Editorial Policy and Guidelines
This page explains how content is created, reviewed, and maintained at CompareForexBrokers. It covers the standards we hold ourselves to, the process behind every review, and how commercial relationships are kept separate from editorial decisions.
Our Editorial Principles
Independence
The editorial team at CompareForexBrokers operates independently from the commercial side of the business. Writers, researchers, and editors do not have access to information about which brokers have affiliate agreements with CFB. They do not know what those agreements pay or what any other commercial arrangement involves.
Management handles commercial relationships. The content team handles editorial decisions. The two do not share information about each other’s work.
Accuracy
All data published on CompareForexBrokers comes from primary sources. We collect data from live funded accounts, broker documentation or websites, and official regulatory registers. We do not source data from broker marketing materials or third-party aggregators. We verify every piece of data before publication.
When broker conditions change, we update the page. When we identify errors, we correct them promptly and add a correction note to the page.
Objectivity
Broker scores and review conclusions reflect the data and testing. We report positive findings positively. We do not soften negative findings because a broker is a commercial partner. If testing produces a weak result, that result goes in the review. We assess every broker against the same methodology regardless of their relationship with CFB.
Transparency
We publish our full methodology at Our Methodology, our commercial relationships at Advertiser Disclosure, and the credentials of everyone behind every piece of content. Where a placement in a comparison table is commercially influenced, we label it. You won’t find any hidden commercial arrangements on our site.
Accountability
If a factual error appears on this site, we want to know and we will correct it. If a reader or broker challenges a review conclusion, we will explain our reasoning. If commercial pressure is applied to change editorial content, we will refuse it. We take responsibility for everything we publish. The corrections policy below sets out exactly how to raise a concern.
Data-Driven
We base our broker scores on over 100 data points collected per broker. We do not base scores on impressions, reputation, or how long a broker has been a commercial partner. Our technical testing covers 67 brokers across spreads, execution speeds, commissions, and platforms. If we cannot measure it, we do not score it.
User-First
Every piece of content on this site exists to help traders make better decisions. We recommend a broker because the data supports it, not because they pay us a referral fee. We keep our research free because traders deserve accurate information before they commit to a broker. That is the standard we write to.
Editorial Workflow
Who writes content
All content is written by named team members with hands-on trading experience and financial industry backgrounds. The full team is listed on our Meet the Team page. Key contributors are:
- Justin Grossbard (CEO, Co-Founder) – Justin has been trading since 1998 and co-founded CompareForexBrokers in 2014. He has published over 100 finance articles in Forbes, Kiplinger, and Finance Magnates. Justin oversees research direction and editorial standards across the site.
- David Levy (Head of Content) – David has been writing about and reviewing forex brokers since 2018. He brings long-term familiarity with broker platforms, pricing models, and regulatory differences across regions. His background in IT gives him a strong understanding of modern trading technology. David manages review quality and editorial consistency across the site.
- Ross Collins (Chief Technology Researcher) – Ross brings 35 years of experience across SWIFT, UBS, PwC, and IBM. He uses purpose-built Expert Advisors to test execution speeds and spreads across live broker accounts. His tests run over 20 to 30 hour periods to ensure reliable, consistent results. Ross leads all technical testing at CFB.
Who fact-checks
Fact-checking at CFB is not one person’s job. Justin, David, and Ross each fact-check across their own areas of expertise. Trading conditions, spreads, and fees are verified against live accounts and broker documentation. Regulatory status is checked against official registers including ASIC, FCA, CySEC, and NFA/CFTC. All data is recorded in a spreadsheet before it reaches writers, who confirm the details as part of their own testing.
What sources we use
- Live funded accounts at each broker tested
- Official regulatory registers including ASIC, FCA, CySEC, and NFA/CFTC
- Broker documentation and published fee schedules
- Live spread testing using IceFX SpreadMonitor across six major currency pairs
- Execution speed testing using ExTest_ForExpat and Broker Latency Tester
- Expert Advisors
- CFB commission and VPS benchmarking data
- Public financial filings where relevant
How often we update content
We review and update spread data monthly. We formally refresh full broker reviews once a year in January. If material changes occur outside that cycle, we update the relevant sections immediately. We flag all updates with a “What Changed?” note at the top of the page.
Editorial Independence
Commercial partners cannot approve, modify, or influence editorial content at CompareForexBrokers. Our editorial team does not have access to information about which brokers are commercial partners.
Affiliate agreements and featured placements are managed by CFB’s management. That information is not passed to our writers and researchers. A commercial relationship with CFB does not entitle a broker to editorial influence.
Where commercial relationships do influence the site, we label it clearly. This covers featured positions in comparison tables and the visibility of “Go to Site” buttons. These placements have no bearing on a broker’s score, rating, or review content.
We update factual information when errors are identified or when brokers flag inaccuracies. We do not change review scores or editorial conclusions at the request of brokers or due to commercial pressure.
For the full explanation of our commercial model, see our Advertiser Disclosure.
Our Policy on AI-Generated Content
Every broker review, score, and editorial opinion on this site comes from our writers. Our team collects spread testing, execution speed testing, commission data & more using live funded accounts and tools built specifically for the job. We only rely on our own experts for this data, full stop.
Our writers may use AI tools for background research or to sense-check publicly available information. But we do not use AI to write content, generate data, or form opinions about brokers. Everything published on this site is written, reviewed, and approved by a named human team member before it goes live.
Justin has been trading since 1998. Ross runs live broker tests over 20 to 30 hour periods using purpose-built tools across real broker accounts. David has been reviewing forex brokers since 2018. These are the people behind every piece of content on our website. Call us biased, but we don’t believe any AI tool comes close to that level of experience.
Our readers trust us to give them accurate and honest information. We do not take that lightly. That means real people, real testing, and real accountability. AI cannot replicate the judgement and experience that comes from years in this industry. That is not something we are willing to compromise on.
Corrections and Updates Policy
If you spot a factual error on this site, we want to know about it. Contact us via our Contact page. Please include the page URL and a description of the error.
We take every reported error seriously. If we confirm a factual error, we correct the content straight away and add a dated correction note to the page.
Brokers and readers can also challenge a review conclusion by contacting us directly. We will always explain our reasoning. We update factual information when errors are identified or when brokers flag inaccuracies.
We do not change review scores or editorial conclusions at the request of brokers or due to commercial pressure.
Our Commitment to Traders
CompareForexBrokers has been helping traders compare brokers since 2014. We started with a simple Google Sheet and a commitment to giving traders accurate, unbiased information before they commit to a broker. That has not changed and it never will.
Traders come to this site because they trust us to get it right. They are making real financial decisions. They deserve research backed by real testing, real experience, and real accountability. That is what we have built this site around.
We are not the biggest comparison site in the world. But we believe we are one of the most thorough. Our team tests live accounts, publishes our methodology, and stands behind everything we publish. We have been doing this for over a decade and we plan to keep doing it.
Other useful pages about CompareForexBrokers
Our About Us page gives insight to our website and team. We also have pages for Why Trust Us page which covers how we gather information and ensure it is accurate.
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