Funding & independence
How we're funded
verify.trading earns revenue from user subscriptions. We do not accept affiliate commissions, referral fees, discount-code revenue or paid placements from any broker, prop firm or educator listed on the platform. No rated entity can pay to change, improve or remove its record.
This matters because most broker and prop-firm review sites operate on affiliate revenue — they earn a commission when a reader signs up with a listed firm. That model creates an incentive to recommend, not to warn. Our subscription model removes that incentive: our assessment is independent of any commercial relationship with the entities we assess.
Principles
The rules behind every record
These apply to every entity on the platform, without exception.
Independent
No income from any entity we rate. A record cannot be bought, improved or removed by its subject.
Consistent
Assessments follow a fixed, rule-based model. The same facts produce the same result for every entity.
Sourced
We do not record a negative finding against a named party without a documented, official source — which we cite.
Current
Records are reviewed on a rolling basis and revised as circumstances change. A record reflects the latest review, not a permanent label.
Assessment models
Three categories, assessed differently
Brokers, prop firms and educators carry different risks, so each is assessed on its own criteria. These are the factors every assessment in that category considers.
Brokers
Regulation-led
Which authority licenses the entity, and at what tier. Top-tier oversight (e.g. FCA, ASIC) counts for far more than offshore registration — it’s the single most important factor we consider.
Client-money protections: segregation of funds, compensation-scheme coverage, and the treatment of client money in the event of firm failure.
Documented withdrawal and complaint patterns from public and regulatory sources.
Length and consistency of operating history.
Any regulatory sanctions, warnings or enforcement actions on record.
Prop firms
Stability & payout reliability
Documented payout reliability — the central question for a funded trader.
Ownership transparency, operating history and any history of closure or restructuring.
Whether trading rules are clearly stated and consistently applied, versus structured to enable payout denial on technicalities.
Educators & "gurus"
Status classification · no numeric score
Individuals are not assigned a numeric score. We report one factual question — whether an independently verified track record exists — and place each in one of three statuses:
Verified
An independently confirmed track record exists and has been reviewed.
Unverified
No confirmed record either way. The neutral default — not a negative finding.
Caution
Applied only where documented regulator or court action exists, with the source cited.
Data sources
Where our information comes from
Assessments draw on documented, verifiable sources — not anonymous reviews alone.
Official regulators
Public registers and warning lists (e.g. the FCA register and unauthorised-firm warnings) and equivalent authorities.
Public enforcement records
Documented court actions, sanctions and regulatory decisions.
Firm-published terms
Operators' own published rules, leverage, and licensing claims.
Documented complaint patterns
Public, attributable records of withdrawal and payout issues — assessed for pattern, not isolated reports.
Limitations
What this assessment does — and doesn't — tell you
In the interest of transparency, the limits of our records:
- —A high score is an assessment of documented evidence, not a guarantee of future conduct or safety.
- —An “Unverified” educator is not accused of anything — it means no confirmed record exists either way.
- —Records reflect information available at the last review; circumstances can change between reviews.
- —We assess entities against documented criteria — we do not, and cannot, predict whether any individual trade or account will be profitable.
- —Nothing on the platform is financial advice or a personal recommendation.
The platform
What you can do with verify.trading
The verification above is free for everyone. These are the tools the platform offers on top of it.
Verification checks
Check any broker, prop firm or educator against our records — a free daily allowance for everyone, with a higher limit on Pro. The verdict itself is never behind a paywall.
Markets & economic calendar
Session context and a high-impact news calendar — including the events most prop-firm rules restrict trading around.
Trading journal
Auto-imported trades and performance analytics, so you can see what's actually working over time.
Psychology tracking
Patterns in your own behaviour — overtrading, revenge trading, tilt after losses — surfaced before they cost you.
Deeper analysis (Ask)
Ask questions about any entity and get sourced answers. Free users get a daily allowance; Pro raises it.
Common questions
Frequently asked
No. We publish verification records and factual analysis to help you make your own informed decisions. We do not tell you what to trade, buy or sell, and nothing on the platform is a personal recommendation.
Most comparison sites are paid by the firms they rank. We take no affiliate commissions, rated entities can't be our affiliates, and verdicts aren't for sale. Records come from regulators and primary sources with citations — not marketing copy.
A person isn't a balance sheet, and a decimal would imply precision we don't have. Educators get one of three plain labels instead — Verified, Unverified, or Caution — based only on whether an independently verified track record exists, or a documented action does.
No. Caution means there's a documented regulator or court action on file, with the official citation shown. It's a prompt to read the source and judge for yourself, not a verdict that something is a scam. Equally, the absence of a Caution is not an endorsement.
Never. A status or band is computed from the records and can't be bought. Paid plans unlock tools, but they don't move a single verdict.