Alex Marchetti
Editor at FX-Brokers.eu
1+ years of experience · 14 published pieces
About
Alex Marchetti is the editor of FX-Brokers, based in Cyprus. The editor runs the editorial standards, methodology, and final review for every published broker review and guide, and writes the Behind The Build commentary on the site. Alex Marchetti is a pseudonym used to preserve editorial independence and protect against conflict-of-interest exposure from a separate professional career in finance — disclosed openly on the editorial-desks page. Editorial oversight, fact-checking, and methodology are real and traceable; only the editor’s legal name is withheld.
Blog Posts by Alex
14 published blog posts from Alex covering trading insights, analysis, and commentary.
Why I Removed AdSense from a Finance Comparison Site After One Month
Google AdSense flagged FX-Brokers as "low value content" after our first month. Standard reaction: panic and request review. I withdrew instead. The maths is straightforward and surprised me.
Sapin II Killed Forex Advertising in France. Then Comparison Sites Took Over.
France made it illegal to advertise forex CFDs to retail clients in 2017. Eight years on, French retail CFD volume is still in the top five in Europe. The bans did not kill demand. They moved it.
The Honest State of Forex Affiliate Comparison Sites in 2026
Most "best forex broker" comparison sites are paid placements wearing a thin editorial coat. We break down how the industry actually works, what to look for, and what we do differently — including the parts that lose us partner revenue.
How Brokers Actually Make Money on Raw-Spread Accounts — Commission Math Explained
Raw-spread accounts look like brokers are giving the spread away for free. They are not. The commission, the markup hidden in execution latency, and the per-broker round-turn cost on EUR/USD all reveal where the real margin sits.
The MiFID II RTS 28 Report Nobody Reads — What It Actually Tells You About Your Broker
Every MiFID II-regulated broker publishes an annual RTS 28 report disclosing its top five execution venues and order-routing logic. Almost no retail trader has read one. The brokers who publish well versus those who pad the disclosure tell you most of what you need to know about execution quality.
Withdrawal Latency as a Broker Quality Signal — 4 Brokers Benchmarked May 2026
How fast a broker processes a withdrawal request says more about back-office quality than any marketing claim. We benchmark withdrawal latency across Exness, Pepperstone, IG and Saxo, explain what AML rules actually require, and translate the gap into what each broker is signalling.
ICF, FSCS, SIPC — What Investor Compensation Schemes Cover, and What They Don\u2019t
The €20,000 ICF, the £85,000 FSCS and the $500,000 SIPC headlines hide more than they reveal. The schemes cover broker insolvency, not broker fraud, market loss, or trading-decision regret. Three named historical claims show what each scheme actually pays out — and where the gaps are.
Why Cyprus Dominates EU Retail FX — The Tax + Licence Cost-of-Doing-Business Math
A disproportionate share of EU-regulated retail forex brokers are headquartered in Limassol. The driver is not Mediterranean lifestyle. The CySEC licence cost, 12.5% corporate tax, MiFID II passport, and the Limassol cluster economics combine into a margin equation no other EU jurisdiction matches.
Why Most Prop-Firm Models Are Structurally Broken — Three Exhibits with Financials
The retail prop-firm boom of 2021-2024 produced a wave of business failures and regulator interventions. Three named exhibits — My Forex Funds, True Forex Funds, and the post-MetaQuotes withdrawal of liquidity — show why the economics do not work for most operators.
The MAS Suitability Assessment — The 20-Minute Test Most Retail Traders Cannot Pass
Singapore retail forex clients must pass the MAS Customer Knowledge Assessment before opening a leveraged-FX account. The CKA is the most evidence-supported retail-protection innovation in the world. EU regulators have not adopted an equivalent.
Cyprus Retail CFD Economics — The Real Cluster Numbers vs the Offshore Narrative
The "Cyprus is offshore-lite" narrative misses the real economics. Cypriot retail CFD brokers operate inside MiFID II with full passport, ICF protection, and CySEC supervision. The cluster has matured into a substantive financial-services sub-economy.
Spread vs Commission — The Long-Run Math for Active Traders
The choice between a spread-only standard account and a raw-spread-plus-commission account looks like a binary preference. Over multi-year holding periods it compounds into a meaningful drag on returns. The math is more skewed than the headline suggests.
Affiliate Disclosure Standards — Comparing fx-brokers.eu to Top 10 Competitors
Most retail forex comparison sites display an affiliate disclosure somewhere. The standard of disclosure varies from prominent and specific to buried and generic. A structured comparison shows where the industry sits in 2026.
Withdrawal Latency at Scale — Patterns from Long-Form Trader Interviews
The published withdrawal cycle on a broker\u2019s terms page is one signal. The actual operator experience across thousands of withdrawal events is another. Pattern analysis across long-form trader-interview data reveals where the published cycles diverge from reality.
Contact Alex
For editorial questions, corrections, or research collaborations, you can reach out via LinkedIn or send an email to our editorial desk at info@fx-brokers.eu.