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About Blain Reinkensmeyer

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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.


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Best CFD Trading Platforms for 2026

Compare the best CFD brokers and platforms for 2026. Discover top-rated, regulated brokers based on hands-on testing of over 60 CFD trading platforms.

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Best Trading Platforms for Mac Users of 2026

This guide is for die-hard fans of Mac devices who want a forex trading platform that will run smoothly on Mac devices without any limitations.

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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
  • June 12, 2026
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Best Crypto Brokers for 2026

Looking for the best crypto broker? We tested dozens of platforms to find the top forex brokers for trading Bitcoin, crypto CFDs, and altcoins in 2026.

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  • June 12, 2026
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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.

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  • June 12, 2026
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Eightcap Review

Eightcap review 2026: low-cost forex and CFD trading on TradingView, MetaTrader, and TradeLocker, with a deep crypto CFD lineup. Read our expert verdict.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • June 04, 2026
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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
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HFM (HF Markets) Review

Our 2026 HFM (HF Markets) review covers MT4, MT5, copy trading, the 344-symbol product offering, and 1.8-pip EUR/USD spreads, based on hands-on testing.

  • Blain Reinkensmeyer
  • May 29, 2026
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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
  • May 27, 2026
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