Three evidence states
Register-checked: the value was observed in an official register on the stated capture date. Broker-published: the firm stated it on the linked page; we did not independently test it. Unknown: the value has not been verified. Unknown never becomes zero, “no”, or a low-cost ranking.
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Use the same entity, resident country, client classification, account, platform, instrument, lot size and observation window. Minimum advertised, typical published and measured spreads are separate data types. We have not executed live trades or tested withdrawals.
What our research covers
An expanded brand research roster, with partial field-level sources and explicit unknowns. Some regulatory claims are broker-published and await official register matching. No completed “best broker” ranking, universal safety score or Sharia certification claim is published. Tables use alphabetical order. Research priorities are editorial judgments, not Google keyword difficulty.
Freshness and corrections
Each source and claim retains its own observation date; later research additions appear in the corrections ledger. Planned review cycle: licence and legal routing monthly and on alerts; account fees weekly; measured trading observations per dataset window. A review timestamp must never update without checking the source. Preserve previous claims and record corrections in the database.
Research limits
We publish source-based guides and calculations, not personal investment recommendations. Broker documents can differ by account, entity and client category. Specialist interpretation is identified where it remains pending. We have not tested live trading or withdrawals, and we do not offer paid referrals in this edition.