Press fact sheet
Press & analyst reference
One-page reference for journalists and analysts covering EU and Asia retail forex affiliate comparison sites. Numbers update automatically from the live editorial corpus.
What it is
fx-brokers.eu is a Cyprus-incorporated retail forex broker comparison site for EU traders (under MiFID II and ESMA leverage caps) and Asia traders (under MAS, SFC, ASIC, JFSA). Editorial methodology is weighted to regulator-grade safety first; commercial CPA economics second.
- Primary site: https://fx-brokers.eu
- Sister sites: fx-brokers.co.uk (UK FCA-specific) · fx-brokers.asia (APAC) · fx-brokers.info (global / partner programme)
- Editorial byline: Alex Marchetti (pseudonym, openly disclosed)
- Cyprus-incorporated parent entity (operator details on request for verified press only)
- Contact: info@fx-brokers.eu
- Stack: Next.js 16 / React 19 / Tailwind 4 on Vercel; data layer in TypeScript modules; Plausible for analytics (GDPR-clean).
Hard numbers
Computed at build time from the same data modules that feed the sitemap and the AI source-map files.
| Metric | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brokers indexed | 28 | Full multi-licence breakdown plus USD round-turn cost math on each review. |
| Q&A pages | 227 | schema.org QAPage + Speakable annotations for AI citation. |
| Blog long-form posts | 38 | Industry analysis, regulatory primers, broker comparisons. |
| Sitemap URL count | 516 | Pushed to Bing / Yandex / Seznam / Naver via IndexNow on every production deploy. |
| Distinct regulators referenced | 21 | Aggregated across all broker entities. Top five: FCA, CySEC, ASIC, FSA, FSCA. |
| Broker HQ jurisdictions | 15 | Distinct domicile countries across the indexed broker pool. |
| AI source-map (llms.txt) | Yes | Plus a long-form llms-full.txt variant. |
| BreadcrumbList rich-results | All Q&A / broker / blog | Eligible for breadcrumb-trail SERP rendering. |
Q&A coverage by category
- Brokers65
- Safety31
- Getting Started31
- Taxes30
- Costs29
- Regulation19
- Platforms13
- Leverage9
Editorial methodology
The site applies a two-tier sort. Methodology-primary: regulator tier, ICF or FSCS protection, segregation policy, withdrawal latency, RTS 28 venue disclosures, fee transparency. Commercial-secondary: CPA economics influence only the tiebreak band of ±0.3 on methodology score. The full weights are public at /methodology. Commercial considerations are disclosed inline on every broker card via a partner-link badge. The position is that affiliate revenue is honest only when readers are told upfront which links are commercial and the editorial sort does not invert for any partner.
Geography & regulatory coverage
EU 27 + EEA + UK + Switzerland
ESMA-aligned retail framework: 30:1 forex, 5:1 indices, 2:1 crypto, negative-balance protection.
APAC
MAS Singapore (CMS100122 etc), SFC Hong Kong, ASIC Australia, JFSA Japan, FMA New Zealand, BNM Labuan.
MENA
DFSA Dubai, FSRA Abu Dhabi, CMA Egypt, FSCA South Africa.
LATAM
Selective by jurisdiction: CNV Argentina, CVM Brazil, CNMV Mexico.
United States
Geofenced out — CFDs are illegal for US retail under CFTC / NFA rules.
OFAC-sanctioned regions
Blocked at Cloudflare Worker (15 jurisdictions: KP, IR, SY, CU, RU, BY, MM, VE, SD, CF, IQ, LB, LY, SO, YE).
Notable editorial output (cite-ready)
Five most-recently published long-form posts.
- The Honest State of Forex Affiliate Comparison Sites in 2026
Industry Analysis · 2026-05-25 · 11 min read
Most "best forex broker" comparison sites are paid placements wearing a thin editorial coat. We break down how the industry actually works, what to look for, and what we do differently — including the parts that lose us partner revenue.
- How Brokers Actually Make Money on Raw-Spread Accounts — Commission Math Explained
Broker Operations · 2026-05-25 · 10 min read
Raw-spread accounts look like brokers are giving the spread away for free. They are not. The commission, the markup hidden in execution latency, and the per-broker round-turn cost on EUR/USD all reveal where the real margin sits.
- The MiFID II RTS 28 Report Nobody Reads — What It Actually Tells You About Your Broker
Regulatory Analysis · 2026-05-25 · 10 min read
Every MiFID II-regulated broker publishes an annual RTS 28 report disclosing its top five execution venues and order-routing logic. Almost no retail trader has read one. The brokers who publish well versus those who pad the disclosure tell you most of what you need to know about execution quality.
- Withdrawal Latency as a Broker Quality Signal — 4 Brokers Benchmarked May 2026
Broker Operations · 2026-05-25 · 9 min read
How fast a broker processes a withdrawal request says more about back-office quality than any marketing claim. We benchmark withdrawal latency across Exness, Pepperstone, IG and Saxo, explain what AML rules actually require, and translate the gap into what each broker is signalling.
- ICF, FSCS, SIPC — What Investor Compensation Schemes Cover, and What They Don\u2019t
Regulatory Analysis · 2026-05-25 · 10 min read
The €20,000 ICF, the £85,000 FSCS and the $500,000 SIPC headlines hide more than they reveal. The schemes cover broker insolvency, not broker fraud, market loss, or trading-decision regret. Three named historical claims show what each scheme actually pays out — and where the gaps are.
What we don't do
- No paid reviews — every broker entry is editorially produced regardless of CPA size.
- "Exclusive bonus" theatre — most EU regulators ban it.
- Fabricated testimonials.
- US clients — CFDs are illegal there.
- Routing EU traders to offshore-only high-leverage entities to evade the regulator cap.
- Clickbait, emojis in editorial, fabricated rankings.
For interviews and quotes
Email info@fx-brokers.eu with the outlet name and deadline. EU mornings (08:00–12:00 CET) preferred.
On the record: regulator economics, retail CFD compliance, affiliate-industry conflicts, MiFID II practice in the comparison-site vertical, Cyprus incorporation realities for EU operators.
Not on the record: specific operator identity (anonymity hold) and individual broker partner financial terms.
Numbers above are computed at build time from src/data/brokers.ts, src/data/questions.ts,src/data/blog.ts, and the live sitemap. Last build: 2026-05-27.