Rankings, comparisons and reviews, built on prices and rules we check on each firm's own site.
Our industry report The State of Prop Trading 2026 covers 86 firms, with a free PDF and every figure as data.
10 prop firms let you hold overnight and over the weekend on a static or end of day drawdown. Rules, a weekend gap example and picks for futures and forex.
November 7, 2026, 9 min read10 of 87 prop firms list the US as restricted. Which accept US clients, their platforms and payout methods, and picks for futures and forex.
November 7, 2026, 8 min read168 prop firm plans charge an activation fee after you pass, from $5 to $1,999. Every fee by firm, its share of the cost and plans with none.
November 7, 2026, 8 min readA $50K monthly prop firm test costs $323 by month three against $99 once. Costs after 1, 2, 3 and 6 months by firm, and the break-even month.
November 7, 2026, 8 min read328 prop firm plans pay a 100% profit split. We compute what each pays on $5,000 of profit after caps, payout limits and the real cost to get funded.
November 7, 2026, 9 min readWhy prop firm payouts get denied, from consistency rules to buffers, caps and news windows, counted across 1,186 ranked plans. Checklist included.
November 7, 2026, 10 min readIs instant funding worth it? 182 instant plans against each firm's own test. A median 2.6x the price, yet cheaper to a payout at 15 of 23 firms.
November 7, 2026, 9 min readThe best 100K prop firm accounts from 675 plans. Futures tests cost a median $177, forex $447. Real cost to get funded and picks by need.
November 7, 2026, 10 min read2,028 prop firm plans on sale in November 2026. The real price after each discount, the biggest saving ($2,241) and the deals that only look cheap.
November 7, 2026, 8 min readProp firm rule changes and news for November 2026. 318 dated entries, 2 price rises, 3 stricter and 4 looser rules, and what each means.
November 7, 2026, 7 min readLucid Flex vs Pro, plus Daily and Direct, at every size. At $50K, Flex costs about $295 to get funded and Pro $440, retries included.
November 7, 2026, 9 min readTradeify Growth vs Select, plus Lightning Funded, at every size. At $50K, Growth costs about $307 to get funded and Select $406.
November 7, 2026, 9 min readOf 44 prop firms whose terms address it, 39 can close an account at their discretion. The clauses to check before you buy, firm by firm.
November 7, 2026, 7 min readA $50K prop firm challenge costs a median $115 in futures and $284 in forex. Getting funded costs about 3x that. Prices by size, fees and picks.
November 7, 2026, 8 min read7 prop firms paid $1.2B on-chain, $219M in 2026 Q3 alone. Monthly totals, growth, the largest payers and how concentrated payouts are.
November 7, 2026, 6 min readThe best futures prop firms for a $50K account, ranked by the real cost to get funded, payout terms and trader ratings. Our picks for every kind of trader.
November 3, 2026, 7 min readThe cheapest prop firms for futures and forex, ranked on what it really costs to get funded, with fees, renewals and retries counted. Checked daily.
November 3, 2026, 6 min readTopstep, Apex, My Funded Futures, Tradeify and Lucid compared on real cost to get funded, drawdown, payouts and rules, with a quick verdict for each.
November 3, 2026, 7 min readThe fastest payout prop firms, ranked on the wait before your first payout, the profit you must build first, the payout cycle and payouts we can see on chain.
November 3, 2026, 6 min readThe best forex prop firms for a $100K account, ranked on the real cost to get funded, max loss, daily limits, news rules and payouts. Why FTMO is not ranked.
November 3, 2026, 6 min readThe best prop firms for beginners have the fewest rules that end an account by accident, cheap retries and room to be wrong. Picks for futures and forex.
November 3, 2026, 6 min readIntraday trailing, end of day and static drawdown explained with an example week, simulated pass rates and the firms that sell each type.
November 3, 2026, 6 min readHow prop firm consistency rules work in numbers, which firms apply them in the test or only after you pass, and what they do to your chance of passing.
November 3, 2026, 5 min readThe $100K two-step challenges of FTMO, FundedNext, The5ers and FundingPips compared on cost, targets, max loss, rules and payouts, with a quick verdict.
November 3, 2026, 6 min readDo prop firms pay out? Payouts we read on the blockchain, the largest single payments, firms' own claims against the chain, and why payouts get refused.
November 3, 2026, 5 min read