How we test and score brokers

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  1. 1. Regulation (checked on the register)

    We look up every licence number on the regulator's own public register and link it. A broker we cannot match to a register entry is not reviewed.

  2. 2. Real-money withdrawal tests

    Every month we deposit and withdraw real money, and record the method, amount and hours until the money arrived, with the receipt.

  3. 3. Costs: spreads, commissions and swaps (tracker launching soon)

    We read spreads and swaps from demo accounts and compare them with what the broker publishes.

  4. 4. Fee and rule changes (tracker launching soon)

    We re-read each broker's fee and terms pages daily. A change is only recorded with a word-for-word quote from the broker's own page.

  5. 5. Sources and dates

    Every fact links to its source on the broker's site or the regulator's register, with the date we checked it.

Scores are never sold, and commissions never change a score. See withdrawal tests and who we are.