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How our trading platform reviews work: six dimensions and evidence labels

Our editorial rubric prioritizes verified legal entities, actual costs, product mechanics, controls and transparent unknowns.

RESEARCH NOTE · 2026-11-08 · 2 MIN READ

A financial comparison site should be able to show exactly why a product was described in a particular way. A broker paying a higher commission cannot transform an undocumented feature into a verified fact.

Six dimensions, not one sales ranking

We evaluate: legal entity and supervision; product mechanics; all-in cost; user controls; quality of performance evidence; and country-specific applicability. These dimensions do not create a single numerical score yet because our first release has not completed standardized hands-on testing.

Evidence labels used across the site

“Provider-stated” means the claim comes from a current official product page or tariff. “Verified document” means the underlying legal or regulatory record was checked. “Observed test” means we actually ran a reproducible test and recorded parameters. “Not yet verified” means no acceptable evidence is available. A date belongs beside every frequently changing claim.

What would justify a future score?

Before using numbers like 8.5/10, we would define a published scoring rubric, weights, measurable criteria, repeatable data collection and a review date. We would keep commercial compensation separate from score generation and mark unavailable country/entity comparisons as not comparable.

  • No score from affiliate payout.
  • No fake account, withdrawal or spread testing.
  • No guessed country eligibility or protection.
  • No simulated return presented as live profit.
  • Document corrections and updates.

Why readers should care

A comparison that leaves an important cell blank can be more honest than one filled with an invented green badge. Readers can act on documented differences even when the site lacks an artificial winner.

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