Latest Publications
Bonus-Hunter and Fraud Clauses: How Brokers Legally Void Your Commissions
Most IB agreements let a broker withhold or claw back commissions on accounts it flags as fraudulent or abusive. Here's what triggers it, how to read the clause, and how to limit your exposure.
Fake Regulation and Clone Firms: Verifying a License Is Real
A license number is a claim, not proof. Here's the exact process to verify a broker's regulatory status at the source and recognize a clone firm before you promote it.
Commission Shaving: How to Detect It and What to Do About It
Commission shaving is the quiet, incremental underpayment of IB commissions. Here is how to spot it in your statements, prove it with data, and stop it without burning the relationship.
30 Red Flags a Broker Will Scam Its Traders, and Ruin Your Name
A working checklist of 30 warning signs that a broker mistreats or defrauds its traders, so you can vet a partner before your referrals ever fund an account.
Broker Rebrands and Exit Scams: Spotting a Firm About to Vanish
A broker name change can be routine business, or the first stage of a wind-down. Here is the verification checklist that tells you which one you're looking at.
Restricted and Prohibited Jurisdictions: A Targeting Reference for IBs
A working reference for the four separate layers of country restrictions IBs face — sanctions law, FATF status, broker license footprint, and platform policy — and how to check each before you market into a new country.
Marketing Compliance for IBs: What You Can and Can't Claim About Trading
A practical guide to the claims that get IB marketing flagged -- guarantees, win rates, testimonials, and bonuses -- and how to build compliant creative that still converts.
Tax and Invoicing as an IB: Getting Paid Cleanly Across Borders
How Introducing Brokers handle tax forms, VAT, withholding, and invoicing so cross-border commission payouts arrive complete and on schedule.
The IB Agreement: 15 Clauses to Read Before You Ever Sign
A clause-by-clause reading guide to IB agreements, covering clawback, client ownership, termination, tail commission, and the other terms that matter more than the commission rate.
GDPR, Lead Ownership, and Data Sharing in Partner Agreements
Lead ownership in an IB agreement is a commission clause, not a data-protection ruling — here's how GDPR controller and consent rules actually apply to the leads you send a broker.
Do IBs Need a License? Regulatory Status Explained by Region
Whether an Introducing Broker needs a license depends on where clients live and which broker they work with. A region-by-region reference for IBs.
Territorial Restrictions: Why a Broker's License Limits Where You Can Promote
A broker's license defines a legal marketing footprint, not just an operating one. Learn how to check territorial restrictions before you run traffic to a restricted country.