Latest Publications
Demo, Copy-Trading, and Education Tools: The Broker Features Academies Need
A practical checklist for trading educators evaluating a broker's demo account, copy-trading stack, and education tools before building a curriculum around them.
No-Deposit Offers: Which Brokers Support Them and How the Math Works
A practical guide for IBs to which broker types still run no-deposit bonus offers, how the broker's withdrawal-gate math works, and how to vet a program before promoting it.
Structuring a Bonus or Contest a Broker Will Actually Approve
A practical framework for structuring deposit bonuses, no-deposit offers, and trading contests so your broker partner's compliance team approves them the first time.
Choosing Brokers That Allow IB-Funded Bonuses and Promotions
A practical guide to finding brokers that let Introducing Brokers run their own deposit, no-deposit, and contest promotions, and the compliance limits that decide whether an offer gets approved.
The Bonus-Provider IB Model: Deposit, No-Deposit, and the Real Economics
How bonus-provider IBs really make money: deposit vs no-deposit mechanics, the economics behind clawbacks and abuse, and the regulatory lines you cannot cross.
Bonus Abuse, Hedging, and Clawbacks: The Partner Terms You Must Check
A bonus you promote can trigger clawbacks that hit your own commission, not just the trader's balance. Here is how to read hedging, arbitrage, and clawback clauses before you sign.
Instant vs Weekly vs Monthly Rebates: What Your Traders Expect
A comparison of instant, weekly, and monthly rebate payout cadences for forex IBs, and how to pick the schedule that matches your traders' expectations and your broker's real settlement capability.
Rebate Red Flags: Delayed Payments, Rate Cuts, and Volume Clawbacks
How to spot and respond to the three most common ways a rebate program quietly erodes your income: delayed payouts, undocumented rate cuts, and aggressive volume clawbacks.
Per-Lot Rebate Math: What You Can Pay Back and Still Profit
A step-by-step framework for calculating how much rebate you can pay traders per lot while keeping a sustainable margin, with a worked three-tier example.
The Rebate IB Model Explained: How Cashback Sites Actually Make Money
A working breakdown of the rebate IB business model: where the money comes from, how the split works per lot, and how to keep a cashback site profitable.
How to Choose a Broker for a Forex Rebate and Cashback Business
A practical framework for vetting forex brokers on rebate transparency, payout cadence, tier structures, and regulatory status before building a cashback business on top of them.
Building a Multi-Broker Rebate Comparison Site: Partner-Selection Strategy
A practical framework for choosing which brokers to onboard onto a multi-broker rebate site, from tracking compatibility to payout reliability and long-term reputation risk.