Prop Firm Reviews

Prop Firm Reviews: Rules, Fees & Payouts Compared

Sourced, factual coverage of currently operating funded-account firms — daily loss limits, drawdown types, profit splits, and payout terms, pulled from each firm's own materials and recent independent coverage.

FTMO vs Apex Trader Funding

A side-by-side comparison of evaluation rules, daily loss limits, drawdown types, profit splits, and payout terms for these two forex/CFD and futures firms.

Topstep Review

Trading Combine rules, funded-account drawdown structure, the January 2026 profit-split change, and documented platform and payout complaints.

Take Profit Trader Review

Test evaluation rules, the funded PRO account's intraday drawdown, profit split, day-one payouts, and documented account-liquidation and payout-delay complaints.

Earn2Trade Review

Trader Career Path evaluation rules, the July 2026 profit split restructuring, and the firm's own published data on how many evaluation-passers ever trade real money.

Bulenox Review

The Qualification → Master → Funded model, two drawdown options, the 40% consistency rule, and the documented "flipping" payout complaints.

Alpha Capital Group Review

Six evaluation programs (Alpha One, Pro, Three, Swing), static vs trailing drawdown, the 40% Best Day Rule, and documented payout-denial complaints tied to the 2-minute trade duration rule.

Blue Guardian Review

Instant Funding vs Challenge paths, the Guardian Shield auto-close system, and why the firm's widely-repeated "$23.8M in verified payouts" claim traces back to its own blog, not an independent audit.

Alpha Capital Group vs Bulenox

Percentage-based forex/CFD evaluations versus dollar-denominated, automation-friendly futures rules — drawdown types, daily loss limits, profit splits, and payout schedules compared side by side.

Topstep vs Take Profit Trader

Two futures-only firms compared on evaluation structure, drawdown mechanics, daily loss limits, profit splits, and payout terms — including the drawdown switch that catches new TPT funded traders off guard.

Prop firm rules and fees change often, and firms in this space have a documented history of shutting down. Always confirm current terms directly on the firm's own site before paying for an evaluation. Trading Habits is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or compensated by any firm reviewed here.