Marcus Thorne

Marcus spent eleven years trading FX and index CFDs, first on a proprietary desk and later running his own book, before moving into financial writing. He has opened, funded and blown up more live accounts than he cares to admit, which is exactly why he reads a broker's fine print before he reads its marketing. Marcus tests brokers the way he traded them: he cares about fill quality, the spread you actually get at 15:30 when the number drops, withdrawal friction, and whether the "0.0 pips" on the homepage survives contact with a real ticket. He has no patience for bonuses dressed up as edge and says so plainly.