Best Stock Prop Firms (2026)

Key facts: Stock Prop Firms

Firms

18

Accounts

647

Typical profit target (total)

10%

Typical maximum loss

6%

Typical daily loss limit

3% (none on 9% of accounts)

Drawdown models

static 52%, trailing (equity) 24%, trailing (balance) 11%

Typical profit split

80%

Typical payout cycle

7 days

Billing

one-time fee

Fee due after passing

9% of accounts (median $690)

Consistency rule

none during the challenge on 23% of accounts; a best-day cap is listed on 51% (often on payouts)

Typical minimum trading days

3

Median 50K price

$379

Median 100K price

$629

Most supported platforms

MetaTrader 5 (14 firms), Match-Trader (8 firms), cTrader (7 firms), MetaTrader 4 (3 firms)

Medians across the 647 accounts on this page, list prices, September 29, 2026.

Top picks at a glance

Forex/CFD · 100K account or closest size

#	Firm	Account	Profit target	Loss limits	Split	Payouts	List price	Best for
1	FundedNext4.3	$100K Stellar Lite Challenge 2-Step	8% / 4%	4% daily · 8% max (static)	80%	21 days	$400	Static drawdown
2	Leveraged4.0	$100K Leveraged ONE 1-Step	6%	3% daily · 6% max (trailing (balance))	80%	Bi-weekly	$188	Most drawdown room
3	FXIFY3.9	$100K Lightning Challenge 1-Step	5%	3% daily · 4% max (trailing (balance))	80%	Bi-weekly	$399	Largest accounts
4	Orion Funded3.9	$100K Orion Select 3-Step	5% / 5% / 5%	5% daily · 5% max (static)	80%	Bi-weekly	$409	Wide choice of accounts
5	Lark Funding3.8	$100K 3-Stage Evaluation 3-Step	5% / 4% / 3%	no daily limit · 5% max (static)	80%	Bi-weekly	$370	No daily loss limit
6	WSFunded3.8	$100K Instant Funded Pro Instant	none	3% daily · 5% max (intraday trailing)	80%	10 days	$499	Balanced rules
7	Trade The Pool3.7	$100K Edge 1-Step	6%	1.8% daily · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)	80%	Bi-weekly	$266	Low entry price
8	The Trading Pit3.7	$100K CFD Prime - Evaluation 2-Step	10% / 5%	4% daily · 8% max (end-of-day trailing)	80%	Bi-weekly	$569	Balanced rules

Crypto · 100K account or closest size

#	Firm	Account	Profit target	Loss limits	Split	Payouts	List price	Best for
1	Crypto Fund Trader3.8	$100K 1-Step	10%	4% daily · 6% max (trailing (balance))	80%	15 days	$619	Balanced rules
2	HyroTrader3.6	$100K Two Step 2-Step	10% / 5%	5% daily · 10% max	80%	Daily	$579	Daily payouts

Best picks for every need

Cheapest $100K account

Leveraged

$100K Leveraged ONE · $188

Most drawdown for the target

Leveraged

$25K Turbo Trade · 6% target, 6% max loss

Highest profit split

Lark Funding

$5K Instant Funding - Instant · 90% split

No daily loss limit

Lark Funding

$25K 3-Stage Evaluation · 5% static max loss only

Static drawdown

FundedNext

$100K Stellar Lite Challenge · 8% static max loss, $400

Daily payouts

HyroTrader

$5K Two Step · payouts daily, 80% split

Crypto traders

Crypto Fund Trader

$5K · $40

Longest track record

The Trading Pit

$100K CFD Instant Funding - Instant · 4 years in operation

Picked automatically from 647 accounts. Firms with warnings and our Editor's Choice are excluded.

Compare all 647 accounts

Every account of the firms on this page, at list price. Default view: $100K forex/CFD accounts, cheapest first.

