How we price
Every number is computed from firm data we maintain by hand and check against each firm's checkout. These are the rules.
The price you see
For each account size we take the cheapest route the firm sells, often a multi-step programme, and apply the discount to that programme's own list price. We rank by money saved, never by the advertised percentage.
Advertised rate vs recorded price
When a firm advertises one clear percentage, we price at that rate and mark the row. Compound promo text keeps our recorded checkout price instead. Size-limited offers stay on their size.
The award formula
Awards score three inputs, each normalised 0-100 against the other firms: entry price after discount, FX commission per lot, and top FX leverage. The weights are printed on every card, and on Match me you can change them and watch the winner change. The presets:
| Preset | Price | Commission | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalper | 20% | 45% | 35% |
| Swing trader | 55% | 20% | 25% |
| Cheapest route in | 80% | 15% | 5% |
Currency
Prices are in US dollars; fourteen of fifteen firms charge in them. FTMO prices in euro, converted at 1.09 EUR to USD, currently a placeholder rate. Its rows say so until a live feed is wired in.
Missing data stays visible
When a figure isn't recorded - E8 Markets' FX leverage, for instance - the firm scores at the dataset median for that input and the page says “some data missing” rather than presenting a guess as a measurement. Firms with no working code are listed as exactly that; we don't invent codes to have something to show.
Affiliates
Some outbound links are affiliate links and some codes are ours. Partner firms can hold a featured slot- pinned to the top of list views and always wearing a visible “Featured” label, so you can tell placement from ranking at a glance. What is never for sale: the computed rankings, the award verdicts and the Match me scorer. Every ranking on the site is computed from the same numbers printed next to it, so favouring a firm there would be visible arithmetic, not hidden editorial.