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Data report · as of 7 November 2026

PropCrab data report

What the prop firms' rules look like, counted from our records. Every figure with its n, every chart also as a table and CSV. No ranking, no score.

To the method

The crab only counts what is documented.

Firms
44
Programmes on sale
192
Account sizes
876
Documented rule changes
55
Documented incidents
34

Computed on 7 November 2026. The values counted were confirmed against the firms' sources between 29 October 2026 and 5 November 2026.

Who is in the dataset

Firms, programmes and account sizes by market and model. Counted is what is on sale today.

By market
By marketProgrammes on sale by model: Forex/CFD 94, Futures 83, Crypto 11, Stocks 4.Forex/CFD94Futures83Crypto11Stocks4
By market: figures
GroupFirmsProgrammesAccount sizes
Forex/CFD2594542
Futures2083265
Crypto41154
Stocks1415
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By model
Programmes by modelProgrammes on sale by model: 1-Step 41, 2-Step 40, 3-Step 2, Instant (no evaluation) 28, Futures evaluation 65, Futures direct 16.1-Step412-Step403-Step2Instant (no evaluation)28Futures evaluation65Futures direct16
By model: figures
GroupFirmsProgrammesAccount sizes
1-Step2041213
2-Step2440234
3-Step2214
Instant (no evaluation)1528158
Futures evaluation2065221
Futures direct91636
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  • A firm with programmes in several markets or models counts in each group, so the firms column adds up to more than the number of firms.

List price per 1,000 of loss buffer

What USD 1,000 of room to lose in the evaluation costs at list price: median and middle half per model, one value per account size.

List price per 1,000 of buffer by model, in USD
List price per 1,000 of buffer by model, in USDMedian per group: 1-Step, one-time price US$123.00 (n 213); 2-Step, one-time price US$69.90 (n 228); 3-Step, one-time price US$79.93 (n 14); Instant (no evaluation), one-time price US$274.58 (n 158); Futures evaluation, one-time price US$89.67 (n 103); Futures evaluation, monthly price (subscription) US$92.33 (n 114); Futures direct, one-time price US$211.19 (n 36). The box shows the middle half of the values (1st to 3rd quartile), the line the median. Every value is in the table.1-Step, one-time pricemedian US$123.00 · n 2132-Step, one-time pricemedian US$69.90 · n 2283-Step, one-time pricemedian US$79.93 · n 14Instant (no evaluation), one-time pricemedian US$274.58 · n 158Futures evaluation, one-time pricemedian US$89.67 · n 103Futures evaluation, monthly price (subscription)median US$92.33 · n 114Futures direct, one-time pricemedian US$211.19 · n 36US$0US$200US$400US$600
  • middle half (1st to 3rd quartile)
  • median
List price per 1,000 of buffer by model, in USD: figures
GroupnFirmsMin1st quartileMedian3rd quartileMaxconvertedwith activation feewithout known value
1-Step, one-time price21320US$0.13US$78.17US$123.00US$166.00US$866.675390
2-Step, one-time price22823US$12.38US$55.00US$69.90US$89.00US$290.001106
3-Step, one-time price142US$41.81US$55.00US$79.93US$103.90US$156.00000
Instant (no evaluation), one-time price15815US$68.00US$176.41US$274.58US$499.98US$1,053.33500
Futures evaluation, one-time price10312US$14.75US$74.93US$89.67US$111.50US$1,090.000350
Futures evaluation, monthly price (subscription)11411US$24.50US$74.04US$92.33US$119.14US$294.000384
Futures direct, one-time price369US$54.99US$162.00US$211.19US$261.50US$409.00000
  • List price, never a promotion. For subscriptions the price of one month, so one-time and monthly prices are kept apart.
  • Buffer = account size times the maximum loss of the first evaluation phase, or the fixed amount the firm states. Programmes without an evaluation use the rule of the simulated account.
  • Activation fees are not included here; they are in the next section. A programme with a small purchase price and a fee after passing therefore looks cheap here.
  • 21 values in other currencies were converted to US dollars at the reference rate of 6 November 2026 (column "converted").
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Activation fees

Some firms charge a fee after a passed evaluation before the "funded" simulated account starts. How often, and how much relative to the price.

