The top 10 Nigerian stockbrokers recorded a combined transaction value of N862.04 billion in February 2026, reflecting the scale of activity they facilitated in the equities market.
Data obtained from the Nigerian Exchange shows this accounted for 55.57% of the total N1.55 trillion worth of trades executed by all stockbrokers during the period.
The report also ranked brokers by trading volume, with the top 10 firms handling 21.41 billion shares, representing 49.37% of total market volume.
These firms serve as key intermediaries in the equities market, executing trades and providing investor access, as the Nigerian All-Share Index gained 16.60% during the period.
For this analysis, stockbrokers are ranked by the value of transactions executed in February 2026, as transaction value captures not only the number of shares traded but also the size and financial significance of those trades.
Below are the top 10 stockbroking firms by transaction value, covering trades executed between 1 February and 27 February 2026.
CardinalStone Securities Limited claimed the top spot in February 2026, facilitating trades valued at N205.6 billion.
This represented 13.26% of the N1.55 trillion total value traded by all Nigerian stockbrokers and 23.86% of the N862 billion handled by the top 10 firms.
The firm also ranked third by volume, executing 2.5 billion shares, equivalent to 5.84% of all shares traded in the market.
In February 2025, CardinalStone also led the value rankings with N65.5 billion in trades, well below its 2026 performance.
It was likewise on the volume chart in 2025, trading 1.7 billion shares and ranking first, though still lower than the 2.5 billion shares recorded in February 2026.
