Trading platforms are set up by financial institutions, and stock brokers, as well as other private entities to encourage individuals to trade on their platforms. These are typically online platforms, although more and more providers are offering platforms which can be traded using mobile phones.

There are a whole different number of different types of platforms which are available, we have carefully selected some of the market leading trading platforms across a number of different areas, including spread betting, CFD’s, share trading, and a whole lot more!

We have included a comparison table below, providing details of the spreads which each provider charge, and also identifying those providers who have a demonstration, or practice account.