The Finance Magnates Awards 2026 has announced the nominees for the Global category, bringing together leading names from across the global trading and financial services industry.
The Global Awards recognise brands serving an international audience and highlight companies operating across the online trading and financial markets space. This year’s nominees represent a broad mix of trading brands, proprietary trading firms and financial services providers.
With the nominees now announced, the awards move closer to the voting stage, giving the industry and trading community the opportunity to have their say.
Meet the Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Global Nominees
The Global category features eight companies, each bringing its own approach, products and services to the international financial markets.
IQ Broker
IQ Broker is a fast-growing global CFD broker licensed by ASIC and CySEC, combining proprietary technology, broad market access, and flexible trading conditions in one trading ecosystem.
Despite being a relatively new name in the industry, IQ Broker already offers 500+ CFD instruments across forex, stocks, indices, commodities, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies.
At its core is IQ Broker’s proprietary platform, available on web, desktop, iOS, and Android, with 100+ technical indicators, customizable charts, script-based strategies, and built-in risk-management tools. Traders can also access the MT5 trading engine, giving them more choice in how they trade.
Another standout feature is flexible margin management: traders can switch between Simple Mode with isolated margin and Advanced Mode with cross margin, depending on their approach and risk preferences.
With a $10 minimum deposit, trades from $1, a free $10,000 demo account, 24/7 support, and a growing global presence, IQ Broker combines accessibility with advanced functionality.
Tickmill
Tickmill is a multi-regulated multi-asset broker on a mission to provide the best trading conditions in the market.
As a broker founded by traders for traders, we’re focused on empowering customers to succeed, by offering great trading conditions, excellent service, quality education and AI-powered trading tools.
The Tickmill group product offering includes:
Forex & CFDs (Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Indices, Stocks);
Futures & Options, with direct access to 5 global regulated exchanges, including the CME group.
The group operates through different local offices and companies, and it’s regulated by the FCA, the DFSA (as representative office), CySEC and FSA.
FundingPips
FundingPips is the world's leading proprietary trading firm, empowering a global community of more than 3 million traders. With over $262 million in rewards distributed and a commitment to Zero Reward Denial, FundingPips has built its reputation on transparency, trust, and trader-first innovation. Through cutting-edge technology, global partnerships, and a rapidly expanding international presence, the company continues to redefine the prop trading industry while helping traders unlock their full potential through a user-centric direction.
FXT
Markets get real. FXT (formerly FXTRADING.com) exists to give traders control over the things they can actually control: their execution, their tools, their information and their risk. That belief sits at the heart of the company's customer promise, "In Control. When Things Get Real." Every trader knows the moments that count are not the calm ones. They are the fast-moving sessions, the sudden reversals, the news that breaks mid-position. No platform can control the market, and FXT does not pretend to. What it can do is make sure that when those moments arrive, the trader's tools, execution and information hold steady, so the only thing they need to think about is the decision in front of them.
Every trader knows the moments that count are not the calm ones. They are the fast-moving sessions, the sudden reversals, the news that breaks mid-position. What FXT can do is make sure that when those moments arrive, the trader's tools, execution and information hold steady.
FXT is a multi-asset CFD trading and funds management platform offering access to 200+ instruments across FX, indices, commodities, shares and crypto from a single account. Every major product innovation has been engineered to hand traders another measure of control when conditions turn:
FXT WebTrader and the FXT App keep full command within reach, wherever the market finds the trader
Low-latency MT4 and MT5 delivery means execution holds firm when speed matters most
FXT AI observes how traders trade, turning behaviour into insight for style optimisation
Social trading lets traders choose whose strategies they follow, with full visibility of what they are copying
PAMM Funds Management connects investors with professional money managers under a transparent allocation structure
FXT holds an Australian Financial Services Licence and a VFSC Financial Licence and is part of Gleneagle Securities. Execution, risk systems, client portal and trading platforms are all built and operated in-house.
Fotmarkets
Fotmarkets is a global broker redefining trading through transparency, trust, and technology. We believe that clear information leads to more informed decisions. That is why we combine advanced technology with a human and client-focused approach, making every step simpler, safer, and aligned with our clients’ goals.
Our strong growth in both client numbers and trading volumes reflects our commitment to responsible practices, seamless experiences, and uncompromising transparency. This momentum strengthens our mission to make trading clearer, more accessible, and more reliable.
With a long-term vision, we provide the tools and support our clients need to trade with greater confidence, consistency, and autonomy—while always remaining in control of their own decisions.
Fotmarkets was created for those who value reliability, independence, and transparent relationships—helping every client move forward with confidence and go further with clarity.
Elev8
Elev8 is a global broker designed for traders seeking to build their mastery. The team behind Elev8 serves over 18 million trader accounts across more than 100 countries. Elev8 provides its clients with an ecosystem that features a wide range of instruments, market analysis tools, integrated AI solutions, and responsive customer support.
