The Six Ways a Prop Firm Actually Makes Money
Whether a firm hedges what it owes you in a real market or pays you out of its own pocket, through the lens of one firm. It’s worth zooming out first
Prop Firms
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New Tool: Prop Challenge Calculator
We just published a Prop Challenge Calculator A tool that answers a question most challenge comparisons never actually ask: what does this thing cost once you price in the time it takes,…
Is a Prop Firm Challenge a Good Business Decision?
Most prop-firm comparisons stop at price. Buy account A for $X, account B for $Y, done. But price alone doesn’t tell you what you’re actually buying, and for a challenge-style account specifically,…
Who’s Actually on the Other Side of Your Winning Prop Trade?
Every prop firm challenge runs on the same basic structure: you pay to prove you can trade, you get access to a funded account, and if you make money, the firm pays…
Original vs Clarity: Which Account Is Right for You?
Choosing the right prop trading account comes down to how you trade, how much structure you prefer and which rules best suit your strategy. Instant Funding offers both Original and Clarity account…
IC Funded is NOT IC Markets
For over a decade, IC Markets and its entities like Raw Trading Ltd have been one of the more dependable names in retail forex and CFD brokerage. We’ve traded with them, rebated…
Meet Clarity: A New Way to Trade
Trading takes focus. The rules should feel clear from the start. That idea is at the centre of Clarity, our new product range designed to give traders a more straightforward experience from the…
BlueGuardian Starter: Day 3 Update
Quick progress report on the BlueGuardian Starter account, for those who missed it, this is an instant funded $5,000 account that came out of a conversation that started on Trustpilot rather than…
BlueGuardian Starter, First Impressions
Today was setup 1 on the BlueGuardian Starter challenge, i got from them for free/not-free following this. first real session on their MT5 infrastructure, side-by-side with a Spotware/cTrader so I had something…
BlueGuardian: A Replacement & a Quiet Request
It has been roughly a year since my last interaction with Blue Guardian (i wrote about Support tickets turning fraud here) since then: nothing. No follow-up, no apology, no contact of any kind. That changed yesterday. After I left a 1-star review on Trustpilot, someone from Blue Guardian reached out to me directly. On Trustpilot: […]
Prop Firm Comparison: Beyond Numbers
Most comparison pages for prop trading firms tend to focus on what looks easy to measure: price, profit targets, payout ratios, drawdown limits. News flash: You are not shopping for Groceries! you…
IF Acquires Funded Trading Plus
The prop-firm industry continues to consolidate, and one of the more notable developments this year is now official: Instant Funding has acquired Funded Trading Plus (FTP) in a seven-figure deal.