Independent Rankings — 2026
Best Prop Trading Firms
Independent rankings powered by the Zera Score — our proprietary rating combining product quality with real community sentiment.
69 ranked
Updated Apr 2026
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9.5
Split Up to 90%Accounts $5K – $200KScaling $400K
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)cTrader
Operational base Limassol, Cyprus (their careers pages) — but the contracting entity is Maltese and Maltese courts have exclusive jurisdictionEst. 2023
2
9.4
Split 60% – 100% (60% weekly, 80% bi-weekly, 90% on-demand, 100% monthly/Hot Seat)Accounts $5K – $100KScaling $2M
MT5cTraderMatchTraderTradeLocker
Dubai, UAEEst. 2022
3
9.3
Split Up to 95%Accounts $2K – $200KScaling $4M
MT4MT5cTraderMatch-TraderTradovateTradingView
UAE (Ajman), Cyprus (Limassol), Hong KongEst. 2022
4
7.7
5
7.7
6
7.7
Split 80% to 100% (customizable)Accounts $5K – $500KScaling $1M
MT4MT5cTraderMatchTraderTradeLocker
Dallas, Texas, USAEst. 2021
7
7.3
Split Up to 90%Accounts $5K – $400KScaling $4M
MT5MatchTraderTradeLockerDXtradecTrader
Dubai, UAEEst. 2021
8
7.3
Split Up to 100%Accounts $3K – $400KScaling $400K
Match TradeTradeLockerMetaTrader 5cTrader
Dubai, UAEEst. 2017
9
7.3
Split Up to 100%Accounts $10K – $200KScaling $4M
MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5
London, United KingdomEst. 2018
10
7.2
Split 80%Accounts $5K – $300KScaling $2M
MT5cTraderDXtradeTradeLocker
London, UKEst. 2021
11
7.2
Split 80% to 100%Accounts $3K – $400KScaling $2M
MT5TradeLockerVolumetric TradingMatchTradercTrader
Hong KongEst. 2022
12
7.2
Split Up to 100%Accounts $5K – $200KScaling $2.5M
MT5MatchTraderTradeLocker
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA (US-registered)Est. 2023
13
7.0
14
7.0
Split Up to 90%Accounts $3K – $200KScaling $400K
MetaTrader 5cTraderDXTradeTradeLocker
London, UK (operations in South Africa)Est. 2023
15
6.7
Split Up to 90%Accounts $5K – $200KScaling $2M
MT4MT5cTraderDXtradeTradeLocker
St Vincent and the GrenadinesEst. 2024
16
6.7
Split Up to 90%Accounts $5K – $200KScaling $3.8M
cTraderMatch-TraderMetaTrader 5
London, UKEst. 2022
17
6.7
Split 80% (up to 90%)Accounts $25K – $1MScaling $1M
DXTradecTraderMT4MT5
Montreal, CanadaEst. 2022
18
6.7
Split 50% to 100% (program dependent)Accounts $10K – $400KScaling $400K
TradingViewMetaTrader 5cTrader
Brno, Czech RepublicEst. 2011
19
6.6
Split Up to 100% (from 3rd scale-up)Accounts $5K – $200KScaling $304
MT5cTraderDXtrade
Dubai, UAEEst. 2023
20
6.6
Split 50% to 90% (scaling)Accounts $3K – $200KScaling $1.3M
MetaTrader 5Match-TraderBYBIT
Zug, SwitzerlandEst. 2022
21
6.5
Split 80% to 100%Accounts $5K – $400KScaling $400K
MetaTrader 5TradeLocker
Hong KongEst. 2023
22
6.4
23
6.3
Split VariesAccounts $5K – $200KScaling $25000005M
MetaTrader 4 (MT4)MetaTrader 5 (MT5)cTraderMatch-TraderDXTrade
London, England, United KingdomEst. 2021
24
6.2
Split Up to 90%Accounts $3K – $100KScaling $300K
MetaTrader 5TradeLockercTrader
Dubai, UAEEst. 2023
25
6.2
Split Homepage, FAQ, general rules and the pricing calculator state a flat 90% to the trader and 10% to IQ Capital. A pricing section instead states 100% of the first $10,000, then 80% to the trader. Launch banners advertise 100% on the first payout. No reliable product-by-product reconciliation is supplied.Accounts $10 – $200Scaling $2.102000001000005e+22M
IQC TraderQuantowerATASDeepchartTradovate, advertised only for DLL and Rapid plans
26
6.1
Split 75% - 85%Accounts $8K – $240KScaling $2M
MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5
London, UKEst. 2012
27
6.1
Split 80% - 90%Accounts $10K – $200KScaling $400K
MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5
Nicosia, CyprusEst. 2021
28
5.9
29
5.9
30
5.9
Split 88%Accounts $3K – $100KScaling $2M
MetaTrader 5Match-Trader
Dubai, UAE (registered in Saint Lucia)Est. 2025
31
5.6
32
5.5
Split Up to 90%Accounts $5K – $100KScaling $2M
Tier 1 Exchange (crypto-native)
Tampa, Florida, USAEst. 2023
34
4.8
Split Up to 85%Accounts $10 – $100Scaling $1M
MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5
London, United KingdomEst. 2021
35
4.6
Split Up to 90%Accounts $5K – $200KScaling $2M
