A practical checklist for narrowing a broker shortlist before opening or funding an account.
Do not start with the brand name. Start with the use case: simple buying, active trading, local fiat access, wallet transfers, multi-asset investing, or derivatives-style exposure. Different brokers score differently depending on that need.
First evaluate workflow, then fees, then products, then public-record context. This order prevents users from being distracted by a large product menu before understanding how funding and costs actually work.