Ways to verify trading results, compared
Seven services that publish a trading record, side by side: how each checks it and what owners can hide.
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DT Terminal publishes this page and is one of the entries. Where we are behind: there is no stock broker sync and futures sync only through Tradovate, TradeLocker P&L is calculated before fees, we do not check that the person publishing a record is the account holder (Myfxbook does, for MT4 and MT5), and the iPhone and Android apps are not in the stores yet. The verification facts were read on each vendor's own pages on 5 October 2026. Myfxbook and Collective2 blocked our checker, so their facts come from archived copies of their own pages. The journal facts come from our journal guide, checked on 10 September 2026. Prices and plans change, so confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
Seven platforms, ten questions.
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| Question | DT Terminal | Myfxbook | FX Blue | MQL5 Signals | Darwinex Zero | Kinfo | Collective2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it verifies | Pulled from the broker | Checked against the broker | Publisher app or account sync | Signal server, investor password | Records its own virtual accounts | Read-only broker link | Model account, labelled hypothetical |
| Owner can hide or edit | Partly: Picks public accounts | Yes: Privacy settings, deletion | Yes: Exclusions, start date | Partly: Can remove signal | Partly: Paid reset only | Partly: Can hide executions | Partly: Paid reset |
| Deposits kept out of returns | Yes: MT4/MT5 time-weighted | Yes: Time-weighted | Yes: Chained returns | Yes: Growth excludes them | Yes: Return on equity | Partly: Closed trade profit | Not published |
| Checks who controls the account | No: Not checked | Yes: MT4/MT5 password check | No: None described | Partly: Seller ID only | Yes: Issues the account | No: None | Partly: Optional certification |
| Public profile | Yes: Public by default | Yes: Opt in | Yes: Public by default | Yes: Signal page | Yes: Public leaderboard | Yes: Opt in | Yes: Marketplace page |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Tradovate, crypto | MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Oanda | MT4, MT5, cTrader, Oanda, more | MT4 and MT5 | Its own MT4 and MT5 accounts | US brokers, plus MT5 | Stocks, options, futures, forex |
| Prop firm records | Yes: Payouts checked | Could not check | Not published | Not published | No: Not offered | Not published | Not published |
| Journal | Yes: Full journal | Not published | Partly: Strategy tags only | Not published | Not published | Yes: Notes and tags | Not published |
| Backtester | Yes: Bar by bar | Yes: Market replay | Yes: Tick simulator | Partly: MT5 tester, robots | Not published | Not published | Yes: Seetu |
| Price | Free; Verified $9/mo; Pro $24/mo | Free; paid AI credits | Free | Free to browse; provider sets price | Paid, no free tier | Free; Pro $24.90/mo | From $19 per strategy monthly |
Full answers and sources are in each card below.
The seven platforms
DT Terminal
A trading verification platform, with a journal and backtester.
Watch out: No stock sync, and we do not check who holds the account.
How verification worksSample passport
All fifteen answers
- How results are verified
- A trade is verified only when DT Terminal pulls it from the broker: MT4 and MT5 through the account's login (the investor password is recommended), cTrader through view-only authorisation, Tradovate futures accounts through a read-only sign-in once their trades match Tradovate's settled cash ledger, and 10 crypto exchanges through an API key. Manual and CSV trades never carry the seal, and demo accounts at a retail broker are not counted as verified.
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- The market facts on a synced trade (symbol, side, prices, size, times, fees and P&L) are locked, and notes and tags stay editable. A hand logged trade cannot be added to a broker linked account. The owner chooses which accounts are public, and a visitor is not told when an account is kept private. After disconnecting, the owner can delete that connection's synced history.
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Deposits and withdrawals are recorded apart from trading P&L, so the P&L curve is trade results. For MT4 and MT5 the headline percent is time-weighted; cTrader and crypto accounts show a simple return on account size.
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- DT Terminal confirms that the trades came from the broker account that was connected. It does not run KYC or check that the person publishing is the account holder, so anyone holding an account's investor password or read key can connect it.
- Public profile
- Every trader can claim a DT Passport, a public page under their handle. It is public by default once claimed, can be made private at any time, and shows broker-verified records; backtest and practice accounts never appear on it.
