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Prop trading, explained properly
How the rules actually work, what the numbers mean for your sizing, and how to judge one funded programme against another. No hype, and every figure sourced from our own published rules.
Best Prop Firms Compared 2026: How to Judge Them
A scoring framework instead of a league table: eight criteria to judge any prop firm on, with Nordic Funder's answers filled in and a blank column for the firm you are comparing.
8 min read
Rules & PayoutsHow Prop Firm Payouts Work: Splits, Schedules and Buffers
The 80% standard split, the 90% add-on and the profit level at which it repays itself, plus the 14-day cycle, the payout lock and the Instant Funding Lite thresholds.
6 min read
Nordic CornerProp Trading in Sweden: Getting Funded as a Nordic Trader
A practical guide for Nordic traders: when the London and New York overlap lands in CET, which daily loss rules suit an evening session, and what a USD payout means at home.
7 min read
GuidesCrypto Prop Trading: How Funded Crypto Accounts Work
Why a crypto prop firm caps leverage at 2:1, what the 25% consistency rule and 14-day inactivity limit actually cost you, and how the crypto One-Step and Two-Step ladders compare.
7 min read
Rules & PayoutsTrailing vs Static Drawdown: The Rule That Decides Your Pass
A 6% trailing floor on a $100,000 One-Step starts at $94,000 and climbs to $99,640 at a $106,000 peak — here is the arithmetic, and the daily loss rule behind it.
8 min read
Guides1-Step vs 2-Step vs 3-Step: Which Should You Choose?
One-Step is the fastest route to funded, but its 6% drawdown trails your high-water mark, while the Two-Step and Three-Step floors never move.
9 min read
GuidesThe Cheapest Prop Firm Accounts in 2026 (From $25)
The $25 entry is real — but fee per $1,000 of funding tells a different story, and Three-Step wins it at every size.
8 min read
GuidesInstant Funding Prop Firms Explained: The Real Trade-Off
Instant funding removes the profit target and prices it in: a 3% static drawdown, a 1% intraday daily limit, and up to 88% more in fees.
8 min read
Passing the ChallengeHow to Pass a Prop Firm Challenge in 2026
Size the account to its daily loss limit rather than its profit target, then let the drawdown type dictate how you trade the phases.
7 min read
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EA & Algo Trading on Funded Accounts: What Is Allowed
EAs are allowed on every account with no approval step — but the daily loss basis, the leverage ceiling and $7 round-turn commission decide whether yours survives.
9 min read
GuidesCrypto Prop Trading: How Funded Crypto Accounts Work
Why a crypto prop firm caps leverage at 2:1, what the 25% consistency rule and 14-day inactivity limit actually cost you, and how the crypto One-Step and Two-Step ladders compare.
7 min read
Guides1-Step vs 2-Step vs 3-Step: Which Should You Choose?
One-Step is the fastest route to funded, but its 6% drawdown trails your high-water mark, while the Two-Step and Three-Step floors never move.
9 min read
GuidesThe Cheapest Prop Firm Accounts in 2026 (From $25)
The $25 entry is real — but fee per $1,000 of funding tells a different story, and Three-Step wins it at every size.
8 min read
GuidesInstant Funding Prop Firms Explained: The Real Trade-Off
Instant funding removes the profit target and prices it in: a 3% static drawdown, a 1% intraday daily limit, and up to 88% more in fees.
8 min read
Category
Rules & Payouts
How Prop Firm Payouts Work: Splits, Schedules and Buffers
The 80% standard split, the 90% add-on and the profit level at which it repays itself, plus the 14-day cycle, the payout lock and the Instant Funding Lite thresholds.
6 min read
Rules & PayoutsTrailing vs Static Drawdown: The Rule That Decides Your Pass
A 6% trailing floor on a $100,000 One-Step starts at $94,000 and climbs to $99,640 at a $106,000 peak — here is the arithmetic, and the daily loss rule behind it.
8 min read