposes.
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