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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.

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.

Latest Articles

Plus500 Review

Plus500 is a trusted global brand that offers an easy-to-use trading platform for online traders, alongside access to share trading and selection of CFDs.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• July 22, 2026

Capital.com Review

Is Capital.com worth it in 2026? Our expert review covers 450+ crypto CFDs, a 0.7-pip EUR/USD spread, commission-free pricing, and platform quality.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• July 21, 2026

Best Forex Brokers for Beginners of 2026

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 10, 2026

Best Copy Trading Platforms for 2026

Find the best copy trading platforms for forex in 2026. Compare regulated brokers, top apps, and learn how to copy trades from expert traders in real-time.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• July 01, 2026

Best MetaTrader 4 (MT4) Brokers for 2026

After personally using the MetaTrader suite for over a decade to make trades, this guide contains my picks for the best forex brokers to use with it as well as numerous expert tips.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• June 22, 2026

Best MetaTrader 5 (MT5) Forex Brokers for 2026

We tested and ranked the best forex brokers that offer MetaTrader 5, the popular trading platform developed by MetaQuotes Software.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• June 22, 2026

Pepperstone Review

Pepperstone offers a growing range of tradeable markets, good-quality research, and support for multiple social copy trading platforms.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• June 16, 2026

Best Forex Brokers with APIs for 2026

Check out my guide to forex trading APIs to learn more about how to use APIs when trading and to see my picks for the best forex brokers for APIs.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• June 12, 2026

HYCM (Henyep Capital Markets) Review

HYCM is a trusted brand that offers a straightforward MetaTrader platform experience, and its Raw account delivers competitive pricing.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• June 01, 2026

Tickmill Review

Our expert Tickmill review tests the broker's Raw account pricing, spreads, MetaTrader platforms, and tools to help you decide if it fits your trading in 2026.

• Blain Reinkensmeyer
• May 22, 2026

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