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No. Brokers cannot pay for placement, score, or position. We earn affiliate commissions when readers open accounts via tracked /go/ links — typically $200 to $1,850 per funded account, varying by broker and country. Editorial scores stay independent: our 10-criterion methodology weighs safety 25%, fees 20%, platforms 15%, deposits 15%, support 10%, with the remaining 15% split across instruments, research, education and mobile. See /methodology/ and /how-we-make-money/ for full disclosure.

Every broker reviewed opens with a funded live account between $100 and $500. We place 100+ real orders across London, New York and Asian sessions, log actual spread and slippage data, run full deposit and withdrawal cycles, and test customer support response times. Total test duration is 4 to 8 weeks per broker before a score is published. Test data is logged with timestamps and bank-confirmation references.

Three traders publish under their own names with funded-account testing for every review. Laura West has traded forex CFDs since 2015 and reviews 25+ brokers. Mike Volkov has traded crypto across 12 exchanges since 2017. Tom Nakamura passed funded-trader challenges at 4 prop firms since 2021. Each author page (/authors/laura-west/, /authors/mike-volkov/, /authors/tom-nakamura/) lists credentials, test methodology and reviews authored.

Reviews carry a visible Updated date in the header. Material changes trigger a fresh review: regulation status change, withdrawn licence, new account type, spread structure overhaul, or fresh withdrawal-test data. The full review pool refreshes on a 90-day rotation by default. Listing pages (Best Forex, Best Crypto, Best Prop) re-rank monthly based on latest scores. The latest reviews block on this page shows the 6 most recently updated.

Yes. All review content, calculators (Pip, Position Size, Spread Comparison, Trading Fee), the broker finder quiz at /find-broker/, and the country-specific shortlist pages at /country/[code]/ are free with no registration required. We earn from broker affiliate commissions when readers open accounts via the /go/ links — never from reader subscriptions or paywalls. No email signup is required to access any page.

Three paths. Path 1 (fastest): use the geo-aware Top 3 on this page — it auto-detects your country via the flag in the header and reorders to show partners we have CPA agreements with for your jurisdiction. Path 2: open /find-broker/ for a 7-question quiz that recommends 3 brokers based on your strategy, deposit and platform preferences. Path 3: visit /country/[code]/ for the full country-specific shortlist with regulator and currency notes.

Email the team via the contact link in the footer. Include broker name, account number (last 4 digits only), date of incident, and a 1-sentence summary. We log every report in a 12-month rolling broker-risk tracker. If a pattern emerges (3+ reports of the same issue within 90 days), the broker review is updated with a Caution badge and the issue is documented in the Safety section. Regulatory complaints should also be filed with the relevant regulator (FCA, CySEC, ASIC etc.).