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Industry News

Rule changes, new programs, and prop firm industry updates.

Prop firms change their programs, prices and rules often, sometimes with little notice. This section covers changes announced on the firms' own websites and help centers, with what each change means for traders who are mid-challenge or already funded.

Every news post links to the firm's official announcement, so you can check the source yourself. For the full current rules of each firm, see our prop firm reviews and the rules database. All news is also listed on the news page.

Prop Firm Basics

Best Prop Firms in 2026

The best prop firms of 2026 by use case: forex, futures, beginners, low cost and fast payouts, with the concrete rule or price behind each pick.

November 3, 2026

Rules Explained

End-of-Day vs Intraday Trailing Drawdown

How end-of-day and intraday trailing drawdowns differ at four futures prop firms, with dollar examples and the point where each trail locks.

November 3, 2026

Passing Challenges

How to Get Your First Prop Firm Payout

The steps from passing a challenge to your first withdrawal: KYC, minimum days, buffers, consistency and payout methods, firm by firm.

November 3, 2026

Saving Money

Prop Firm Activation Fees Explained: Monthly vs One-Time Pricing

Activation fees, monthly rebills and resets at seven prop firms, plus worked examples for comparing the true total cost before you buy a challenge.

November 3, 2026

Saving Money

Cheapest Prop Firm Challenges

The lowest prop firm entry prices for forex and futures, plus how monthly rebills, activation fees and resets change what you really pay.

November 3, 2026

Prop Firm Basics

How Prop Firm Challenges Work: From Evaluation to Payout

A plain-English walkthrough of how funded trader programs work: the fee, the evaluation, the rules that end accounts, and how payouts are split.

November 3, 2026

Passing Challenges

Prop Firms With No Time Limit

Prop firms whose official rules confirm no time limit to pass, plus the catches: inactivity rules, monthly rebills, minimum days and consistency.

November 3, 2026

Rules Explained

Trailing vs Static Drawdown: What's the Difference?

Static drawdown stays put; trailing drawdown follows your highest balance. Here's how each works, with worked examples, and why it changes how you should trade.

November 3, 2026

Prop Firm Basics

FTMO vs FundedNext

FTMO vs FundedNext compared on price, 1-Step and 2-Step rules, drawdown type, payout timing, splits and restrictions, with a verdict by trader type.

November 3, 2026

Rules Explained

Daily Loss Limits Explained: Balance vs Equity

How prop firm daily loss limits are calculated, why balance-based and equity-based limits behave differently, and a simple way to never hit yours.

November 3, 2026

Rules Explained

Take Profit Trader Rules Explained: Test, PRO and PRO+

Take Profit Trader Test and PRO rules in plain English: targets, end-of-day drawdown, no daily loss limit, consistency, the PRO buffer and withdrawals.

November 3, 2026

Rules Explained

Hedging and Prohibited Strategies at Prop Firms

Which trading strategies prop firms ban: hedging, HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage, grid, martingale-style sizing, account stacking and copy trading.

November 3, 2026

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