Firm · account	Size	Steps	Profit target	Daily loss	Max loss	DD : target	Split	Payouts	List price
Axi Select3.8 ★★★★★ 4.1Acceleration - 100K	$100K	Instant	none	none	7% Static	—	50%	30 days	$0	Visit
Leveraged4.0Leveraged ONE - 1-step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	3%	6% Trailing bal.	1:1	80%	Bi-weekly	$188$18.80 / $10K	Visit
Trade The Pool3.7 ★★★★★ 4.4Edge - 1-Step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	1.8%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$266$26.60 / $10K	Visit
FundedElite ⚠4.0 ★★★★★ 4.2Lite challenge - 2-step 100K	$100K	2-Step	10%|5%	4%	8% Static	1:0.53	80%	Bi-weekly	$299$29.90 / $10K	Visit
Shark Funded ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 1.9Lite 2 Step - 100K	$100K	2-Step	6%|6%	3%	6% Static	1:0.5	—	Weekly	$356$35.60 / $10K	Visit
FundedElite ⚠4.0 ★★★★★ 4.2Lite challenge - 1-step 100K	$100K	1-Step	12%	4%	6% Static	1:0.5	80%	21 days	$369$36.90 / $10K	Visit
Lark Funding3.8 ★★★★★ 4.33-Stage Evaluation - 3-Steps 100K	$100K	3-Step	5%|4%|3%	none	5% Static	1:0.42	80%	Bi-weekly	$370$37 / $10K	Visit
FXIFY3.9 ★★★★★ 4.3Lightning Challenge - 1-Step 100K	$100K	1-Step	5%	3%	4% Trailing bal.	1:0.8	80%	Bi-weekly	$399$39.90 / $10K	Visit
FXIFY3.9 ★★★★★ 4.33-Phase - 3-Steps 100K	$100K	3-Step	5%|5%|5%	5%	5% Static	1:0.33	80%	—	$399$39.90 / $10K	Visit
FundedNext4.3 ★★★★★ 4.5Stellar Lite Challenge - 2-Steps …	$100K	2-Step	8%|4%	4%	8% Static	1:0.67	80%	21 days	$400$40 / $10K	Visit
NYS Markets ⚠3.3 ★★★★★ 3.0CFD Flash - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Daily	$138+ $269 on pass$13.80 / $10K	Visit
Orion Funded3.9 ★★★★★ 4.5Orion Select - 3-Steps 100K	$100K	3-Step	5%|5%|5%	5%	5% Static	1:0.33	80%	Bi-weekly	$409$40.90 / $10K	Visit
Trade The Pool3.7 ★★★★★ 4.4Day Trade Max - 1-Step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	1%	3% Static	1:0.5	70%	Bi-weekly	$435$43.50 / $10K	Visit
Leveraged4.0Sprint - 1-step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	2%	1%	1% Static	1:0.5	80%	Bi-weekly	$439$43.90 / $10K	Visit
NYS Markets ⚠3.3 ★★★★★ 3.0CFD Instant - 100K	$100K	Instant	none	3%	5% Trailing eq.	—	80%	Daily	$468$46.80 / $10K	Visit
Goat Funded Trader ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 2.12 Step GOAT - 100K	$100K	2-Step	8%|6%	4%	10% Static	1:0.71	80%	Bi-weekly	$478$47.80 / $10K	Visit
NYS Markets ⚠3.3 ★★★★★ 3.0CFD One Trade - 100K	$100K	1-Step	10%	3%	6% Static	1:0.6	80%	Daily	$478$47.80 / $10K	Visit
Shark Funded ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 1.9Prime Instant - 100K	$100K	Instant	none	4%	7% Static	—	80%	Weekly	$487$48.70 / $10K	Visit
NYS Markets ⚠3.3 ★★★★★ 3.0CFD 2 Step - 100K	$100K	2-Step	8%|5%	5%	10% Static	1:0.77	80%	Daily	$498$49.80 / $10K	Visit
WSFunded3.8 ★★★★★ 4.3Instant Funded Pro - 100K	$100K	Instant	none	3%	5% Intraday trail	—	80%	Bi-weekly	$499$49.90 / $10K	Visit
Funded Friday ⚠3.8Two Step - 100K	$100K	2-Step	10%|8%	5%	8% Static	1:0.44	90%	Weekly	$499$49.90 / $10K	Visit
FundedElite ⚠4.0 ★★★★★ 4.2Flash Activation challenge - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	3%	6% Static	1:1	80%	Bi-weekly	$5+ $499 on pass$0.50 / $10K	Visit
FundedElite ⚠4.0 ★★★★★ 4.2Standard Free Retry - 2-step 100K	$100K	2-Step	8%|5%	5%	8% Static	1:0.62	80%	Bi-weekly	$519$51.90 / $10K	Visit
WSFunded3.8 ★★★★★ 4.3Ultra Two Phase - 100K	$100K	2-Step	10%|5%	5%	10% Static	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$529$52.90 / $10K	Visit
WSFunded3.8 ★★★★★ 4.3Rapid One Phase - 100K	$100K	1-Step	10%	4%	6% Static	1:0.6	80%	Bi-weekly	$529$52.90 / $10K	Visit
