FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Crypto.

Max balance: $4,000,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from $32

Platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• You get a profit share right from the challenge phase, even before you get funded.
• The drawdown calculation is based on the balance, and not on open trades.
• No time limit to end the challenge. You can relax and take your time to achieve the target.
• You can get a profit split of up to 95% which is very rare.
• Up to 1:100 leverage on most accounts.

What could be improved:

• The Stellar 1-step account only gives you up to 1:30 leverage.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto.

Max balance: $2,000,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from €155

Platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Solid and respected firm, in operations for several years.
• You get back the challenge fee if you pass the evaluation steps and become an FTMO trader.
• Up to 90% profit split.
• You can pass any step of the evaluation in as low as 4 days.
• You have a free trial to test the system before you start a real challenge.

What could be improved:

• It has a 2-step evaluation so it's psychologically harder to get funded.
• You can only hold trades over the weekend or trade news if you're using the Swing account type.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $150,000

Profit split: 90%

Cost: from $80/month

Platforms: TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, ATAS, Quantower.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Minimum trading days as low as 1 day!
• No daily loss limit.
• Payments processed in less than 6 hours.
• The challenges only have 1 single step.
• The drawdown is only updated at the end of the day.

What could be improved:

• No trading education, but you can get it from all over the internet if you need.
• Discounts not as big as other firms.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $150,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from $150/month

Platforms: TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, Volfix, ATAS, Quantower, TradeNavigator, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, RInvestor, Bookmap X-Ray, Jigsaw Daytradr, Finamark.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• The fastest payment processing in the prop firm world.
• Only 5 days to get a funded Pro account.
• Pro+ accounts are real accounts with real funds sent to the exchange, unlike other firms that fund you in a simulated environment.
• You can get up to 90% profit split.
• Up to 3 funded trading accounts.

What could be improved:

• The drawdown from funded accounts trails with your open profit in real time but it will STOP trailing once it has reached the initial account balance.
• Only day trading is allowed.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $300,000

Profit split: 90%

Cost: from $137/month

Platforms: TradingView, Web, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, Volfix, ATAS, Quantower, SierraChart, MotiveWave, Bookmap X-Ray, Jigsaw Daytradr, Edgeclear, Finamark.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Fast evaluation process with just 1 single step.
• Your first $25,000 are paid with no profit split. 100% of the profits go to you.
• Trading during news has no restrictions.
• The system doesn't let you exceed your maximum position size by mistake, which can cost you your acccount on other firms.
• You can request up to two payouts every month.

What could be improved:

• Holding trades overnight is not allowed. You can trade for 23 hours per day though.
• Except for the Static account, the trailing threshold updates considering open positions but this can be easily monitored with the software they provide.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Crypto.

Max balance: $2,500,000

Profit split: up to 100%

Cost: from $119

Platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView, MatchTrader, DXtrade.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• No time limit to pass the challenges. You can be as quick as possible or take the time that you need.
• Good selection of programs, including the Prestige, with static drawdown.
• On the instant funding program you can withdraw from the first day.
• You can get up to a 100% profit split which is rare in this industry.
• You get paid in as little as 1 day.

What could be improved:

• It lacks a free trial to test the platforms.
• You can't hold trades over the weekend on the instant funding account.
• The leverage is not big, but still enough for day trading or even scalping with a proper risk management.

FEATURES

Instruments: Crypto Spot, Crypto Futures, Crypto Options.

Max balance: $1,000,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from $89

Platforms: Proprietary, Web.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• You can trade real crypto on a ByBit sub-account, not CFDs like other firms.
• Both crypto spot and futures are available.
• Leverage up to 1:100.
• Challenge fee refundable with the first profit split.
• You are able to trade with real capital after the demo simulated account.

What could be improved:

• Payouts are made in cryptocurrency.
• You can only trade cryptocurrencies.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto.

Max balance: $6,400,000

Profit split: up to 80%

Cost: from $99

Platforms: MT5, MatchTrader, DXtrade.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• You can get up to 1:100 leverage to trade your funded account.
• Your accounts can scale up to $6.4 Million. That's an enormous amount of money to trade.
• No minimum or maximum trading days to achieve your targets.
• Instant funding, 1-step, and 2-step challenges available.

