Research Methodology

Every platform review published on the IFCM Invest Research Portal — including our review of IFCM Invest — is produced against the same six-axis framework.

1. Regulation

We verify regulatory status against the relevant public register. Investor protection schemes, segregation requirements, and public disciplinary history are documented.

2. Execution

We characterize execution quality by fill behavior, slippage distributions during high-volatility windows, and re-quote frequency.

3. Cost Structure

We reconstruct round-trip costs of representative trades rather than relying on headline spread figures. Overnight financing and commission components are modeled explicitly.

4. Instrument Coverage

We enumerate accessible asset classes, symbol counts within each, and any jurisdictional gating.

5. Platform Stability

We evaluate uptime posture, order-ticket latency, and outage disclosure practices.

6. Support

We characterize support responsiveness, channel coverage, and documentation quality.

Rating

Each axis is scored on a five-point scale; the aggregate rating is the weighted average, with cost and execution weighted double.