Goat Funded Trader ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 2.11 Step GOAT - 100K	$100K	1-Step	10%	3%	6% Static	1:0.6	80%	Bi-weekly	$530$53 / $10K	Visit
Funded Friday ⚠3.8One Step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	10%	3%	6% Static	1:0.6	80%	Weekly	$539$53.90 / $10K	Visit
Trade The Pool3.7 ★★★★★ 4.4Day Trade Flex - 1-Step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% Static	1:0.67	70%	Bi-weekly	$545$54.50 / $10K	Visit
Leveraged4.0Turbo Trade - 1-step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	3%	6% Trailing bal.	1:1	80%	Bi-weekly	$8.88+ $540 on pass$0.89 / $10K	Visit
Leveraged4.0Senior - 2-step - 100K	$100K	2-Step	5%|8%	5%	10% Static	1:0.77	80%	Bi-weekly	$549$54.90 / $10K	Visit
FXIFY3.9 ★★★★★ 4.3Static - 2-Phase - 2-Steps 100K	$100K	2-Step	5%|10%	4%	10% Static	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$549$54.90 / $10K	Visit
FXIFY3.9 ★★★★★ 4.3Trailing - 2-Steps 100K	$100K	2-Step	10%|5%	4%	10% Trailing bal.	1:0.67	80%	—	$549$54.90 / $10K	Visit
FXIFY3.9 ★★★★★ 4.31-Phase - 1-Step 100K	$100K	1-Step	10%	3%	6% Trailing bal.	1:0.6	80%	—	$549$54.90 / $10K	Visit
FundedNext4.3 ★★★★★ 4.5Stellar Challenge - 2-Steps 100K	$100K	2-Step	8%|5%	5%	10% Static	1:0.77	80%	21 days	$550$55 / $10K	Visit
WSFunded3.8 ★★★★★ 4.3Power One Phase - 100K	$100K	1-Step	6%	3%	6% Static	1:1	80%	Bi-weekly	$9.99+ $540 on pass$1 / $10K	Visit
WSFunded3.8 ★★★★★ 4.3Classic Two Phase - 100K	$100K	2-Step	8%|5%	5%	8% Static	1:0.62	80%	Bi-weekly	$563$56.30 / $10K	Visit
FundedElite ⚠4.0 ★★★★★ 4.2Standard Free Retry - 1-step 100K	$100K	1-Step	12%	3%	8% Static	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$569$56.90 / $10K	Visit
The Trading Pit3.7CFD Prime - 2-Phase Evaluation - …	$100K	2-Step	10%|5%	4%	8% EOD trailing	1:0.53	80%	Bi-weekly	$569$56.90 / $10K	Visit
The Trading Pit3.7CFD Prime - 1-Phase Evaluation - …	$100K	1-Step	10%	3%	6% EOD trailing	1:0.6	80%	Bi-weekly	$569$56.90 / $10K	Visit
FundedNext4.3 ★★★★★ 4.5Stellar Challenge - 1-Step 100K	$100K	1-Step	10%	3%	6% Static	1:0.6	80%	Weekly	$570$57 / $10K	Visit
Shark Funded ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 1.9Lite 1 Step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	9%	3%	6% Static	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$570$57 / $10K	Visit
FXIFY3.9 ★★★★★ 4.3Pro - 2-Steps 100K	$100K	2-Step	4%|8%	4%	8% Static	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$599$59.90 / $10K	Visit
Goat Funded Trader ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 2.12 Step Standard - 100K	$100K	2-Step	10%|5%	5%	10% Static	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$628$62.80 / $10K	Visit
Orion Funded3.9 ★★★★★ 4.5Orion Swing - 2-Steps 100K	$100K	2-Step	8%|5%	5%	8% Static	1:0.62	80%	Bi-weekly	$629$62.90 / $10K	Visit
Orion Funded3.9 ★★★★★ 4.5Orion Standard - 2-Steps 100K	$100K	2-Step	6%|6%	3%	6% Static	1:0.5	80%	Bi-weekly	$629$62.90 / $10K	Visit
WSFunded3.8 ★★★★★ 4.3Elite Two Phase - 2-step - 100K	$100K	2-Step	6%|6%	none	6% Static	1:0.5	80%	30 days	$629$62.90 / $10K	Visit
Shark Funded ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 1.9Prime 2 Step - 100K	$100K	2-Step	9%|6%	4%	10% Static	1:0.67	—	Daily	$641$64.10 / $10K	Visit
Goat Funded Trader ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 2.1Instant HERO - 100K	$100K	Instant	none	3%	5% Trailing eq.	—	90%	Bi-weekly	$657$65.70 / $10K	Visit
Orion Funded3.9 ★★★★★ 4.5Orion Nova - 1-step - 100K	$100K	1-Step	4%	4%	8% Trailing bal.	1:2	80%	Bi-weekly	$7+ $669 on pass$0.70 / $10K	Visit
Shark Funded ⚠3.6 ★★★★★ 1.9Lite Instant - 100K	$100K	Instant	none	none	3% Static	—	80%	Weekly	$799$79.90 / $10K	Visit

