How We Rank Prop Firms and Brokers
Every FP Score comes from the same weighted criteria, applied to data we can verify on the company's own website. Affiliate deals and sponsorships never change a score or a ranking.
What the FP Score is (and isn't)
The FP Score is a 0–10 rating calculated by the FuturesPro editorial team. It is not an average of user reviews, and we don't publish star ratings or review counts we haven't collected ourselves.
Futures prop firm criteria
| Criterion | Weight | What we look at |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 25% | Evaluation price, monthly vs one-time billing, activation and reset fees |
| Rules | 25% | Drawdown type (static, end-of-day or intraday trailing), daily loss limits, consistency rules, minimum days |
| Payouts | 25% | Profit split, how soon and how often you can withdraw, minimums and caps |
| Platforms and data | 15% | Supported platforms and data feed costs |
| Transparency | 10% | Whether rules and prices are clearly published and dated on official pages |
Futures broker criteria
| Criterion | Weight | What we look at |
|---|---|---|
| Trading costs | 30% | Commissions per side for micro and E-mini contracts, plan fees |
| Registration and transparency | 20% | Published legal entity, FCM or IB status and NFA ID |
| Platforms | 20% | Platform choice and quality |
| Margins and minimums | 15% | Day-trade margins and minimum deposit |
| Data fees | 15% | Cost of CME market data |
Where our data comes from
- Prop firm rules and prices: each firm's own website and help center.
- Broker pricing: each broker's own pricing and fee pages.
- Contract specifications: CME Group rulebooks, fact cards and specification pages.
Every review shows the date we last checked the data and links to its sources. If we can't confirm something from an official source, we say "not verified" rather than guess, and a firm with too many gaps is held back from the rankings until we can verify it.
How affiliate relationships are handled
FuturesPro is funded by affiliate referrals, advertising and sponsorships. Scores are calculated before and independently of any commercial relationship. A firm cannot pay to change its score or position. Partner firms carry an "Affiliate partner" label, and paid placements carry a "Sponsored" label. FuturesPro has no ownership ties to any firm or broker we review. See our affiliate disclosure and advertising policy.
Updates and corrections
Prop firms and brokers change their terms often. We recheck listed firms regularly and update the "data verified on" date when we do. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll check it against the official source.