Rating Methodology
PropRate Index (0–100) — the only rating metric
Ranking positions are set by the PropRate Index. It is our own metric: computed only from data we collect and measure ourselves, deterministically, and stored as a daily snapshot (the index_history table). Star ratings from third-party review services (Trustpilot and similar) are never published as our own figure.
Components, weights and formulas:
| Component | Weight | How it is computed |
|---|---|---|
| Site availability | 20 | Share of days in the last 30 days with site_status=1 and HTTP 200–399: A = 100 × ok_days / total_days. Fewer than 5 checks in the window → component unavailable. |
| Rule transparency | 25 | Share of filled-in fields out of 9 card fields (daily/total drawdown, split, min trading days, leverage, news trading, EA, consistency, payout methods): T = 100 × filled / 9. We also show how many fields are backed by an evidence link (field_evidence) — this does not affect the score. |
| Regulatory and scam risks | 25 | Start at 100: −15 for cbr_listed=1 in fresh checks; −10 for redlist=1; −5 per open alert with severity ≥ 7 (max −20); −5 per unresolved scam signal with severity ≥ 7 (max −15). Floor 0. |
| Public reputation | 20 | Source — our live reviews measurement (external source Trustpilot, trustpilot.com/review/<domain>) stored in reputation_history. A measurement older than 90 days or missing → component unavailable. norm=(rating−1)/4×100; conf=min(1, log10(count+1)/4); P=50+(norm−50)×conf. If the rating is withheld (suspended) → P=0. |
| Age and stability | 10 | By domain_created (else founded_year): over 5 years — 100, 3–5 — 80, 1–3 — 60, under a year — 30. No data → component unavailable. |
- Coverage — how many of the 5 components are available. Weights of unavailable components are redistributed across the available ones; a missing value is never replaced with zero.
- When a component has no data, it is honestly labelled "not counted" with a reason, rather than shown as zero.
- Each firm's Index value is stored per day in
index_history, so changes are traceable (a future "change feed").
Payout Verification
We distinguish payout confirmation levels and only show what we confirmed ourselves:
- Our on-chain verification — our own on-chain payout verification pipeline is being commissioned. Until we have transactions confirmed by us, we show none and do not pass off third-party registries as our own (the payout_verifications table is empty).
- Firm claims — marketing numbers ("$100M+ paid"). We never publish them as fact without source attribution.
Absence of confirmations does not mean a firm does not pay — it means no independent confirmation exists yet. "—" honestly reflects missing data.
CIS availability (cis_access)
A firm is marked "CIS-friendly" when it accepts clients from Russia (the core CIS audience), based on official help pages and stop-lists. If Russia is on a stop-list, the firm is marked "restricted". Lists may differ between divisions of the same firm (e.g. FundedNext CFD vs Futures). "?" means no public confirmation.
Bank of Russia (CBR) warning list
We cross-check firm domains weekly against the public CBR list of companies "with signs of illegal activity" (cbr.ru). Listing is a risk signal, not a ban.
Data sources and dates
- Official firm websites and help centers (terms, stop-lists, fees) — our collection.
- Public reputation: our Trustpilot measurement from 2026-10-19 — trustpilot.com/review/<domain>. This is an external source: the star rating is not presented as our metric; it feeds one Index component with its measurement date.
- Site availability — our HTTP checks (daily, 30-day window), stored in
reputation_history. - WHOIS/ICANN (domain and registration date), Internet Archive CDX (availability and site changes).
- Bank of Russia warning list (cbr.ru/inside/warning-list), CFTC RED List — official registries.
- Public firm Telegram channels (our collection with channel attribution).
The metric and its computation are ours. The reviews measurement is an external source, and it is explicitly attributed in the source line of the "Public reputation" component on the card.
Independence
Rankings are not for sale: positions never depend on affiliate programs. Links to firm websites may be affiliate (marked rel="sponsored") — this does not affect scores. We do not charge for inclusion and do not remove firms for money.
Methodology updated: 2026-10-19. Firm data: 2026-10-19.