Prop firms

Prop firms with a free trial

Firms that let you try their platform and rules before you pay: how long the trial lasts, what it copies, how many you can have and what passing gets you. Each one is checked against the firm's own site. Below the trials are the paid accounts those firms sell. 18 accounts from 8 firms, with rules checked against each firm's own site.

Test your strategy against these accounts

Free trials, firm by firm (8)

Firm	How long	Account size	What it copies	How many	If you pass	Source
ACAlpha Capital Group	Up to 30 days	Three sizes, including $50,000	10% target, 5% daily loss, 10% maximum loss, at least 3 trading days. EAs are switched off.	One at a time	Nothing. It cannot be upgraded to a paid evaluation.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
BBrightFunded Free challenge, not a trial	No time limit stated	$1,000	A real one-step challenge: 10% target, 3% daily loss, 6% trailing maximum loss, at least 5 trading days.	One claim, and only a limited number per country each day	A $1,000 funded account with an 80% split. The first payout can be asked for after 30 days.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
CTCity Traders Imperium	14 days	$100,000	Spreads, commissions and execution only. There are no targets or rules to pass. MT5 (Match-Trader in the US)	Not stated	Nothing. The firm says the trial is for testing it, not you.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
EME8 Markets	Closes after 30 days	Not stated	E8 One conditions. There is no trial for its futures challenges. E8 Terminal or Match-Trader	2 every 28 days	Nothing. Trial accounts cannot be paid out.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
FFTMO	14 days	Up to $200,000	The 2-Step, 1-Step or Instant account rules. On the 2-Step the profit target is halved to 5% and the minimum trading days cut from 4 to 2. MT4, MT5, cTrader	As many as you like, one at a time	Nothing. It is practice only and does not lead to an FTMO Account.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
FFintokei	Not stated	Not stated	Its challenge programmes, except StartTrader.	Up to three, according to the firm's main site	Not stated	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
FFundedNext	14 days from your first trade	$6,000 to $200,000	A one-step test: 5% target, 5% daily loss, 10% maximum loss, at least 3 trading days. EAs are not allowed. CFD accounts only. MT5 (Match-Trader in the US)	As many as you like, one at a time	A 5% discount code for CFD plans, for new users.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026
FFundingPips	14 days for each phase	$5,000 to $200,000, in US dollars	The 2 Step Standard or 2 Step Pro, both phases, with the same targets and loss limits as the paid version. MT5 only	As many as you like, one at a time, and only while you have no other active account	Nothing. No rewards and no Master Account.	Firm's page Checked 11 Nov 2026

A trial shows you the platform, the spreads and how the loss limits feel. It can be shorter or easier than the paid challenge, so passing one does not mean you would pass the real thing: test your own trades against the paid rules as well.

No free trial found on the firm's own site (checked 11 Nov 2026): Apex Trader Funding, Blue Guardian (it runs free competitions instead), Earn2Trade, Elite Trader Funding, Goat Funded Trader (it runs free competitions instead), Hantec Trader, The5%ers (it runs free competitions instead), Topstep (its free practice account needs a paid subscription). Firms not named on this page have not been checked yet.

What these firms sell

Firm	Account	Type	Profit target	Daily loss	Max loss	Consistency	First payout	Split
ACAlpha Capital Group	Alpha Pro 8%	2-step	8% / 5%	4%	8% static	None	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	80%
ACAlpha Capital Group	Alpha One 10%	1-step	10%	4%	6% trailing, locks at start	40% funded	After 5 days, 2%+ profit	80%
ACAlpha Capital Group	Alpha Direct (instant)	Instant funding	None	3%	5% trailing, locks at start	15%	On demand, 4%+ profit	90%
BBrightFunded	2-Step Classic	2-step	10% / 5%	5%	10% static	None	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	Not stated
CTCity Traders Imperium	1-Step	1-step	8%	None	5% trailing	None	After 7 days, 2%+ profit	80%
CTCity Traders Imperium	2-Step	2-step	10% / 5%	5%	10% static	None	After 7 days, 2%+ profit	80%
CTCity Traders Imperium	Instant Funding	Instant funding	None	None	6% static	None	After 5 days, 10%+ profit	50%
EME8 Markets	E8 One	1-step	6%	3%	4% trailing, locks at start	40% funded	On demand, 1.5%+ profit	80%
EME8 Markets	E8 Signature	1-step	6%	None	3% trailing, locks at start	35% funded	On demand, 3.2%+ profit	80%
FFTMO	2-Step Challenge	2-step	10% / 5%	5%	10% static	None	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	80%
FFTMO	1-Step Challenge	1-step	10%	3%	10% trailing	50%	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	90%
FFTMO	Instant Account	Instant funding	None	3%	10% trailing	30%	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	90%
FFintokei	ProTrader	2-step	8% / 6%	5%	10% static	None	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	80%
FFundedNext	Stellar 2-Step	2-step	8% / 5%	5%	10% static	None	After 21 days, 0.1%+ profit	80%
FFundedNext	Stellar 1-Step	1-step	10%	3%	6% static	None	After 5 days, 0.1%+ profit	80%
FFundedNext	Stellar Instant	Instant funding	None	None	6% trailing, locks at start	None	After 14 days, 0.1%+ profit	70%
FFundingPips	2 Step Standard	2-step	8% / 5%	5%	10% static	None	After 14 days, 1%+ profit	80%
FFundingPips	Zero (instant)	Instant funding	None	3%	5% trailing, locks at start	15%	After 14 days, 4%+ profit	95%

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