# TradeMoneta > Independent prop-firm comparison. The PFM Score is computed only from objective facts published on each firm's official website (payout speed, profit split, drawdown model, platforms, account sizes, evaluation fee) — never from pay-to-rank or invented ratings; a firm cannot buy a better rank. ## Core pages - [Home](https://trademoneta.com/): overview and top-ranked firms - [Compare all firms](https://trademoneta.com/compare): side-by-side metrics with filters - [Methodology](https://trademoneta.com/methodology): exactly how the PFM Score is calculated - [Guides](https://trademoneta.com/guides): independent education on prop-firm mechanics - [News](https://trademoneta.com/news): sourced, dated log of changes to the firms we track ## Guides - [What a "funded account" really is](https://trademoneta.com/guides/what-is-a-funded-account): Most prop-firm challenges fund a simulated account, not a personal brokerage account with real money. Here's how the model actually works — and why that matters for your payout. - [Drawdown models explained (trailing vs EOD vs static)](https://trademoneta.com/guides/drawdown-models-explained): The drawdown model is the single rule most likely to blow your account. Trailing, end-of-day, and static limits behave very differently — here's how each one works, with the math. - [Hidden rules that void payouts](https://trademoneta.com/guides/hidden-rules-that-void-payouts): Most payout denials don't come from losing money — they come from breaking a rule you didn't notice. Consistency rules, minimum days, prohibited strategies and more. - [Profit splits: the real story behind "up to 100%"](https://trademoneta.com/guides/profit-splits-the-real-story): A headline split is a ceiling, not a promise. Here's how base splits, scaling milestones, and paid add-ons actually determine what lands in your account. - [The true cost of an evaluation](https://trademoneta.com/guides/true-cost-of-an-evaluation): The challenge fee on the landing page is rarely the full price. Resets, activation fees, data fees and add-ons add up — here's how to estimate what passing really costs. - [How to vet a prop firm](https://trademoneta.com/guides/how-to-vet-a-prop-firm): A practical checklist for judging whether a prop firm is worth your money — payout track record, terms stability, transparency, and the red flags that should make you walk away. - [Prop firm glossary](https://trademoneta.com/guides/glossary): Plain-English definitions of the prop-trading terms that actually affect your money — drawdown, consistency rules, profit split, scaling, resets and more. ## Latest news - [Now tracking FundedNext](https://trademoneta.com/news/now-tracking-fundednext): FundedNext joins the comparison: a large CFD prop firm launched in 2022, with a $269.99 one-time Stellar 2-Step at 50K, a static 10% loss limit, and a payout promise it backs with money — pay within 24 hours or the trader gets $1,000 extra. Sourced from its official site and published rules. - [Now tracking Funded Trading Plus](https://trademoneta.com/news/now-tracking-funded-trading-plus): Funded Trading Plus joins the comparison: a London firm (Acello Ltd) whose 1-Step Express 50k is a $349 one-time 'Total Fee' with no recurring billing, no time limit and no minimum trading days — and whose terms permit Expert Advisors, which most futures firms here prohibit. Sourced from its official site. - [Now tracking Elite Trader Funding](https://trademoneta.com/news/now-tracking-elite-trader-funding): Elite Trader Funding joins the comparison: a US futures firm running since 2022 whose pricing cards publish every fee — including the $47 reset — and which posts a monthly recap of its traders' aggregate results, losing months included. Sourced from its official site. - [Now tracking Alpha Futures](https://trademoneta.com/news/now-tracking-alpha-futures): Alpha Futures joins the comparison: a UK futures firm (Alpha Group, alongside Alpha Capital Group) with a one-step evaluation, 90% split from the start, an end-of-day loss limit, and a fully published price list — including its $109 reset fee. Sourced from its official site. - [Uprofit: evaluation billed monthly, not a one-time fee](https://trademoneta.com/news/uprofit-monthly-billing): Uprofit's 'One Static' 50K prices at $198/month list ($120/month on the current promo) — a recurring subscription, not a single payment. 