- What visitors see
- Verified P&L, maximum drawdown, win rate, profit factor, average RR and trade count, a growth curve, a trading day calendar, how long each connection has synced, each public account with its seal and confirmed prop firm certificates. A per trade audit trail and payout ledger show when the trader switches them on. Prop accounts show verified payouts, never the firm's P&L.
- Platforms
- Verified verifies up to 3 accounts, one of them MT4 or MT5, and Pro verifies unlimited accounts with up to 3 on MT4 and MT5 (322 named brokers and prop firms plus any MetaTrader server), cTrader, TradeLocker, Tradovate futures accounts and 10 crypto exchanges. Free verifies one cTrader, TradeLocker, Tradovate or crypto exchange account, shown on the Passport. TradeLocker P&L is calculated before fees, futures sync only through Tradovate, and there is no stock broker sync yet.
- Prop firm records
- Prop challenges are tracked phase by phase. Payouts and funded certificates are checked against the account's broker-synced trades and reviewed by a person before they appear; a challenge pass certificate that matches the synced trades can be confirmed without that review. A prop account carries a Firm-Verified seal, with the firm read from the broker's server.
- Progress over time
- Weekly and monthly reports and the Analytics page compare win rate, expectancy, profit factor, return and P&L with the previous period. Those comparisons are private and use every journal trade. The Passport shows a consistency score beside last month's, and verified figures for this year and all time.
- Journal
- A trade log, calendar, daily journal, reflections, strategies, tags, goals, analytics and reports, with manual logging and CSV import on every plan (50 trades per import on Free).
- Backtester
- A built in backtester replays historical charts candle by candle with simulated trades. Free keeps 2 sessions at a time of up to 50 trades on one instrument, and Pro is unlimited. Backtest accounts never appear on the Passport.
- AI
- Edge, the built in AI coach, reads your own trades, journals, strategies, rules, goals, accounts and backtest sessions, and answers with your numbers. Free includes 20 chat messages a month; Pro is unlimited.
- Price
- A free plan with no card. Verified is $9 a month or $89 a year, with no trial. Pro is $24 a month or $199 a year, and the yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial before any charge.
- Mobile app
- DT Terminal runs on the web and as a desktop app for Windows and macOS. The iPhone and Android apps are not in the stores yet.
- How they make money
- DT Terminal earns from Pro subscriptions and optional Edge credit packs, and runs a creator affiliate programme. While the programme is enabled, 10% of eligible Pro and recurring credit-pack subscription payments go to DT Scholarships, which pays prop firm challenge fees for selected traders.
- Limitation
- DT Terminal cannot verify stock accounts today, as there is no stock broker sync, and it verifies futures accounts only through Tradovate. TradeLocker P&L is calculated before fees, time-weighted returns cover MT4 and MT5 alone, and DT Terminal does not check that the person publishing a record is the account holder, which Myfxbook does for MT4 and MT5.
Myfxbook
Free account tracking with broker-checked track records.
Watch out: The ownership check is documented for MT4 and MT5 alone, and broker-deleted trades cannot be verified.
WebsiteSourcesRead from archived copies
All fifteen answers, with sources
- How results are verified
- Track Record verification checks the account history against the broker, using the account number, the read-only investor password, the broker and the server.Source
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- The owner can delete systems and give each one its own privacy settings, which hide the chosen information from the public. Setting a custom start date adds a disclaimer to the public page.Source
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Gain is a time-weighted return that deposits and withdrawals do not move. Absolute gain, profit over deposits, is shown separately.Source
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- A Trading Privileges check asks the user to prove they hold the master password, by changing the investor password to a generated code or by placing a pending order with the code in its comment. It is documented for MT4 and MT5.Source
- Public profile
- Making an account public or sharing a link to it requires full verification. Private invitation links are also available.Source
- What visitors see
- A growth chart and a balance chart, gain and drawdown, advanced statistics, monthly gains and the trade history, minus anything the owner hides.Source
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker and Oanda, per its help centre connection articles.Source
- Prop firm records
- We could not load the vendor page that would describe this, so we leave it out rather than guess.
