Futures Insider Newsroom
The data behind funded trading.
Guides, verified research, and product updates from the team tracking 286 plans across 27 futures prop firms.
Guide
The 5 best futures prop firms for beginners in 2026
Apex, Funded Futures Family, My Funded Futures, Tradeify, and Lucid, ranked by entry cost, rule complexity, and payout record, with every price verified on the firms' live sites.
Research
Pass rate study: fewer than 25% of futures evaluations end in a pass
The number the industry never publishes, from partner-firm data reviewed by Futures Insider, plus a rules analysis of every verified plan in our database.
Data
Prop Firms Ranked by Payouts: August 2026 Data
Guide
What Is a Prop Firm? How Futures Prop Firms Actually Work
Guide
How to Get a Funded Trading Account in 2026 (Futures)
Framework
How to Choose a Prop Firm: A Comparison Framework That Actually Works
Data
Prop Firm Pass Rates: What Are Your Real Odds of Getting Funded?
Education
Trailing Drawdown Explained: EOD vs Intraday (and Why It Fails More Traders Than Losses Do)
Education
Prop Firm Consistency Rules Explained (With the Math That Locks Your Payout)
Verified Prices
Cheapest Futures Prop Firm in 2026: Every Real Price, Verified
Analysis
Instant Funding Prop Firms: Worth It, or an Expensive Shortcut?
Guide
How Do Prop Firms Make Money? The Business Model, Honestly Explained
Bid-to-Win
Can You Get a Funded Trading Account for $1? How Bid-to-Win Auctions Work
Update
The Firm Finder now tracks 286 plans across 27 futures prop firms
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Bid to Win: enter evaluation giveaways from a $1 opening bid
Update
The firms directory gets a full redesign
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Pass Probability: know your odds before you pay for an eval
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Payout events, tracked in one place
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