Read the evidence with its limits.

traderpublic publishes broker records with the source, the date it was read and a status where those are supplied. Some records are unchecked or incomplete. A score or ranking appears only on a record that supplies one, and a missing value is unspecified, not a finding. This page explains how to read a record and what to check for yourself.

1. Source

   Trace each claim to a primary regulator register, official terms, or a dated editorial record.

2. Review

   Record when the source was checked and revisit material changes before a record can remain current.

3. Compare

   Apply the same criteria to every published record; missing evidence remains visible rather than becoming a score.

4. Limit

   State regional, account-type and evidence gaps. traderpublic does not infer that a broker is safe from limited information.

• Trust and regulation

  Licences and oversight

• Costs and transparency

  Fees and how clearly they are disclosed

• Platforms and technology

  Trading software and tools

• Products and markets

  Instruments a broker offers

• Customer service

  Support channels and languages

• User experience

  Ease of use and account handling

• Published

  A supplied fact is on the record, with its source where given.

• Incomplete

  Part of the evidence is on the record.

• Not checked

  Nobody has looked yet. Treat it as unknown, not as good or bad.

• The broker's name and the regulators it lists
• The source it cites and the date that source was read, where supplied
• Whether each item is published, incomplete or not checked

1. Regulator register

   Where a licence can be checked

2. Official broker terms

   Fee schedules and account terms

3. Dated note

   A dated editorial note, where one is supplied

Where a licence is shown, it carries the regulator's name, the entity and the date the register was read, if supplied. Confirm it on the regulator's own register; the licence check explains how.

Check a broker's licence

Non-trading fees, where shown, come from the broker's own fee schedule with the date supplied. Spread and commission figures are not carried by these records, so those cells stay empty rather than estimated. Fees can change; confirm them with the broker.

Platform information is not yet in a checked field, and traderpublic does not test platforms. Check the platforms and their terms on the broker's own website before you fund an account.

Records here do not carry user reviews, ratings or feedback scores. Where a record shows a score, it is the score supplied with that record.

A record may show the date its source was read. Details can change and some records are not current, so confirm them on the broker's official website. For corrections, see the editorial policy.

Editorial policy

How traderpublic handles independence, sponsorship and commercial relationships is set out on the trust and disclosure page.

Trust and disclosure

Records can be incomplete, unchecked or out of date, may not cover every region or account type, and are not investment advice. A missing field is a gap in the record, not a finding about the broker.

This method has no published version history. The current rules are on the editorial policy page.

Editorial policy