{"edition":{"year":2026,"slug":"2026","path":"/report/2026","seriesTitle":"Trader Technology Report","title":"State of Trading Technology 2026","seoTitle":"State of Trading Technology 2026","seoDescription":"Traderfolio catalog rankings for 2026: popular categories, growing tools, reviewed platforms, searched tools, and broker types. Free to cite.","eyebrow":"Trader Technology Report","intro":"A citable snapshot of the published Traderfolio catalog — what traders can actually find, save, and stack. Rankings come from stored catalog fields, curated collections, and on-site search. 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