- Progress over time
- Daily and monthly gain breakdowns, and a custom analysis over a chosen period. No side by side period comparison is described.Source
- Journal
- No journal, notes or per trade review appears in its help centre.Source
- Backtester
- Myfxbook Backtest replays historical markets with simulated trades and synchronised charts.Source
- AI
- Strategy AI generates MT5 trading strategies and Expert Advisor code and runs cloud backtests, using paid credits.Source
- Price
- Registration and account tracking are free. Strategy AI is sold in credit plans and an ad free subscription exists; we could not load their prices.Source
- Mobile app
- Its help pages link apps for iOS and Android.Source
- How they make money
- A free, ad supported site that sells AI credits and an ad free subscription, lets verified traders sell access to their accounts, and runs broker and prop firm directories.Source
- Limitation
- The ownership check is documented only as MT4 and MT5 procedures, and trades the broker has deleted cannot be verified.Source
FX Blue
Free results publishing from your own platform, funded by brokers.
Watch out: Owners can exclude instruments or earlier dates, and nothing checks who controls the account.
All fifteen answers, with sources
- How results are verified
- Results come from the platform itself, through the trader's own publisher app or an account sync with read-only access for MT4, cTrader and Oanda. Manual and Excel uploads are refused. The pages we read do not use a verified label.Source
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- Publisher apps can set a start date, before which nothing is published, and exclude instruments or magic numbers. Owners can hide open orders or the trade list, add a delay, or switch the published broker account, which overwrites the old data.Source
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Percentage returns are chained per period, so deposits and withdrawals do not count as performance.Source
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- No account ownership check is described. Some services need a verified phone number, and account sync uses read-only credentials.Source
- Public profile
- Published results are public by default on a username page, and can be locked with a PIN or a list of named users.Source
- What visitors see
- Equity curve, drawdown and risk metrics, with trades broken down by symbol, direction, day and hour. Owners can make the order list private, publish closed trades only, or delay orders.Source
- Platforms
- MT4, MT5, cTrader, Oanda fxTrade, XOpenHub, Vertex FX and FXCM Trading Station 2. Account sync covers MT4 and cTrader. No crypto exchanges, futures or stock brokers are listed.Source
- Prop firm records
- No feature for prop challenges, payouts or certificates was found.Source
- Progress over time
- Returns per month, any start and end date, and the spread of daily and weekly returns. No period against period comparison is described.Source
- Journal
- No notes, screenshots or written review. Strategy tags group trades by text in the order comment or by magic number.Source
- Backtester
- The MyTrader browser platform includes a tick by tick historical simulator for practice and backtesting.Source
- AI
- MyTrader's AI Creator connects to an outside AI assistant to write indicators and widgets. FX Blue says the assistant cannot see the account or the trades.Source
- Price
- A free account. No paid plan or price list is published, and premium tools are free to users who agree to be contacted by a sponsoring company.Source
- Mobile app
- No App Store or Google Play links on the pages we read.Source
- How they make money
- Free tools funded by broker sponsorship, with broker comparison, broker offers and featured broker sections.Source
- Limitation
- Before publishing, owners can exclude instruments, magic numbers or everything before a start date, and there is no ownership check, so a public page may show only part of an account.Source
MQL5 Signals
The MetaTrader copy trading marketplace, with a page per signal.
Watch out: MT4 and MT5 real accounts alone, and the record is a copy trading listing.
