Guides15 pages
Prop firm guides
Short, sourced explanations of the rules that decide whether a challenge fee turns into a funded account or a lost fee.
- 01What is a prop firm?How prop trading works: paid challenges, simulated accounts, the odds.
- 02Trailing vs static drawdownThe floor types that end accounts, drawn to scale with real firm rules.
- 03One-step vs two-step challengesOne target or two: real programs, targets, drawdown and fees.
- 04Consistency rulesThe best-day cap, when it applies, and programs that state none.
- 05How payouts workPayout timing, profit split, conditions and fee refunds by firm.
- 06Trading platforms by firmTradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, MT5, cTrader and in-house platforms.
- 07Futures prop firms comparedDrawdown type, monthly vs one-time fees, activation fees and payout timing.
- 08Forex prop firms comparedOne-step or two-step, daily loss, floor type, news rules and payouts.
- 09Crypto prop firmsFirms whose own pages list crypto: fees, drawdown, weekend rules.
- 10Prop firms for beginnersStatic or end-of-day floors, low listed fees, and the rules beginners break first.
- 11Cheapest prop firmsLowest listed fees and the costs a headline price leaves out.
- 12Instant funding prop firmsNo evaluation phase: what you pay instead and which rules still apply.
- 13Free trials and free challengesWhat a free trial includes, its limits, and the cheapest paid route.
- 14Prop firms for options tradingWhich funded programs name options, and why most firms do not.
- 15Prop firm news: rule changesDated rule changes, each with the firm page that announced it.