Firm launches, rule changes, payout news and evaluation updates from across the prop industry.
MyForexFunds will relaunch on November 23, 2026, and plans to restore accounts frozen in August 2023 at their exact phase and equity. Here is what is confirmed and what is still unknown.
Prague-based prop firm FTMO processed over $14.4 million in trader rewards across 7,100 payouts in September 2026. We analyze the $2,030 average payout, seasonal volume trends, and what the figures mean for funded accounts.
CMC Funded has chosen Match-Trader as its official technology provider, delivering multi-stage challenge management, automated rule tracking, and performance analytics for simulated prop traders.
Hola Prime reported cumulative funded trader payouts exceeding $10 million on October 6, 2026. However, company figures show average withdrawal sizes dropped sharply from $4,500 to $1,800 over five months.
Futures prop firm FundedSeat has announced its closure after two years, citing growth bottlenecks caused by restricted access to major trading platforms like NinjaTrader, Tradovate, and MetaTrader.
Prop firm The5ers has connected its evaluation and Pro accounts to ChatGPT and Claude via Model Context Protocol. Here is what read-only AI access means for drawdown tracking.
Dubai-based Global Solutions has acquired the brand assets, domain, and trademarks of MyForexFunds from Traders Global. Here is what the intellectual property deal means for former traders and prop funding.
FundingPips transitioned profitable traders into its PRIME tier, converting earned profits into starting account balances. Here is what the forced migration means for payouts and trader terms.
CMC Markets Funded will launch its simulated trading evaluation on 1 October 2026. Here is what its Dubai operating agreement, Match-Trader technology, and legal structure mean for prop traders.
Simulated challenge environments remove slippage and order queues, inflating trader pass rates. Here is why execution friction in funded accounts degrades strategy performance once live trading begins.
Take Profit Trader cut approved payout processing times to under five seconds in July 2026. Here is what instant withdrawals and no payout caps mean for funded futures traders.
Match-Trade Technologies launched Match-Prop, allowing influencers and introducing brokers to start branded prop firms in seven days. Funded traders face lower platform barriers alongside rising operational risks.
FTMO s.r.o.'s audited 2025 accounts show roughly CZK 955 million paid to traders, 82% above the provision it had set, forcing the reserve up to CZK 1.0 billion for 2026. Add CZK 735.8 million spent on Facebook and X, up 85%, and a CZK 325 million currency swing, and net profit fell 59% on record revenue. Plus the negative equity the auditor flagged, and what the OANDA loan pledged.
FTMO paid over $422 million to acquire retail broker OANDA, funded by a $250 million bank credit line and strong 2025 revenues. Here is what the purchase means for prop traders.
FundingPips expanded its native internal trade copier across MetaTrader 5, cTrader, and Match-Trader, but public documentation lags behind execution details for multi-account prop traders.
FundingPips added “Trump speeches and tweets” to its news-trading restrictions on 26 August 2026, then deleted the line a day later and replaced it with a broader Significant Unscheduled Market Event profit-deduction rule. Minimum trading days rose on 2 Step Pro and 2 Step Flex in the same 24 hours. Full before-and-after wording from our daily crawl.
Funding Pips faces online backlash after making its Prime account mandatory for select profitable traders, overriding executive statements that the transition would remain optional instead of forcing payout forfeitures.
Finance Magnates opened nominations for its 2026 Industry Awards on August 24, 2026, enforcing a strict distinction between B2B infrastructure providers and B2C trading firms before the September 11 deadline.
FTMO has added direct TradingView integration, enabling prop traders to execute orders directly from charts. Here is what this platform expansion means for challenge execution and slippage.
On 20 August 2026 a federal judge denied Alpha Futures' request for a preliminary injunction against NinjaTrader, finding that on the record before it Alpha had not shown a likelihood of success on the trade secrets claim it had limited the motion to. The same order sends the case to a magistrate judge for settlement at both parties' request.
NinjaTrader filed its opposition to Alpha Futures' restraining order request on 18 August 2026, arguing Alpha has not met the standard for an injunction and disputing Alpha's account of the relationship. Here is what the filing says — and what Capital Critic's on-chain payout tracker has recorded since the split.
The5ers Chief Executive Officer Saul Lokier has stepped down as CEO to become General Manager for LATAM, relocating to Mexico as prop firms target Latin American growth.
Kraken Prop has expanded its funded trading offering by adding the S&P 500 index alongside the Nasdaq 100. Here is what the integration means for risk models, index traders, and multi-asset challenge strategies.
Alpha Futures filed a federal lawsuit against NinjaTrader and Tradovate on 24 July 2026, alleging trade-secret theft, defamation, tortious interference and conversion. Here is what the complaint says and what it means for traders.
MyFundedFutures launched its 50K Rapid EOD evaluation on August 6, 2026, replacing intraday drawdown with an end-of-day trail, adding a 30% consistency rule, and tightening maximum position limits for futures traders.
FundingPips has raised its maximum capital allocation to $400,000, launched new 1-step and 2-step Flex evaluations, and expanded PRIME rewards with up to $20,000 in monthly payouts for eligible traders.
Moneta Markets has expanded its Middle East footprint, securing a Category 5 licence from the UAE Capital Market Authority. Here is why traders are closely watching the region's regulatory boom.
Tradeify's recent prediction market tournament attracted over 30,000 participants using virtual capital. Here is how simulated event contracts allow prop firms to bypass regulatory hurdles while capturing retail demand.
Alpha Futures lost NinjaTrader and Tradovate on 12 July 2026 and turned Premium payouts into refunds — then days later reversed course, confirming approved Premium payouts will be paid in batches. Here's what happened and what it means.