Trading Evaluation Buyer. Prop Gazette.
Eval firm mentions and industry discussions are not a recommendation to trade underfunded. DYOR on risks, FAQs & firms
**📢 5 X $25,000 STELLAR ACCOUNTS GIVEAWAY! 📢**
@FundedNext
THE BEST PROP FIRM with….
✅ No Time Limit!!
✅ 8% Profit Target on P1
✅ Balanced Based Drawdown
✅ The Best Prop Trading Conditions
✅ 15% Profit Share from Challenge Phase
Get A Chance To Win A Stellar…
🎁EVALUATION GIVEAWAY🎁
Prize: 2 Winners get a 150K Evaluation (STATIC DD)
(
#1
Eval in FX & Futures)
Instructions:
1) Follow
@uprofittrader
&
@FundTraders
2) Like and retweet this post
3) Tag 2+ Traders
4) Share your favorite trade setup
*ends Friday, GL
Why
#1
? cot'd
Alpha Capital will be giving away free $5k accounts to everyone starting Monday
A new trend of propmotion surely underway. Build a competitive product, get email list sign up, and lure potential customers in with a free hit.
Phase 1: 6% target
Phase 2: 3% target
No Daily DD
12% overall DD
95% profit split
50% OFF sales
Do with your money whatever you please.
🚨Just understand it's a horrible idea to allocate anything besides experimental yolo budget to something like this
🚨FOREX EVALUATION GIVEAWAY🚨
Prize: 3 x 20K Evals w/ 10% DD
Rules:
1. Follow Both:
@FundTraders
@Maventrading
2. Like and retweet this post
3. Tag 2 traders
(Posting a screenshot of ur favorite trade setup may boost your odds, not required)
*Winners picked Monday 20th
🎁LIVE FUNDED ACCOUNT GIVEAWAY🎁
Show off your Mobile Template
Prize: 5K Live Funded Account (No eval)
Instructions:
1. Follow
@Fundtraders
2. Like and retweet this post
3. Tag 2 Mobile Traders
4. Post a screenshot of your go-to phone chart template
ICFUNFED by IC MARKETS soft launch
Currently accepting BETA customer applications
US/CA/AUS/HK restricted
10/5% T
10% DD
80% split
Exact rules and pricing is not yet available
🍿
🎁 Prop Account Giveaway 🎁
2 lucky winners
Instructions:
1. Follow
@FundTraders
2. Like and retweet this post
3. Budget is $144. What prop account or accounts are you buying and *WHY*?
4. Tag 3 traders
2 winners get acct(s) of their choice
(18+ yrs old)
ends in 47 hours
🎁Forex Prop Firm Giveaway🎁
5 Winners
$300 eval first prize
Rules:
- Follow this account
- Retweet and like this post
- List 1 each of $300, $125, $75 cost accts you would like to win most
- Tag 2 traders who know the best value accounts
5 winners get their acct of choice
🚨FUTURES EVALUATION GIVEAWAY🚨
Prize: 6 x $50K EOD Evals
Rules:
1. Follow:
@FundTraders
2. Like and retweet this post
3. Tag 2 traders
100% Odds Boost (not required), share 1 of:
- Screenshot of favorite setup
- Why you prefer futures or CFD Props
*Winners Sun, Mar 5
Multi-Billion Dollar Backtesting Error
Evaluation Firms Make a Bulletproof Argument for Their Own Closure
From the biggest evaluation firm FTMO down to smaller companies and prop influencers, a firm stance against gambling has been taken.
Most firms have labeled gambling as…
Unpopular Opinion:
MFF Outrage Overblown
- Underfunded trading is a horrible idea
- Those who actually traded with virtual prop firms and were profitable, used MFF more than any other prop firm
- CFTC a little too aggressive
- Giving random humans on the internet access to gains…
New Monthly Payout Record and New Record Individual Month
Apex Futures, March 24
Individual's payouts totalling 1.393M in March exceed FTMO record of $1.3M payout
Total number of eval payout millionaires now estimated to be over 25.
