Templates appear generic... ie: there's not a lot of subject or site-specific details on it. So look for site and topic-specific information, hyperlinks and sub-areas on the site.

Like in the event you visit oanda.com, you are going to see a site with a lot of different areas. FXCM is the same way, ibfx and forex.com too. But visit fxpro.com and there's no sitemap. The site is basically a custom w/ rollovers at the top, it is a block-by-block template site w/ stuff full of. There's no clear site map either.

In the event that you really wish to get into it, then do a netblock lookup. Use nslookup in their servers and receive their IP address. For example fxtrade.oanda.com is 216.12.138.246. Then visit http://www.ip2loion.com/free.asp and put at the IP.

It reveals:
Sterling, Virginia. Servervault corp..

They are using Servervault. If you google for them, you are going to find their an IT company that focuses in financial companies. They make an important issue of becoming compliant in various regulatory setups. They too have a site, and it is clear from looking at the whois of the company that they have been around since 1999 and are related to a little group of other hosts. It's clear this is not a fight-by-night company.

Let us try that on fxpro. Is in the United Kingdom, belongs to telecity. When you have a look at telecity's site at telecitygroup.com you'll see that they're a co-loc provider. Basically you lease a server. There's nothing wrong with this, per sae, but it is no where near the amount of oanda's upstream. They were made in 02.

Now let's try crownforex @ http://www.crownforex.com

No site map, some enlarged info, but it appears that the primary page is it.

75.126.213.131, belongs to Client lect Inc in Orlando Florida @ clientintellect.com

According to their site they are loed in switzerland? Why is a european broker running from the US?

Clientintellect.com was created in 03. Their site is clearly a template site, and basically they are a windows hosting community.

According to this we can certainly gauge the how developed every is. All 3 have rackspace somewhere, so they are not just a $20/mo hosting setup. But it's clear the oanda's more serious about it's business than another two.

Combine that information with all the regulatory info in the CFTC and the NFA and you've got a very clear image of the company, it is principal officers and it is financial backing.