We spent three weeks reading the rule books of every major forex prop firm and put the numbers — daily DD, max DD, profit target, news rule, copy-trade rule, payout split — into one open spreadsheet. Free, public, and community-maintained on GitHub.
Get the data
Two ways to access the database — pick the one that fits how you work.
Why this exists
Every forex trader who funds a prop account goes through the same painful ritual: open the firm’s website, hunt for the rule book, parse 8 pages of legalese, copy the numbers into a personal spreadsheet, and hope nothing changes between the time you sign up and the time you take your first trade.
Multiply that by 5 firms when you are shopping around. Multiply again when rules change quietly. The collective time spent re-reading prop firm rules in this industry has to be measured in lifetimes.
So we built the database we always wanted: every major forex prop firm in one row each, every rule in one column each, every cell linked back to the source page on the firm’s website. Free, open, and continuously updated by the community.
Three things we found that surprised us
Drawdown structure varies more than the headline %
“5% daily drawdown” means very different things across firms. Some reset at midnight server time, some at 5pm New York, some are trailing intraday, some are static from the previous close. Two firms with the same advertised number can blow your account on the same trade — or not — depending on the reset clock.
Copy-trading rules are inconsistent — and frequently invisible
Of the firms we surveyed, the explicit rule on copy trading sits in three buckets: explicitly allowed, explicitly forbidden, and not documented at all. The “not documented” bucket is the largest, and the answer often only appears after a payout dispute. We flag every firm’s stance with source links so you can verify before you copy a signal in.
News-trading rules cost more accounts than drawdown rules
Anecdotally, drawdown gets the airtime. In practice, the news-trading rule — banning positions during scheduled high-impact releases — is the most common reason for breach, especially for traders running automated strategies. Our database flags every firm’s news rule with the exact event window in minutes.
What’s in the database
Each firm gets one row. Each row has 22 columns. The full list:
| Columna | What it captures |
|---|---|
| Firm name | Trading name and any common alternative names. |
| Founded | Year the firm was established. Older firms have track record; newer ones may have more aggressive offers. |
| Jurisdiction | Country where the firm is registered. Affects payout method and legal recourse. |
| Eval type | 1-step, 2-step, instant funding, or scaling plan. |
| Account sizes | Available account sizes in USD (min and max). |
| Profit target | Percentage gain required to pass each phase. |
| Daily DD | Daily drawdown rule: percent, dollar, static or trailing, reset time. |
| Max DD | Maximum drawdown rule: percent, dollar, static or trailing. |
| Min trading days | Minimum days the trader must be active per phase. |
| Max period | Maximum days allowed to complete each phase (or “unlimited”). |
| News rule | Whether trading is restricted around scheduled high-impact news, and the window in minutes. |
| Weekend hold | Whether positions may be held over the weekend. |
| EA / bot | Whether automated trading strategies (EAs) are permitted. |
| Copy trading | Whether copy-trading or signal-following is permitted. |
| Hedging | Whether hedging (opposite positions on the same symbol) is permitted. |
| Consistency rule | Whether a single-day-profit cap applies, and what percent. |
| Profit split | Trader’s share of profit after passing. |
| Plataformas | Trading platforms supported (MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade, MatchTrader, etc.). |
| Payout policy | Frequency, minimum amount, method (bank, crypto, wallet). |
| Notes | Edge cases, recent changes, asset-class-specific rules. |
| Source URL | Direct link to the firm’s official rule book or terms page. |
| Last verified | Date the row was last cross-checked against the source. |
Methodology
Every cell in the database follows three rules:
- Source-first. Each row links to the firm’s own published rule book or terms page. We do not paraphrase from third-party reviews or affiliate sites.
- Verbatim where possible. Numbers, percentages, and time windows are copied as the firm publishes them. When a rule is described in prose (“trading during major news is restricted”), we extract the relevant facts and link the prose for full context.
- Honest gaps. Rules that are not documented unambiguously get the value “unclear” with a link to the relevant page. We prefer “we don’t know” to a confident guess.
The data is reviewed weekly. Source URLs are revisited monthly to catch silent rule changes. Significant changes are noted in a public changelog on GitHub.
Always verify before you trade. The database is a starting point and a research tool. Prop firms change rule books without notice. Before you open a position whose outcome depends on a specific rule, confirm with the firm directly. We are not responsible for trading decisions based on outdated cells — that is what the source URL and the “last verified” date are for.
