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Blain Reinkensmeyer

Cofounder, Managing Partner

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Blain is Co-founder and Partner at Reink Media Group, and the Head of Research at StockBrokers.com. Blain is widely respected as a leading expert on the U.S. online brokerage industry, and has placed thousands of trades over the course of his decades-long trading career. Blain created the original scoring rubric for StockBrokers.com back in 2011 and has headed every annual review since the site's inception.

Over his career as a trader and expert voice on the investment industry, Blain has drawn inspiration from his conversations with everyday traders and industry leaders alike, and has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Chicago Tribune, among others.

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As a writer, Blain has authored a wide range of educational articles covering the industry and has penned informative guides for traders, such as The Interactive Guide to Technical Analysis. Blain also founded the site StockTrader.com, now housed on StockBrokers.com, which began as a personal blog and has become a widely consulted educational resource for traders of all experience levels. Blain's numerous stock trading educational articles have been read over 20 million times over the past decade.


Meet Blain Reinkensmeyer of Reink Media Group.

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Best Forex Brokers for Beginners of 2025

Our team has spent countless hours opening demo accounts, navigating forex platforms, and conducting market research to evaluate forex and CFD broker offerings.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 02, 2025
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Best Forex Trading Apps for 2025

Not all mobile apps offer traders the same forex trading capabilities. This guide covers which brokers offer the best forex trading apps in 2025.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 02, 2025
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VT Markets Review

VT Markets benefits from being part of the Vantage Group of companies, and provides access to the MetaTrader suite of platforms.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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Trading 212 Review

Best known for its mobile trading app, Trading 212 offers an easy-to-use trading platform suite for CFD and share trading.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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LegacyFX Review

LegacyFX is a plain-vanilla MetaTrader 5 (MT5) broker that offers a medium range of CFD markets and forex pairs.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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Interactive Brokers Forex Review

Interactive Brokers is a highly trusted multi-asset broker with an extensive offering of tradeable global markets.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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IG Review

IG offers the ultimate comprehensive trading package, featuring excellent trading and research tools, and industry-leading education.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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IC Markets Review

IC Markets’ competitive pricing and scalable execution make it an excellent option for algorithmic traders.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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HFM (HF Markets) Review

Alongside quality research and MetaTrader offering, HFM (HF Markets) offers a proprietary copy trading platform, HFcopy, as well as a decent selection of nearly 1,000 CFDs (including 100+ forex pairs).

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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FxPro Review

FxPro competes among the top MetaTrader brokers, featuring multiple account options and various execution methods.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • July 01, 2025
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