MetaTrader 4MetaTrader 5
London, United KingdomEst. 2023
36
4.5
37
N/A
Split FunderPro advertises up to 90%. The extracted homepage table also shows 80%, but product-specific allocation of either split is not established.Accounts $5 – $200Scaling $5410.2M
MetaTrader 5cTraderTradeLocker
40
N/A
Split The homepage FAQ states 80% by default for evaluation accounts and 90% for Instant, with upgrades up to 100%. The withdrawal policy separately states 80% by default for Next-Gen, with 90% or 100% checkout upgrades, and 90% by default for Instant, with a 100% add-on.Accounts $5K – $400K
MetaTrader 5TradeLocker
41
N/A
Split Fintokei calls this a performance reward: StartTrader 50-100%, SwiftTrader 90%, ProTrader initially 80%, and ProTrader Swing 80%. Conditions for increasing the StartTrader reward and any later ProTrader increase: null.Accounts $5K – $400K
TradingViewMetaTrader 5cTrader
Brno, Czech Republic
46
N/A
Split CFT advertises an 80% general final-stage split and an 80% Break split. Its homepage scaling table also displays 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% and 90%; the supplied text does not establish a complete product-to-level mapping. A universal 80% split should not be promised.Accounts $3K – $200KScaling $1280000.3M
BybitMetaTrader 5Match-Trader
Zug, Switzerland
48
N/A
Split The homepage claims 'Up to 100% Payouts' and also displays '100% Payout'. Product-specific splits and conditions are not supplied.
MetaTrader 5 (MT5)Match-Trader
49
N/A
Split Atmos advertises keeping 90% of profits on the homepage; product-specific eligibility and variations are not supplied.Accounts $5 – $200Scaling $400
50
N/A
Split Company-published terms vary by product and page: June article states Instant 80% standard or 90% with an add-on, 1-step funded 85%, and futures 100% of the first $15,000 then 90%. July futures launch instead states permanent 90/10 on every plan and payout through Live. June article says a first Guardian Shield breach reduces the split to 50%. The April payout article says missed processing guarantees can increase the split to 100%; the supplied Terms excerpt does not establish the full conditions.Accounts $5 – $200KScaling $4400000750.4M
MT5Match-TraderNinjaTraderTradeLockerTradingViewTradovateDeepChartsMT4 (June article only)
Est. 2021
51
N/A
Split AquaFunded states a standard 90% trader split and a 100% split available as a checkout add-on. The add-on price and a complete product-specific split schedule are null.Accounts $2 – $400Scaling $4
MatchTradeTradeLockerMeta Trader 5cTrader
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEst. 2023
52
N/A
Split The homepage quotes 80% for its $100K 1-Step Express example, offers a 90% split alongside a '+15%' add-on display, and advertises scaling to up to 100%. The about page instead describes successful-trader bonuses of 70-90%. Other product-specific splits are not supplied.Accounts $1 – $200Scaling $525
MetaTrader 5
Est. 2021
54
N/A
Split Company-stated terms vary: flagship Instant Funding offers 80%, optionally 90%; IF1 offers 90%; the One-Phase block starts at 80%, rising to 90% through its performance condition or an add-on. A later, product-unlabelled block states 60% for payouts after 5-13 calendar days, 80% after 14-27 days and 95% after 28 days or later, with every payout resetting the timer. This prevents treating the homepage's 'up to 90%' statement as a universal maximum.Accounts $625 – $4MScaling $1012838400002.6M
MetaTrader 5cTraderMatch-Trader
Est. 2021
55
N/A
Split up to 100%Accounts $400K
MetaTrader 5cTraderDXtrade
Dubai Silicon Oasis, United Arab EmiratesEst. 2023
56
N/A
Split ThinkCapital advertises up to 90%. The homepage calculator displays 80%, but this is not identified as a contractual base split. A complete product-specific schedule and the conditions for receiving the advertised maximum are null.Accounts $2 – $100
ThinkTraderTradingView, advertised on the homepage; the funded-account strategy FAQ separately says accounts are exclusively on ThinkTrader
57
N/A
Accounts $10 – $200
MT5, referenced in the terms as infrastructure that Finotive Markets LLC (SVG) may provide or facilitateIntegrated dashboard trading terminal, advertised on the homepage
