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Best forex and CFD prop firms

Forex prop firms sell funded forex accounts, usually after an evaluation, for trading CFDs: forex pairs, and often indices, metals and crypto too. Compared with futures firms, most allow overnight holding, leverage is quoted rather than set by contract limits, and loss limits are set as a percentage of the account. This page covers the 14 forex and CFD firms we track, ordered by how long each has been operating, longest first.

14 of 20 firms qualify

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Inclusion rule

Firms selling forex or CFD evaluations.

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Firms that did not qualify

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Earn2TradeDayTraders.comTradeifyApex Trader FundingMyFundedFuturesTopstep

Questions about this ranking

What is the difference between a forex prop firm and a futures prop firm?

Forex and CFD firms give you a simulated balance with loss limits set as a percentage, and most allow overnight and weekend holding. Futures firms set contract limits and dollar-based drawdowns, usually trailing, and most require you to be flat before the daily close. The rule books are not comparable line by line.

Which forex prop firm has the widest drawdown?

On the 2-step programmes in this list, the widest limits are a 10% total loss cap with a 5% daily limit, and several firms offer it. A few 1-step programmes allow a 12% total loss, paired with a tighter 3% daily limit.

Which platforms do forex prop firms use?

Most firms here offer MetaTrader 5, and cTrader, Match-Trader and TradeLocker are common alternatives. Each firm page lists the platforms it offers, and the platform lists below show every firm that supports each one.

Understand it first

Guides that explain these rules

Getting startedFutures vs forex prop firms: which should you chooseChoose futures if you day trade and want dollar-denominated risk with the best available profit splits. Choose CFD if you hold overnight or over weekends, want percentage-based risk limits, or trade instruments beyond the futures exchanges.RulesNews trading rules at prop firmsNews trading restrictions come in three forms: a blackout that breaches your account, an execution window that blocks entries around releases, and profit discounting that counts only part of what you made. Only the firms with none of the three genuinely allow news trading.

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Head-to-head comparisons

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