14 years in retail forex and CFD markets. James began as a proprietary trader at a London spread-betting desk, then spent 7 years reviewing brokers for institutional and retail clients. He has evaluated over 60 brokers across FCA, ASIC and CySEC jurisdictions. His current focus is execution quality, platform depth and spread consistency across different market conditions.
James tests each broker using a live funded account. He records entry and exit spreads across peak and off-peak trading hours, measures slippage on stop-loss orders under varying liquidity conditions, and evaluates platform stability during scheduled high-volatility events such as NFP releases and central bank decisions. All spread data used in BrokerForexReviews tables is sourced from this live testing process rather than from broker-supplied figures.