Laura West
Forex Trader & Reviewer
Forex trader since 2015. Background in institutional execution. Tests broker spreads, order routing, and regulatory compliance across EU and APAC.
Expertise
- ▸ Live spread and slippage measurement (MT4/MT5 + cTrader)
- ▸ Execution quality: market orders, partial fills, re-quotes
- ▸ Regulation: FCA, ASIC, CySEC, DFSA license verification
- ▸ Leverage and margin rules across jurisdictions
Methodology
Opens a funded live account, places 100+ real orders across London, New York, and Asian sessions, then records actual spreads and execution data before assigning scores.
Disclosure
Laura does not hold open positions during broker review periods to avoid conflicts.
Reviews by Laura West
- ActivTrades Review — 8.2/10
FCA · CSSF · SCB · CMVM
- Admiral Markets Review — 8.4/10
FCA · CySEC · ASIC · JSC Jordan · AFSA Kazakhstan · FSA Seychelles · EFSA Estonia · FSCA South Africa
- AvaTrade Review — 8.7/10
Central Bank of Ireland · ASIC · FSCA · FSA Japan · ADGM FSRA · CIRO Canada · ISA Israel · FSC BVI · CySEC
- Axi Review — 8.1/10
ASIC · FCA · DFSA · FMA Saint Vincent
- BlackBull Markets Review — 8.4/10
FMA · FSA Seychelles
- Blueberry Markets Review — 8.2/10
ASIC · VFSC
- City Index Review — 8.4/10
FCA · ASIC · MAS
- CMC Markets Review — 9.1/10
FCA · ASIC · BaFin · MAS · CIRO · FMA
- Deriv Review — 7.8/10
MFSA Malta · Labuan FSA · VFSC Vanuatu · BVI FSC
- Dukascopy Review — 8.0/10
FINMA · FCMC · JFSA
- Eightcap Review — 8.5/10
ASIC · FCA · CySEC · SCB Bahamas
- eToro Review — 7.8/10
FCA · CySEC · ASIC · FinCEN
- Exness Review — 9.3/10
CySEC · FCA · FSA Seychelles · FSCA
- FP Markets Review — 8.9/10
ASIC · CySEC · FSCA
- Fusion Markets Review — 9.0/10
ASIC · VFSC · FSA Seychelles
- FxPro Review — 8.7/10
FCA · CySEC · DFSA · FSCA · SCB
- FXTM Review — 8.4/10
FCA · CySEC · FSCA · FSC Mauritius · CMA Kenya
- HFM Review — 8.4/10
FCA · CySEC · DFSA · FSCA · FSA Seychelles · CMA Kenya
- IC Markets Review — 8.8/10
ASIC · CySEC · FSA Seychelles
- IG Markets Review — 9.0/10
FCA · ASIC · DFSA · BaFin · CONSOB · CNMV · AMF · CBI · FINMA · JFSA · MAS
- Interactive Brokers Review — 8.7/10
SEC · FINRA · NFA · CFTC · FCA · ASIC · MAS · CBI · CIRO · SFC
- Libertex Review — 7.4/10
CySEC
- Markets.com Review — 7.4/10
FSCA · FSC BVI · CySEC (historical, no new retail) · FCA (historical, no new retail)
- NAGA Review — 7.4/10
CySEC · FSA Seychelles · MISA Comoros · FSCA South Africa
- OANDA Review — 8.7/10
NFA · CFTC · FCA · ASIC · CIRO · MAS · FSA Japan · BVI FSC
- Pepperstone Review — 9.0/10
FCA · ASIC · CySEC · DFSA · BaFin · SCB
- Plus500 Review — 8.7/10
FCA · CySEC · ASIC · MAS · FMA · DFSA · FSCA · ISA
- Robinhood UK Review — 7.6/10
FCA
- RoboForex Review — 7.6/10
FSC Belize · TFC member (compensation up to €20,000)
- Saxo Bank Review — 9.0/10
FSA Denmark (Finanstilsynet) · FCA · FINMA · ASIC · MAS · JFSA · SFC Hong Kong · DNB Netherlands
- Spreadex Review — 8.3/10
FCA
- ThinkMarkets Review — 8.2/10
FCA · ASIC · FSCA · CySEC · FSA Japan · FSC Mauritius
- Tickmill Review — 8.6/10
FCA · CySEC · FSA Seychelles · FSCA · Labuan FSA
- Trade Nation Review — 8.0/10
FCA · ASIC · FSCA · SCB
- Trading 212 Review — 8.4/10
FCA · CySEC · FSC Bulgaria · BaFin · ADGM FSRA
- Vantage Review — 8.8/10
ASIC · FCA · VFSC · CIMA
- XM Group Review — 9.1/10
CySEC · ASIC · FCA · DFSA