All fifteen answers, with sources
- How results are verified
- The provider registers the account number, the broker server and the read-only investor password, and the MetaQuotes signal server reads the trades and requests the full account history.Source
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- Trades are read from the broker, so they cannot be edited. The provider can disable the signal or turn monitoring off. A signal with no subscribers is removed at once on request; one with subscribers needs a week of notice.Source
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Growth is calculated from the trading history, excluding deposits and withdrawals, which are shown separately.Source
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- Identity documents are checked for sellers, which paid signals need. Nothing confirms the publisher controls the account beyond knowing the investor password.Source
- Public profile
- Public signals have a public page on mql5.com and in the MetaTrader terminal showcase, with balance, equity, deposits, withdrawals and P/L in real time.Source
- What visitors see
- Growth, balance and equity charts, drawdown and other statistics, the full trading history, subscriber count, the broker server and whether the account is real or demo.Source
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 accounts.Source
- Prop firm records
- Nothing on prop challenges, payouts or certificates.Source
- Progress over time
- Lifetime growth, equity and balance charts, plus the account age in weeks and a reliability score. No period against period comparison is described.Source
- Journal
- There is no journal, notes or per trade review in the Signals service.Source
- Backtester
- Not part of Signals. The MetaTrader 5 platform has a built in Strategy Tester for automated strategies.Source
- AI
- No AI features are described on the Signals pages or rules.Source
- Price
- Browsing and monitoring are free. Subscriptions are paid monthly in USD at the provider's price, and the service keeps 20% of each fee.Source
- Mobile app
- There is no separate Signals app. The MetaTrader mobile apps for iPhone and Android carry notifications, and subscribing runs in the MetaTrader platform.Source
- How they make money
- A copy trading marketplace: subscribers pay providers monthly, and MetaQuotes keeps a 20% commission.Source
- Limitation
- MT4 and MT5 real accounts only, and the record is a copy trading listing rather than a standalone verified profile.Source
Darwinex Zero
Paid virtual accounts that build a risk managed track record.
Watch out: A record can only be built on its own accounts, and a reset closes it.
All fifteen answers, with sources
- How results are verified
- The trader trades a virtual account Darwinex Zero provides, and its own systems record the track record and build a risk managed DARWIN index from it. No outside broker is connected.Source
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- Trades cannot be edited. A reset, for the price of one monthly subscription, closes the current track record and its DARWIN and cannot be undone.Source
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Returns are a percentage of equity, compounded, so deposits and withdrawals do not affect the percentage return.Source
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- No separate ownership check is needed, because the record comes from an account Darwinex Zero issues to the subscriber, one subscription per account.Source
- Public profile
- Every DARWIN gets a ticker and is listed on the DarwinIA community leaderboard. A private option is not described.Source
- What visitors see
- A DARWIN quote that moves in real time, its return and risk statistics. The underlying strategy is hidden, and the DARWIN is risk normalised, so it is not the raw account curve.Source
- Platforms
- Darwinex Zero's own virtual accounts on MT4 and MT5, for CFDs, crypto CFDs, futures and US stocks and ETFs. External broker accounts cannot be imported.Source
- Prop firm records
- It does not verify outside prop challenges or payouts. It presents itself as an alternative to funding programs, with no fixed return or drawdown targets.Source
- Progress over time
- Analytics show volatility, drawdown patterns and allocation history, and the monthly DarwinIA competition recognises progress.Source
- Journal
- No journal, notes, tags or screenshots are described.Source
- Backtester
- No backtester or replay is described.Source
- AI
- No AI features were found.Source
- Price
- There is no free tier: a monthly subscription is charged to a card or PayPal. Its own pages list different prices, so check the current price on their site.Source
- Mobile app
- No Darwinex Zero app. Its documentation points to the MT4 and MT5 apps for iOS and Android for trading.Source
- How they make money
- A paid subscription. Traders earn 15% performance fees on capital that Darwinex programmes and outside investors allocate to their DARWIN.Source
- Limitation
- The record can only be built on a Darwinex Zero account, with no import from another broker or prop firm, and a reset closes the existing record.Source
Kinfo
A broker-synced journal with a verified public profile.
Watch out: Trades sync once a day, so a profile can lag by up to a day.
