Question 1

What is the difference between static and trailing drawdown?

Accepted Answer

A static (absolute) drawdown limit is fixed to your starting balance and never moves. An end-of-day (EOD) trailing limit rises as your end-of-day balance rises and never falls back. An intraday trailing limit tracks your live equity in real time, so an open position that merely touches the floor can breach the account without ever closing — it is the harshest of the three.

Question 2

What is a consistency rule?

Accepted Answer

A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit may come from a single day — typically 20% to 50%. It penalises one outsized winning day, so a firm with a lower percentage is harder to pass cleanly. 'None' means the firm has no consistency rule.

Question 3

Do prop firms allow automated / EA trading?

Accepted Answer

It varies by firm and often by program. FTMO, FundedNext, FXIFY and The5ers permit expert advisors on the trader's own account; some firms restrict automation to trade-management tools only. Always confirm for the specific program you buy.

Question 4

Why do some values show 'Verify' or a dash?

Accepted Answer

Our table is driven by the same rule config our automated desk uses to gate real trades, and that config refuses to store a guessed number. 'Verify' means the rule varies by program or was not confirmable from the firm's own terms; a dash means the field (such as price or payout speed) is not tracked in the engine. Check the firm's current terms for those.

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Firm ↕	Cost / fee ↕	Profit target ↕	Drawdown type ↕	Max daily loss ↕	Max total drawdown ↕	Consistency rule ↕	News trading ↕	EA / algo allowed ↕	Payout speed ↕	US residents ↕	Max leverage ↕	Weekend holding ↕	Copy trading ↕	Platforms ↕
FTMO 2-Step	—	10% then 5%	Static	5%	10%	None	Restricted ±2min	Yes	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Own accounts only	MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
FTMO 1-Step	—	10%	EOD trailing	3%	10%	50% max/day	Restricted ±2min	Yes	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Own accounts only	MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
FundedNext	—	—	Static	5%	10%	40% max/day	Allowed	Yes	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Verify	MT4, MT5
FundingPips	—	—	Static	5%	10%	Verify	Verify	Verify	—	Verify	Verify	Yes	Verify	MT4, MT5, cTrader, MatchTrader
FXIFY	—	10%	Static	5%	10%	Verify	Verify	Yes	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Own accounts only	MT4, MT5
The5ers	—	8% then 5%	Static	Verify	Verify	50% max/day	Verify	Yes	—	Verify	1:100	Verify	Own accounts only	MT5
Goat Funded	—	—	Verify	4%	6%	None	Allowed	Verify	—	Verify	1:100	Yes	Verify	MT5, cTrader, MatchTrader, TradeLocker
FunderPro	—	10%	Static	5%	10%	None	Allowed	Yes	—	Verify	1:100	Verify	Verify	MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker
Blueberry	—	8% then 6%	Static	4%	10%	None	Verify	Verify	—	Verify	1:30	Verify	Verify	—
Maven	—	8% then 5%	Verify	Verify	Verify	None	Verify	Verify	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Verify	—
Alpha Capital	—	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Verify	Verify	Yes	—	Verify	Verify	Verify	Verify	MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, DXtrade