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Live spread and slippage measurement · Execution quality · Regulation

The difference between a broker's advertised spread and what you actually get at 9:30am London matters. I measure it.

Method: Opens a funded live account, places 100+ real orders across London, New York, and Asian sessions, then records actual spreads and execution data before assigning scores.

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Last updated on May 23, 2026.

The short version

OpesAdvisors is reader-supported. When you open an account with a broker we cover, the broker may pay us an affiliate commission. The cost to you is the same whether you arrive through our link or directly — the commission comes from the broker's marketing budget, not your deposit.

Our rankings reflect our editorial testing, not commercial relationships. Scores follow the data we collect from live funded accounts.

How partnerships work

We participate in affiliate programs offered by brokers, exchanges, and prop firms. When a reader signs up through our tracked link and meets the broker's onboarding requirements, we may receive a commission. The amount varies by partner. We do not accept payment for placement, ranking position, or favourable coverage.

What we will not do

• We will not accept payment to inflate a score or rank a broker higher than the testing data supports.
• We will not hide negative findings to protect a partner relationship.
• We will not publish a "review" that is actually a press release from the broker.
• We will not list a broker we have not tested with real capital at the funded-account stage.
• We will not strip a broker from a comparison table when they end an affiliate relationship — verdicts persist.

What we will do

• Disclose affiliate relationships in plain language next to every recommendation, including in tables, comparison pages, and review introductions.
• Publish negative findings on partners and non-partners with the same prominence and the same tone.
• Tell you when a broker has a stronger competitor for your specific country, deposit size, or trading style — even when that competitor pays us less or nothing at all.
• Update reviews when withdrawal speed degrades, regulation status changes, or platform conditions worsen — even if the update costs us conversions.
• Mark every outbound affiliate link with rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" so search engines and readers can identify the commercial relationship.

Editorial independence

Our reviews are written and updated by our named analysts. We test every broker with a live funded account using our own capital. The broker does not see our findings before publication. If a broker's conditions decline after our review goes live, we update the review even when it costs us conversions.

Affiliate links are marked with rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" for transparency to search engines and readers.

Our editorial team

Laura West

Forex Trader & Reviewer

The difference between a broker's advertised spread and what you actually get at 9:30am London matters. I measure it.

Mike Volkov

Crypto Trader & Reviewer

I've wired money into exchanges in a dozen countries and watched what happens next: the delays, the hidden fees, the KYC walls. My job is to find out before you do.

Tom Nakamura

Prop Trader & Reviewer

I'm not here to review prop firms as an outsider. I run funded accounts right now, across multiple firms. When I write about payout delays or rule changes, it's because I've lived through them with real capital on the line.

The cost to you, the reader

Zero. The affiliate commission is paid by the broker out of its acquisition budget. Opening an account through our link does not change your trading conditions, your spreads, your minimum deposit, your withdrawal speed, or your bonus eligibility. If a broker offers you a worse deal when you arrive via our link than via a direct visit, that is a problem we want to know about — write to us.

Regulatory compliance

OpesAdvisors complies with the US Federal Trade Commission's disclosure rules for affiliate marketers and the equivalent requirements under the UK Financial Conduct Authority and EU ESMA frameworks for financial promotion. Affiliate links carry rel="sponsored nofollow"; we disclose the commercial relationship inline next to each recommendation, not only in footer text.

Frequently asked

Do brokers see your reviews before they go live?

No. Reviews are published first, then we notify the broker's affiliate team. We do not run draft copy past brokers, ever.

Can I open an account directly with a broker instead of through your link?

Yes, and it will not change your trading conditions. We would appreciate the referral because it funds the testing work, but the broker is the broker either way.

What happens when an affiliate program ends?

The review stays online. The /go/[broker]/ redirect points to the broker's homepage with no tracking. The verdict does not change because the data does not change.

Do you mark partners differently in tables?

Yes. Affiliate relationships are flagged inline. Non-partner brokers we cover (we test them too) are flagged as "not a partner" so you can see the boundary.

Questions or concerns

If you believe a review is biased, a score is wrong, or an affiliate disclosure is missing — write to us at the contact address on our methodology page. We treat every complaint as a correction request and publish corrections publicly when warranted.

For the editorial process and scoring criteria, see how we rate brokers.