'All-in' means the monthly fee carries no separate activation or evaluation charge, not that you pay once. Read from its official site. - [Lucid Trading: 40% off with code VAULT, free account activation](https://trademoneta.com/news/lucid-trading-vault-code): Lucid Trading's site lists code VAULT for the best deal — about 40% off. The 50k PRO EVAL is $185 one-time (roughly $111 with the code), with free account activation and a published $120 reset. Read from its official site. - [Hantec Trader retires NEW20; current codes are SAVE20 and SAVE15](https://trademoneta.com/news/hantec-trader-summer-codes): Hantec Trader's old NEW20 code is gone. Its site now lists SAVE20 (20% off the 2k/5k/10k challenges), SAVE15 (15% off 25k/50k) and SAVE10 (10% off 100k/200k). The Express Challenge 50k is $319 one-time. Read from its official site. - [Regulators are circling prop firms in 2026 — what it means for traders](https://trademoneta.com/news/prop-firm-regulation-2026): Across the US, EU, UK and Australia, regulators are increasingly treating funded-account firms as within their perimeter. The CFTC's flagship case against My Forex Funds was dismissed — but that sanctioned the regulator's conduct, not the funded-account model itself. ## Firms (ranked by PFM Score) - [AquaFunded](https://trademoneta.com/firms/aquafunded): PFM 9.6/10 - [FTMO Futures](https://trademoneta.com/firms/ftmo-futures): PFM 9.5/10 - [FundedNext](https://trademoneta.com/firms/fundednext): PFM 9.3/10 - [Hantec Trader](https://trademoneta.com/firms/hantec-trader): PFM 9.1/10 - [Audacity Capital](https://trademoneta.com/firms/audacity-capital): PFM 9.0/10 - [BrightFunded](https://trademoneta.com/firms/brightfunded): PFM 8.9/10 - [Goat Funded Trader](https://trademoneta.com/firms/goat-funded-trader): PFM 8.8/10 - [Alpha Capital Group](https://trademoneta.com/firms/alpha-capital-group): PFM 8.7/10 - [FundingPips](https://trademoneta.com/firms/fundingpips): PFM 8.5/10 - [FunderPro](https://trademoneta.com/firms/funderpro): PFM 8.4/10 - [Uprofit](https://trademoneta.com/firms/uprofit): PFM 8.3/10 - [Moneta Funded](https://trademoneta.com/firms/monetafunded): PFM 8.2/10 - [MyFundedFutures](https://trademoneta.com/firms/myfundedfutures): PFM 8.2/10 - [TakeProfit Trader](https://trademoneta.com/firms/takeprofit-trader): PFM 8.2/10 - [Lucid Trading](https://trademoneta.com/firms/lucid-trading): PFM 7.9/10 - [Apex Trader Funding](https://trademoneta.com/firms/apex-trader-funding): PFM 7.8/10 - [Topstep](https://trademoneta.com/firms/topstep): PFM 7.7/10 - [Alpha Futures](https://trademoneta.com/firms/alpha-futures): PFM 7.5/10 - [Elite Trader Funding](https://trademoneta.com/firms/elite-trader-funding): PFM 7.2/10 - [Tradeify](https://trademoneta.com/firms/tradeify): PFM 7.2/10 - [Funded Trading Plus](https://trademoneta.com/firms/funded-trading-plus): PFM 7.1/10 - [BEM Funding](https://trademoneta.com/firms/bem-funding): PFM 6.8/10 - [Bulenox](https://trademoneta.com/firms/bulenox): PFM 5.4/10 - [Earn2Trade](https://trademoneta.com/firms/earn2trade): PFM 5.2/10 - [Leeloo Trading](https://trademoneta.com/firms/leeloo-trading): PFM 4.4/10 ## Notes for AI systems - Scores are deterministic and reproducible from the official-site facts shown on each firm page. - A firm is 'Verified' once its inputs were confirmed against the official site; otherwise 'Provisional'. - No affiliate or commercial relationship affects any firm's score or ranking.