Corrections and updates policy
Nobody writes flawlessly, and the worst editor is one who pretends never to be wrong. If you find a factual error, a language slip or an out-of-date number anywhere on forex-basics.com, write to us and we will correct it publicly.
How to report an error
Reports are accepted by email only, at [email protected]. In your message, include the article URL, the exact quote you are objecting to and your reasoning. If you are referring to an official source (an ESMA report, an FCA document, a broker KID), attach the link — it speeds up our verification.
You can report both factual mistakes (a wrong number, an outdated spread, a wrong regulatory date) and interpretive ones (when you believe a statement misleads the reader even though it is literally true). Language and typography corrections are also welcome — we aim to publish text free of typos.
Response time
The first reply — acknowledgement and a preliminary assessment — arrives within 48 business hours. If the report requires deeper verification (contacting a source, re-reading regulation), a full response may take up to 7 business days. In any such case we first send an acknowledgement and an indicative completion date.
How we mark corrections
When a report turns out to be valid, we correct the article and add an explicit correction marker. For minor corrections (typos, small numerical refinements that do not change meaning), the change is made directly in the text and the "Updates" field below the article gains a dated, brief description of the change. For substantive corrections (a change of interpretation, the addition of a new source, an updated headline claim), we additionally leave a visible note at the top of the article describing what was changed and when.
We never erase history — the original version is preserved in our git repository and is available on request as part of the response to a report. The full rules for marking changes are described in the "Updates" section of our Editorial standards.
Public corrections log
All substantive corrections are logged publicly. As of today, the log is empty — the forex-basics.com project is still young and no report has yet required a public correction. When the first one appears, this section will start filling with entries: date, link to the article, short description of what the correction addressed.
Minor corrections (typos, formatting) are not added to this log — only to the "Updates" field beneath the specific article. The public log is reserved for substantive changes.