Toplist table - which one works best for you?
 

Reducing it to 9 traders in this matrix example, and assuming each link has same title, which one is best to send out traffic, considering #1 #2 #3 should get best spot:

A
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

OR

B
1 4 7
2 5 8
3 6 9

Any opinions/experience?

I think A would be better

My opinion too. but I dont know about B, because I havent tried it yet.