Prop Firm Industry Report
What a funded account actually costs, what the rules actually look like, and how they are distributed across the market — computed from 633 tracked prop firms. Updated September 2026.
The prop firm market in numbers — the short answer
Across the 21 prop firms with complete published terms that Prop Firm Pal tracks, the median cost of an evaluation to a $100,000 funded account is $419, the median maximum profit split is 90%, and the median phase 1 profit target is 5%. 89% of firms enforce a trailing maximum drawdown, and 86% sell an instant-funding account with no evaluation.
Median cost to a $100,000 funded account
$419
Ranges from $149 to $1,105
n = 21 firms
Median cost per $1,000 of funding
$3.99
Evaluation programmes only — instant funding is priced separately
n = 21 firms
Median maximum profit split
90%
Ranges from 75% to 100%
n = 21 firms
Median phase 1 profit target
5%
n = 21 firms
Median daily drawdown limit
3%
n = 21 firms
Median maximum drawdown limit
5%
n = 21 firms
Firms offering instant funding
86%
18 of 21 sell an account with no evaluation
n = 21 firms
Firms using trailing drawdown
89%
Trailing limits follow your peak balance and are harder to trade than static ones
n = 19 firms
What an evaluation to $100,000 costs
Cheapest evaluation priced at a $100,000 account, per firm. Instant funding excluded.
Under $200
1 · 5%
$200 – $349
3 · 14%
$350 – $499
11 · 52%
$500 – $749
5 · 24%
$750 and over
1 · 5%
Maximum advertised profit split
The best split each firm advertises on any programme — usually gated behind a scaling plan.
Up to 80%
5 · 24%
81 – 90%
6 · 29%
91 – 95%
3 · 14%
96 – 100%
7 · 33%
How drawdown is enforced
A firm can appear in both pairs: the style is how the limit moves, the basis is what it is measured against.
Trailing maximum drawdown
17 · 81%
Measured on equity
17 · 81%
Static maximum drawdown
2 · 10%
Measured on balance
2 · 10%
Trading platform support
Share of tracked firms offering each platform. Firms usually offer several.
MT5
17 · 81%
cTrader
10 · 48%
Trade Locker
10 · 48%
MatchTrader
9 · 43%
DXtrade
6 · 29%
MT4
5 · 24%
TradingView
4 · 19%
Bybit
2 · 10%
Accepted payment methods
Crypto
16 · 76%
Credit Card
14 · 67%
Debit Card
12 · 57%
Apple Pay
7 · 33%
Cryptocurrency
6 · 29%
Google Pay
6 · 29%
Bank Transfer
5 · 24%
PayPal
5 · 24%
When these firms were founded
Founding year as published by the firm.
Before 2020
1 · 5%
2020 – 2021
5 · 24%
2022 – 2023
9 · 43%
2024 – 2026
6 · 29%
Where these firms are based
Company location as published by the firm — not a regulatory status.
United Arab Emirates
5 · 24%
United Kingdom
4 · 19%
Hong Kong
2 · 10%
USA
1 · 5%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
1 · 5%
Czech Republic
1 · 5%
Canada
1 · 5%
Switzerland
1 · 5%
Method and limits
Prop Firm Pal tracks 633 prop firms. Price and rule statistics are computed from the 21 firms with complete published terms — every figure above states its own sample size, because not every firm publishes every field. Prices are the cheapest evaluation at each account size; instant funding is reported separately throughout, because it buys the account outright rather than a chance at one and costs several times more per $1,000 of funding. Figures describe the firms we track, not the entire market, and none of them are extrapolated. This report is free to cite with attribution to Prop Firm Pal and a link to this page.