EDITORIAL BOARD

Our Editorial Team

Seven people write and check FX Textbook's articles: a trader, a former banker, an analyst, an engineer, editors and a compliance specialist. All of them work under pen names.

Message from the editor-in-chief

Information you can check, so readers do not lose out.

Information about offshore forex is full of rankings decided by advertising and articles that still list campaigns that ended long ago. Conditions change by broker, by account and by month, yet many pages never say when or where the information was checked.

At FX Textbook, a trader, a former banker, an analyst, an engineer, editors and a compliance specialist each lead the subjects they know best. We promise to give every figure a source and a review date, and to include unfavourable conditions rather than leave them out.

Our job is to remain a place where readers can check conditions and risks for themselves before opening an account.

Editor-in-Chief, FX TextbookRYO

MEMBERS

Team members

Each subject area has a lead writer. Every article shows its author and the responsible editor at the top and bottom of the page.

7Team members
56 yearsCombined trading experience
Every articleShows sources and review dates

Forex Editor

MIO

An editor who has compared trading conditions and tools at more than 20 forex brokers; covers broker comparisons and beginner guides.

5 years of tradingCertified Skilled Worker of Financial Planning, Grade 2 (Japan) / Bookkeeping Grade 2 (Japan Chamber of Commerce)

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Full-time Forex Trader

AKI

A full-time trader with ten years of forex experience; covers technical analysis, money management and stop-loss discipline.

10 years of tradingCertified Skilled Worker of Financial Planning, Grade 2 (Japan) / Bookkeeping Grade 2 (Japan Chamber of Commerce)

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Former Bank Markets Professional, FX Commentator

NZ

A former banker who worked on corporate FX hedging in a Japanese bank's markets division; covers how forex works, interest rates and central banks.

12 years of tradingChartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA) / Certified Skilled Worker of Financial Planning, Grade 2 (Japan)

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FX Market Analyst

TAGUCHI

An analyst who has covered economic indicators and monetary policy at a financial information company; covers indicators, the FOMC and the Bank of Japan.

8 years of tradingChartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA) / Statistics Certificate Grade 2 (Japan)

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Quant and Automated Trading Researcher

REN

An engineer who has backtested more than 450 trading rules; covers EAs, copy trading and trading costs.

8 years of tradingFundamental Information Technology Engineer (Japan) / Statistics Certificate Grade Pre-1 (Japan)

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Financial Compliance Specialist and Reviewer

SHIN

Comes from the compliance division of a financial products company; covers and reviews articles on safety, tax and risk disclosure.

6 years of tradingChartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA) / Certified Skilled Worker of Financial Planning, Grade 2 (Japan)

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POLICY

Our editorial commitments

Official and primary sources only
We cite brokers' official websites and terms and public bodies such as Japan's Financial Services Agency and National Tax Agency. We do not cite other affiliate sites.
Every figure has a review date
Figures and conditions are presented as checked on a stated date, and each article shows its publication and last-updated dates.
Advertising does not move rankings
Our editorial ratings are shown separately from reader popularity (last month's account-opening clicks), and positions are never swapped for advertising fees.
No forecasts or trading instructions
We never claim that a broker or method will make you money. We set out the facts you need to decide for yourself.
Unfavourable facts are included
We do not leave out things you should know before applying, such as registration status, bonus withdrawal conditions or excluded countries.

PROCESS

How an article is made

Research search terms
We check the words readers actually search for and the topics that leading articles cover.
Collect primary sources
We gather facts from brokers' official pages, terms and help centres and from public bodies, recording the date each was retrieved.
The subject lead writes
A team member who specialises in the subject writes the article, following the assignment table below.
A second check
Figures are matched against their sources, and advertising disclosures and risk language are checked. SHIN reviews safety and tax articles.
The editor-in-chief signs off
RYO gives the final check on sources, review dates and risk disclosures before publication.
Updates when conditions change
We track campaign start and end dates and broker conditions, and update articles with a new date when something changes.

ASSIGNMENT

How articles are assigned

Assignments are based on category and title. Where an article fits more than one row, the higher row takes priority.

SHINFinancial Compliance Specialist and Reviewer	Broker safety, scam claims and reputation, tax, regulation, regulator notices
RENQuant and Automated Trading Researcher	EAs and automated trading, copy trading, spreads and fees, MT4 and MT5
TAGUCHIFX Market Analyst	Economic indicators, FOMC and Bank of Japan policy, stablecoins
MIOForex Editor	Account opening, verification, funding and login; bonuses and campaigns; broker-versus-broker comparisons
AKIFull-time Forex Trader	Reading charts, money management, order types, leverage and margin calls
NZFormer Bank Markets Professional, FX Commentator	How forex works, offshore versus Japanese brokers, swap points and interest rates
RYOEditor-in-Chief, FX Textbook	Editorial notices and editorial responsibility for every article

If you find an error

Please report errors or outdated conditions to contact@fxtextbook.com. The responsible writer and the editor-in-chief will check, correct the article and update its date.

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