Prop Firms

FTMO is one of the leading proprietary trading firms offering funded trader challenges. Two-step evaluation process with real payouts. Strong community, transparent rules and consistent track record of paying traders.

Apex Trader Funding is one of the largest futures prop firms by funded account count. Offers the most lenient evaluation rules in the industry, including trading on news events and no consistency rules.

TopStep is a US-based prop firm focused on futures trading. Offers the Trading Combine evaluation. Strong regulatory standing and long track record since 2012. Good support and clear scaling plans.

FundedNext is a fast-growing prop firm offering forex and CFD funding with competitive profit splits up to 95%. Known for affordable challenge fees, flexible rules and a strong community of funded traders.

City Traders Imperium (CTI) is a UK-based prop firm offering forex evaluations and a real-trader funded program. Known for swing trading allowance and longer evaluation timeframes.

Earn2Trade is a futures prop firm offering the Gauntlet Mini and Career Path programs. Unique in that funded traders are placed with actual proprietary trading firms as employees, providing a real career pathway.

The5ers is an Israel-based proprietary trading firm offering funded accounts starting from $4,000 up to $4M. Known for transparent rules, consistent payouts and a flexible trading environment with no time limits.

Audacity Capital is a UK prop firm offering live capital from £15k to £500k after a single evaluation phase. Forex focus with longer time-to-fund than instant firms.

OneUp Trader is a futures-focused prop firm offering one-step evaluations and same-day payouts after the first profit target. Popular with retail futures traders.

E8 Funding provides forex and crypto prop trading with a straightforward one-phase or two-phase evaluation. Offers accounts from $25K to $400K with up to 80% profit split and bi-weekly payouts.

Lux Trading Firm is a discretionary prop firm with no daily drawdown limit and very long-term scaling. Forex, indices, and commodities. Higher entry cost than challenge-style firms.

Maverick Trading is a US-based prop firm specializing in options and stock trading. Traders receive professional training and are funded with firm capital after evaluation. One of the longest-running prop firms for options traders.

FunderPro is a forex and indices prop firm using a real-broker model rather than simulated. ASIC and CySEC related entities. Offers profit splits up to 90%.

T4TCapital is a futures-focused prop firm with same-day funding on its instant program. Popular with NinjaTrader users for ES, NQ, and CL day trading.

Funding Traders is a US prop firm offering stocks, options, and futures evaluations. Multi-asset coverage is rare in the prop space.

LeeLoo Trading is a futures prop firm offering evaluation and direct funded accounts. Affordable monthly fees, accepts NinjaTrader and Rithmic data feeds.

BluFX is a UK prop firm offering monthly subscription-based instant funding. No challenge required but tighter daily/total drawdown rules. Forex only.

SurgeTrader offers funded accounts for options and multi-asset traders with a single-phase audition process. Provides accounts up to $1M with up to 75% profit split and same-day payouts.

Goat Funded Trader is a 2-step evaluation prop firm offering forex, indices, and crypto. Aggressive marketing and frequent discounts. Mixed payout reliability reports.

Tradeify is a US-based futures-only prop firm founded in June 2024, offering evaluation-based and instant-funded (Lightning) accounts across CME, COMEX, NYMEX, and CBOT contracts with a 90/10 profit split and daily or 5-day payout options. It has rapidly become one of the highest-rated futures prop firms, winning three Prop Firm Match 2025 awards including Highest Rated Firm with a 4.8-star Trustpilot score.

Hola Prime is a global proprietary trading firm founded in August 2024 by CEO Somesh Kapuria, offering forex, commodities, indices, and futures prop accounts across MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade, and MatchTrader platforms with a signature one-hour payout guarantee. The firm supports over 175 countries, provides up to 95% profit splits, and scales trader capital up to $4 million.

FXIFY is a forex and multi-asset prop firm offering 1-, 2-, and 3-phase evaluation challenges plus instant funding, with account sizes from $5,000 to $400,000 and up to 90% profit splits. It is known for on-demand payouts available from the first funded trading day, high leverage options up to 50:1, and support for manual, EA, and algorithmic trading strategies.

DNA Funded is an Australia-based forex prop firm backed by the ASIC-licensed broker DNA Markets, offering 1-phase, 2-phase, and Rapid Challenge evaluation programs across 800+ instruments with accounts from $5,000 to $200,000. Evaluation fees start at $49, profit splits reach 90%, and the firm uses the TradeLocker platform with native TradingView integration.

For Traders is a prop firm launched in mid-2023 offering forex, crypto, and futures-funded accounts up to $100,000 via MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, and its proprietary For Traders X futures platform, with 90% profit splits and a 48-hour payout guarantee. The firm has paid out over $8 million to 70,000+ traders across 130+ countries and features built-in AI-powered performance coaching and a custom trading dashboard.

FundingPips is a Dubai-based forex prop firm offering four evaluation models (1-Step, 2-Step, 2-Step Pro, and Zero instant-funding), with accounts up to $300,000 scalable to $2 million and profit splits up to 100%. It has paid out over $200 million to more than 1.5 million traders, with a 4.5-star Trustpilot rating and a verified 24-hour payout policy.

Blue Guardian is a UAE-based prop firm founded by Sean Bainton offering instant-funded, 1-step, 2-step, and 3-step forex challenges with accounts from $5,000 up to $4,000,000 in total allocation and up to 90% profit splits. The firm supports MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader, and TradeLocker, and is known for its low entry costs and 24-hour payout guarantee.

Elite Trader Funding is a US-based futures prop firm offering six evaluation pathways — including Direct-to-Funded and Static Drawdown options — with accounts ranging from $10,000 to $300,000 and traders keeping 100% of the first $12,500 in profits. The firm has paid out over $13 million to 13,000+ funded traders and supports NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, and Rithmic.

My Funded Futures (MFFU) is a US futures prop firm offering a simple one-step evaluation with a notably high pass rate, funded accounts up to $600,000, no daily loss limits on funded accounts, and payouts available in as little as two business days. It is widely regarded as one of the most trader-friendly futures prop firms with a strong community and transparent payout track record.

TradeDay is a US futures prop firm founded in 2020 that distinguishes itself through a strong emphasis on trader education and coaching alongside its one-phase evaluation, with funded accounts up to $150,000 and profit splits reaching 95%. It offers a 14-day free trial, no activation fees, and supports Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView.

My Forex Funds was a prop firm that offered rapid funding programs. Shut down by the CFTC in August 2023 for alleged fraud, with customer funds frozen. A cautionary tale for prop trading participants.