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Categories we cover
Five categories spanning 14 providers. We keep brokers, prop firms and software strictly separated, because they are different products with different risks and different protections.
Forex & CFD Brokers
Regulated and offshore brokers offering leveraged forex and CFD trading. Spreads, execution, entity licensing and withdrawal terms.
Browse category →Forex Prop Firms
Firms selling evaluations that lead to a simulated or funded forex account, with profit splits and drawdown rules.
Browse category →Futures Prop Firms
Evaluation programmes for CME futures traders, typically on NinjaTrader, Tradovate or Rithmic platforms.
Browse category →Trading Tools & Automation
Execution bridges, signal routing and automation software that connects strategies to broker accounts.
Browse category →Research & Screeners
Equity screeners, fundamental data platforms and AI scanning tools for stock and market research.
Browse category →A broker is not a prop firm
These are routinely conflated, including by sites that should know better. The difference determines what protections you have.
A broker holds your money and executes your trades in the live market. Regulated brokers segregate client funds, may offer negative balance protection, and in some jurisdictions give access to compensation schemes and an ombudsman.
A prop firm sells you a paid assessment of trading skill. You are not depositing investment capital, you are buying an evaluation. Accounts are typically simulated, the “funded” allocation is notional, and payouts depend on the firm remaining solvent and honouring its terms. Client money protections and compensation schemes generally do not apply.
Neither is inherently better. They are different arrangements, and the risk you are accepting differs completely. Every review here states which one you are looking at.
Prefer a single list?
Every provider we have reviewed, in one place, grouped by category with the risk type stated on each.