Author: The Prop Journalist

Tradeify has brought its futures model to forex. We break down the 1-Step Daily, 2-Step Classic and Direct plans, every rule that matters, and which account is worth buying.

FTMO’s new Instant account has some of the best instant funding rules on the market, with a 10% max loss, a 30% consistency rule and balance-based trailing. But at about $1,676 for a $50,000 account, it costs nearly 4.5 times Tradeify FX’s Direct account with code TPJ.

My Funded Futures Studio and My Funded Perps Elite bring a static drawdown that never moves, even after a payout. But at $140 for $500 of drawdown, you pay about 4 times more per dollar than Topstep’s $50K Static.

Tradeify’s new Level Up Forge drop offers up to $35,000 for $80, with static drawdown at every level. The first payout is realistic, but the later levels are very unlikely to be reached.

Topstep’s new $50K Static Labs Combine doubles every rule of the $25K Static, so the value is unchanged. The static drawdown also resets to $0 at your first payout.

Most prop firms never say how many traders pass. We checked 50 and found every official pass rate, from Topstep’s 16.8% to Take Profit Trader’s 36.22%, then followed the numbers through to the traders who actually get paid.

Topstep’s No Activation Fee path costs more per month but skips the $149 fee. We work out exactly when each path is cheaper at $50K, $100K and $150K.

My Funded Futures Rapid and Rapid EOD cost the same, but the rules differ significantly. Rapid has the easier evaluation, while Rapid EOD is much easier once funded.

Tradeify has launched the Premier Trading League, a free futures trading competition with head-to-head matches, league scoring and a $1 million total prize pool.

Topstep has launched a new $6K Labs Challenge for $149. It offers a high-risk, high-reward path to a fixed $6,000 payout, but with lower value than the original $3K Challenge.