What we review

TraderJury covers eight categories: brokers, prop firms, trading platforms, indicators, trading tools, signal providers, educators, and copy traders. If you trade with it, pay for it, or rely on it — it's fair game.

Where the score comes from

Every review carries a 0–5 composite score built from three visible signals. The standard weighting is 50% verified trader ratings, 25% TraderJury editorial assessment, and 25% ratings from relevant external platforms.

  • Verified trader ratings (50%) — the community signal. It enters the headline composite only after at least three eligible votes; smaller samples remain visible but do not control the rating.
  • Editorial assessment (25%) — an evidence-based average of the category-specific axes shown on the page, such as regulation, fees, payout rules, platform quality, or educator transparency.
  • External-platform ratings (25%) — current ratings from relevant independent platforms. Multiple sources are normalized to five points and weighted by reported sample size, with a cap so one very large platform cannot erase the rest.
  • Missing signals — when one component is unavailable, the available weights are rebalanced proportionally. The page shows every contributing signal so readers can see what the headline number contains.

Editorial assigns the editorial component and verifies the sources behind it. We screen trader submissions for manipulation, display low vote counts rather than presenting them as a stable consensus, and date material facts so stale claims can be rechecked.

What the verdict labels mean

  • Recommended — composite score of 3.6 or higher with no documented critical concern. Scores of 4.3 or higher are labelled highly rated.
  • Use with caution — composite score from 2.8 to 3.5, or a material concern that requires extra due diligence.
  • Avoid — composite score below 2.8, or a documented critical concern such as regulatory action, a substantiated scam pattern, or deceptive marketing.

Sources

Every factual claim links to a source: regulator filings, court records, archived terms, broker disclosures, or dated screenshots from trader submissions. Unverified user claims are flagged as such and never count toward the score.

Comments and ratings stay public

We don't delete comments because someone disagrees with them. We only remove spam, scam promotion, and personal attacks. Read our full comment policy .

Independence

TraderJury earns affiliate commissions on outbound links to brokers and prop firms. Affiliate status never moves a score. A subject we rate "Avoid" stays "Avoid" regardless of revenue. Affiliate disclosure appears on every page that contains a tracked link. Read our full disclosure .

Updates and corrections

Every page carries a "Last reviewed" date. We re-examine published pages at least quarterly, sooner if material changes happen (regulatory action, ownership change, terms revision). Corrections are footnoted; major changes are timestamped.

What we don't do

  • We don't publish unverified scam allegations.
  • We don't take payment for review placement.
  • We don't run anonymous editorial — every byline is real.
  • We don't delete critical comments to protect partners.

Right of reply

Any subject named on this site can request a correction via our editorial address with documented evidence. We respond within five business days.

This page is dated. If you're reading it more than three months after the date above, the methodology may have evolved — check back for the current version.