Commercial relationships Advertiser & Affiliate Disclosure

This Advertiser & Affiliate Disclosure (“Disclosure”) is provided by IAFT LTD in relation to the operation of https://tradersunion.com.

Contents:

1. Purpose and Scope

2. How Traders Union Makes Money

3. Advertising, Sponsored Content and Paid Placement

4. Affiliate Links and Referral Arrangements

5. Impact on Rankings, Ratings and Reviews

6. Editorial Independence and Methodology

7. No Endorsement / No Advice

8. Third-Party Responsibility

9. How to Identify Advertising on the Website

10. Contact

This Advertiser & Affiliate Disclosure (“Disclosure”) explains how Traders Union (https://tradersunion.com) is funded and how commercial relationships may influence the presentation of certain third-party offers on the Website.

This Disclosure applies to all content and features of the Website, including (without limitation):

• • broker and platform profiles;

• • rankings, ratings, scoring systems and comparison tables;

• • articles, research materials and analytical content;

• • forecasts, market outlooks and educational materials;

• • banners, widgets and other promotional placements;

• • links to third-party websites and services.

This Disclosure is part of the Website’s transparency framework and should be read together with the Terms of Use and the Risk Disclosure.

Traders Union operates the Website as a free informational and educational resource for users.

The Website generates revenue primarily through commercial relationships with third-party companies, including brokers, trading platforms, and other service providers operating in financial and related markets.

Such revenue may be generated through, without limitation:

• • advertising agreements;

• • affiliate or referral arrangements;

• • paid placements or sponsored listings;

• • partner participation programs.

Commercial arrangements and compensation models may change over time, and the Website may not display a complete list of all commercial partners at all times.

Users do not pay Traders Union for access to the Website, its content, or its informational services.

Any compensation received by Traders Union is paid by third-party providers and is not a fee charged to users for brokerage, trading, execution, or investment services.

Certain content, offers, links, listings, or placements displayed on the Website may constitute advertising, sponsored content, or paid placement.

This may include, without limitation:

• • banner advertisements;

• • sponsored listings or featured placements;

• • promoted broker or platform profiles;

• • paid visibility within rankings, comparison tables, or other sections of the Website.

Where content is advertising or sponsored in nature, Traders Union clearly and prominently identifies such content as advertising, sponsored content, paid placement, or another equivalent commercial designation, in accordance with applicable law and this Disclosure.

Paid placement or sponsorship may affect the order, visibility, or prominence of certain third-party offers or listings on the Website.

However, the presence of advertising or sponsored content does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by Traders Union of any third-party product or service.

The Website may include affiliate links, referral links, tracking links, or similar technologies that allow Traders Union to receive compensation when users interact with third-party offers.

This may include compensation when a user, for example:

• • clicks an affiliate link;

• • registers an account with a third-party provider;

• • uses a third-party service after following a link from the Website.

Affiliate or referral links may include tracking parameters and, depending on the implementation, may use cookies or similar technologies. Where required by applicable law, we use consent-based mechanisms for non-essential cookies and similar technologies. For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy and Privacy Notice.

Affiliate links may be included in, without limitation:

• • broker or platform profile pages;

• • rankings, ratings, and comparison tables;

• • articles and educational materials;

• • banners, widgets, and call-to-action buttons (e.g., “Go to broker”, “Open an account”).

Where affiliate links are used, Traders Union provides clear and prominent disclosure on the relevant pages or placements and, where feasible, on or immediately adjacent to the relevant link, button, card, table entry, or other placement before a user clicks or engages.

Affiliate arrangements do not mean that Traders Union provides brokerage or trading services, and do not constitute endorsement or recommendation of any third-party provider. Users should always conduct their own due diligence and review the third party’s terms and regulatory status before engaging with them.

Commercial relationships, including advertising arrangements, affiliate commissions, and paid placements, may affect the placement, visibility, or prominence of certain third-party offers, links, listings, or call-to-action elements displayed on the Website.

Users should not assume that all placements, listings, comparison results, or ranking positions displayed on the Website are purely organic or determined solely by neutral editorial factors. Where commercial influence affects positioning, visibility, or display order, Traders Union uses clear and prominent labelling as described in this Disclosure.

