Verified Trader membership

What the membership costs and includes

• $250 for one year. Payment is by invoice for now. FTC records each payment and extends the year from the payment date, or from the end of the current year if it is still running.
• Guest posts on the blog. Up to 4 posts in any 30 days. Each post is labelled Sponsored guest post, says it was written by you, and goes live after FTC reviews it.
• A Verified Trader badge on the forum. It shows on your discussions, replies and profile while the year is paid up. Your replies skip the new-account review queue.

What it doesn't include

• Guest posts never appear as FTC news, in the editorial feed or in the news sitemap.
• Membership doesn't change a broker's place in the broker list, a review, a score or an article.
• The badge confirms the identity check and that the year is paid. It doesn't confirm any trading result or endorse anything you write.

How it works

1. Send an application with your full name, country, a short bio and, optionally, a public track record link.
2. FTC checks your name and country against your identity check. FTC doesn't store identity documents.
3. Once approved, you receive an invoice for $250. After payment FTC records it and the badge and guest posting switch on.
4. Send guest posts for review. Approved posts go live in the blog, labelled as sponsored.

The rules members agree to

• Every guest post is labelled Sponsored guest post and says it was written by you, not by FTC.
• No trade calls: no signals, entry or exit prices, stop losses or price targets in a post.
• No promises of profit, guaranteed returns or claims of verified results.
• No selling of signals, expert advisors, accounts or services in a post. Links to your own work go in the sources list only.
• FTC checks your full name and country and keeps them private. The badge shows your username only.
• The membership runs for one year from the payment date. FTC records each payment, and the badge stops when the year ends.
• FTC reviews every guest post before it goes live, and can remove posts or block the account. A block removes all of your content.