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APTF affiliate links: a page about how money works on forex sites and by what rules we handle mentions of services. A monetisation model shows through in a text more than it seems, and it is useful for a reader to be able to see it — in other people's materials and in ours.
How monetisation of sites in this field works
Understanding somebody else's model helps you read their materials. There are not many ways to earn on the subject of forex trading psychology, and each leaves its own imprint on the text.
| Model | How it looks on the site | How it changes the text |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate payouts from brokers | Registration links, lists of venues, promo codes | Risks are described softly, the time to an income is understated |
| Selling education | A course, mentorship, a closed club at the end of the material | The problem is presented as solvable by education rather than by a mechanism |
| Selling signals and expert advisors | A subscription, return statistics, a link to a shop window | Psychology is presented as an obstacle to buying signals |
| Advertising on the pages | Banners and ad blocks inside the text | The material is optimised for views rather than for usefulness |
| A non-commercial reference | No links, no advertising, no selling | There is no reason to overstate prospects — and no source of money |
| Selling a service on the subject | A trade journal, account analytics, a log by subscription | The least conflicted of the paid models: the product coincides with the subject of the material |
The last row of the table deserves a separate note. A non-commercial model is honest but unstable: it has no source of funding. If one appears, it will be described here with a date and in a form that does not change the content of the materials — most likely a service on the subject rather than affiliate links to brokers.
Rules for handling affiliate links
An affiliate link will be marked right there in the text, next to it, and not only in a general disclaimer at the bottom of the page.
visibilityA list of all partnerships with dates will appear on this page. The list will be complete, not selective.
completenessThe existence of a partnership affects neither the conclusions nor the wording. The rules from the editorial policy continue to apply without exceptions.
independenceWe do not compare brokers and do not compile lists. A partnership cannot change that, because it is not our subject.
boundariesWhat we promise not to do
A promise is useful only if breaking it is visible from outside. The four points below are verified by the reader independently, without trusting us.
- Not to change conclusions to suit a partner
- Verified by comparison: the numbers in the calculations follow from formulas given on the page. Changing a conclusion without changing the formula is impossible.
- Not to hide the note
- The note stands next to the affiliate link itself, not only in the general text at the bottom of the page where nobody reaches.
- Not to compile rankings of venues
- There are none and there will be none: that is a different subject requiring different fact-checking and constant updating.
- Not to sell education and signals
- Neither our own nor anybody else's. Promises of results are banned on the site by the editorial policy, and selling education without them is practically impossible.
How to check for a breach. It is enough to hover over any outgoing link and look at the address in the browser's status bar: an affiliate tag looks like a tail of the ?ref= kind or like an intermediate tracker domain that redirects onward.
Frequently asked questions
How do you tell that a material was written for affiliate clicks?
By three signs at once: a list with no description of the selection method, the absence of drawbacks for at least one venue on the list, and an understated time to a result. Individually each is explainable; together they almost always point to the model.
Do conclusions change if a site has partnerships?
Ours do not, and that is verified without trusting us: the numbers in the calculations follow from formulas given on the same page. Changing a conclusion without changing the formula is impossible.
Where do I look to see who owns the site?
The composition of the editorial team and how it works are described on the about page, the rules on content are in the editorial policy.
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