What this site is for
Choosing a broker is the one decision that affects every trade you will ever place, and it is made almost entirely on marketing. Broker Reviews exists to put evidence behind it.
We fund an account with every broker we cover, place real trades, contact support as an ordinary customer, and attempt a withdrawal. Then we publish what happened — including the parts the broker would rather we left out.
How we work
Published methodology
Six weighted categories, published in full. You can disagree with a weight and judge the review on its evidence.
Withdrawals actually tested
We take the money back out and time it. Most comparison sites never perform this step at all.
Conflicts disclosed
We earn affiliate commission from some brokers, and say so on the page where it applies — not only in the footer.
Second-checked
No review is published on one person’s findings. Evidence is reviewed again before a score goes live.
Blind scoring
Reviewers are not told which brokers are commercial partners, so commission cannot influence a rating.
Risk shown first
Leveraged trading loses money for most retail clients. We say so on every review rather than in a footer no one reads.
Editorial process
Second review before publication
No review goes live on one person’s findings. A second reviewer checks the evidence behind each score, and any claim about regulation is verified against the regulator’s public register.
Sources
Regulatory claims come from the regulator, not the broker. Costs come from our own funded account. Where we rely on a broker’s published figure because it cannot be independently measured, the review says so.
Reviews are maintained
Every review is re-checked at least quarterly, and immediately when a licence, fee schedule or ownership structure changes. Each one carries the date its regulatory details were last verified.
Important
Nothing here is investment advice. Leveraged products lose money for most retail clients, and a high rating measures a broker against other brokers — it says nothing about whether trading is right for you.
Get in touch
Corrections are the most useful thing you can send us — especially documented withdrawal problems, which can change a published rating.