What could be improved:

• The profit split is only up to 80%.
• There's no free trial of the platform.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto, Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $5,000,000

Profit split: up to 80%

Cost: from €99

Platforms: MT4, MT5, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Volfix, ATAS, SierraChart, MotiveWave, Bookmap X-Ray, Jigsaw Daytradr.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• The only firm where you can trade Forex/CFDs and real Futures.
• You can scale your account up to $5 Million.
• Quick funding, as low as 3 days if you can meet the objectives fast enough.
• Cheap challenges which are refunded with your first payout.
• Free trading platforms for Forex and Futures.

What could be improved:

• The default Forex leverage is only 1:50. Not big but still bigger than the ESMA requirements for brokers.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $300,000

Profit split: 80%

Cost: from $80/month

Platforms: TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• 100% of your first $12,500 in profits are entirely yours.
• You have a 14-day free trial to prepare for the evaluation.
• Multiple evaluation options that you can choose from according to your trading profile.
• You can trade during news.
• You can get funded after only 5 trading days.

What could be improved:

• Fast-track accounts don't have a reset option.
• Funded accounts have a consistency rule that may not be suitable for all trading strategies.
• Only day trading is allowed, you can't hold positions overnight.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto.

Max balance: $400,000

Profit split: up to 100%

Cost: from $33

Platforms: MT5, cTrader, MatchTrader.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• No minimum or maximum days to complete the challenges.
• You can get paid is a little as 8 days.
• The payout amounts are not deducted from the account. They are used to scale your account over time.
• You can customize your evaluation.
• Profit split up to 100%.

What could be improved:

• Maximum leverage limited to 1:50.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $250,000

Profit split: 90%

Cost: from $99/month

Platforms: TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Jigsaw Daytradr.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Free trial available to test the system and platform.
• Only one single step to get funded.
• You can use algos or bots to trade automatically.
• 100% profit split for the first $10k in profit, and 90% after that.
• No time limit to complete the challenge.

What could be improved:

• You can't trade news.
• Holding positions overnight is not allowed.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto Spot, Crypto Futures.

Max balance: $1,280,000

Profit split: 80%

Cost: from $55

Platforms: MT5, Proprietary, Web.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Focused on crypto but also offers Forex and other CFDs instruments.
• All kinds of challenges: instant funding, 1-phase, and 2-phase.
• MetaTrader 5 platform available.
• Accounts can scale.
• 1:100 leverage on advanced accounts.

What could be improved:

• Profit split 80%. Could be better but it's not bad either.
• Student accounts only have up to 1:30 leverage.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $200,000

Profit split: up to 80%

Cost: from $89/month

Platforms: NinjaTrader, TigerTrade, OptimusFlow, InsideEdge Trader, Volfix, Overcharts, Medved Trader, Quantower, QST, ScalpTool, TSLAB, TradeNavigator, SierraChart, MultiCharts, Photon, MotiveWave, Bookmap X-Ray, Agena Trader, Collective2.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Trade the evaluation for as little as 5 days with no time limit.
• Programs without daily loss limit or drawdown, only a maximum loss.
• You can pay using crypto.
• You get a 100% profit split on your first $15,000 in profits.

What could be improved:

• Crypto futures trading not available.
• Profit split only 80%.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Crypto.

Max balance: $2,000,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from $65

Platforms: MT4, MT5.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• The leverage is up to 1:100 on Forex.
• The funded accounts can scale up to $2,000,000.
• Several add-ons to customize your account, like profit split increase, trade the news, weekend trading and enable EAs trading.
• Payout in 24 hours or you get a $1,000 (probably the only firm where you'll prefer a late payout).

What could be improved:

• Only 2-step challenges are available.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $250,000

Profit split: 90%

Cost: from $115/month

Platforms: NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TigerTrade, OptimusFlow, InsideEdge Trader, Volfix, ATAS, Overcharts, Medved Trader, Quantower, QST, ScalpTool, TSLAB, TradeNavigator, SierraChart, MultiCharts, Photon, MotiveWave, RInvestor, Bookmap X-Ray, QScalp.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Accounts with balance up to $250k
• Option to choose between No Scalling Account and EOD Account.
• Only 1 single step.
• Get funded after only 5 trading days.
• 14 day free trial available.

What could be improved:

• Holding positions overnight not allowed.
• Algos must be approved by the team first.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Crypto.

Max balance: $2,000,000

Profit split: up to 100%

Cost: from $39

Platforms: MT5.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Instant funding available.
• No time minimums or limits. You can get funded on the same day.
• Weekend and overnight trading allowed.
• Scale your account up to $4 Million.
• Drawdown limit based on balance and not on equity.

