Who we are
About Laverlane
Broker reviews you can check, not opinions you have to trust.
Every broker on this site is scored against the same ten categories, and every point we take away has a source behind it. We publish the method in full, so you can disagree with it.
60
brokers reviewed
10
scoring categories
45+
verified data points per review
10+
years of team experience
What we do
Broker reviews built from documents, not impressions
Laverlane reviews and scores CFD brokers. For every broker we record the same set of data points, covering regulation and legal entity, trading costs, client-fund safety, account terms, leverage, instruments, platforms, execution, funding and support. Those become ten scored categories, which combine into one Laverlane Score from 1.0 to 5.0 and a plain band, from Exceptional down to Not recommended.
Nothing is scored on impression. Every category starts at full marks, and a broker loses points only for findings we can evidence against a dated source we can link to. Where we cannot verify a concern, the review says so rather than guessing in the broker’s favour, and we do not award anything for a claim a broker makes about itself.
We cover brokers offering CFDs on forex, indices, commodities, shares and cryptocurrency to retail traders. We add a broker when we have finished verifying it, not when it launches, so a broker missing from the list has not been reviewed yet. That is not a judgement on it.
The team
Who is behind Laverlane
Our reviews are researched and published by the Laverlane team, a group of traders, analysts and researchers with more than 10 years of combined experience across forex, indices and leveraged products. That experience is the reason this site reads the way it does: we know which terms actually matter to a retail customer, and where the cost usually hides.
We publish under one name on purpose. A review here is not one person’s opinion. It is the team’s work, checked against a shared standard before it goes live, and every score is signed off against the evidence attached to it.
The standard
How we score a broker
01
Record
the same data points for every broker
02
Verify
against the broker's own documents and the regulator's register
03
Re-check
and date the page when something changes
Each category starts at full marks. A broker loses points for problems we can document, such as an offshore entity taking the client while a tier-1 licence sits on the homepage, terms that let the broker void profits at its discretion, or costs that are not published anywhere you can check before you deposit. Silence is not rewarded: a broker that publishes no fee schedule and names no entity simply cannot earn the marks it would otherwise keep.
Serious, verified findings cap the score outright, whatever the rest of the review says. We do not open live accounts or measure spreads ourselves, so cost and execution figures are reported rather than measured, and we label them that way. Research is gathered with AI assistance and verified by our editors against primary documents before publication. The full method, including every scoring row and what each band means, is published at how we score.
Our limits
What we will not do
No paid placement.
A broker cannot buy a score, a position on our list, or a review.
No score copied from another review platform.
We describe what we found and link out instead.
No recommendation to trade.
We publish what we verified. What you do with it is your decision.
No quiet edits.
When a score or a fact changes, the date on the page changes with it.
Who reads this
Who this is for
The first-time CFD trader
About to open an account and unsure which brokers are safe to deposit with. Start with the score, then read what sits behind it.
The trader comparing brokers
Already trading somewhere and weighing a move. Compare costs, terms and protections side by side, in the same format for every broker.
Corrections
If we have something wrong
We get things wrong, and brokers change their terms faster than we can re-check them. If something on this site does not match what you can verify, email official@laverlane.com with a link or a document. We compare what you send against the broker’s own published materials before we change anything.
This applies to the brokers themselves. If you work for a broker we have reviewed and believe a finding is wrong or out of date, use the same address. We will look at your evidence the same way we look at anyone else’s.
Start with the reviews
Every broker we have reviewed, scored on the same ten categories. If the terms are new to you, start with the guides.
General CFD risk warning
CFDs are complex leveraged products and carry a high risk of rapid losses. They do not give you ownership of the underlying asset. Depending on your jurisdiction, broker entity and client classification, protections such as leverage limits and negative-balance protection may differ or may not apply. Where negative-balance protection is not provided, losses may exceed the funds you deposit. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money.
Disclaimer
This page is provided for general information only. Nothing on this page constitutes investment, tax or trading advice, or a recommendation to open an account or trade with a particular broker. Laverlane does not provide personalised investment advice. We are not a broker or financial institution, we do not arrange or execute trades, and we do not hold client funds.
Broker availability, spreads, fees, leverage, products and legal protections, including compensation schemes and negative-balance protection, vary by the broker’s legal entity, your country of residence and your client classification, and may change over time. Where a broker is required to publish its retail CFD loss rate, that figure is shown on its review page. Spreads shown are typical figures as at our verification date; they are not guaranteed and may widen, particularly during volatile market conditions.
Laverlane Scores reflect the information available at our most recent review. They are editorial assessments, not guarantees of a broker’s financial strength, reliability or future performance. Where we report a regulator warning or enforcement notice, it reflects the official public information available at the time of our review.
Links to brokers take you outside Laverlane. We are not responsible for a third-party website’s content, privacy practices, security or handling of any data you provide. Our research may be compiled with AI assistance and is checked by our editorial team against available sources before publication.
Always verify the broker’s current terms, regulatory status, product availability and eligibility directly with the broker before opening an account or depositing funds.