Prop Firms
Top 10 Prop Firms in 2026: Rules, Costs and Accounts Compared
Compare FTMO, FundedNext, The5ers, FundingPips, Alpha, Topstep, Apex, Earn2Trade, TPT and Tradeify through current rules and ten sourced guides.
Prop Firms
FundedNext Stellar 1-Step vs 2-Step: Rules, Fees and Rewards
Compare current FundedNext CFD Stellar evaluations, drawdown limits, payout choices, fee refunds and the platform rules that depend on your location.
FTMO 2-Step Guide: Rules, Fees, Rewards and Account Choices
Understand FTMO’s international CFD 2-Step evaluation, daily loss calculation, Swing accounts, fee refund and reward requirements before buying.
Topstep Review: Combine, Express, Live Accounts and Costs
Understand Topstep’s futures evaluation, simulated Express accounts, payout paths, recurring costs and the separate route to live trading.
The5ers High Stakes Guide: Rules, Fees and Terms to Verify
Understand High Stakes evaluations, profitable days, Hub Credits and payouts, including material differences between current official program pages.
FundingPips 2 Step Standard: targets, loss limits and rewards
A sourced guide to FundingPips Standard evaluation rules, simulated Master accounts, reward selection and the terms to check before buying.
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Alpha Capital Group review: Alpha Pro rules, fees and payouts
Read the current Alpha Pro 8% and 10% rules, simulated account structure, performance-fee conditions and non-refundable evaluation terms.
Apex Trader Funding Review: EOD, Intraday and Payout Rules
A guide to Apex’s current EOD and Intraday evaluations, simulated Performance Accounts, fees, withdrawal limits and separate live program.
Earn2Trade Review: TCP, Gauntlet Mini, Fees and Withdrawals
Compare Earn2Trade’s futures evaluations, LiveSim and live stages, current withdrawal-size profit splits, recurring fees and eligibility.
Take Profit Trader review: Test, PRO and PRO+ rules explained
Understand TPT's monthly Test subscription, simulated PRO stage, payout buffer, intraday drawdown and reviewed transition to live PRO+.
Tradeify review: Select evaluation, payout choices and live rules
Compare Tradeify Select's current evaluation, permanent Flex or Daily payout choice, one-time fees and separate Elite Live progression.
FundedNext Futures Flex: from the challenge to reward eligibility
How Flex combines a daily profit concentration test, an end-of-day loss limit and benchmark days.
Instant funding vs an evaluation: compare the obligations, not the label
Skipping a challenge changes the route into a program; it does not remove the rules for earning rewards.
Static and trailing drawdown: three details that change the risk
The reference value, recalculation time and breach test matter more than a drawdown percentage alone.
Before requesting a prop-firm payout, check these four conditions
Timing, qualifying activity, account review and fee treatment determine what can actually be withdrawn.
News and weekend trading rules: check them before choosing a program
A strategy can pass an evaluation and still need different permissions on the next account.