How We Rate — and How We Make Money

Our rating methodology

Every broker and prop firm on SessionOpen is scored against the same weighted criteria, published here and applied identically whether the firm is a partner or not:

• Regulation quality
• Real-account testing
• Payout evidence
• Costs
• Platform quality
• Support responsiveness

Verified outcomes over stars

Star ratings are easy to game. We prioritize payout-proof and funded-trader reports over marketing claims — evidence a firm actually pays, not just that it says it does.

How we make money

SessionOpen earns revenue through affiliate links and advertising, clearly disclosed wherever they appear. Partners can never buy a rating. Deals are date-stamped and re-verified weekly; expired codes are removed, not left up to mislead readers.