Also known as: Partner Statement, Payout Statement
A Commission Statement is the periodic breakdown the broker provides showing how a partner's payout was calculated. It itemises conversions, volumes, rates, deductions and the final amount due for the period.
At the end of each period the broker's platform compiles a statement for the partner. It pulls the period's qualifying activity, the number of active clients or conversions, the traded volume, the applicable per-lot or per-conversion rate, and any deductions such as gateway fees or clawbacks, then arrives at a net payout figure.
The value of the statement is entirely in its granularity. A good statement breaks the total down to at least the source level and ideally the client level, so the partner can tie each line back to their own tracking and immediately see if volume is missing or a deduction was wrongly applied. A statement that shows only a single net figure gives the partner nothing to reconcile against, which is why opacity here is treated as a red flag about how the broker runs its payout economics.
The payout window ends and the broker's system freezes the period's activity.
Conversions, active clients, traded volume and applicable rates are listed per line.
Gateway fees, reserves and any clawbacks are subtracted from the gross.
The broker sends the itemised breakdown ending in the net amount due.
The partner matches each line against their tracker before accepting the payout.
Why it matters for partnership: The statement is the partner's primary financial record of the relationship. A clear, itemised statement makes reconciliation trivial and disputes rare; an opaque lump-sum statement is a warning sign about a broker's transparency.
A monthly statement lists 120 active clients, 900 lots traded, a $5 per-lot rebate, minus a $50 payment-gateway fee, for a net payout of $4,450, with each client's contribution shown.
| Aspect | Itemised statement | Lump-sum statement |
|---|---|---|
| Detail level | Per client or source | Single net figure |
| Reconcilable | Yes, line by line | No |
| Dispute risk | Low | High |
| Transparency signal | Strong | Weak |
Insist on client-level or at least source-level detail in your statement; a single net figure gives you nothing to reconcile against.
Accepting statements that show only a final total, which makes it impossible to detect missing volume or wrongly applied deductions.
Typically monthly, aligned with the payout frequency, though high-volume partners may get weekly detail.