How we test brokers and prop firms

What we check

1. Licences — every legal entity is checked against the regulator’s public register, with the date.
2. Costs — spreads are sampled during the London and New York sessions; commissions are added per lot.
3. Money in and out — we deposit and withdraw with local methods and record how long it takes.
4. Prop-firm rules — we read the rulebook, buy a challenge and record payouts.

The table below is generated from the same weights that calculate every score on the site.