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PropFirmsRadar Team

PropFirmsRadar Team

Prop Trading & Funding Experts

The PropFirmsRadar team is composed of experienced traders and funding specialists with over 20+ combined years in proprietary trading. We share hands-on insights from passing major prop firm evaluations with real trading data.

Articles by PropFirmsRadar Team

Analysis

Tradeify vs MyFundedFutures: Which Futures Prop Firm Is Better in 2026?

Tradeify vs MyFundedFutures is the closest head-to-head in futures prop trading. Both sell a one-step evaluation for a o

October 22, 20269 min read

Tools

How to Use Bookmap on a Prop Firm Account (2026)

Bookmap is one of the most popular order flow tools among futures prop traders, and one of the most misunderstood when i

October 21, 20266 min read

Payouts

Prop Firms That Pay in Crypto: USDT, USDC and Bitcoin Payouts in 2026

Prop firms that pay in crypto have gone from a niche option to one of the main ways funded traders get paid. Stablecoin

October 21, 20267 min read

Costs

Prop Firm Data Fees Explained: Who Pays for CME Market Data in 2026

Prop firm data fees are the cost line most futures traders discover after checkout. The challenge price is on the sales

October 13, 20267 min read

Analysis

FTMO vs FundedNext: Which Forex Prop Firm Is Better in 2026?

FTMO vs FundedNext is the most common head-to-head in forex prop trading, and the two firms are closer than their reputa

October 7, 20269 min read

Rules

How Many Prop Firm Accounts Can You Have? Limits by Firm in 2026

How many prop firm accounts can you have? There is no industry-wide limit and no regulator setting one. Every firm write

October 7, 20267 min read

Rules

Copy Trading Prop Firm Rules: Which Firms Allow It in 2026

Copy trading prop firm rules split along one line: whose trades are being copied. Copying your own trades from one accou

October 7, 20267 min read

Payouts

How Long Does a Prop Firm Payout Take? The Real Timeline in 2026

How long does a prop firm payout take? Anywhere from 15 minutes to three weeks, and the advertised number is usually the

September 29, 20267 min read

Analysis

Apex Trader Funding vs Tradeify: Which Futures Prop Firm Is Better in 2026?

Apex Trader Funding vs Tradeify is the cheapest-versus-smoothest decision in futures prop trading. Both sell a one-step

September 22, 20269 min read

Evaluations

One-Step vs Two-Step Evaluation: Which Prop Firm Challenge Is Easier?

One-step vs two-step evaluation looks like a question about speed: one phase to pass, or two. It is really a question ab

September 17, 20267 min read

Trading Rules

Hard Breach vs Soft Breach: The Prop Firm Rules That End Accounts

Hard breach vs soft breach prop firm rules decide one thing: whether your mistake ends the account or merely costs you a

September 10, 20267 min read

Drawdown Rules

EOD Drawdown vs Intraday Drawdown: Which One Is Actually Easier?

EOD drawdown vs intraday drawdown is a question about timing, not arithmetic. Both models can use the exact same maximum

August 26, 20269 min read

Drawdown Rules

Trailing Drawdown vs Static Drawdown: The Complete Guide (With Examples)

Trailing drawdown vs static drawdown is the rule pair that trips up more prop traders than any single line item in a fir

August 19, 20269 min read

Strategy

How to Choose a Futures Prop Firm: A Decision Framework for 2026

Every futures prop firm claims to be the best. Instead of chasing a ranking, it's faster to work through four decisions

August 24, 202612 min read

Strategy

How to Pass a Prop Firm Challenge: 10 Proven Steps

Passing a prop firm challenge is the gateway to trading with professional capital. But with only 5-15% of traders succee

January 5, 202615 min read

Statistics

Prop Firm Challenge Pass Rates 2026

Prop firms almost never publish their actual pass rates - the widely-cited 'industry average' figures you see repeated a

January 7, 202612 min read

Strategy

How Hard Is It To Get Funded Trading?

Getting funded as a trader is a dream shared by thousands, but how hard is it really? The truth might surprise you. Whil

August 5, 202612 min read

Basics

What Is a Prop Firm Account?

A prop firm account is your gateway to trading with professional capital instead of your own money. If you've ever wante

August 4, 202610 min read

Finance

Prop Firm Taxes 2026: Complete Guide for Traders

Taxes on prop firm profits can be confusing. Are you an employee or independent contractor? How much will you actually k

August 3, 202618 min read

Strategy

How to Pass the FTMO Challenge — Why Most Traders Fail

8 out of 10 traders fail the FTMO challenge. Most fail within the first 5 days. Not because FTMO is a scam. Not because

January 10, 202512 min read

Trading Rules

Prop Firm Consistency Rule Explained: How It Works & How to Pass

The consistency rule is one of the most misunderstood prop firm restrictions. It limits how much of your daily or monthl

September 2, 202610 min read

Payout Frequency

Prop Firms with Daily Payouts: Maximize Your Cash Flow

Most prop firms pay out monthly or weekly. But some offer DAILY payouts—meaning you can request and receive your profits

August 6, 202610 min read

Trading Rules

Futures Prop Firms with No Consistency Rule: The Complete Guide

Most prop firms enforce strict consistency rules that cap your daily profits, require minimum trading days, or limit you

August 6, 202610 min read

Analysis

Lucid Trading vs Tradeify: Complete Head-to-Head Comparison

Both Lucid Trading and Tradeify are top-tier futures prop firms with 4.8 ratings and 90% profit splits. But which is rig

August 6, 202610 min read