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Prop Firm Statistics 2026: Every Number Sourced

Pass rates from the four firms that publish one, plus our own counts across 96 current challenge products at 19 firms: what a $100K evaluation costs, how fast the first payout can come, who refunds the fee and which rules are now the default.

October 21, 2026 · Tara MohseniRead article

Prop Firms

The5ers Review 2026: 22 Prices Across High Stakes, Growth and Bootcamp

The5ers sells 4 programs with 22 list prices. Compare High Stakes New vs Classic, the 4%/8% limits on $50K+, static drawdown, refunds and the 3.5% payout fee.

Oct 21, 2026

Prop Firms

Prop Firms With Weekly Payouts (2026)

Only five forex and crypto prop firms we track offer a 7-day payout cycle, and on three of those plans weekly costs you a lower split or a paid add-on. At a fourth, it's a VIP unlock. Here's what each one really costs.

Oct 20, 2026

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Prop Firms

Prop Firms With a Free Trial (2026): 6 Offers Checked

Six prop firms let you trade for free right now, and five of them will never pay you for it. Here are the limits, the gotchas and how each trial converts to a paid account.

Oct 19, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

BrightFunded Discount Code 2026: HW30 Halloween Offer, What It Covers, and What We Could Not Verify

BrightFunded's homepage now shows HW30 for 30% off, with no end date and no checkout total we could verify. Here is what is sourced and what is not.

Oct 16, 2026 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

Prop Firms With No Consistency Rule: What Null vs None Means (2026)

A blank consistency field is not a published zero. See which products publish a percentage, which state none, and which payout-stage caveats still apply.

Oct 15, 2026 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

No Hidden Rules Prop Firms: Which Firms Disclose Every Rule (2026)

Every prop firm has rules; the problem is the ones that only show up when you trade or request a payout. Here is what counts as hidden and who publishes it.

Oct 14, 2026 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

Tradeify Review 2026: Growth, Select or Lightning Funded?

Tradeify publishes 16 priced futures product-size combinations with EOD drawdown and 90% simulated payouts, but each route has a different consistency gate.

Jul 28, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

TradeDay Review 2026: Day-One Payouts, but a Tiered Split

TradeDay pairs day-one Quick Pay withdrawals with three drawdown paths, but its 50% low-profit payout tier and promo-heavy monthly pricing needs scrutiny.

Jul 28, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

EducationalProp Firms

Prop Firm Payout Tax India: ITR & Records Guide (2026)

There is no universal tax label for a prop-firm reward. Use this official-source workflow to identify the payor, preserve INR and fee evidence, and choose the return form with a CA.

Jul 28, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Lucid Trading Review 2026: Pro, Flex & Direct Fees Checked

LucidPro costs $123–$410, LucidFlex $89–$407 with the daily loss limit off ($79–$372 with it on) and LucidDirect $329–$836, all one-time; LucidDaily now lists $104–$375, but Daily's holding rules are unverified.

Jul 28, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop FirmsEducational

Are Prop Firms Legal in India? RBI & FEMA Checklist (2026)

There is no safe blanket yes: RBI forex, ETP and remittance rules can apply differently to each prop-firm contract. Use this sourced checklist.

Jul 28, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Apex Trader Funding Review 2026: New Rules, Real Trade-Offs

Apex offers one-day futures evaluations and a 100% payout split, but trailing risk, an unshown Standard activation fee and a six-payout PA limit require care.

Jul 28, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Take Profit Trader Review 2026: Fees, Drawdown & Payouts

Take Profit Trader pairs a 3-day path for new tests with day-one payouts — then attaches an end-of-day trailing drawdown and an 80% starting split. Here's the math and who it beats.

Jun 15, 2026 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

FundingPips Zero Review 2026: Fees, Rules, Payouts

FundingPips Zero skips evaluation but keeps strict funded-stage gates. Compare all 6 prices, trailing loss, consistency, reward rules, and alternatives.

Oct 6, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

FTMO Free Trial 2026: 1-Step vs 2-Step Rules

The FTMO Free Trial lasts 14 days, grants no funded account, and now has separate 1-Step and 2-Step rules. Compare both before paying.

Sep 30, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Is Prop Firm Trading Profitable? The Net Cash Test (2026)

Prop-firm trading is profitable only when approved cash payouts and refunds exceed every attempt, activation, platform, and withdrawal cost.

Sep 24, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Prop Firm Scaling Plans Explained: What to Verify (2026)

Learn how prop-firm scaling changes allocation and profit share, which milestones matter, and why an advertised ceiling is not a day-one account.

Sep 15, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

FXIFY Review 2026: 8 Products, 54 Prices, and No Single Drawdown Rule

Compare FXIFY's 8 CFD products by static or trailing drawdown, product-specific restrictions, and verified versus unverified base profit splits.

Aug 26, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Educational

Wyckoff Pattern: Accumulation & Distribution Guide

Learn the Wyckoff accumulation and distribution schematics, phase labels, three laws, and a testable workflow that does not treat a chart label as a signal.

Aug 15, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Copy TradingTrading Tools

Traders Connect Review: Pricing, Platforms & Risks

A source-checked review of Traders Connect pricing, platform coverage, copier controls, dedicated environments, and prop-firm compliance risks.

