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Prop Firm Guides and Research
This is the index of every published guide on BestProps. Each guide is written to answer one question a trader has before, during, or after a prop firm evaluation, and each one is grouped below by the question it answers. Comparisons and shortlists come first, then reviews, rules, payouts, and fees, then guides for newer traders and platform notes. Every link on this page goes to a live article, and a guide that fits two groups appears in both.
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Getting Started
AudaCity Capital Competition: Traders Cup Rules, Prizes and Leaderboard
How AudaCity Capital's free monthly Traders Cup works, its 50% consistency rule, the two prize ladders on its own pages, what a prize is worth and…
19 min read
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Getting Started
Blue Guardian Competition: Free Monthly Contest Rules, Prizes and Leaderboard
How Blue Guardian's free monthly simulated trading competition works, how it ranks entrants, what the top 50 Instant-account prizes are worth and the rules on a…
19 min read
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Getting Started · Payments & Fees
Instant Funding Free Account and Free Trial: What Exists, the Free Tournament and the Cheapest Way In
Instant Funding publishes no free trial or free demo account, so this page covers its free tournament, giveaways, PlusPoints, refund window and the cheapest paid accounts…
21 min read
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Platforms & Tools
TickTickTrader Project X and Tradovate: Platform Setup History and Status
What TickTickTrader accounts ran on, from Rithmic to ProjectX and Tradovate, how the setup worked, and why no platform is available as of November 4, 2026.
19 min read
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Platforms & Tools
My Funded Futures Platforms: TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate and Hyperprop Setup
Which platforms work with My Funded Futures accounts, how to connect Tradovate, TradingView, NinjaTrader, dxFeed platforms and Hyperprop, and why the platform choice is permanent, checked…
26 min read
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Getting Started
FunderPro Competition and Leaderboard: Rules, Prizes and Past Events
How FunderPro's free simulated trading competitions work, what has run since 2023, what a Challenge prize is really worth and why there is no public leaderboard,…
16 min read
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Rules & Drawdown
Apex Trader Funding Restricted Countries: Full List of 87, Live Rules, USA and Canada
Apex Trader Funding restricts 87 countries for its simulated accounts, uses a separate broker-set list for Live, and bars cards, travel and VPNs tied to those…
21 min read
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Prop Firm Comparisons · Rules & Drawdown
Purdia Instant Funding and Accounts Compared: Instant, Static and Evaluation Plans, Core vs Freedom
Every Purdia account compared side by side, from Instant Funding and Static Funding to the Evaluation in Core and Freedom rule sets, plus the legacy Programs…
24 min read
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Prop Firm Comparisons · Rules & Drawdown
Funded Futures Family Velocity Plan vs Prime, Choice and S2F: Every FFF Account Compared
Every Funded Futures Family account side by side, from the Velocity plan and its fees to Prime, Choice, S2F Payday, Accelerate and the invite-only Labs plans,…
33 min read
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Rules & Drawdown
TradeDay Consistency Rule: Quick Pay 30% and Fast Pass 45% Explained
How the TradeDay consistency rule works on Quick Pay (30%) and Fast Pass (45%) evaluations and Fast Pass Funded Sim payouts, with the numbers for every…
20 min read
Prop Firm Comparisons
Head-to-head comparisons of two or more firms on price, rules, payouts, and platform support.
- 01Alpha Futures vs Apex Compared on Fees Rules and Payouts
- 02Alpha Futures vs Tradeify Compare Rules Payouts and Plans
- 03Apex Trader Funding vs Tradeify Which Fits Your Trading Style?
- 04Breakout Prop vs Apex Trader Funding Which Fits Your Market?
- 05Crypto Prop Firms vs Futures Prop Firms Which Fits You
- 06E8 Markets vs FTMO Which Prop Firm Fits Your Trading Style?
- 07FTMO vs Apex Trader Funding Which Fits Your Trading
- 08Funding Pips vs FTMO Profit Split and Drawdown Rules Compared
- 09Futures Prop Firm Comparison Criteria for the Best Fit
- 10Futures Prop Firms Comparison Guide 2026
- 11FuturesElite vs Apex Compare Rules Costs and Payouts
- 12FXIFY Futures vs Apex Which Prop Firm Fits You
- 13Goat Funded Trader vs FTMO Which Prop Firm Fits Your Trading Style?
- 14Goat Funded Trader vs FundedNext Which Prop Firm Fits Your Trading Style?
- 15Goat Funded Trader vs Instant Funding Rules Compared
- 16Hola Prime Futures vs My Funded Futures Which Is Better?
- 17Hola Prime vs FundedNext Which Prop Firm Fits Your Trading Style?
- 18Hola Prime vs Tradeify Which Futures Firm Fits You?
- 19How to Compare Prop Firms With Confidence
- 20Lucid Trading vs FTMO Which Firm Fits Your Strategy
- 21My Funded Futures vs Tradeify Which Firm Fits You
- 22OFP Funding vs FTMO Which Prop Firm Fits You?
- 23The5ers Futures vs Apex Which Firm Fits You
- 24Topstep vs Apex Trader Funding for Futures Traders
- 25Topstep vs TradeDay Compare Fees Rules and Payouts
- 26TradeDay vs Apex Rules Costs and Payouts Compared
- 27Tradeify vs FTMO Which Prop Firm Fits Your Strategy?
- 28Tradeify vs Take Profit Trader Rules Costs and Payouts
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Best Prop Firms by Need
Shortlists of firms filtered by a specific requirement, such as account size, market, or trading style.