The 7 best picks, reviewed

1

FundedNext

4.3 our score · ★★★★★ 4.5 Trustpilot

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Account

$100K Stellar Lite Challenge · 2-Step

Target

8% / 4%

Loss limits

4% daily · 8% max (static)

Split · payouts

80% · 21 days

List price

$400

Accounts on this page

22

Pros

• Static max drawdown: the floor never moves up
• 4.5★ on Trustpilot from 80.4K reviews
• 4 years in operation

Cons

• Payouts every 21 days
• At least 5 trading days

Full review

2

Leveraged

4.0 our score

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Account

$100K Leveraged ONE · 1-Step

Target

6%

Loss limits

3% daily · 6% max (trailing (balance))

Split · payouts

80% · bi-weekly

List price

$188

Accounts on this page

22

Pros

• Max loss as large as the target (1:1)

Cons

• Trailing (balance) drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• Payouts every 14 days
• 20% consistency rule

3

FXIFY

3.9 our score · ★★★★★ 4.3 Trustpilot

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Account

$100K Lightning Challenge · 1-Step

Target

5%

Loss limits

3% daily · 4% max (trailing (balance))

Split · payouts

80% · bi-weekly

List price

$399

Accounts on this page

54

Cons

• Trailing (balance) drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• Payouts every 14 days
• At least 3 trading days

Full review

4

Orion Funded

3.9 our score · ★★★★★ 4.5 Trustpilot

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Account

$100K Orion Select · 3-Step

Target

5% / 5% / 5%

Loss limits

5% daily · 5% max (static)

Split · payouts

80% · bi-weekly

List price

$409

Accounts on this page

27

Pros

• Static max drawdown: the floor never moves up

Cons

• Tight max loss for the target (1:0.33)
• Payouts every 14 days
• At least 4 trading days

