FX Trust Score: Methodology
The FX Trust Score is a deterministic, explainable 0–10 rating that summarizes a forex broker’s reliability. It always yields the same result for the same data and contains no subjective judgment. Below we transparently explain which axes, weights and sources produce the score.
Risk warning. Leveraged forex trading carries high risk and, in Türkiye, is subject to SPK regulation (1:10 leverage cap, ~50,000 TRY margin). This content is not investment advice; user statements belong to their authors.
Assessment axes
- Regulation
- SPK authorization plus foreign regulator quality (Tier-1 vs offshore), license validity and clone/revoked flags.
- Complaint Resolution
- Volume of complaints, resolution signals and risk flags. Higher unresolved volume lowers the axis.
- Transparency
- Verifiable license number, contact/imprint, founding year and platform breadth (MT4/MT5/cTrader).
- Withdrawals
- Diagnostic proxy for withdrawal reliability (shown, not yet weighted — see below).
- Track Record
- Years of operation since founding, capped, as a stability signal.
Weights
Weights sum to 100%. Platform support (MT4/MT5/cTrader breadth) is not a separate heading but a component of the transparency axis, so transparency carries 30% in total.
The withdrawal axis is shown separately in broker dossiers for diagnostics, but is not yet part of the total score. In Phase 2 it will be weighted independently using category-level (withdrawal, spread, support…) complaint data.
Data sources
- SPK (Capital Markets Board of Türkiye) authorized-institution list and weekly access-block bulletins.
- Foreign regulator registers (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, BaFin, MFSA, KNF, CFTC, CBI) and license numbers.
- Verified, moderated user complaints/reviews and editorial research.
- Broker profile: founding year, HQ country, platforms, account types.
Update cadence
SPK bulletins are scanned automatically every week; broker dossiers are updated regularly, and immediately upon a material regulatory change. Each dossier shows its last-updated date.
Limits & responsibility
The FX Trust Score is a reliability indicator, not investment advice or a guarantee. Leveraged forex/CFD trading carries high risk. User complaints are the statements of their authors; brokers have a right of reply.
Frequently Asked Questions
The score is the weighted average of regulation (35%), complaint resolution (25%), transparency — including platform breadth — (30%) and track record/age (10%), on a 0–10 scale. The calculation is deterministic.
No. It is produced by a deterministic formula from verifiable fields (SPK license, regulator register, license number, founding year, complaint volume, risk flags); the same input always yields the same score.
In Türkiye forex may only be offered legally by SPK-authorized institutions, which are subject to a 1:10 leverage cap, margin and supervision — the strongest signal of investor protection.
Methodology version v1.0 · last reviewed 2026-07-01 · See scored brokers