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Prop firm guides

Plain-English explainers by an active futures trader. No hype, numbers first. Start with what a prop firm is and how funded trading accounts work, then how futures, forex & CFD and crypto perps evaluations differ in cost and rules, how static, end-of-day and intraday trailing drawdowns work, the mistakes that end most funded accounts, and what to check before you pay any prop firm. Each guide links to the live comparison tables, so you can go from the explanation straight to the cheapest challenge that fits.

8 min readFutures vs Forex vs Crypto Prop Firms: Which Eval Fits You?Costs, drawdown rules, hours and payouts compared across the three markets.7 min readWhat Are Perpetual Futures?How perps work, what funding rates are, and why prop firms use them.8 min readStatic vs Trailing Drawdown, ExplainedStatic, EOD trailing, intraday trailing and trailing equity, with worked examples.8 min readAre Prop Firms Legit? What to Check Before You PayPayout history, rule changes, Trustpilot patterns and the fine print.9 min readWhat Is a Funded Trading Account? How to Get OneHow funded accounts work, what they cost, the rules that close them, and how payouts are paid.8 min readCommon Mistakes in Funded Trading AccountsThe rule breaks and habits that end most funded accounts, with the fix for each.8 min readWhat Is a Prop Firm? How Prop Trading Firms WorkProprietary trading firms, the evaluation model, how they make money, and how they differ from brokers.

Prop firm terms in one line each

The words every rule sheet on EvalSaver uses.
  • PT:DD: max loss divided by profit target. 1:0.67 means $2,000 of room to make $3,000.
  • Daily loss limit: how much you can lose in one day before trading stops for that day.
  • EOD trailing: the loss limit follows your best end-of-day balance.
  • Intraday trailing: the loss limit follows your best open equity, tick by tick.
  • Static: the loss limit sits at a fixed level and never moves.
  • Activation fee: a one-off charge some futures firms take after you pass.
  • Consistency rule: no single day can be more than a set share of your total profit.
  • Refundable fee: the evaluation fee comes back with your first payout.
  • Profit split: the share of funded-account profit you keep, usually 80% to 90%.
  • First-month cost: price with our code plus any activation fee, the number we sort by.