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How we review forex brokers
This site scores process quality, not influencer screenshots. We refuse universal “#1 broker” claims because fit depends on country, account type, and risk rules.
Short answer
We review brokers across five gates: licence fit, all-in cost, execution incentives, withdrawals, and risk honesty. Fail the licence gate and the rest does not matter.
The five gates
Detailed explanation
- Licence fit — Can you legally access a named entity that appears on a public register for your residency?
- All-in cost — Spread + commission + overnight financing on the pairs you actually trade.
- Execution incentives — A-book, B-book, or hybrid conflicts, described plainly.
- Withdrawals — Small live test before scaling deposits.
- Risk honesty — Published retail risk-warning percentage and product risk copy.
Example
Broker A wins on raw spreads but only offers an offshore entity for your country. Under this method, Broker A fails gate 1. Broker B with slightly wider spreads and a matching regulated entity advances.
Common mistake
Treating a marketing “from 0.0 pip” line as a full cost review. Without account type, session, and commission, the number is incomplete.
Professional tip
Keep a one-page fact sheet per broker: entity name, register URL, account type, sample spread time, commission, and max risk per trade. Update it after any Terms change.
What we will not do
- Promise profits or “safe leverage.”
- Rank brokers solely by bonus size.
- Replace official register checks with badges from landing pages.
For incentive models after the gates, a clear walkthrough of how brokers earn on A-book vs B-book flow is useful background reading.