Prop Trading Basics
What Is a Prop Firm Challenge? Rules, Phases and What It Costs
A prop firm challenge is a paid evaluation with a profit target and risk limits. Here's how each format works, what the rules mean, and where people actually…
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Choosing a Firm
How to Read a Prop Firm Review Without Getting Misled
Review scores in this sector are gameable. Here's how review-gating, incentivised reviews and complaint timing work, and what a credible review actually looks like.
Rules & Risk
Prop Firms and Expert Advisors: What the Rules Actually Say
"EAs allowed" and the prohibited-strategies clause frequently disagree. What firms actually ban, how automation gets detected, and what happens at payout review.
Rules & Risk
Copy Trading and Prop Firms: What’s Allowed, What Gets You Banned
Copying your own accounts is usually fine. Copying someone else's is usually banned. How firms detect correlation, and the capital cap that breaks the multi-account plan.
Choosing a Firm
Fastest Payout Prop Firms: What Actually Determines Time to First Dollar
Processing speed isn't the delay. Minimum trading days, waiting periods and consistency rules are. The five gates between passing a challenge and money arriving.
Choosing a Firm
Prop Firms With No Minimum Trading Days or Time Limits (And the Rules That Replace Them)
No minimum days rarely means no waiting. Consistency rules, funded-side minimums and payout windows do the same job. Verified data on what actually gates your first payout.
Choosing a Firm
What a Prop Firm Challenge Really Costs — And Why “Cheapest” Is the Wrong Question
The fee is the smallest part of the cost. Failed attempts, add-ons, payout fees and refunds all move the number. A method for working out what getting funded will actually cost you.
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