HFM
Japan-based corporate Partner eligibility and editorial-site suitability were answered directly. Contracting-entity mapping and several product facts remain under verification.
Open HFM Portrait →INDEPENDENT DUE DILIGENCE
Can this broker be trusted?
Start with the company you would contract with, the rules that apply to your residence, and how withdrawals work.
Research remains open across the active coverage. This is evidence review, not a safety guarantee, rating or endorsement. Commercial status and evidence status are kept separate.
THE FIRST THREE CHECKS
Begin with what can change the outcome.
Which company?Check the legal entity in the client agreement, not only the brand.
Available where you live?Check residence eligibility, permitted promotion and product restrictions.
How does money return?Check withdrawal destination, fees, verification and refund order.
EVIDENCE STATES
Unknown stays visible.
VerifiedBroker-statedUnder direct verificationRecheck required
Verified claims need a named primary source, relevant market, check date and review date. A support reply is recorded as broker-stated until the relevant document or authorised team confirms it.
Absence from a warning list is not proof of safety. Also check the fraud and impersonation warning signs before sending money.
CURRENT COVERAGE
One evidence standard.
XMTrading
Publisher route, responsible entity and target-market permissions remain under review.
Open independent review →FxPro
The Japanese partner route has been entered. An English source-edition Portrait is not yet ready, so this card does not route readers into the Japanese owner edition.
COMMON REVIEW AXES
What every provider must answer.
- Legal entity and ownership trail
- Regulator register and warning searches
- Residence-market and client-entity mapping
- Deposit, profit withdrawal and refund routes
- Client-money and loss-protection disclosures
- Terms, fees and material restrictions
- Complaint and escalation route
- Security and material incident disclosures
- Direct-contact evidence
- Last check and next review date
Commercial firewall
ResearchEvidence state is set from sources and dates.
PartnershipCommercial discussions are recorded separately.
Right of replyProviders may correct facts, but cannot buy a status.