Our method, in full
Most sites in this niche won't tell you how their rankings work. Ours is on this page, because a rating you can't check is just an advert.
What we do, step by step
- We keep a list of each firm's public terms, pricing and rules pages.
- On a schedule we check whether those pages changed — first by their published "last modified" timestamp, then by comparing the text itself.
- When the text changes, we store a before → after comparison and ask the Internet Archive to keep a copy, so it can't be quietly edited away later.
- We label how much a trader should care. Labels are triage, not a verdict.
What the labels mean
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Retroactive | The change looks worse for traders and the text suggests it applies to accounts that already existed. This is the pattern that has preceded firm collapses. |
| Worse for traders | Prices up, drawdown tighter, profit split down, new restrictions, payout caps or delays. |
| Better for traders | A rule removed, a price cut, a higher split, a faster payout. |
| Small change | Real, but small or unclear in direction. |
| Cosmetic | Wording or layout only. |
What we will never do
- Call a firm a scam. We publish the firm's own words, the date, and the link.
- Let a payment change a label. Sponsored placements, if we ever run them, sit in a clearly-marked area and never inside a rating.
- Hide a correction. Mistakes get a dated public entry in our correction log.
- Give financial advice, tips, or signals. We report what changed, nothing more.
What we can't see
We only read public pages. If a firm changes something in a private dashboard, an email, or a Discord post, we won't catch it. And if a firm doesn't appear in a list here, that's a gap in our data — not an accusation about that firm.