This article contends that the best forex brokers are: Saxo Bank, GAIN Capital, GCI Financial Ltd., and CMS Forex. CMS Forex accepts no commission, demands a small amount of only $200 to establish a mini account, provides users with a Free Demo account, provides leverage as high as 400:1, and has a 3 to 4 pip spread on major currencies.

Saxo Bank’s ForexTrading.com offers 24 hour online trading, streaming news from three major providers, detailed analysis from in-house experts, direct online chat to dealers, and a secure

trading environment.

GAIN Capital gives its asset managers robust technology, wholesale dealing spreads, consistent liquidity, fast execution, and access to a wide range of sophisticated tools. GAIN Capital’s proprietary trading technology today supports over $60 billion in monthly trade volume. GAIN Capital’s FOREXTrader has streaming prices in 14 currency pairs, real time profit and loss account information, sophisticated risk management tools, a variety of simple and complex order types, and full reporting capabilities.

Professional dealing practices and a service-oriented approach has earned GAIN Capital a reputation as a world class provider of foreign exchange services. Client and partners from over 110 countries currently rely on their technology, execution and clearing services, and administrative tools.

For individual investors, GAIN Capital operates FOREX.com, which offers advanced, yet easy-to-use trading tools along with lower account minimums and extensive educational resources.

GCI Financial is one of the world’s largest online brokers offering commission-free trading in Forex. GCI Financial offers Internet trading software, fast and efficient execution, and the low margin requirements. GCI Financial’s free trading software gives the investor the edge in execution, market information, and account management.

GCI Financial offers forex and indices on an online dealing platform. In their forex trading platform the trader can add and remove instruments from the "dealing prices" window to fully customize the trading.