5

Crypto Fund Trader

3.8 our score

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Account

$100K · 1-Step

Target

10%

Loss limits

4% daily · 6% max (trailing (balance))

Split · payouts

80% · 15 days

List price

$619

Accounts on this page

15

Cons

• Trailing (balance) drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• Payouts every 15 days

6

Lark Funding

3.8 our score · ★★★★★ 4.3 Trustpilot

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Account

$100K 3-Stage Evaluation · 3-Step

Target

5% / 4% / 3%

Loss limits

no daily limit · 5% max (static)

Split · payouts

80% · bi-weekly

List price

$370

Accounts on this page

15

Pros

• No daily loss limit on this account
• Static max drawdown: the floor never moves up
• 4 years in operation

Cons

• Tight max loss for the target (1:0.42)
• Payouts every 14 days

7

WSFunded

3.8 our score · ★★★★★ 4.3 Trustpilot

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Account

$100K Instant Funded Pro · Instant

Target

none

Loss limits

3% daily · 5% max (intraday trailing)

Split · payouts

80% · 10 days

List price

$499

Accounts on this page

40

Cons

• Intraday trailing drawdown: the floor follows your open equity up
• 15% consistency rule
• At least 4 trading days

This list vs everything else

Medians for accounts at the firms on this page against all other accounts we track.

What the data shows

Full list: all 18 firms

#	Firm	Markets	Platforms	From	Score	Trustpilot
1	FundedNext	Crypto, FX, Indices, Metals	cTrader, Match Trader, MT4	$32.99	4.3	4.5	Visit
2	FundedElite⚠ warning	Crypto, Futures, Indices, Metals	Match Trader, MT5	$5	4.0	4.2	Visit
3	Leveraged	Crypto, Indices, Metals, Stocks	cTrader, MT5	$8.88	4.0	—	Visit
4	FXIFY	Indices, Metals, Stocks	DXTrade, MT5, TradingView	$19	3.9	4.3	Visit
5	Orion Funded	Crypto, Indices, Metals, Stocks	Match Trader, MT5	$7	3.9	4.5	Visit
6	Crypto Fund Trader	Crypto, Indices, Stocks	Bybit, CFT Platform (MatchTrader), MT5	$40	3.8	—	Visit
7	Lark Funding	Crypto, Indices, Metals, Stocks	cTrader, DXTrade, Match Trader	$105	3.8	4.3	Visit
8	Axi Select	FX, Indices, Energy, Metals	MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5	—	3.8	4.1	Visit
9	WSFunded	Crypto, Indices, Metals, Stocks	cTrader, Match Trader, MT5	$9.99	3.8	4.3	Visit
10	Funded Friday⚠ warning	FX, Indices, Metals, Energy	MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader, TradeLocker	$60	3.8	—	Visit
11	Trade The Pool	Stocks	TraderEvolution	$47	3.7	4.4	Visit
12	The Trading Pit	Crypto, Indices, Stocks	cTrader, MT4, MT5	$29	3.7	—	Visit
★	Hash HedgeEditor's Choice	Crypto, Metals, Energy, Equities	Hash Hedge Terminal (web)	$79	3.7	4.5	Visit
13	Goat Funded Trader⚠ warning	FX, Indices, Metals, Commodities	MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker	$36	3.6	2.1	Visit
14	HyroTrader	Crypto, Stocks, Metals, Energy	Bybit (own account via API, demo), Tealstreet, CLEO (web, iOS, Android)	$59	3.6	4.0	Visit
15	Shark Funded⚠ warning	FX, Crypto, Indices, Stocks	MetaTrader 5	$24	3.6	1.9	Visit
16	Upcomers⚠ warning	FX, Indices, Metals, Energy	MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, Match-Trader	$190	3.6	—	Visit
17	NYS Markets⚠ warning	FX, Metals, Indices, Energy	MetaTrader 5, Volumetrica x TradingView, DeepCharts	$38	3.3	3.0	Visit

Order: our score. ⚠ marks firms with warnings; read the review before buying.

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