$24M+ payouts approved in March is new eval…
Futures Evals - March Madness '24
Apex - became
#1
eval firm in payouts. Threatening single-month payout record in the next few months. Very strong growth, doesn't appear they are threatened by any competition to introduce additional formats, yet.
Topstep - Launched new X…
Which evaluation firm will be first to reach $1M in payouts?
Swift - brokerage world connects to innovate w 8/5 ThinkM
Dei - Selling evals at a loss to launch, signed all affiliates, Kubera
Lions - wake up & 12% DD attempt
Formed - Purple engineers usual 2ph & new 3ph
Projected Biggest Winners of TFF / MetaQuotes / US situation:
Currently Popular, Fast-Growing and Well Executing Companies with good trading conditions:
@fundingpips
- on the heels of the top 3 with near 7M payouts
@the5erstrading
- best trading conditions, quick growth into 5th…
The Funded Trader CEO Confirmed that Christopher blew his account by violating daily drawdown.
Day 1: One of best single days in online prop trading history
Day 2: humble 35K
Day 3: blown account
230K in profit..
Not even a fee refund or single dollar withdrawn
Scene = Tough
Soo they guy who made $200k in first two days is not on The Funded leaderboard anymore
Please tell me he didn't just set 200k on fire by violating daily drawdown before getting payout
Slippage could also be an issue clipping 20lots in goofy exotic pairs
🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Some developments today:
MetaQuotes appears to be getting ready to restrict US customers
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Skilled Funded Undercuts Funding Pips Popular offering with weekly payout product
Refund with 3rd payout vs 4th at Pips
Higher Refund %
Higher profit split
Lower 50:1 vs 100:1…
Giveaway Time🎁
3 Winners get a
#fundedtrader
account of their choice
- Follow/Like/Re-Tweet this post
- Comment which 100 USD or lower cost account you would like to have most. Prop Forex/ Futures/Instant/Brokerage doesn't matter
Winners picked Sunday, Feb 12th
Paid in BTC
GL
ULTIMATE PROP FIRM
The near future of prop firms will look like this:
highly customizable evaluation type
There is enough data out there to model the approximate cost of each of the feature combinations
When this product is delivered in the big money & big burn phase…
Dear
@MatchTradeTech
,
Please introduce functionality to disable or adjust sleep timer
It is very unusual to keep a new platform window as active at all times.
Most charting is done on TV and other platforms, and amateur traders are doing random things in their other…
Give them a polite and useful feedback, they listen, you asked for the SL/Tp to be draggable on the charts abd they did that.
Give your feedback in depth let them know what you need.
**📢 5 X $25,000 STELLAR ACCOUNTS GIVEAWAY! 📢**
@FundedNext
THE BEST PROP FIRM with….
✅ No Time Limit!!
✅ 8% Profit Target on P1
✅ Balanced Based Drawdown
✅ The Best Prop Trading Conditions
✅ 15% Profit Share from Challenge Phase
Get A Chance To Win A Stellar…
System Research
Looking for 6-12 traders
Selected traders will be provided either a Futures or a Forex evaluation accounts
Systems:
Bull_B3ar "wave rider"
casper_smc recently posted system
phantom_ict some modified ICT system?
(traders not tagged to prevent spamming their…
Leaked August 23 Forex Prop Firm *Traffic* Report (September release)
For the first time in Forex funding history all companies "deserve" to be there thanks to trader friendly options. Great time for traders
Top 10:
🦖🦕 Dinosaurs 🦖🦕
1 - MyForexFunds 📈 📈- very strong…
Funding Pips is back and getting into the crypto and futures funding business
Alpha Capital Group is also getting into the futures eval business
Good day for the eval world
Is CTRADER even real or some elaborate industry troll?
It has been coming SOON since 2021 and even SOONerer in 2023.....
Please don't believe anything CTRADER-related until we actually see it offered
**📢 5 X $25,000 STELLAR ACCOUNTS GIVEAWAY! 📢**
@FundedNext
THE BEST PROP FIRM with….
