Methodology

How broker scores work

See how brokers are scored across payout rate, assets, price source, expiry, minimum deposit, withdrawals, support, bonuses, and platform quality.

Scoring model

Nine fields determine the overall score.

The overall score weights withdrawal and price-source transparency more heavily, while bonuses and minimum deposit carry less weight. The same weights apply to every broker.

Each category receives an editorial score from 0 to 100 against the dimensions shown below. The overall score is the weighted average of all nine category scores; the public weights total 9 and do not vary by broker.

Ranking uses the unrounded average. The public score is rounded to a whole number, so two brokers can display the same score while their order still reflects the unrounded result.

Payout

Maximum vs ordinary payout

Compare the displayed maximum with the conditions required to receive it.

Withdrawal

Withdrawal quality

Compare available methods, processing rules, restrictions, and user reports.

Reviews

Same structure

Review pages use the same field order for every broker.

Scoring fields

Each category score is an editorial assessment of the listed dimensions. Dimension percentages guide that assessment; they are not separate broker scores unless the supporting evidence is complete.

1/9 overall

Payout rate

Ordinary payout · 35%
Compare the ordinary Up/Down or closest fixed-time payout when published without assuming an at-the-money rate.
Adjustable range · 25%
Compare strike, barrier, range, status, or product controls separately.
Headline maximum · 20%
Use only a comparable binary or digital-option maximum.
Clarity · 20%
Reward clear product, asset, expiry, and condition disclosure.

0.75/9 overall

Assets

Tradable breadth · 45%
Compare verified symbol count and asset-class coverage.
Trading schedule · 25%
Account for weekday, weekend, and market-session limits.
Binary-option relevance · 15%
Do not inflate the count with unrelated CFD, multiplier, or leveraged products.
Catalog clarity · 15%
Reward a current, understandable symbol list.

1.5/9 overall

Price source

Reference source · 55%
Distinguish market-reference prices from broker-priced OTC or proprietary synthetic markets.
Product separation · 25%
Reward clear labels when more than one price-source model is offered.
Disclosure · 20%
Compare the visible quote source, timestamp, session, and settlement explanation.

0.75/9 overall

Expiry

Range · 45%
Compare the shortest and longest relevant expiry.
Control depth · 30%
Compare duration, exact-clock, and step-level controls.
Visibility · 25%
Reward clear expiry and settlement timing before confirmation.

0.5/9 overall

Minimum deposit

Entry threshold · 60%
Compare the lowest reviewed deposit without treating a low minimum as a recommendation.
Method and currency coverage · 20%
Account for payment-method, region, and account-currency differences.
Limit clarity · 20%
Reward clearly published minimum and maximum method limits.

2/9 overall

Withdrawal

Processing record · 35%
Compare smooth and refused or delayed withdrawal reports.
Rules and speed · 30%
Compare processing windows, same-method rules, KYC, and stated restrictions.
Fee and limit clarity · 20%
Reward visible fees, minimums, maximums, and account-tier conditions.
Review quality · 15%
Use public user reports as examples, not guarantees.

1/9 overall

Support

Availability · 35%
Compare operating hours and 24/7 coverage.
Languages · 30%
Compare usable multilingual coverage.
Channels · 20%
Compare chat, email, help center, and other published routes.
Response quality · 15%
Compare whether responses appear useful for account and payment issues.

0.25/9 overall

Bonus

Offer coverage · 25%
Compare signup, first-deposit, repeat-deposit, cashback, and other active offers.
Terms clarity · 30%
Reward visible eligibility, turnover, expiry, and regional rules.
Withdrawal impact · 25%
Compare locked balances and withdrawal restrictions separately from the headline value.
Practical usefulness · 20%
Compare frequency and usable value without treating a bonus as profit.

1.25/9 overall

Platform

Interface · 25%
Compare chart and order-ticket readability.
Order flow · 25%
Compare visible contract conditions and confirmation flow.
Stability · 20%
Compare observed reliability signals and incident reports.
Web and mobile · 15%
Compare browser and mobile workflow quality.
Demo and history · 15%
Compare demo access and reconstructable order history.

Evidence standards

We separate recorded source material, editorial interpretation, and commercial destinations.

Source hierarchy

Official broker terms, help centres, public product pages, and regulator records are preferred for the field they govern. Independent reporting can add context when the primary record is incomplete.

Unknown fields

A missing, unclear, regional, or unverified field stays unknown or is described with its limitation; it is not inferred from another broker page, promotion, or screenshot.

User reports

User reports can identify issues worth checking, but they are individual accounts of experience and do not establish a universal outcome or replace current terms.

Correction workflow

Send the page URL, field, supporting public source, and the proposed correction to the contact email. We review the material, update supported facts, and keep unresolved points qualified.

Scores and editorial judgment

Scores apply the published comparison fields. Editorial explanations describe evidence limits and trade-offs; neither is a personal suitability, legal, or safety determination.

Affiliate destinations are never evidence

Affiliate or sponsored destinations are commercial visit routes only. They do not support a factual claim, score, source record, or editorial conclusion.

Payout comparison

One payout number is not enough.

Ordinary payout, adjustable contract conditions, and the selected-contract maximum are kept separate so unlike products are not presented as equivalent.

Ordinary Up/Down

The ordinary Up/Down or closest comparable fixed-time payout, where a broker publishes one. It is not labelled at-the-money unless the source says so.

Adjustable contract

A separate strike, barrier, range, status, or product setting that changes the displayed payout and contract difficulty.

Selected maximum

The highest comparable binary or digital-option payout claim. Multiplier, CFD, leveraged, and unrelated return claims are excluded.

When no figure is published

Use a clear not-published or live-ticket-required statement instead of estimating a number.

Ordering rules

The same calculation and tie rules apply to all ten brokers. No broker-specific rank override is used.

Rule

Complete coverage

A broker is not ranked until all nine category scores are present.

Rule

Overall order

Brokers are ordered by the unrounded nine-field average. Ties use Withdrawal, then Platform, then broker name.

Rule

Category order

A category ranking uses that category score. Equal category scores keep the overall broker order.

Rule

Planned products

Announced products that are not live are described as planned and do not affect category or overall scores.