However:

• • Traders Union’s ratings, scores, reviews, and comparisons are prepared on the basis of internal criteria and methodologies designed to assess multiple factors relevant to users;

• • the Website’s content is general and non-personalised, and does not constitute investment advice or a personal recommendation;

• • the Website does not claim to cover all companies, products, or services available in the market.

Where paid placement or sponsorship influences the positioning or display order (ranking) of a listing or placement, we provide clear and prominent labelling (e.g., “Advertisement”, “Sponsored”, “Paid placement”, or similar) on or immediately adjacent to the relevant placement and, where feasible, before a user clicks or engages.

Users should treat rankings, ratings, and reviews as one source of information and should independently verify key information directly with the third-party provider before making any decisions.

The existence of a company profile, review page, rating page, or similar informational page on the Website does not by itself indicate the existence of a commercial relationship with the relevant third-party provider.

Traders Union maintains an editorial process intended to promote fairness, accuracy, and transparency in the preparation of ratings, reviews, comparisons, and analytical content.

Editorial and research activities may include collecting and analysing publicly available information, reviewing third-party disclosures, assessing user feedback, and applying internal evaluation criteria. Any scoring systems, rankings, or ratings are based on Traders Union’s internal methodologies and are intended to reflect general comparative assessments at the time of publication.

However, users acknowledge that:

• • methodologies and criteria involve judgment and weighting choices and may be updated over time;

• • information about third-party providers may be incomplete, may change, or may become outdated;

• • Traders Union does not guarantee that any methodology will produce outcomes suitable for any particular user;

• • rankings and ratings are non-exhaustive, may not cover all market participants, and should not be treated as definitive.

To support transparency, Traders Union provides methodology-related explanations on the Website and may publish additional information regarding the factors considered, the limitations of the analysis, and the nature of the data used.

Nothing in this Article should be interpreted as investment advice, a personal recommendation, or an endorsement of any third-party provider.

Nothing on the Website should be interpreted as investment advice, financial advice, a personal recommendation, or an inducement to trade.

Traders Union does not recommend, endorse, approve, or guarantee any third-party broker, trading platform, exchange, product, service, or offer referenced on the Website, whether in ratings, reviews, comparison tables, forecasts, articles, or advertisements.

Users are solely responsible for evaluating any third-party provider and for any decisions to engage with third-party services. Users should review the third party’s terms, fees, risk warnings, and regulatory status and, where appropriate, seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Third-party brokers, exchanges, trading platforms, and other providers referenced on the Website are independent from Traders Union and are solely responsible for their products, services, terms, disclosures, and regulatory compliance.

Traders Union does not control, operate, or supervise third-party providers and is not responsible for:

• • the availability, accuracy, or legality of third-party websites or content;

• • the performance, quality, pricing, fees, terms, or outcomes of third-party products or services;

• • any losses, disputes, claims, or issues arising from a user’s relationship with a third-party provider.

Users should conduct their own due diligence and ensure that any third-party provider they engage with is appropriate for them, including by checking the provider’s applicable licences, registrations, and regulatory status in the relevant jurisdiction.

Traders Union aims to help users distinguish editorial content from advertising and other commercial placements.

Depending on the format and location, advertising or commercially influenced placements on the Website are primarily identified by labels such as “Advertisement”, “Sponsored”, or “Paid placement”. Supplementary wording such as “Affiliate link”, “Partner”, or “Promoted” may also be used where appropriate, but does not replace the need for clear and prominent disclosure of commercial influence.

Such labels are displayed on or immediately adjacent to the relevant element and, where feasible, in a clear and prominent manner before a user clicks or otherwise engages. This may include labels shown on or near:

• • banner advertisements and widgets;

• • call-to-action buttons leading to third-party providers;

• • featured listings or highlighted broker/platform profiles;

• • comparison tables or ranking sections where placement is sponsored or otherwise commercially influenced.

If you have any questions regarding this Advertiser & Affiliate Disclosure, the commercial relationships described herein, or the way advertising and affiliate arrangements operate on the Website, you may contact Traders Union using the details below:

Email: compliance@tradersunion.com

Traders Union reviews and responds to relevant inquiries within a reasonable timeframe, subject to the complexity and nature of the request.