What could be improved:

• The profit share for No Evaluation Program starts at only 50%, but this is pretty much the norm across other firms with Instant Funding.
• Maximum leverage limited to 1:30.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities.

Max balance: $2,000,000

Profit split: up to 85%

Cost: from $129

Platforms: MT4, MT5.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Fast scaling up to $2 Million. Your account doubles when you achieve a profit target.
• No time restrictions to complete the challenges.
• Free trial available to test the platform.

What could be improved:

• The profit share starts at 75% on the Ability account and 50% on the Funded Trader Program.
• Leverage only 1:30 on the instant funding program.

FEATURES

Instruments: .

Max balance: $160,000

Profit split: up to 70%

Cost: from $97

Platforms: Proprietary, Web, EdgeProX.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• You trade with real money on a real trading account, not a sim account like other firms.
• The firm is specialized in Stocks, which is a rare thing.
• You can try any evaluation for free for 14 days.
• Day Trading and Swing Trading accounts available.
• You get 1-1 coaching, guidance and support.

What could be improved:

• Swing trading accounts could have a bigger buying power.
• The payout split for the smaller accounts is only 50%.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $100,000

Profit split: 90%

Cost: from $145/month

Platforms: NinjaTrader, TigerTrade, OptimusFlow, InsideEdge Trader, Volfix, ATAS, Overcharts, Medved Trader, Quantower, ScalpTool, TSLAB, TradeNavigator, SierraChart, MultiCharts, Photon, MotiveWave, RInvestor, Bookmap X-Ray, Jigsaw Daytradr, Agena Trader, QScalp, Track N Trade, Collective2.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Drawdown calculated by the end of the day.
• You get 100% of your profits during the first three months.
• Instant funded accounts with a 90% profit split.
• You can copy trade.
• You can buy bundles with several accounts.

What could be improved:

• Minimum payout is $250.
• Algos/bots are not allowed.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto.

Max balance: $3,000,000

Profit split: up to 80%

Cost: from $55

Platforms: MT4, MT5, MatchTrader, DXtrade.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• You can trade up to $3,000,000 of funds, which is impressive.
• Instant funding accounts available.
• After 2 years of successful funded trading, they will present you to larger institutions that can fund you up to $30,000,000.
• Holding positions overnight and overweekend is allowed.
• You can get a free trial on request.

What could be improved:

• The maximum profit split is only 80%. Although it's good, some other firms offer more.
• Small number of cryptocurrencies available to trade.
• You can only have one account at a time.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $400,000

Profit split: 80%

Cost: from $150/month

Platforms: NinjaTrader, Rithmic, InsideEdge Trader, Volfix, ATAS, Quantower, QST, ScalpTool, TradeNavigator, SierraChart, MultiCharts, Photon, MotiveWave, RInvestor, Bookmap X-Ray, Jigsaw Daytradr, Finamark, QScalp.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Well-established firm, with several years in business since 2017.
• Your account scales with time and can go up to $400,000.
• NinjaTrader is available for free.
• Journalyticx, a journaling tool software, is available for free.

What could be improved:

• Educational resources are paid.
• Only day trading is allowed, you can't hold your positions to the next day or week.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto.

Max balance: $10,000,000

Profit split: 75%

Cost: from £299

Platforms: MT5, TradingView.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• Free trial available to test the evaluations.
• Once funded, you trade with real money, not a simulated account.
• Your account can grow up to $10,000,000 in as little as 3 stages.
• Good selections of instruments, including 2,000+ stocks.
• You get the evaluation fee back with your first profits.

What could be improved:

• The profit split is only 75%. It could be a little more.
• You are not allowed to copy-trade.

FEATURES

Instruments: Equity Futures, Foreign Exchange Futures, Agricultural Futures, Energy, Interest Rates Futures, Metals Futures.

Max balance: $300,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from $26/month

Platforms: Web, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, OptimusFlow, Volfix, ATAS, TradeNavigator, SierraChart, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, RInvestor, Bookmap X-Ray, Jigsaw Daytradr, EdgeProX.

PROS & CONS

What I like:

• The Entry accounts have one of the cheapest fees in the industry.
• Swing trading is allowed, which is rare on a Futures prop firm.
• You can trade news and holidays.
• Free trial is available for new members to test the system.
• You can have up to 10 accounts at the same time.

What could be improved:

• To get a payout you need to trade for at least 30 days.

FEATURES

Instruments: Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto.

Max balance: $200,000

Profit split: up to 90%

Cost: from $129

Platforms: MT4.