How to use the database
I’m shopping for a prop firm
Open the Google Sheet and use the filter view at the top. Common filters traders apply:
- Profit split > 80% — surfaces the firms with the best terms post-funding.
- News rule = “allowed” — for traders whose strategy depends on scheduled releases.
- Copy trading = “allowed” — if you intend to use a trade copier or follow a signal.
- Account size ≥ $200k — for larger capital deployment.
- Platforms includes “cTrader” — if you trade on cTrader and want native support.
I want to use this data programmatically
Pull the CSV from the GitHub repo. The structure is stable and machine-readable. Common applications: filtering scripts that match a firm to a strategy, dashboards that monitor rule changes over time, comparison tools that surface the best fit per trader profile.
I noticed an error
Submit a pull request on GitHub or an edit-suggestion on the Google Sheet. Each correction needs a source URL. We aim to merge or reject within seven days.
Where the database is honest about its limits
A few things the database does not claim to be:
- A ranking. The data lets you compare firms; it does not tell you which is “best.” That depends on your strategy, capital, latency requirements, and risk preferences.
- Real-time. The “last verified” date is honest. A row updated three months ago may already be stale. Cross-check before relying on it.
- Exhaustive. 50+ major firms covers the bulk of the market by trader volume. Smaller, regional, or niche firms are added as the community submits them. If a firm you trade with is missing, contribute it.
- An endorsement. Inclusion in the database is not a recommendation. Some firms have credible track records; others have history that should make a trader cautious. The database surfaces facts and lets you draw your own conclusions.
How to contribute
The fastest way to help is to submit a correction or a new firm. The workflow:
- Fork the GitHub repo at github.com/…/prop-firm-rules-database.
- Edit the CSV for an existing firm, or add a new row for a new firm.
- Open a pull request. Include the source URL for every changed cell in the PR description.
- We review within seven days and merge if the source supports the change.
If you do not use Git, the Google Sheet has “suggest edit” enabled — same workflow, no command line required. Both paths flow into the same data.
The connection to copy trading
The reason this database exists on a trade-copier site is simple: most of our users copy signals into prop-firm accounts. Whether the copier they use complies with the firm’s rule book is the single most important variable in whether their funded account survives the first month.
If you intend to copy a master strategy into a prop-firm account, the database has the columns you need to filter against:
- Copy trading column — is it explicitly allowed?
- EA / bot column — does the firm permit automated execution?
- News rule column — does your master strategy hold during scheduled releases?
- Plataformas column — does the firm support the platform your master runs on?
- Hedging column — if your master uses hedge mode, can the receiver replicate it?
For the technical side of running a copier into a prop-firm account, see our guide on copying signals to a prop-firm account and the complete trade copier guide.
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How often is the database updated?
Continuously. Every row has a “last verified” date. The community submits updates as pull requests on GitHub or edit-suggestions in the Sheet. We review and merge weekly, and re-verify the most-trafficked rows monthly.
Can I trust this data for trading decisions?
Treat it as a starting point, not the final word. Every cell links to the firm’s source page. Always verify with the prop firm directly before relying on a specific rule for a trade you are about to place. Rule books change without notice.
How do I add or correct a firm?
Open a pull request on GitHub (preferred) or submit an edit-suggestion on the Sheet. Each change needs a source URL.
Is this only forex prop firms?
Yes for v1 — the scope is forex-focused. Some firms in the database also offer indices, commodities, or crypto; per-asset notes are in the Notes column. Pure futures or stock prop firms (Topstep, Apex, etc.) are out of scope for v1.
Why are some cells marked “unclear”?
Some rules are not documented unambiguously on the firm’s public site. We mark “unclear” with a link to the source rather than guess. Honest gaps beat confident errors.
Can I download as CSV?
Yes — the GitHub repo hosts the canonical data as CSV and as a markdown table. The Sheet is for browsing and filtering; GitHub is for analysis and integration.
Do you have a position on the best prop firm?
No. The database surfaces facts. Different traders have different priorities — drawdown structure, profit split, platform support, news rule, payout speed. The best firm for a swing trader is rarely the best firm for a scalper.
Who maintains this?
The HFT Forex Copier team initiated and maintains the project. Day-to-day updates are community-driven through GitHub pull requests. Licensing is CC BY 4.0 — anyone can reuse the data with attribution.
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