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Forex & Brokers Desk

Covers forex and CFD broker reviews, regulation checks, trading guides and the forex glossary.

Pages signed
452
Reviews with a recorded check
44
Last update
Nov 14, 2026

What the Forex & Brokers Desk covers

The Forex & Brokers Desk is the byline on our pages about forex and CFD brokers. It signs 439 pages. They include broker reviews, regulation checks, trading guides and the forex glossary. Of those pages, 44 are reviews with a recorded first-hand check. You can spot them by a section titled “How we checked” followed by the broker’s name, along with the date of the check.

The glossary and guides explain terms and mechanics. The reviews look at specific brokers. Each review covers what the broker says about itself, what the regulators show and how the broker scores on our formula.

How its pages are made

The desk works from data supplied by our Data Research Team. That team opens each broker’s official site in a real browser from a server in Tallinn, Estonia, at desktop and phone screen sizes. It keeps the page text and screenshots and notes the legal entity names and licence numbers the site shows. Fees and rules come from the broker’s own pages. A fact is accepted only if its supporting quote appears word for word in the captured text.

For regulation, the team searches the relevant register in a browser and keeps a screenshot of each step. Registers used include the FCA Financial Services Register, the CySEC list of Cypriot Investment Firms, ASIC Professional Registers and the NFA BASIC member search. Sometimes our search did not return the entity a broker names, or a register could not be searched at the time. In those cases the review says so.

Broker scores run from 0 to 10 and are computed by code:

  • Regulation, weighted by regulator tier, minus warnings: 35%
  • Trustpilot reputation: 20%
  • Years in business: 15%
  • Client protection: 10%
  • Number of platforms: 10%
  • EUR/USD spread: 10%

A missing input counts as half marks, never zero, and the review states that the figure was not found. Editors do not adjust scores by hand.

Text is drafted with help from AI language models working from the recorded data. Automated checks then compare the text with that record. Every number and link in a “How we checked” section must appear in the record. Text with unsupported claims is rejected and rewritten. More detail is on our methodology and editorial policy pages.

What you can and cannot expect

You can expect dated facts, quoted sources and a clear note where something was not found. You should not expect personal advice. Everything here is general information, not investment, legal or tax advice. Trading CFDs involves a significant risk of loss.

Our checks never include opening accounts, depositing money, trading, requesting withdrawals or contacting support. We look at what a broker publishes and what registers show. Confirm terms on the broker’s own site before acting. We have no paid partnerships, as our advertising disclosure explains.

FAQ

Is the Forex & Brokers Desk a person?

No. It is the byline for a team process, not one writer. We do not publish individual staff names. Other teams are listed under authors.

How current are these pages?

Each page shows when it was published and when its text last changed. Those dates move only when the text changes. Brand checks carry their own date, which updates when we run the check again. Trustpilot scores refresh weekly.

How do I report a mistake?

See our corrections page, or write to the editors through the contact form. Point us to the sentence and, if you can, the source that shows the correct figure.

Latest pages

  • Updated Nov 14, 2026
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