Built by a Trader. For Traders.
No paid placements. No recycled rankings. Just reviews written by someone who actually runs the evaluations, hits the drawdown, and pulls the payouts.
Hey, I'm Hanuman
Futures Trader & Founder of Trading With Prop Firms
I've been trading index futures — NQ, ES, the usual suspects — for over a decade. I built this site because I got tired of "top 10 prop firms" listicles written by people who've never cleared an evaluation. Every review here is backed by a real evaluation I ran, a real trailing drawdown I bled through, and a real payout I actually withdrew.
Why I Built This Site
I started trading my own capital in the mid-2010s — small MES lots, slow bleed, and the slow, unglamorous grind toward consistency. When funded-account prop firms blew up, I was in early. I ran evaluations across a dozen of them and learned the hard way which ones paid out and which ones quietly buried trader-hostile rules in the fine print.
The more I dug, the more it stung. Every "best prop firm" list was clearly assembled by someone who had never held a funded account. Same firms, same order, same affiliate priority dressed up as objectivity — and not a single word about whether the drawdown was trailing or static.
"I didn't build this to get rich off affiliate links. I built it because I needed it and it didn't exist.
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So I started writing the reviews I wished I'd found before I burned challenge fees. Real evaluations. Real payout screenshots. Real rule breakdowns — scaling plans, consistency caps, the lot. If a firm's drawdown model was brutal, I said so, even when it cost me an affiliate deal.
Today this site helps thousands of traders pick the right firm the first time and skip the expensive ones. That's the only scorecard I care about.
Our Review Process
Every firm goes through the same four-step process before it ever appears on the site.
We Open a Real Account
We buy the evaluation, hit the profit target, and trade through the funded account ourselves — the exact gauntlet you'd run.
We Test the Rules
Trailing vs. static drawdown, consistency caps, payout splits, scaling plan triggers — we verify every rule against the live account.
We Write the Honest Review
No sugarcoating. If the drawdown model is brutal or payouts get stalled, we say it — even for affiliate partners.
We Keep It Updated
Firms tweak challenge fees, swap drawdown types, and revise scaling plans. We re-run every review monthly so the numbers match what you'll actually sign.
Our Affiliate Disclaimer — Plain English
How We Make Money
Some links are affiliate links. Sign up through them and we may earn a commission — at no extra cost to you.
What This Does NOT Mean
We never take payment for a positive review. Affiliate status doesn't move a firm's rating, drawdown verdict, or where it lands in our rankings.
Our Promise to You
If a firm's rules are trader-hostile, we say so. We've walked away from affiliate deals with firms I wouldn't trade with myself.
By the Numbers
10+
Years Trading
4
Active Funded Accounts
12+
Firms Reviewed
$0
Paid Placements
Weekly
Updates
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