Last checked at 14 Mar 2018 07:00
News Release
March 14th, 2018
Winners of ADVFN International Financial Awards 2018 announced
- biggest awards yet with significant cryptocurrency contingent -
ADVFN today announces the winners of the fourth annual ADVFN International Financial Awards.
The panel-judged awards, which recognise and celebrate the best of breed products and services from across the global financial industry, have honoured 43 companies and individuals from within the sector, making them the biggest to date.
Categories that have been a mainstay throughout the awards such as Best Low Cost Stockbroker, Best Finance App and Best Multi Platform Provider are joined by a number of new categories including a host that honour distinguished crypotcurrency players. Winners range from platform providers, brokers and trading education providers to journalists, bloggers and financial publications.
Full information about all of the categories and winners can be found on the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2018 website: http://uk.advfn.com/awards_2018
"This year there has been a large cryptocurrency strand to the awards, which reflects the exciting developments within the industry and ADVFN's commitment to this area," said Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN. "We are delighted to commend both the established players and new wave that have distinguished themselves in the financial sector over the past year and would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all winners once again."
The winners of the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2018:
Best CFD Research Service | Accendo Markets |
Best Online Trading Services | ActivTrades |
Self Select ISA Provider of the Year | AJ Bell Youinvest |
Best Financial Print Journalist | Alex Brummer |
Best Advisory CFD Services | Atlantic Advisory |
Finance Blogger of the Year | Ben Harrington (Betaville) |
Best Investor Relations Firm | Cassiopeia Services |
Best CFD Provider | City Index |
Best Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coinfloor |
Best Crowdfunding Platform | Crowdstacker |
Best Website for Cryptocurrency Data | CryptoCompare |
Best IPO Provider | Direct Market Touch |
Best APAC Region Broker | easyMarkets |
Best Social Trading Platform | eToro |
Best Platform for Trading Cryptocurrencies | eToro |
Best Spread Betting Platform | ETX Capital |
Best Mainstream Media Crytocurrency Coverage | Express.co.uk |
Best Managed Funds Provider | F&C Investments |
Best Trading Alert Service | Faraday Research |
Best Cryptocurrency Writer | Gary McFarlane |
Best Forex Platform | GKFX |
Best Execution Only Stockbroker | Guardian Stockbrokers |
Best Personal Finance Journalist | Harvey Jones |
Best Spread Betting and CFD Education Tools | IG |
Best Finance App | IG |
Best Multi Platform Provider | IG |
Best SIPP Provider | Interactive Investor |
Best Low Cost Stockbroker | Interactive Investor |
Best Stockbroker for International Dealing | Interactive Investor |
Best Investment Magazine | Investors Chronicle |
Best Newspaper Tipster | Joanne Hart |
Best Currency Exchange Service | Key Currency |
Best UK Property Investment Adviser | Knight Knox |
Best Platform for Binary Options Trading | Nadex |
Best Website for Cryptocurrency News | NewsBTC |
Best Platform for Retail Share Placings | PrimaryBid |
Best Platform for the Active Trader | Saxo Capital Markets |
Best ETF Provider | Société Générale |
Best Business TV Journalist | Steph McGovern (BBC Breakfast) |
Best Online Stockbroker | The Share Centre |
Best Peer to Peer Provider | ThinCats |
Best Newcomer | TradeFred |
Best Trading Education Provider | Trendsignal |
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About ADVFN
ADVFN (www.advfn.com) is a global stocks, shares and crypto information website providing market-leading financial tools and data to private investors around the world.
Offering real-time share prices, news feeds, charting, portfolio management, monitor lists, financials, data from global stock exchanges, Level 2 and the most active financial bulletin board in the UK (along with many other features), the site is the destination of choice for day traders and retail investors.
Established in the last quarter of 1999, ADVFN (LSE:AFN) was floated on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in March 2000. The site currently has approximately 38 million users worldwide and more than a billion page impressions a year.
Originally a UK-based site, the company currently operates in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan and Dubai.
ADVFN has a joint venture in Brazil, a country in which ADVFN has a geographic and language targeted website. This is in addition to its US, French, German, Italian, Canadian, Japanese, Indian, Mexican and Filipino ADVFN financial sites.
In September 2006 ADVFN acquired InvestorsHub.com, a leading online investment community website in the North American market.
ADVFN bought AllIPO, an online IPO trading platform, as well as stock brokerages TSCTrade and Throgmorton Street Capital in July 2009.
In 2013 ADVFN acquired Finance Manila, a key resource in a rapidly growing market economy.
For further press information, please contact: Francesca De Franco on: 0794 125 3135 or email francescad@advfn.com