✅ No Time Limit!!
✅ 8% Profit Target on P1
✅ Balanced Based Drawdown
✅ The Best Prop Trading Conditions
✅ 15% Profit Share from Challenge Phase
Get A Chance To Win A Stellar…
IC Funded Spreads/Execution First Look
No eval firm even comes close at the moment.
IF drop-shippers significantly tighten rules AND IC is able to keep providing these conditions as they scale.
IC Funded will undoubtedly be one of the top players very soon, building on brand…
TFT / EASTON
- TFT initial countdown runs out in a few days. No communications in 10 days now.
-Angelo removed TFT from all socials and Linked In
- Nobody knows anything at Easton influencer firms Skilled/Fortunes
- Refunds for active accounts purchases in the last 30-days…
Evals after Dark Update
FundedNext Flexes their MQ
TFT announces feed/platform plans
Blue Guardian's [+Aqua & MyFlash] Baintz finalizing acquisition of "ASIC regulated broker"
FundingPips/Engineer/TrueForex are finalizing their return
Lark becomes the first eval firm to…
Shocking Retail Prop World Updates
Industry:
- Sales growth decelerates - mostly seasonal, a bit of consumer crunch
Futures:
- TopStep posts single-day payout record in 10+ yr history - $256K. Delays and bugs from 1Step.1Rule launch are almost behind them
- Apex payouts are…
@I_Am_The_ICT
Day to remember
So many, including long long-time industry professionals, had no idea that futures could go negative.
Kept building positions heavy thinking 0.00 is support
Margin calls were biblical
ThinkMarkets has instructed evaluation firms to stop onboarding US customers
It's Tuesday SOON, and we are getting more information. A few key communications are still pending.
Stay patient, understand the risks involved
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Broker/MT events and skyrocketing expenses will…
ThinkMarkets Event will be more significant
Most eval firms are scrambling to get DX/Ctrader ready
Eightcap was essentially phased out by now from primary players
Please shop with caution, diversify & DYOR
Do with your money whatever you please, buying the MT+Thinkmarkets…
MyForexFunds Mini Update
- CAD31.5M transfers that CFTC "recklessly miscaracterized" were for tax payments
- First of it's kind enforcement that is unconstitutional (per MFF)
Via
Really good
#trading
webinars from
@Trader_Dante
Stories of a 15 year trader
- Part 1
- Part 2
Stories about getting lucky, right place right time, everything disappearing in one trade or software error etc
Welcome Finotive Team to X/Twitter
Mr Hardman -
@finotivecoo
Mr Newland -
@finotiveceo
Leaders in evaluation tech since 2021.
In 2024, many companies are still not caught up to the features they had back in 2022
DYOR research to see if they are right for your evaluation needs
50k x 6 evaluation giveaway going live later today
apologies for delay
Still not 100% sure what I bought during XMAS/NYE/Presidents/Valentines/Day that ends in Y/Weekend sales... getting rebills and expiration notices from companies I don't even recognize. Needed some clean up
Top Names in Forex Props on the Move
Updates teased to go live shortly:
MyForexFunds - Increasing time limit, potential surprise
TheFundedTrader - new prop Eightcap, ThinkMarkets, new format & time limits
E8 - new LP, promised significantly improved conditions
Bespoke - first…
ThinkMarkets has instructed evaluation firms to stop onboarding US customers
It's Tuesday SOON, and we are getting more information. A few key communications are still pending.
Stay patient, understand the risks involved
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Broker/MT events and skyrocketing expenses will…
Swift Funding to be absorbed into MyFundedFX
Announcement:
"
Hi @ everyone
It’s a disappointing time to have to come here and do this. As partial owner in swift, a firm that started with high hopes and a solid vision , I am obligated to respond to its failures.
The MT5…
Forex Evaluation CEO Gossip Drives Away Perfect Customers
Every single trading evaluation purchase is an exchange of money and a confession for an opportunity.
