Sources we accept
Firm data comes from the firm's own published terms, FAQ, pricing and payout pages, and from the dashboard of an account we hold. We do not use affiliate briefs, marketing emails, social media posts or other comparison sites as a source for any rule or price. When a firm's pages contradict each other, we record the stricter reading and say so on the profile.
Statistics in guides are either taken from a named, linked source or computed from our own dataset of the firms we list, and the guide says which. A number we cannot source is removed.
How a profile is built
Each rule is recorded with the page it was read from and the date of the check. The profile header shows that date and links the firm's terms page, plus an archived copy where we took one. Software helps us collect figures from firms' pages, and every figure is checked against the source by the editor before it is published.
When a check finds a change, the old and new value are logged on the firm's profile with the date. Profiles not re-checked for 60 days carry a visible warning.
First-hand testing
Where we review a product from the inside, we trade a real account, publish dated screenshots of the dashboard and state how long we traded it. A review written after a few days of trading is labelled as a first look and updated as the account progresses through its phases and payouts. If a firm provided the account free of charge, the review says so at the top.
Independence
Scores are calculated from documented terms only. Commission rates, listing fees and placements are not inputs. A firm may be offered a factual-accuracy check of a review before it runs: it can point out a number that is wrong, and we check that number against its documents. It cannot change the verdict, the structure or the wording of the assessment. Content written or approved by a firm is published only as a labelled partner article, never as a review.
Paid placements are labelled on every page where they appear. A firm that pays for a placement is ranked by the same formula as every other firm, and its score breakdown is shown next to the placement.
Translations
Pages are written in English and translated into the other languages by machine translation. Firm data is identical in every language, and a translation is regenerated whenever the English source changes.
Who is responsible
Martin Krupauer is the editor and is responsible for everything published here. You can reach him through the contact page.