Methodology
Hot ranking = (likes×2 + comments×3 + saves×2 + shares + 1) ÷ hours^1.25. Reported posts are cut to a quarter. The +1 keeps a new, quiet post from disappearing, and the clock stops an old post from sitting on top forever.
Trending traders need non-sample accounts with comments or new followers. Sample accounts are listed separately and cannot qualify. Affiliate fees, ads, and staff preference are not inputs.
Broker scores use regulatory transparency 30%, trading costs 25%, execution information 15%, operational transparency 15%, platform and tools 10%, customer support 5%. Until an editor completes that list against a primary source, the score is unpublished.
For You uses preferred markets when a member has set them. Otherwise it shows Latest and Hot and says so.