Confession that you have not been trading at a high level for an extended period of time.
None, literally ZERO long…
More High-Impact News Trading Restrictions
E8 comes out with a 10-minute before-and-after window
With many companies adding news restrictions again, it's nice to see that trading during the news is not considered a hard breach or even a soft breach. News trading profits are…
The Prop Story
Chapter 1: The Beginning
A trader who blew countless accounts at FTMO/MFF/Topstep realizes money is on the other side and thinks it can be done better
Approaches his Tech/Web/Seo/Risk friend and they hopefully find some money to back their business.
Prop tech…
Hi
@IC_Markets
,
@ICMarkets_AU
,
@ICMarkets_EU
Can you please confirm
@financemagnates
research and reporting that this IC Funded is in fact part of IC family of companies
Many appear to be sceptical and concerned that it might be a scam. Would be great to hear confirmation,…
ICFUNFED by IC MARKETS soft launch
Currently accepting BETA customer applications
US/CA/AUS/HK restricted
10/5% T
10% DD
80% split
Exact rules and pricing is not yet available
🍿
Eightcap Prop Product Approved Eval Partners
This Eightcap Global Limited version of their product is "regulated" by The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) (SIA-F220).
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Next Step is highest "engagement" company on the list
Lots of HFT, huge drawdowns, and bad…
🇺🇸 The FX Return 🇺🇸
Demise of US based trader FX/CFD evaluation dreams was greatly overstated
Outside of Top 2 most popular: FTMO/FNext, most evaluation companies have started accepting or announced plans to resume accepting new US customers
Somewhat surprising and welcome…
True power of FX props is unlocked by steady execution of realistic goals and stacking, not chasing huge payout high on single acct
2%/m (eww , do you even trade bro) & re-investing into stacking can go a long way
$1M+/yr is possible with 2%/month & 50% eval success in ~2yrs
Welcome to Forex Prop Firm Universe Breakdown
My Forex Funds
#1
Prop Firm in Popularity
Only company w affordable 2-Phase eval with all of:
Low-profit targets 8%/5%
12% drawdown
Phase bonuses
112% refund
Industry-leading conditions in multiple instruments
Besides being one of…
MFF Panic:
Benchmarking the state of the industry after the seismic event in FX retail prop... err virtual trading-adjacent sim world
Tools:
Semrush "engagement" guesstimator
Customer sentiment
Trend & feature pipeline analysis
Will NOT speculate on health & legal exposure, this…
FTMO to restrict DX Trade copy feature
No surprise, companies are looking to scale churn of medium to small accounts, not expose themselves to the risk of those who are high-funded either due to skill or risk-tolerance.
Copiers also bring on a lot of potentially malicious uses…
Virtual Payout / Payments
Highest volume:
Apex 1500+ payouts hit customer bank accounts overnight, only incomplete form & some international remain. Should be smooth going forward
TFT finally clears up two week old payouts being stuck
Many FX props getting payout out in under…
ICFUNDED Update:
- Official communication by IC support is a cooperative relationship, separate companies, and affiliate agreement.
- Finance Magnates reporting of a launch *BY* IC Markets was inaccurate.
IC eval world history:
- Many industry players, like MFFX, aggressively…
ICFUNFED by IC MARKETS soft launch
Currently accepting BETA customer applications
US/CA/AUS/HK restricted
10/5% T
10% DD
80% split
Exact rules and pricing is not yet available
🍿
Alpha Capital Group (
@AlphaCapitalUK
)
🏆Trader Friendly Prop Firm🏆
Trader Friendly Forex Prop Firm Criteria:
✅Know what you are buying
✅Good Value
✅Good Trading Conditions
✅No BS
✅Clearly Stated Rules
✅Proven to Pay
✅Best-in-niche Features
✅Know who you are buying from…
Imagine the Serenity & Peace:
Over last 3 years
Trade futures w/ TopStep and Apex
FX w FTMO and 5ers
Stay off social media
Mind own grind
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It's ok to trade what u have for now & react to new info next week, not noise & FUD
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Past serenity not indicative of future state
FTMO Consistency Score equivalent is a nice potential solution as a payout requirement
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Absolute value of all days, not just profit day are taken into the consistency equation
No "punishment" for windfall days by forcing traders to return an additional…
BREAKING! Blue Guardian Cracks Top 5 Traffic/Engagement [ACTIVE] Forex Firms
FTMO
FNEXT
TFT
FPIPS
5. BLUE GUARDIAN?!?!?
A little PR spinny considering the circumstances, but it is what it is for buzzword purposes.
