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Short answer: Most retail prop trading firms are not regulated brokers — traders are evaluated on simulated or internally-hedged capital, not given a licensed ...
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Updated August 2026 Short answer: Between 80 and 100 prop trading firms have shut down since the start of 2024, according to figures verified by Finance ...
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- UAE-based prop firm (4Proptrader FZ-LLC, Dubai) with simulated futures (single-phase) and CFD (1/2-step) evals
- High 95% split — and you keep 100% of your first $8,000 in payouts
- Signature rule: futures Pro Drawdown EOD trails up, then freezes static at your starting balance
- Payouts $900 futures / $500 CFD; first 4 capped by size, uncapped from the fifth
- Watch: fee model disputed (FAQ one-time vs Terms monthly), tight funded daily-loss (50% of drawdown)
★★★★★
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- UAE-based prop firm (WSF Technology FZCO, Dubai) with simulated forex/indices/crypto challenges on MT4, MT5 and cTrader
- Signature: a permissive funded account — 12% static drawdown, no trailing, no consistency rule
- The catch: funded-stage profits around high-impact news (4 min either side) may be clawed back
- Flat 80% split on the firm’s own pages (third-party “up to 90%” unconfirmed)
- First payout ~15 days then every 10 days, up to 3/month; one-time fee, no monthly
★★★★★
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- Austria-based prop firm (TradersYard GmbH, Vienna) with simulated forex/CFD challenges on YardPlatform, TradingView and MT5
- Current lineup: preset Instant, 1-Step and 2-Step challenges from $5K to $100K, with Build Your Yard still available for custom setups
- Tiered split: 100% first $300, 90% to $1,000, then 80% (effective 80%)
- Unusual perks: 48-business-hour payout guarantee (or they pay you) and a reward even if you fail
- Watch: “Swiss-backed” but Austrian entity; “up to 100%” and “up to $300k” are best-case framings
★★★★★
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- Offshore prop firm (thePropTrade) with simulated forex/CFD challenges on MT5, cTrader and TradeLocker
- Signature rule: a proprietary “Stability Score” payout gate — you must trade consistently, not just profitably, to withdraw
- Flat 80% split; instant, 1-step, 2-step and a pay-after-you-pass PayFlex model
- Two operating entities in its own docs (Saint Lucia vs UAE); balance-based drawdown
- Caution: wide contractual discretion and at least one public ~$30k payout-denial complaint
★★★★★
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- Cyprus-registered prop firm (Basilisko Limited) with simulated forex/CFD challenges (2-phase Classic, 1-phase Speedy)
- Signature rule: a rigid 14-day payout window — withdraw only on day 14, or wait another 14
- Behavioural cap: biggest single loss ≤3% of account, plus a 10-lot/day limit and news rules
- Static drawdown: 10% max overall, 5% (Classic) / 4% (Speedy) daily; 12-trade minimum
- Own pages contradict each other on the split (80% vs 90%) and minimum trading days
★★★★★
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- The broker-backed prop arm of Key To Markets (FSC-Mauritius-regulated); simulated CFD challenges
- Distinctive: an established, regulated broker (~15 yrs) behind the challenge — rare reassurance in the sector
- Signature rule: “Binding Scale-Up” — one payout at 4%, then the account auto-scales and the balance resets
- 70–80% base rising to 90% (up to 100% NewEra), earned via scaling; trailing equity-based max drawdown
- The catch: paid only on the 4% threshold even if you earned more; “real capital” marketing vs simulated Terms
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- US-registered prop firm (Alpha Lab Technologies LTD, Wyoming; alphafunded.com) with simulated forex/CFD challenges
- Signature rules: a per-trade floating-loss cap (auto-close) plus mandatory profitable days (7 or 10)
- Split marketed “up to 100%” but really 90% — and faster payouts lower it (~80% / ~70%)
- Simulated Terms under “real capital / up to $4M” marketing; news/weekend/fast payouts are paid add-ons
- Distinct from the UK firm Alpha Capital Group; some payout-denial complaints on record
★★★★★
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- Offshore prop firm (WeMasterTrade LTD, Saint Lucia) with simulated forex/CFD challenges on MetaTrader 5
- Signature model: “Angel Funding” — the firm copies your best trades onto its own real account at up to 1:4
- Split marketed “up to 90%” but starts near 30%, reaching 90% only after a 3-stage buy-out
- Static drawdown (5% daily / 10% max); one-time fee from ~$50
- Main caution: a documented pattern of disputed, delayed and partial payouts — keep records
★★★★★
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- Prop firm via two entities (Triple Edge Group, Cyprus + PTB, Saint Lucia) with simulated challenges on six platforms
- Five programs: Lightning, Freedom, Adventure, a 2-step Challenge and Instant; $5k–$500k
- Signature rule: a Freedom “Skill Score” caps single-payout size by how evenly profit is spread across trades
- Split up to 95% (Lightning top tier is a paid add-on); plan-specific static or trailing drawdown
- Watch: “Cyprus-licensed” / “real capital” over simulated Terms; complaints of post-profit “manual breaches”
★★★★★
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- US futures prop firm (Wyoming) trading simulated capital; unregulated
- Flat 90/10 split on all sim-funded accounts - no paid upgrade to buy
- Six programmes, so you choose the drawdown model that suits you
- Lock Upon Payout: withdrawing collapses your trailing drawdown to starting balance + $100
- First payout needs 6% profit but the first request is capped at $2,500
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- Now rebranded to OneFunded (prop365.com redirects to onefunded.com); UK entity Brynex Tech Limited
- Simulated forex/CFD challenges on TradeLocker (or MT5); Flash, Core, Value and Instant Funding
- Signature rule: a strict Consistency Rule — best day ≤50% (40% on Value $100k) of phase profit to pass
- Trader-friendly hooks: no time limit on any phase and fee refunded on first payout
- Split up to 80%; static drawdown — but passing does not contractually guarantee funding
★★★★★
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- Prop firm (SureLeverage/SLF) with a wide menu of simulated forex/CFD accounts on MT5, TradeLocker and MatchTrader
- Signature rule: a genuinely rare 8% static drawdown on instant funding — never trails, resets each cycle
- Trade-off: that product starts at a 50% split with a 5%-per-cycle payout cap
- The catch: a soft-breach system deducts profit at payout, and wipes it if half a cycle is breached
- Payouts $100 min, every 14 days, 24-business-hour guarantee; simulated A-book/mirror model
★★★★★
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