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Frequently asked questions
How the World FX Awards work — how winners are chosen, how we stay independent, and how to verify a result.
How are World FX Awards winners chosen?
Winners are decided by an evidence-based editorial process — never by payment or popularity. Every provider is scored against fixed, weighted criteria: regulation and fund safety (30%), trading costs (25%), execution quality (20%), client protections (15%) and platforms and range (10%), using data we verify ourselves.
Can a broker pay to win an award?
No. Placement is never for sale. A broker cannot buy, sponsor or influence its position in any category. It is the single rule the whole project is built on.
Are the World FX Awards independent?
Yes. Results are determined solely by our published methodology. We use affiliate links on some pages, always disclosed, but an affiliate relationship never changes a ranking or a verdict.
How do you make money?
Through affiliate commissions on some outbound links, always disclosed. We earn only when a reader chooses to open an account — never for placing a broker higher.
How do you verify a broker’s regulation?
Before a broker is scored, we confirm each licence it claims directly in the regulator’s official public register — for example the FCA, ASIC or CySEC. A licence that cannot be verified is treated as if it does not exist.
What is the difference between your rankings and the awards?
Our broker rankings are ongoing editorial assessments, updated as data changes. The annual awards recognise the strongest providers from those assessments in each category, for that edition.
How can a broker be considered or nominated?
Nominations for the current cycle are open on the Nominate page. Any regulated broker can be put forward, and every nominee is assessed against the same criteria. Being nominated does not guarantee a ranking or an award.
How do I know a result is genuine?
Every ranking and award result links to its own page on worldfxawards.com, setting out the criteria and the evidence behind it. If a claim about a World FX Award does not link back here, treat it as unverified.
Do you cover CFDs as well as forex?
Yes. Our categories span retail forex and CFD trading — brokers, platforms, proprietary trading firms, execution, regulation and more. Where a category is CFD-specific, the criteria reflect that.
Is trading forex and CFDs risky?
Yes. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of loss, and the majority of retail investor accounts lose money. Our awards recognise quality and safety among providers — they are never a recommendation to trade, nor a promise of any outcome.
Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of loss; the majority of retail investor accounts lose money. Our awards are editorial recognition, not financial advice or a recommendation to trade.