TradeSmarter

Operated by Market Punter Ltd., TradeSmarter is one of the oldest binary options brokers on the Internet. It is also one of the only regulated binary options brokers, as its parent company is licensed with an Australian Financial Service number. One of the smartest features we encountered in our TradeSmarter review is that the company offers two views of its web-based platform so that traders can choose whichever format they find easier to use. An extensive FAQ section and binary options glossary ensures that each trader can have all the resources he needs to truly trade smarter. Read our full TradeSmarter review to see if this binary options platform is right for you.
General Information
Founded in: 2008
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
Minimum Deposit: $100
Maximum Per Option: $2000
Languages available: English, Spanish, French, Turkish, Arabic, Latvian, Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian
Trading Platform
The TradeSmarter trading platform can be viewed in either Box View or List View, depending on the preferences of the trader. While neither of these views is specifically unique, the mere fact that there is a choice is something noteworthy. 
Another thing worth mentioning is that in the TradeSmarter platform, assistance is never far away. You can see in the screenshot above that help is available both on the left side of the screen, on the right side and at the bottom of the screen.
TradeSmarter trades were executed simply and quickly, contributing to a positive overall experience.
Features
Most binary options brokers don’t offer many extra features, but we found that TradeSmarter did offer a few more than the normal. For starters, traders can get alerts when their options are set to expire, which is extremely useful for those who tend to ‘set it and forget it’. We also appreciated the full Binary Options Wiki, which answered all of our questions as they pertained to binary options trading. Similarly, the TradeSmarter blog offers regular market updates for some currencies to give traders a broader understanding of what’s going on in the world.
Traders who deposit a mandatory minimum are also entitled to free trading support and training. Despite repeated attempts to ask what this minimum deposit requirement is, we found it difficult to find out what this mandatory minimum deposit was.  Insistent probing elucidated that free support is offered to anyone who deposits $100 (or more). We were happy to know that this training is widely available to TradeSmarter traders.
Customer Service
During trading hours (Sunday morning through Friday evening GMT), TradeSmarter offers assistance via phone, chat and email. Emails submitted will receive an instant confirm so that traders can rest assured that their inquiry was received. Nevertheless, we found that our email never received a follow up response after this confirmation. This may have been perhaps the only disappointment we encountered during our entire TradeSmarter review. Fortunately, the company’s chat support was extremely helpful, and we were able to find answers immediately via chat.
Ease of Use
The TradeSmarter website claims that registration takes under 1 minute, and we found this claim to be entirely accurate. We were extremely impressed that the confirmation page offered direct links to Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail so that traders can quickly access their confirmation code if they aren’t already logged onto their email.
Deposits can be made in four currencies (USD, EUR, GBP and AUD), and traders are lead directly to the appropriate page when they click on the confirmation link. Multiple deposit methods are available including major credit cards, PoLi and MoneyBookers, though PayPal is not currently available. Because wire transfers can be used for withdrawals, we assume that this is also a suitable deposit method. It should be noted, however, that withdrawing to a credit card is free, while withdrawing via wire transfer costs $30.
As we mentioned previously, TradeSmarter offers some of the most comprehensive binary options resources and information on the internet, which is clearly designed to ensure that traders know exactly what they’re doing. Among the standout educational resources is the Binary Options Wiki, which is something not offered by most other binary options brokers. It’s almost a shame that this Wiki is hidden in the footer of the TradeSmarter website. However, the company’s binary options glossary is located in a more centralized position, and does offer a good steppingstone towards a successful trading experience.
Another aspect of the TradeSmarter experience we appreciated is that since we didn’t complete all of our information when opening the account, they provided us a gentle reminder at the top of the screen until it was complete, so that we’d know exactly what we need to do in order to start trading.
Final Thoughts
TradeSmarter clearly makes an effort to cater to new binary options traders, but its clever design and national regulation makes it a smart choice for advanced traders as well. Although we always prefer the availability of a free demo account, we felt that TradeSmarter provided more than ample background information to get traders setup sufficiently before trading.