Comparing brokers well means checking facts that you can verify yourself, not trusting a table of stars. This tool is a checklist of twelve questions to answer for any provider you are considering. It ranks no one, names no one and fetches no data. Run it once for each provider, then compare the open items.
Provider checks to complete before depositing
A ticked box is your own answer, not verification, and the count is not a score or a safety rating. Nothing is saved or sent from this page.
How to Use This Tool
- Use one run of the checklist per provider, ticking an item only when you have checked it yourself.
- Note what is still open for each provider. Open items on regulation, terms and withdrawals matter most.
- Do not deposit until the items you consider important are ticked, and start with an amount you can afford to lose.
What the Checklist Is For
A checklist replaces a vague sense of a provider with a list of answers. Regulation comes first, because it decides which complaint routes and protections exist. Use the regulator's own register and the steps in how to check whether a broker is regulated. Read the terms in full, as covered in not reading the broker terms, and understand how funds are held with the help of segregated accounts explained.
Rankings and review sites can be paid for or faked; see fake reviews warning signs. A checklist you complete yourself is harder to game. Remember that a ticked list shows only that you did the checking. It does not show that a firm is safe, and in some countries offering binary options to retail customers is prohibited, so check the rules in your country using binary options regulation by country.
Limits
The tool records only your own ticks and does not know any provider. A full set of ticks is not a safety rating, and nothing is saved or sent. This page is not advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the tool tell me which broker to choose?
No. It names and ranks no firm. It shows what you have and have not checked.
Which items matter most?
Regulation, terms and withdrawals, because they decide what happens when something goes wrong.
Can I add my own checks?
Not here, but you can copy the list into your own document and extend it.
Is a long list of ticks proof of safety?
No. It shows you completed the checks. Safety cannot be proved by a checklist.