Programmes with an activation fee by market
Programmes with an activation fee by marketProgrammes with and without an activation fee: Forex/CFD: with fee 6, without fee 41, unknown 47; Futures: with fee 24, without fee 59, unknown 0; Crypto: with fee 0, without fee 11, unknown 0; Stocks: with fee 0, without fee 4, unknown 0.Forex/CFDn 94Futuresn 83Crypton 11Stocksn 4
  • with fee
  • without fee
  • unknown
Programmes with an activation fee by market: figures
Groupwith feewithout feeunknownShare (of known)
Forex/CFD6414712.8 %
Futures2459028.9 %
Crypto01100 %
Stocks0400 %
  • With fee: at least one account size of the programme has one. Without fee: the firm states none for every account size. Anything else is unknown.
CSV
Futures: activation fee relative to the list price, in %
Futures: activation fee relative to the list price, in %Median per billing: one-time price 100 % (n 35); monthly price (subscription) 89.67 % (n 38). The box shows the middle half of the values, the line the median.one-time pricemedian 100 % · n 35monthly price (subscription)median 89.67 % · n 380 %50 %100 %150 %
  • middle half (1st to 3rd quartile)
  • median
Futures: activation fee relative to the list price, in %: figures
GroupnFirmsMin1st quartileMedian3rd quartileMax
one-time price3557.26 %49.77 %100 %114.17 %608.47 %
monthly price (subscription)38625.27 %55.77 %89.67 %100 %304.08 %
  • Fee divided by list price, per account size with both values. For subscriptions relative to one month's price. Above 100 % means the fee is higher than the price of the evaluation.
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Consistency rules

How many programmes limit the share of the profit a single strongest day may have: in the evaluation and in the "funded" simulated account.

Programmes with a consistency rule
Programmes with a consistency ruleProgrammes with and without a consistency rule: Evaluation: with rule 51, without rule 77, no evaluation 44, unknown 20; "Funded" stage (simulated account): with rule 84, without rule 95, no evaluation 0, unknown 13.Evaluationn 192"Funded" stage (simulated account)n 192
  • with rule
  • without rule
  • no evaluation
  • unknown
Programmes with a consistency rule: figures
Groupwith rulewithout ruleunknownno evaluationShare (of known)
Evaluation5177204439.8 %
"Funded" stage (simulated account)849513046.9 %
  • Evaluation: "with rule" once a phase has one, "without rule" only when the firm states none for every phase. Programmes without an evaluation (instant, futures direct) count there as "no evaluation".
CSV
Check a consistency rule yourself

Drawdown types

How the maximum loss limit in the evaluation is calculated, per programme.

Programmes by type of maximum loss
Programmes by type of maximum lossProgrammes by drawdown type: static 70, trailing (end of day) 63, trailing (intraday) 24, trailing (closed balance) 22, other calculation 12, unknown 1.static70trailing (end of day)63trailing (intraday)24trailing (closed balance)22other calculation12unknown1
Programmes by type of maximum loss: figures
GroupProgrammesShare (of known)
static7036.6 %
trailing (end of day)6333 %
trailing (intraday)2412.6 %
trailing (closed balance)2211.5 %
other calculation126.3 %
unknown1–
  • Counted is the rule that sets the loss buffer: the first evaluation phase's, or for programmes without an evaluation the simulated account's. What the types mean is in the methodology.
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Terms in the methodology

Payout frequency

How often you can request a payout in the "funded" simulated account, per the firm's rules, per programme.

Programmes by payout frequency
Programmes by payout frequencyProgrammes by payout frequency: on request 26, daily 19, weekly 10, every 14 days 63, monthly 5, per cycle 57, unknown 12.on request26daily19weekly10every 14 days63monthly5per cycle57unknown12
Programmes by payout frequency: figures
GroupProgrammesShare (of known)
on request2614.4 %
daily1910.6 %
weekly105.6 %
every 14 days6335 %
monthly52.8 %
per cycle5731.7 %
unknown12–
  • "Per cycle" means after a number of trading days or a period the firm sets. The frequency says nothing about whether, or how much, is paid out.
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Residence in Switzerland, Germany, Austria

How many firms accept customers resident in CH, DE and AT according to their own terms.