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Don't trade underfunded without understanding the risks…
April Summary:
$52+K in prop withdrawals (40 hit bank, rest in PayPal/wallets etc)
17th straight profitable month
Difficult month in general:
- Failed to properly identify & navigate variety of trading day types. Usual errors of impatience & improper sizing accentuated by being…
Notable in Funding Pips announcement:
MatchTrader does not support US customers [anymore?]
There appears to be a change in direction for MatchTrader as US traders have been happily clicking in MatchTrader up until now
Additional industry hurdle in post-MQ & US restriction world…
Electric Weekend in the Simulated Trading World
Toptep finds themselves in petty wars once again
Second affiliate partner/influencer this year to receive a legal notice. Potentially unnecessary for best value EOD evaluation that has been making moves.
Great community service…
Spot XAU makes new all time high
FTMO reaches $200,000,000 payout mark
Apex secures lead as
#1
eval [FX or Futs] in 2024 payouts after today's payout window closes
Finotive launches 1-step Pro/Salary evaluation format
Post 🫐 scramble commences
Continued new fee drop &…
Saturday Trading Eval World Update:
MFF Chargebacks are less likely to be approved going forward, before the Receiver arrangement they were flowing free, without contest, no matter the account status. Best to wait for a resolution now.
The Funded Trader - 70% caught up on…
Forex Prop Firm Politically Incorrect May Traffic Factor Report (3%+)
- MyForexFunds -
Impressively showed growth at
#1
despite headwinds of DDos attacks and poor support. Traders are a bit tired of the conditions yo-yo, make up your mind already. Impatient traders are…
👀
Funded Ticks *Soon*
Will be very interesting to see what the team comes up with.
Futures space is already running wild with deals and new launches, with no shortage of options.
Funding Pips sister company will have a leg up on many of the futures eval launches. FX program…
SPT??? SPT!!!
Very interesting move by Smart Prop Trader
While much of the FX eval industry is reeling and tightening rules, SPT is introducing 12% drawdown product
Features that will contribute to the attempt of making this work:
75% first profit split
30x leverage
30 days to…
Here we go........Officially live!!!!!
The Pro Challenge is meant for traders who wish to take their trading to the next level.
It features exciting new parameters such as:
- 12% Max Drawdown
- 5% Daily Drawdown
- 8% Phase 1 Target, 5% Phase 2 Target
- Extra $400K in max…
OG
@Topstep
is probably the best at navigating this definition game.
FX props could also consider calling the very large "virtual balance" thing BUYING POWER, still retains the marketing power
Then start accounts from $0
No "funds" of any kind are provided.
Just customers…
FPFX Contracts
Difficulty in ending relationships and developing own tech
Potential outs
Always insightful, via
@epfregnews
Tough stretch for FPFX potentially loading with TFT looking for an out, FE & Surge having left. Some smaller names have moved on as well.
Dangerously Trader Friendly?
FXIFY & GOAT - Withdrawal on demand
Funding Pips - Cheapest, 5 days withdrawals
We are in the worst month of trading with previously most trader-friendly prop firms in the history of the industry:
TopStep - completely botched the rollout of 1Step…
Capped eval win-win?
Texas CEOs by sheer coincidence roll out identical format - capped evaluations, the same minute.
Potential opportunity to increase failure rate AND appeal.
In evaluations, make it possible to qualify in "0 days" by replacing the DAILY profit cap with…