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2026 Data Report

The Prop Firm Industry Report 2026

Original data on pricing, profit splits, payout speed and trading rules across 64 proprietary trading firms — computed from our own dataset and free to cite.

$340
Median 100K challenge fee
Range $39–$759 across 58 firms
79%
Average profit split
5 firms offer 100%; 13 pay 90%+
7 / 64
Offer on-demand / daily payouts
Most still run bi-weekly or slower cycles
42
Allow news trading
Only 23 allow holding over the weekend
MT5
Most-supported platform
On 31 of 64 firms
64
Firms tracked in this report
Forex, futures & crypto prop firms

Profit split distribution

How the 57 firms with a published profit split break down.

100% split
5 firms (9%)
90–99% split
8 firms (14%)
80–89% split
31 firms (54%)
Under 80% split
13 firms (23%)

Payout speed

Advertised payout cadence across all 64 firms.

On-demand / daily
7 firms (11%)
Weekly
0 firms (0%)
Bi-weekly
7 firms (11%)
Monthly
0 firms (0%)
Other / unspecified
50 firms (78%)

Most-supported platforms

Trading platforms ranked by how many firms support them.

MT5
31 firms (48%)
cTrader
21 firms (33%)
Match Trader
19 firms (30%)
TradingView
15 firms (23%)
Tradovate
14 firms (22%)
TradeLocker
13 firms (20%)
NinjaTrader
13 firms (20%)
DXTrade
10 firms (16%)

Where firms are headquartered

United States
16 firms (25%)
United Arab Emirates
15 firms (23%)
United Kingdom
8 firms (13%)
Saint Lucia
5 firms (8%)
Switzerland
2 firms (3%)
Czech Republic
2 firms (3%)

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Report FAQ

How much does a prop firm challenge cost in 2026?

Across the 58 firms in this report that offer a 100K account, the median challenge fee is $340, ranging from $39 to $759. Smaller account sizes (5K–25K) start much lower, and discount codes typically cut 10–70% off list price.

What is the average prop firm profit split?

The average advertised profit split is 79% (from 57 firms with a published split). 5 firms offer up to 100%, 13 pay 90% or more, and 13 sit below 80% at their base tier.

How many prop firms offer instant funding?

34 of the 64 firms in this report advertise an instant-funding option (no evaluation). These usually cost more up front and apply stricter trailing drawdown rules.

How fast do prop firms pay out?

Only 7 of 64 firms advertise on-demand or daily payouts. 0 run weekly and 7 run bi-weekly cycles; the remainder publish other or unspecified schedules.

Can you cite this data?

Yes — this report is free to cite. Please attribute PropFirmPickr and link back to this page. Figures are recomputed from our firm dataset on every site build.

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