ARMFARMF editorial policy
The ARMF editorial policy is a set of internal requirements for the materials. It exists for a reason: on a site about money any unverified number becomes someone else's loss, so it is easier to limit in advance what may be claimed.
Rules for numerical claims about the currency market
If a value follows from a calculation, the calculation is given. If it comes from an external document, we state which one and as of what date.
rule 1Where numbers are conditional it is said outright: «a model example», «an order of magnitude». The reader has to know what is in front of them.
rule 2We do not publish expected profit, the average return of strategies or the payback period of a deposit. Such numbers cannot be justified.
rule 3The pip value, the contract size and the stop-out levels are taken from the broker's documentation rather than from someone else's articles.
rule 4If a threshold is named in one article, it is the same in the rest. A discrepancy counts as an error rather than a difference of approach.
rule 5An example in an article and the result of a calculator with the same inputs must give one number. That is exactly how you can check us without taking our word for it.
rule 6The procedure for correcting errors
Through the contacts form or by email. Most useful is the page, the disputed number and what it conflicts with.
from the readerRecomputing the value and reconciling it with the other materials: one error often means the same number is wrong in two other places.
our partNot only the specific figure is corrected but also the conclusion built on it, if that conclusion changed.
once confirmedIf a fix changes the meaning of an article, it states what exactly changed and when.
transparencyWhy there are no broker ratings on the site
We deliberately do not publish broker ratings or reviews of specific venues. The reason is not caution but verifiability: the terms change often, and a review goes out of date faster than we can reconcile it. The mechanics of the calculations do not depend on the choice of venue — and that is what the site is about.
How we check the numbers before publication
The procedure is the same for any numerical claim, from the pip value to the probability of a losing streak.
A value first appears in a calculation and only then in the text. «Roughly twenty percent» without a calculation does not get into an article.
step 1The number in an article has to match what the widget shows with the same inputs. A discrepancy counts as an error in one of the two places.
step 2A threshold named in one article has to match the threshold in another: reference points and examples are reconciled automatically.
step 3Where the model simplifies reality, it is said in the text rather than only on the methodology page.
step 4How we treat the popular rules
A significant part of the materials is devoted to taking apart formulations that travel through educational articles: «no more than 5 % per trade», «a stop 0.2 % from the entry price», «only a ratio of 1 : 3». We do not consider them harmful by default and do not declare them myths. The procedure for such a formulation is always the same: find the conditions under which it holds, name them and show what happens beyond them.
Frequently asked questions
Do you publish other people's materials?
No. The texts are written by the editorial team; borrowed formulations and data come with a reference to the source.
Are the materials written by a machine?
Automation is used where things are computed and reconciled: recalculating tables, finding discrepancies between pages, checking links. The decisions about meaning and the responsibility for every number stay with the editorial team.
Why is there no publication date on every article?
What is stated is the date of the last data check — it appears in the signature under the article. For reference texts about formulas it is more informative than the date of first publication.
How do you check claims about brokers' rules?
From their own documentation: instrument specifications, the regulations and the client agreement. Values that change we give as an order of magnitude and send the reader to the primary source as of the date of use.
What to do if an article is out of date?
Write to us. An outdated specification or a changed regulatory requirement is just as much an error as an arithmetic one and is fixed in the same order.
Do you publish forecasts on currency pairs?
No. An exchange rate forecast cannot be justified by calculation, and the site is built so that every claim can be checked.
Why are there no examples of trades with real returns in the materials?
Because a single result proves nothing: it falls within the normal spread of any system. Instead of a track record we show the distribution of outcomes at the given parameters.
Who is responsible for the content of the materials?
The editorial team. Automation tools are used in calculations and checks, but any number that gets into the text is checked by a human being.
What do you do with materials that turned out to be inaccurate?
We fix them and, if the conclusion changed, state in the text what exactly changed. Deleting a page without explanation is bad practice: the reader would never learn they had seen a wrong figure.
May the materials be reprinted?
With an active link to the source page and without changing the numerical claims: a distorted formula is more dangerous than the absence of the text.
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