Compare Prop Firms — Pick Any 2, Side by Side

How to compare prop firms

Comparing prop firms comes down to four things: how the drawdown is calculated, what trading restrictions apply, how and when payouts happen, and what the evaluation costs. Every rule matters once real funded money is on the line.

Drawdown type is the most important difference

A static drawdown (FTMO, MyFundedFutures, FundedNext) is fixed from the starting balance — the floor never moves. An EOD trailing drawdown (Topstep, Tradeify, Bulenox) follows the highest end-of-day balance upward, but doesn't react to intraday highs. Apex uses an intraday trailing drawdown — the strictest of the three, since it ratchets up on any new equity peak during the session, realized or not. TradeDay and Goat Funded Trader also trail, though their source material doesn't specify whether that happens intraday or only at the close.

Consistency rules can complicate an otherwise clean pass

On their standard evaluation paths, most firms in our data don't cap how much of total profit a single day can represent — including MyFundedFutures, contrary to some older claims about a 30% rule. Apex's 30–50% cap only starts counting once you're funded. Topstep substitutes a day-count participation requirement (5 winning days of at least $200) rather than a percentage cap. Tradeify's Select path adds a 40% cap for traders who opt into that structure instead of its rule-free Growth path.

Which prop firms are best for automated trading?

Every firm we track allows TradingView Pine Script automation through a webhook broker like TradersPost. Apex has no daily loss limit, the single biggest simplification for a script. MyFundedFutures and Tradeify both explicitly cover the funded account, not just the eval, and skip the consistency rule on their standard paths. Firms with a daily loss limit — Topstep, MyFundedFutures, TradeDay, FTMO — require the strategy (or the broker layer) to track intraday P&L and halt entries once that limit is close.

Payout splits vary, and not every firm publishes one

Apex's current product lines and Tradeify both describe splits in the 90–100% range. Topstep pays 90/10 from the first dollar on new accounts, with a better 100%-of-first-$10k structure preserved for pre-2026 legacy accounts. FTMO publishes 80–90%. A number of firms in our data — MyFundedFutures, Bulenox, TradeDay, Goat Funded Trader, and FundedNext — don't publish a payout percentage in the source material behind this tool; confirm directly if payout split is the deciding factor.

Eval cost and reset fees add up

Pricing across these firms moves with promotions often enough that a fixed number here would likely be stale — Apex in particular is known for running deep promotional discounts. Where a firm publishes a typical range (Tradeify, Take Profit Trader), it's reflected in the tool above; for everyone else, check the firm's live checkout page for current pricing.

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