PhillipCapital is a strong market leader, while in the recent years the gap between IG Group, CMC Markets and Oanda has been shrinking. In addition, Interactive Brokers also saw its market share growing in the past year. "The largest brokers are successfully maintaining their strong position in the market, and they are growing," said Irene Guiamatsia, research director at Investment Trends, as cited by the media. "This is in line with the flight to quality that has been witnessed globally in the aftermath of the Swiss Franc crisis," she added. The share of traders who switched from one forex/CFD broker to another halved to 7% from a year earlier. Oanda was ranked as the best broker based on clients' overall satisfaction. CMC Markets was first in several categories – customer service, value for money, mobile platform, and education materials, while Saxo Capital Markets, part of Saxo Bank, was the broker with the highest customer rating in terms of offered platform features.