Earn from brokers the informed way
Broker partner programmes pay affiliates, introducing brokers and white labels for the clients they bring. This hub explains every model with real numbers, the rules worldwide, and how to tell a programme that pays from one that will not. You sign up with each broker directly; we only compare and explain.
Six ways to partner with a broker
From sharing a link to running your own brand. Each step up means more responsibility and, usually, more income per client.
Affiliate
Tracked links on content or ads. Paid per qualified client or a share of revenue. No client contact.
Introducing Broker
You refer and support clients you know. Paid per lot they trade, for as long as they trade.
Master IB
You recruit other IBs and earn an override on everything their clients generate.
Refer-a-friend
A client-to-client bonus with caps and trading conditions. Easy to test, not a business.
White label
Your brand on the broker's platform and licence. You market and onboard; they execute.
Authorised Person
India's SEBI-recognised sub-broker, registered with an exchange through a stock broker.
How the money is calculated
The headline rate matters less than what one typical client is worth to you over their trading life. Four models, one rule: match the model to how long your clients stay.
CPA
One fixed payment per client who deposits and trades the qualifying amount. Best for short-lived clients.
Revenue share
A percentage of the spread and commission your clients pay, for as long as they trade.
Per-lot rebate
A fixed amount for every standard lot traded. The default IB model and the basis of cashback.
Hybrid
A smaller CPA plus a reduced ongoing share. Smooths cash flow and keeps the upside.
Worked example
A client who trades 40 lots a month for 18 months generates about $5,760 for the broker at $8 a lot. A $400 CPA pays once. A 35% revenue share pays about $2,016. A $6 per-lot rebate pays $4,320. Swap in a client who leaves after four months and the CPA wins by a wide margin.
See all four examplesGuides
Short, sourced explainers written for this edition. Each one ends with the next step.
Affiliate vs IB vs white label: which broker partner type are you?
Six ways to earn from a broker, from sharing a link to running your own brand. What each one does, who it suits and how the money flows.
Read guideBroker commission models explained: CPA, revenue share, per-lot rebate and hybrid
How each pay-out model works, with worked examples in plain numbers, and which one earns more for which kind of traffic.
Read guideBroker affiliate rules by regulator: FCA, ESMA and CySEC, ASIC, and offshore
What the major regulators let affiliates and IBs say and do, where introducing is itself a licensed activity, and why brokers geo-block some partner traffic.
Read guideHow to choose a broker partner programme: the checklist and the red flags
Fourteen questions to ask before you sign, the clauses that quietly cut your income, and the warning signs that a programme will not pay.
Read guideProgramme rankings
Filtered views of the directory, each one explaining how it is ordered. Built from published figures only.
Best forex affiliate programmes
Forex and CFD broker affiliate programmes ranked by their published headline CPA, with revenue share, payout terms, cookie length and the entity you contract with. Every figure sourced and dated.
See the rankingBest introducing broker programmes
Forex and CFD broker IB programmes compared on published per-lot rebates, revenue share, payout frequency, sub-IB tiers and contracting entity. Sourced and dated figures, no estimates.
See the rankingIB programmes in the UAE
Broker IB and affiliate programmes open to UAE-based introducers, compared on published rebates, revenue share and payouts, with the licensed entity you would contract with and the CMA, DFSA and FSRA rules that apply.
See the rankingBest stock broker affiliate programmes
Stock and multi-asset broker affiliate and referral programmes compared on published per-account payouts, revenue share, payout timing and country availability. Every figure sourced and dated.
See the rankingHow this directory works
Sourced and dated
Every programme figure will carry a source link and a checked date. Gaps say "Not confirmed" and "up to" rates are labelled as headline rates.
Rules per country
Each edition shows the programmes and the regulator notes that apply to its residents. Nothing is promoted where the broker does not accept clients.
Scores stay independent
Whether a broker pays partners, or pays BrokerBazaar, never changes its trust score or BrokerBazaar Score.
Common questions
- Does BrokerBazaar run its own affiliate programme here?
- No. Affiliate Bazaar is a directory and guide to brokers' partner programmes. You apply directly with each broker; we only explain the models and compare published terms.
- Which earns more, CPA or revenue share?
- It depends on how long your referred clients keep trading. One-off depositors favour CPA; active traders who stay for months favour revenue share or per-lot rebates. The commission guide works through both with numbers.
- Do I need a licence to refer clients to a broker?
- For content with tracked links, usually not, if you follow the content rules. Introducing clients personally or handling onboarding is a regulated activity in several countries, including the UK, the UAE free zones, India and South Africa. The country guide for your edition explains where the line sits.
- Do partner programmes change how BrokerBazaar rates a broker?
- Never. The BrokerBazaar Score and trust rating are computed from regulation, costs, platform and conduct data. Whether a broker pays partners, or pays us, is not an input.