Prop Firm Reviews

Independent reviews of funded-trading firms — rules, risks and who they suit.

Prop (funded) firms such as FTMO and FundingPips charge a fee for an evaluation and, if you pass, give you access to a funded account under set loss limits. These reviews summarise each firm's published rules, fees and news-trading restrictions from its own pages, with dates and the risks. Trading carries a high risk of loss.

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FTMO

1-Step
2-Step

Evaluation programmes on simulated capital.

Rules, risks, who it suits Review

FundingPips

2 Step Standard
1 Step Flex

Evaluations on demo accounts.

Rules, risks, who it suits

Rules comparedTargets, loss limits and days, four programmes. News trading rulesCan you trade CPI, NFP or FOMC? Rule changes logWhat changed on FTMO and FundingPips pages, and when. Drawdown calculatorWhat you can still lose today and overall. Lot size calculatorLot size and how much of today's limit it uses.

Head-to-head: FTMO vs FundingPips

News trading on a funded account

Firm	Funded account	Window	Links
FTMO	Standard FTMO Account: restricted around selected news. Swing account type: no news restriction.	2 minutes before to 2 minutes after the release.	Review
FundingPips	Master accounts: restricted windows around high-impact news and speeches.	1 Step Flex, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Flex and 2 Step Pro: 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a high-impact news event, and 10 minutes before a speech starts to 10 minutes after it ends. FundingPips Zero: 10 minutes before and after.	Review · Official site

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