How We Score Brokers
The FX Verdict gives every broker a single score out of 10. This page is where that number comes from: the formula, the data behind it, how current it is, and how we make money. If anything on a review page contradicts what's written here, this page — and ultimately the code that computes the score — is the source of truth.
How we score every broker
Every broker is assessed on the same four weighted criteria, at the same weights — the rubric never changes from one broker to the next:
| Criterion | Weight | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrawal reliability | 30% | The pattern in majority real-user payout feedback: positive, mixed, or negative |
| Regulation reality | 15% | The tier of the entity a Thai client actually onboards under (not the broker group's best licence elsewhere), with a small bonus if the group also holds a top-tier licence |
| Funding methods | 35% | Verified availability of cards, e-wallets, crypto, and local Thai bank transfer |
| Thai-language support | 20% | The working level of Thai-language customer support: full, partial, or none |
These four sub-scores combine into the /10 headline number, plus a small, consistent calibration adjustment that is applied the same way across every broker profile. On our scale, no broker currently scores in the 9s: a 9+ would require a top-tier Thai-facing entity, a clean withdrawal record, and full Thai payment rails all at once, and no broker offers that full combination today. A high score here sits in the mid-to-high 8s, against real, published criteria.
Our data sources and verification
Regulation facts are checked against primary sources — the regulators' own public registers (badges you'll see on review pages include FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSCA, and others) — not a broker's own marketing claims. Withdrawal-reliability sentiment comes from majority feedback patterns aggregated from public review platforms, primarily Trustpilot. For every broker profile we show Trustpilot's own published rating and total review count. For the brokers where we've built deeper coverage, we also collect a rolling sample of the most recent individual reviews — currently 1,384 individual reviews across those brokers — and display them as written, positive and negative side by side, never filtered down to only the good ones. We do not use broker marketing pages, sponsored “best broker” lists, or unverifiable claims as scoring inputs. Anything we could not confirm against a primary source is labelled as unverified rather than published as fact.
How often we update
We do not run real-time or daily broker-by-broker checks. Regulation status, funding rails, Thai-support levels, and Trustpilot figures are reviewed and refreshed on a periodic cycle, and every review page carries a “Data as of” date. Treat that date, not any other language on the page, as how current the information is — and always confirm a broker's live terms on its own site before funding an account.
Independence and how we make money
The FX Verdict is not a forex broker. Some links on this site are affiliate or partner links: if you open an account through one, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Every broker is assessed on the same four criteria at the same weights described above — the rubric itself never changes from one broker to the next. We publish it in full on this page so it can be checked against any review, rather than taken on trust.
Who writes these reviews
The FX Verdict Editorial Team covers the Thai retail forex market. We check regulator registers, aggregate real-user withdrawal and support reports, and review each broker's published onboarding and funding terms before a review goes live. No broker sees or approves a review beforehand, and no broker can pay for a rewrite or a higher score.