Firms by residence status
Firms by residence statusFirms by residence status: Switzerland: accepted 39, unknown 5; Germany: accepted 37, restricted 2, unknown 5; Austria: accepted 39, unknown 5.Switzerland44 firmsGermany44 firmsAustria44 firms
  • accepted
  • excluded
  • via another entity
  • restricted
  • unknown
Firms by residence status: figures
Groupacceptedexcludedvia another entityrestrictedunknown
Switzerland390005
Germany370025
Austria390005
  • Counted are all firms that are not closed. Restricted means: only some products, platforms or payment methods. Unknown means: we found no statement by the firm. Check the firm's current terms before you buy.
CSV
To the firm directory with its residence filter

Rule changes per month

Documented rule changes from the change log, by the date from which they apply.

Rule changes per month, last 12 months
Rule changes per month, last 12 monthsRule changes per month: December 2025 0, January 2026 2, February 2026 0, March 2026 1, April 2026 2, May 2026 2, June 2026 1, July 2026 6, August 2026 8, September 2026 7, October 2026 16, November 2026 5.Dec 252Jan 26Feb 261Mar 262Apr 262May 261Jun 266Jul 268Aug 267Sept 2616Oct 265Nov 26
  • in effect
  • announced
Rule changes per month, last 12 months: figures
Monthin effectannounced
earlier50
December 202500
January 202620
February 202600
March 202610
April 202620
May 202620
June 202610
July 202660
August 202680
September 202670
October 2026160
November 202650
  • Plus 5 earlier entries from August 2022, in the table as "earlier" and one by one in the CSV.
  • PropCrab has observed the firms since 29 October 2026. Earlier months only hold changes the firms dated themselves and that we found in their sources. More entries in recent months therefore do not mean that more changed.
CSV
To the change log

Incidents per year

Closures, sales and payout stops, regulator actions and other incidents from the warning list and the graveyard, by year.

Documented incidents per year
Documented incidents per yearIncidents per year: 2023 1 (Primary source 1, Press or third party only 0), 2024 21 (Primary source 1, Press or third party only 20), 2025 4 (Primary source 0, Press or third party only 4), 2026 8 (Primary source 3, Press or third party only 5).120232120244202582026
  • Primary source
  • Press or third party only
Documented incidents per year: figures
YearPrimary sourcePress or third party onlytotal
2023101
202412021
2025044
2026358
  • 7 incidents concern firms in our comparison, 27 come from the graveyard.
  • Counted is what we documented, not a complete list of the market. An incident is not a verdict on a firm; every entry is on the warning list with its source.
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To the warning list and graveyard

How the report is computed

  • Population: firms that are not closed, with their programmes on sale and the rules that apply to a purchase on the reference date. An account size is one row of the challenge table.
  • Firm statements only: counted are values from the firm's own sources (website, help centre, terms). A missing value, or one we know only from third parties, counts as unknown: never as 0 and never as "no".
  • Shares refer to the known values. How many are unknown is always shown next to them.
  • Median and quartiles: linear interpolation between ranks, as QUARTILE.INC in spreadsheets. n is the number of values, "firms" the number of firms behind them. A firm with many account sizes weighs more.
  • Currencies: amounts in other currencies are converted to US dollars at the reference rate of 6 November 2026. The "converted" column shows how many values that affects.
  • No ranking: the report names no firm, gives no score and orders no firm. It describes the dataset; it is not a recommendation and not investment advice.

Every figure as CSV

One file per chart, with the reference date in every row. Column names in English so scripts can read them; labels in your language.

  • Firms, programmes and account sizes by marketCSV
  • Firms, programmes and account sizes by modelCSV
  • List price per 1,000 of buffer by modelCSV
  • Programmes with an activation fee by marketCSV
  • Futures: activation fee relative to the priceCSV
  • Programmes with a consistency ruleCSV
  • Programmes by drawdown typeCSV
  • Programmes by payout frequencyCSV
  • Firms by residence status CH/DE/ATCSV
  • Rule changes per monthCSV
  • Incidents per yearCSV

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Every single value with its source: open data