Aug 12, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

Crypto Fund Trader Review 2026: Current Fees, Instant, Ascend & Break

Crypto Fund Trader has 18 purchasable priced tiers across Standard, Accelerated, Instant and Break; Ascend's fees are listed in its terms but can't be bought. The programmes still have different reward contracts.

Aug 12, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

City Traders Imperium Review 2026: 4 Products, 23 Prices

Compare 4 CTI products, 23 current prices, 50%–80% starting splits, static versus trailing drawdown, and phase-0 true cost.

Aug 5, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

Topstep Review 2026: A Monthly Subscription With Two Locked Pricing Paths

Topstep's evaluation rebills every month and you choose a pricing path you cannot change. We work out which path wins, at how many months, and why.

Aug 1, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

Prop Firm Passing Services: Rules, Costs and Risks (2026)

A passing service may trade, automate, or signal through a prop-firm evaluation. Learn how firm rules, account control, repeat costs, and payout reviews change the decision.

Jul 27, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Alpha Capital Review 2026: Pro Fees by Target and Payout Schedule

Pro 6% starts at $27 on-demand or $30 bi-weekly. Compare Alpha Capital's 10 captured configurations, payout gates, and unresolved availability conflicts.

Jul 23, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Copy TradingTrading Tools

CopyFX Review: What Happened, Fees & Copy Risks

A source-checked review of CopyFX's rebrand to Copy Trading Service, current fees, copy modes, platform limits, regulation, and test risks.

Jul 15, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

My Funded Futures Review 2026: Rapid vs Rapid EOD vs Builder vs Pro

MFFU now separates one-time Rapid, Rapid EOD, Builder and Pro plans from legacy Flex accounts; compare the rule gates before you pay.

Jul 15, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Copy TradingTrading Tools

ZuluTrade Review: Demo Test, Fees & Key Risks

A source-checked review of ZuluTrade's current account model, broker connections, leader selection, copy controls, fees, and execution risks.

Jul 10, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Trading Tools

3Commas Review: Pricing, Bots & API Risks

A source-checked review of 3Commas pricing, DCA, Grid and Signal bots, exchange compatibility, API security, billing, and shutdown risks.

Jul 4, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Trading Psychology

What Is Overtrading? 7 Signs and a Stop System (2026)

Overtrading is plan drift, not a universal number of trades. Learn 7 measurable signs, session-risk math, and a practical system for stopping it.

Jun 19, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Maven Prop Firm Review 2026: Nine Products, 80% Split, EAs Banned

Maven sells nine challenge products from $5 to $999 and pays 80% on the standard lineup — but bans EAs outright. Here is which product actually prices well.

Jun 15, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Copy Trading

What Is Copy Trading? How It Works and Its Risks (2026)

Copy trading automatically replicates another account’s trade instructions. Learn how sizing, fees, slippage and prop-firm restrictions change the result.

Jun 11, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

BrightFunded Review 2026: Three Plans, One Important Currency Catch

Bright Funded now has 3 evaluation paths and EUR list pricing. The 1-Step trailing drawdown and 30-day first payout are the deciding rules.

May 19, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

E8 Markets Review 2026: Three 1-Step Products, Three Different Drawdowns

E8 runs E8 One, E8 Pro and E8 Signature — all single-phase, all 80% base split, but with 6% trailing, 8% static and EOD-trailing drawdown respectively.

May 13, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Trading Tools

FX Replay Review: Plans, Prop-Firm Simulator & Refunds

A source-checked review of FX Replay pricing, plan limits, replay tools, analytics, prop-firm simulation, billing terms, and testing risks.

May 11, 2025 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

FundingPips Review 2026: 5 Models and 27 Verified Fees

FundingPips has 27 first-party fees across 5 models. Compare true cost, drawdowns, payout cycles, the 2 unresolved $2.5K tiers, and India caveats.

May 8, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

OFP Funding Review 2026: Six Instant Accounts, 40 Priced Tiers, One $300K Ceiling

OFP now sells six instant accounts from $35 to $2,500 at an 80% base split. Instant Lite is the cheapest per dollar of drawdown; Instant Plus costs over 3x more.

Apr 22, 2025 Tara Mohseni

Prop Firms

What Is the Prop Firm Consistency Rule? Formulas and Examples (2026)

A prop-firm consistency rule can compare the best day with total profit, positive-day profit, or a target. Learn the formulas, stages, and consequences.

Nov 22, 2024 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

Balance vs Equity Drawdown: Prop Firm Rules Explained (2026)

Balance and equity describe what a prop firm measures; static and trailing describe how its loss floor moves. Learn the formulas with current product examples.

Nov 21, 2024 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

FundedNext Review 2026: 22 Prices, 4 Rule Sets, and the India Checkout Test

FundedNext starts new accounts at an 80% split, not 95%. Compare all 22 global prices, payout cycles, news rules, and India payment checks.

Sep 2, 2024 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

FTMO Review 2026: Challenge Fees, Rules and 80–90% Splits

FTMO publishes per-tier pricing — in euros, not dollars. €89–€1,080 for the refundable 2-Step at 80%, €79–€999 for the non-refundable 1-Step at 90%.

Aug 30, 2024 Edris Derakhshi

Prop Firms

What Is a Prop Firm? How Retail Funding Works (2026)

A prop firm gives traders access to a rule-based account and pays an agreed share of approved profits. Learn how evaluations, fees and funded stages differ.

Aug 22, 2024 Edris Derakhshi

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