FundedNext
FundedNext is a multi-asset proprietary trading firm operating in over 180 countries globally. Based in the UAE, it is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the Middle East region. Founded in 2022, FundedNext was built on a straightforward idea: trading ability and trading capital rarely sit in the same hands. The firm bridges that gap, giving traders access to simulated funded capital and an environment that exactly replicates real markets, so they can develop into disciplined, professional traders.
FundedNext offers a range of models for different kinds of traders across both CFDs and Futures, from the no-time-limit Stellar challenge models (FundedNext CFDs) to the high-speed Rapid, Legacy, and Flex models (FundedNext Futures). It competes on transparency and trust, processing among the fastest payouts in the industry and building products around trader needs, backed by an in-house technology layer. FundedNext is the only prop firm to offer a 15% profit share from the challenge phase, and it backs its payout speed with a brand promise: if it ever misses the 24-hour window on even a single payout, it pays the trader an additional $1,000 in compensation.
As of September 10, FundedNext has disbursed more than $355 million in trader payouts and serves over 2.77 million registered users, supported by a community of more than 2 million across its social channels. It has been named Finance Magnates' Global Prop Firm of the Year and ranks among the sector's leading firms worldwide. FundedNext was also ranked #1 in Fintech and #2 overall on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Middle East & Cyprus, based on independently audited revenue growth over four consecutive years, and #11 across the Deloitte EMEA Fast 500.
TradingPRO
TradingPRO is a global online trading brand providing access to the financial markets through advanced trading platforms, competitive trading conditions, and a range of account solutions designed for traders of different experience levels. Established in 2017 as Xsocio Markets and rebranded as TradingPRO in 2022, the company has grown into an international team serving clients across multiple markets worldwide.
TradingPRO offers access to Forex, CFDs, commodities, indices, and other financial instruments through popular platforms including MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and cTrader. Traders can choose from various account types designed to suit different trading strategies, with features including competitive spreads, flexible leverage, and 24/7 multilingual customer support.
With a strong focus on transparency, technology, customer experience, and global growth, TradingPRO continues to expand its presence through regional teams, industry events, strategic partnerships, and innovative trading solutions. The brand has also received recognition from various international financial industry awards for its trading conditions, customer support, and brokerage services.
TradingPRO — Empowering Traders. Connecting Markets.
RoboMarkets
RoboMarkets is an international brokerage group that provides access to a broad range of global financial markets. Its offering includes more than 12,000 financial instruments across 17 exchanges in the US, the UK, Switzerland, and the EU, as well as CFDs across six asset classes: currencies, indices, metals, oil, stocks, and ETFs.
The group operates through regulated entities across multiple jurisdictions, including the UAE (CMA), the European Union (CySEC), Germany (BaFin), South Africa (FSCA), Labuan (Labuan FSA), and Seychelles (FSA).
How the Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Voting Works
The Finance Magnates Annual Awards voting process is designed around community participation and industry expertise.
For the B2C categories, including the Global Awards, members of the global trading community can participate through InvestingLive channels.
Community voting accounts for 50% of the voting power, while the remaining 50% comes from an expert panel of judges made up of industry professionals and experts.
This structure brings together the views of the trading community and the knowledge of industry experts when determining the award results.
Each brand is recognised in the Award Category where it receives the most votes.
Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Gala
The winners of the Finance Magnates Awards 2026 will be revealed at the Finance Magnates Annual Awards Gala Dinner, taking place in Cyprus on 6 November 2026.
The evening will bring together industry professionals, nominees, winners and guests for an evening focused on recognition, networking and celebrating achievements across the financial services industry.
Each winner will receive a physical Finance Magnates Awards trophy. The handmade trophy features wave-like curves representing innovation, adaptability and success, with a solid black base representing strength and stability.
Vote for the Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Global Nominees
The Global nominees represent companies serving traders and clients across international markets.
Now that the nominees have been announced, the trading community can take part in the voting process and have its say in the Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Global Awards.
Vote for your preferred Global nominees and follow Finance Magnates and InvestingLive for updates as we count down to the Gala Dinner on 6 November 2026.
Finance Magnates Awards 2026
The Finance Magnates Annual Awards celebrate excellence and innovation across the financial sector, with awards spanning B2B and B2C categories. The 2026 awards bring together companies from Online Trading, Fintech, Payments and Cryptocurrency, reflecting the broad financial markets community served by Finance Magnates.
Established in 2009, Finance Magnates serves retail and institutional audiences across financial news, industry events and market intelligence.
The Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Global nominees are:
FundingPips · FXT · Fotmarkets · Elev8 · FundedNext · IQ Broker · TradingPRO · RoboMarkets · Tickmill