All fifteen answers, with sources
- How results are verified
- A direct, read-only integration with the trader's broker: OAuth or read-only credentials for US brokers, and the MT5 account number and investor password for FX and CFD brokers. A profile is verified once trades import.Source
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- Trades cannot be excluded or edited. The Pro+ Hide Trades option hides executions from every viewer, and the profile can be made private at any time.Source
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Performance is cumulative profit from closed trades, in dollars and percent per trade. Time-weighted or deposit adjusted returns are not described.Source
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- There is no identity check: names entered at signup are not checked. Account access comes from the broker link.Source
- Public profile
- Private by default. A trader can opt in to be public and join the leaderboard.Source
- What visitors see
- P&L and trading metrics, closed trade profit, a star rating and executions unless hidden. Account size is not shown, and several accounts appear combined as one portfolio.Source
- Platforms
- US stock, options, futures and crypto brokers, plus FX and CFD brokers through MT5.Source
- Prop firm records
- No feature for prop challenges, payouts or certificates.Source
- Progress over time
- A star rating for each of 30, 90 and 365 days, with custom periods and advanced reports on Pro.Source
- Journal
- An automatically imported trade log with notes, tags and statistics. Notes and tags are listed for Pro and Pro+.Source
- Backtester
- No backtester or replay was found.Source
- AI
- No AI features were found on the homepage, pricing or journal pages.Source
- Price
- A free plan with broker sync, basic analytics and a verified profile. Pro is $24.90 a month and Pro+ $44.90 a month, with a discount for yearly billing.Source
- Mobile app
- A Kinfo app for iOS and Android.Source
- How they make money
- Funded by subscriptions, with no copy trading.Source
- Limitation
- Trades sync once a day, overnight US Eastern time, so a profile can lag by up to a day, and public numbers are based on closed trades.Source
Collective2
A strategy marketplace built on hypothetical model accounts.
Watch out: Results are a hypothetical model account unless the manager is certified, and records can be reset for a fee.
WebsiteSourcesRead from archived copies
All fifteen answers, with sources
- How results are verified
- Strategy managers send signals live into a model account, or mirror a live broker account, and fills are priced from real time quotes. Results are labelled hypothetical.Source
- Can the owner change or hide the record
- Managers can pay to reset a strategy's track record, for a $30 fee. Past signals cannot be edited because they are entered live.Source
- Deposits and withdrawals kept out of returns
- Returns are measured on the model account's equity, net of subscription fees and estimated commissions. How deposits and withdrawals are handled is not published.Source
- Check that the publisher controls the account
- An optional Trades-Own-Strategy certification proves the manager trades the strategy in a live account, through AutoTrade or a mirrored broker account.Source
- Public profile
- Strategies are published in the public marketplace, with strategy pages and a leaderboard.Source
- What visitors see
- A hypothetical equity chart, monthly returns, closed trades with costs, maximum drawdown and risk statistics. Open positions are hidden from non subscribers.Source
- Platforms
- Stocks, options, futures and forex, with signals sent from its own web tool, platform connectors, the API, or a mirrored broker account.Source
- Prop firm records
- No prop challenge, payout or certificate features were found.Source
- Progress over time
- A hypothetical monthly returns grid, and an annualised return once a record passes 1 year.Source
- Journal
- No journal, notes or per trade review for managers was found.Source
- Backtester
- Seetu, its strategy development and backtesting environment.Source
- AI
- Its site blocked our checker and the archived pages show no AI feature, so we could not confirm either way.Source
- Price
- Strategy manager plans: Starter $19 per strategy a month, Basic $39 with a 14 day free trial, and Premium $99 a month for up to 3 strategies. Followers pay strategy subscriptions.Source
- Mobile app
- Its site blocked our checker and the archived pages carry no app store links.Source
- How they make money
- A strategy subscription marketplace: it collects subscriber fees and pays managers 50%, or 60% if certified as trading their own strategy.Source
- Limitation
- The track record is a hypothetical model account, not a broker statement, unless the manager is certified, and it can be reset for a fee.Source
FAQ
Connect your account to a service that reads trades from the broker, then share its public page. DT Terminal, Myfxbook, FX Blue and Kinfo read accounts you already trade; a screenshot or spreadsheet cannot be checked.
Partly. Broker-read trades cannot be edited on DT Terminal, MQL5 Signals, Kinfo or Darwinex Zero, but owners choose what is public, a DT Terminal owner can delete a disconnected account's history, and Collective2 sells resets.
Yes. Myfxbook, FX Blue and Kinfo's free plan cost nothing. DT Terminal verifies one cTrader or crypto account free; MT4 and MT5 verification starts on Verified at $9 a month. Darwinex Zero has no free tier.