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FTMO Says Monthly Rewards Near $15 Million in September
- September distributions cooled roughly 5% from August highs, yielding an indicative average of about $2,030 across 7,100 reward payouts.
- Prague-based firm claims over 4.5 million registered traders globally with over $650 million in cumulative payouts.
Thursday, 08/10/2026 | 16:04 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Hola Prime Says It Has Paid More Than $10 Million to Funded Traders
- The prop firm's own tally has more than tripled since April, while the average payout fell to about $1,800.
- A Deloitte review earlier this year checked how fast payouts cleared through mid-March, not the running total.
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 | 14:51 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
The Broker-Backed Prop Firm: Why Vertical Integration, Not Capital, Is the Real Advantage
- Shervin Arian, CEO of OmegaRatio Advisors, highlights risk literacy as a key gap between smaller prop firms and established brokers entering the same business model.
- Vertical integration can align a prop firm’s revenue with trader activity instead of making successful traders a growing payout cost.
Tuesday, 29/09/2026 | 05:03 GMT by
Shervin Arian
Half of Prop Trading Firms Let Staff Use AI Freely While Banks Set Limits
- Across the derivatives market, 44% of firms report measurable time and cost savings from AI, Acuiti's survey found.
- Two-thirds of those firms also oppose weekend sessions in oil futures, and few sell-side clients want 24/7 access.
Tuesday, 22/09/2026 | 09:38 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
FPFX Adds Tickblaze as New Platform Option for Prop Firms
- Prop firms using FPFX will be able to offer Tickblaze without replacing the account-management rules and workflows already handled through PropAccount.
- The companies say the setup will keep account rules and trading access aligned, but they did not disclose service-level or launch details.
Wednesday, 16/09/2026 | 21:57 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
The Prop Trading Challenge Pass Means Little Once Real Execution Starts
- Shervin Arian, CEO of OmegaRatio Advisors, highlights the gap between simulated challenge conditions and execution after a trader is funded.
- Prop firms that use different execution models for challenges and funded accounts may underestimate future payout risk.
Wednesday, 16/09/2026 | 12:12 GMT by
Shervin Arian
Match-Trade Lets Influencers and IBs Launch Prop Firms in Seven Days
- The firm combines Match-Trader, CRM, liquidity, risk controls and compliance administration in one service.
- Partners can later migrate from Match-Prop to full white label or full server setups.
Tuesday, 15/09/2026 | 10:27 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Not Only Advising: RUBIK Says It Now Makes Risk Decisions for Prop Firm Clients
- The former The5ers executive has expanded the service beyond the advisory model outlined in 2025.
- The company also promoted Bryan Cycman to COO as it shifts from consulting into day-to-day risk operations.
Wednesday, 02/09/2026 | 08:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Prop Firm FundedNext Says Cumulative Trader Payouts Exceed $350 Million
- Meanwhile, on-chain tracker Capital Critic has verified $225.9 million, covering only RisePay and direct wallet transfers.
- The company reports a four-hour average processing time across its CFD and futures businesses.
Tuesday, 01/09/2026 | 08:46 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Prediction Markets Follow Prop Firms Into the US Introducing Broker Model
- Prospect Markets, a sports prediction-market company, split its business into retail and institutional units.
- Crypto.com companies will provide the exchange, clearing and customer-account services behind both routes.
Thursday, 27/08/2026 | 11:46 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
FundingTraders Shows Rule Breaches Before Prop Payout Requests
- Its Trade Clarity Desk displays the rule triggered, financial consequence and expected withdrawal.
- The company-run tool adds visibility but does not replace the firm's final payout review.
Tuesday, 25/08/2026 | 07:48 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
FundedNext Tests 12% Loss Limit but Restores Daily Cap in Second Labs Challenge
- The wider drawdown gives traders an additional $500 in overall loss allowance, while news trading remains prohibited.
- The advertised “three-day payout” requires three separate days with at least $250 in closed profit.
Tuesday, 04/08/2026 | 12:05 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Eightcap and TTTMarkets Executives Question Prop Consistency Rules Their Firms Use
- Adam Bock said he would remove “profit consistency” from the prop trading industry.
- Archie Cade commented that some rival rules catch traders out but defended the version used by TTTMarkets.
Monday, 03/08/2026 | 20:20 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
The5ers Founder Highlights "True Native Engineering" Behind Its TradingView Integration
- Gil Ben Hur, Founder of The5ers, says “trader demand” drove the launch as part of the firm's technology strategy.
- The prop firm expanded its previous chart integration by adding TradingView's execution capabilities and account management features.
Thursday, 23/07/2026 | 13:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Prop Firms Gain Independent Certification and Dispute Resolution Through The Financial Commission
- Voluntary framework assesses trading rules, payouts, risk controls and dispute handling through independent reviews.
- Certified firms undergo ongoing monitoring and annual renewal after meeting independent assessment standards.
Wednesday, 22/07/2026 | 12:43 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
FundedNext Launches "Labs" to Test Experimental Prop Challenges on Live Traders
- The prop firm opened a limited-seat track and made a $99.99 one-step challenge with no daily loss limit its first experiment, the company said.
- Traders who buy in become the live data the firm will use to decide which rules reach its main product line.
Wednesday, 22/07/2026 | 08:06 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Eightcap Added Support to Its Prop Trading Accounts to TradingView, Following FTMO's Lead
- The Melbourne broker's prop product and free TradingView Plus plans are now available inside the charting platform for eligible accounts.
- FTMO's traders reached the same platform months earlier through its OANDA broker unit.
Thursday, 16/07/2026 | 08:35 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
AI Wave Reaches Prop Firms as FundedNext Launches MCP Server
- Unlike some broker implementations, the integration is read-only, preventing AI from executing trades.
- Recently, brokers such as Dukascopy, ThinkMarkets and Leverate have launched MCP integrations
Tuesday, 14/07/2026 | 12:55 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Tradeify Co-Founders: “Difficult to Enter” Futures Prop; Subscription Ditch “Barely Moved Revenue”
- Vinan Mistry and Brett Simberkoff spoke to Finance Magnates about the futures prop firm's rapid growth, its shift from a subscription to a one-time payment model, and its newly launched introducing broker, Slay Markets.
- "The prop firm becomes a funnel for scaling their own live accounts," Mistry said, as Tradeify pushes traders from simulated funded accounts toward live brokerage trading through its new IB arm.
Tuesday, 07/07/2026 | 14:00 GMT by
Arnab Shome
E8 Markets Launches One-Step Zero Account as Prop Firms Race to Drop Trader Rules
- The Dallas firm's one-step challenge scraps the consistency rule and trailing drawdown, the two features trader surveys flag most often.
- The zero-restrictions pitch still carries a five-payout account cycle, per-request withdrawal caps and forex leverage held at 1:30.
Tuesday, 07/07/2026 | 07:29 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Prop Firms Get Prediction Markets as Trading Volumes Hit $40B
- PropAccount.com's offering adds prediction markets through the same KYC, payment and capital infrastructure.
- Prediction market trading surged 344% in 2025 from $9 billion, driven by financial industry adoption.
Monday, 06/07/2026 | 17:41 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
TradersYard Raises Undisclosed Sum From Ingmar Mattus' Andromeda to Fund Global Expansion
- The Vienna prop firm did not reveal the size of the round, attach a valuation, or name any new investor beyond its existing backer.
- Proceeds will go toward international growth and a planned instant funded account, a model now under scrutiny over its payout math.
Tuesday, 23/06/2026 | 07:26 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
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