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEst. 2021
59
N/A
Split The homepage claims up to 95%; the FTMO comparison article claims 80% increasing to 90%. Product-level allocation and upgrade conditions are not supplied.Accounts $300 – $400
MetaTrader 5Match-Trader
Est. 2023
60
N/A
Split The homepage advertises FLASH up to 90% and PRO up to 100%, while its payout FAQ states up to 90/10 for both FLASH and PRO depending on add-ons. A 100% figure also appears in the instant-account pricing area, but its precise model assignment is unclear. The separate Top One Futures promotion states 90% of simulated profits.Accounts $5K – $300K
MetaTrader 5MatchTraderTradeLocker
61
N/A
Split FTMO advertises up to 90% of simulated profits for Futures. Exact Growth and Pro splits: null. CFD 1-Step and 2-Step splits: null.Accounts $3K – $200KScaling $23.4M
MT4MT5cTraderTradingView via the OANDA Broker Profile for FTMO simulated trades
Prague, Czech RepublicEst. 2015
62
N/A
Split The company advertises 100% on demand, 100% available and approximately 100% in homepage copy; the About comparison also states 100%. The homepage configuration instead displays 5% immediately before 'Profit Split'. Product-specific eligibility and reconciliation are null.Accounts $2 – $400Scaling $2
MetaTrader 5
Est. 2022
63
N/A
Split The Terms state 80% for One-Step, Two-Step, Three-Step and Instant. The homepage and FAQ also advertise 80% generally, but pricing displays a 70% entry whose product association is unclear in the supplied extract.Accounts $2 – $100
MetaTrader 5: named as a possible integration in the Terms; the footer says MetaTrader is unavailable in the United States and Canada.Match trader: named as a possible integration in the Terms.
64
N/A
MetaTrader 5E8 TerminalcTraderMatchTraderTradeLockerTradovateE8 Trade
Dallas, United States
65
N/A
Split The firm advertises Flex at 85% bi-weekly, 1-Step at 80%, and an upgraded scaling split up to 90%. Other product-specific splits are null in the supplied flattened table.Accounts $1 – $200Scaling $2.2531034200000252e+21M
66
N/A
Split FundingPips advertises up to 100% overall. The homepage table states bi-weekly up to 95%. For 2 Step Flex, the objectives page specifies 85% every 14 calendar days with a 1% minimum reward; 95% every 14 calendar days after 3 profitable days with a 1% minimum reward; or 100% every 30 calendar days with 35% consistency, a stated 'Striking System: 1%' and 7 profitable days of at least 0.5%. Other model-specific splits are null.Accounts $2 – $100Scaling $4K
Est. 2022
67
N/A
Split Company Summer Plan table states 75%-25% without explicitly identifying the recipient of each portion; splits for other programs are null.Accounts $100Scaling $4M
MT5 is mentioned in a customer testimonial hosted on the homepage, not in a supplied official platform schedule.MetaQuotes platforms are referenced in the terms, which prohibit their use by United States residents.
Est. 2016
68
N/A
Split General Rules states a standard CFD share of 80% of net profit, up to 90% through scale-up and up to 95% with an optional add-on. It also states a 15% challenge-phase reward for Stellar 1-Step and Stellar 2-Step only, paid after the first scale-up, and excludes Lite and Instant from that reward. Evaluation and Express model-specific shares: null. Futures shares by model: null because the supplied percentage placeholders are not reliably mapped to products.Accounts $25 – $100
Tradovate, explicitly referenced in the Futures Challenge Terms
69
N/A
Split According to the July pricing update: One and Pro are 80% standard, with an optional 90% add-on on eligible on-demand accounts; Swing is 80% with no 90% add-on; Direct is 90% standard. The homepage says the 90% add-on costs an additional 10% of the on-demand price. Older guides describe an overall maximum of 80%, while the homepage post-pass FAQ states 90% without the product or add-on qualification.Accounts $12 – $200KScaling $400K
MetaTrader 5cTraderTradeLockerDX TradeAlpha Trader, marked Coming Soon on the homepage
Harpenden, England