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Editorial policy
How AQ Markets writes, sources and reviews the educational guides on this site, and how to tell us when we get something wrong.
Who publishes the guides on this site?
The guides are published by AQ Markets, a brand operated by AQ Markets Ltd., a Saint Lucia International Business Company. They are written for people who want to learn how forex and CFD markets work. They are not written by outside contributors, and they do not carry personal bylines.
What are the guides for?
The guides exist to explain trading concepts, platforms and products in plain English. They are education, not advice. They do not take your finances, goals or circumstances into account, and nothing in them is a recommendation to buy or sell anything.
Trading forex and CFDs is leveraged and carries a high risk of loss. Losses can exceed your deposit. Read the Risk Disclosure and consider independent advice before you trade.
How are the guides written and fact-checked?
We check each guide against primary sources where they exist. For market structure and rates, that means central banks and the Bank for International Settlements. For platform features, it means the platform developer's own documentation. Guides on trading mechanics and platforms list these in a Sources section near the end. Guides on managed accounts and PAMM describe common industry practice, which has no single public source, so they say that terms vary by provider and tell you what to check.
- ✓ Facts about rates and market structure come from central banks, the Bank for International Settlements and other official publishers.
- ✓ Facts about platform features come from the platform's own documentation.
- ✓ Worked examples are labelled "Hypothetical example" and use sample numbers, not real results.
- ✓ Where a fact depends on the account or the provider, the guide says so instead of stating it as general.
- ✓ We do not publish performance claims, fee figures or promises of returns in educational guides.
How do dates work on each guide?
Each guide shows a Last reviewed date near the top. That date is when we last checked the page against its sources, where it lists any. If we change a guide in a way that affects its facts, we update the date. Small wording fixes may not change it.
Markets, platforms and rules change. A guide that was accurate on its review date may be out of date later, so check the date and confirm important details with the source before you act.
Do you have a conflict of interest?
Yes. AQ Markets is a broker, so we earn money when clients trade with us. Guides may mention our products, and we link to them where it is relevant. A guide that mentions a product is not a recommendation to use it.
AQ Markets Ltd. is not regulated by any financial services regulator and holds no licence. Our legal and regulatory status page sets this out in full. Weigh it when you decide whether to rely on, or deal with, us.
How do I report an error?
If you find a mistake, an out-of-date fact or a broken link, tell us through the contact page. Say which guide it is on and what you think is wrong, and include a source if you have one. We will check it and correct the page if the report is right.
Use the contact page to send your report. We cannot give personal trading advice in reply.