Who places the trades?

You do. You build and arm the agent yourself, and it runs on your own broker account through your own connection, so every order is yours. Before each order is sent, a firm-aware risk engine checks it against your rules and blocks anything that would breach. You can pause or disarm any agent at any time.

Is this only for prop-firm traders?

Prop-firm traders are the core audience, but the same platform works on any account you connect. Build a strategy, backtest it, run it, and watch the live account. You do not need a challenge to use the tool.

What does "AI" mean here?

It means the platform can host user-authored automation that may use AI or machine-learning logic. We do not promise alpha, prediction, or guaranteed outcomes.

Can I start with a simple rule?

Yes. The simplest path is the quick-rule flow: describe the trade, test it, then deploy it without building a full code project.

What is the marketplace rev share?

When authors sell strategies through the marketplace, Glitch Executor takes 30% and the author keeps 70%.

Which brokers and firm contexts are supported?

cTrader, TradeLocker, DXtrade, and MT4/MT5 via MetaApi for brokers; FundingPips Zero, FTMO Phase 1, MFF, Apex, The5ers, and GetLeveraged Turbo in Firm Mode.

Which rule decides the most?

For most operators it's the drawdown reference (static vs trailing), not the headline daily-cap %. Static firms (FTMO, MFF, The5ers) anchor your floor to the starting balance for the whole eval. Trailing firms (FundingPips, Apex, GetLeveraged) move the floor up with your equity peak, a paper-profit pullback can close you above the starting balance. If you hold positions 4+ hours, optimise for static; if you scalp small wins, trailing is fine.

Why doesn't FundingPips Zero have a formal profit target?

Zero is instant-funded, no two-phase challenge. There's no "target" to clear, only a synthetic 2% backtest gate we use to make the pass/fail engine deterministic. The real eligibility check is the consistency cap (15% best-day rule) + 7 minimum profitable days + drawdown survival.

Apex says 5% trailing but the table shows 5%. What's the catch?

Apex's drawdown is anchored to a dollar amount, not a percentage of the current balance. On a $50K eval the $2,500 trailing DD = 5% at start but as the account grows it stays at $2,500, locking on the EOD path or moving every closed bar on the intraday path. Operators who win their way out of the DD locking window get more cushion; operators who fail to do so face a tightening floor in absolute dollars.

Why is MFF showing pending-relaunch?

CFTC case dismissed May 2025; Canadian receivership unwound December 2025; legacy 2023-account payouts being processed since February 2026, but new evaluations are not open as of this audit. Rules carry forward from the historical 2-step model so the calculator + backtester can simulate the historical experience. We don't recommend funding MFF until 12 consecutive months of clean post-relaunch payouts are visible.

How often are the values audited?

Quarterly catalogue-level audit (see docs/firm-rules-changelog.md in the public repo) plus event-driven updates within 7 days of any firm publishing a rule change. The pricing watcher runs hourly against each firm's public pricing page and flags any diff for review.

Side-by-side

Prop firm rule comparison

Every rule that matters on every supported firm, same registry that backs the free calculators and the firm-rule-aware backtester. Quarterly audit, event-driven updates within 7 days of any rule change.

Firm	Target	Daily cap	Max DD	DD type	Consistency	Min days	Payout	News policy
FundingPips Zero	2%	3%	5%	trailing	15% best-day	7	Bi-weekly	±2 min blackout
FTMO Phase 1	10%	5%	10%	static	none	,	Bi-weekly	Permitted (dominant-source review)
Apex Trader Funding	6%	2%	5%	trailing	none	,	Bi-weekly	Permitted with 30% per-trade cap
The5ers High Stakes	8%	5%	10%	static	none	3	On-demand	±2 min blackout
GetLeveraged Turbo	6%	3%	6%	trailing	none	,	Bi-weekly	±2 min blackout
MyForexFundspending	8%	5%	8%	static	none	,	Bi-weekly	±2 min (legacy)

Platform availability (one row at a time, ordered the same as above): cTrader, TradeLocker · MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade · NinjaTrader, Tradovate · MT4, MT5, cTrader · cTrader, TradeLocker · MT4, MT5 (pending relaunch).

How to read the table

DD type matters more than headline DD %. Static = floor fixed to starting balance; trailing = floor follows your equity peak.
Consistency only kicks in at payout review, a single oversized winning day above the cap voids the payout cycle even on a profitable week.
Min days is independent of profit target. A trader can clear the target on three big days and still fail the gate for not having enough distinct profitable sessions.
News policy: only FTMO explicitly permits holding through high-impact releases. Every other firm in the set restricts within ±2 minutes (often more on tier-2 brokers).
Payout cadence shapes strategy: on-demand rewards concentrated harvest + flat periods; bi-weekly rewards a 7-10 day rhythm; weekly rewards consistent daily participation.

Use the table with the calculators

Firm-rule drawdown calculator, pick a firm + balance, get the exact closeout equity level (handles static vs trailing automatically).
Position sizing, firm mode, caps your lot size at the smaller of your risk budget or the firm's DD cushion.
Prop firm vs self-funded, runs the geometric-expectation cost model using each firm's eval fee + reset structure.
Best prop firm by persona, the rule-fit verdict for scalpers / ICT / news / swing / algo across all 6 firms.

FAQ

Which rule decides the most?: For most operators it's the drawdown reference (static vs trailing), not the headline daily-cap %. Static firms (FTMO, MFF, The5ers) anchor your floor to the starting balance for the whole eval. Trailing firms (FundingPips, Apex, GetLeveraged) move the floor up with your equity peak, a paper-profit pullback can close you above the starting balance. If you hold positions 4+ hours, optimise for static; if you scalp small wins, trailing is fine.
Why doesn't FundingPips Zero have a formal profit target?: Zero is instant-funded, no two-phase challenge. There's no "target" to clear, only a synthetic 2% backtest gate we use to make the pass/fail engine deterministic. The real eligibility check is the consistency cap (15% best-day rule) + 7 minimum profitable days + drawdown survival.
Apex says 5% trailing but the table shows 5%. What's the catch?: Apex's drawdown is anchored to a dollar amount, not a percentage of the current balance. On a $50K eval the $2,500 trailing DD = 5% at start but as the account grows it stays at $2,500, locking on the EOD path or moving every closed bar on the intraday path. Operators who win their way out of the DD locking window get more cushion; operators who fail to do so face a tightening floor in absolute dollars.
Why is MFF showing pending-relaunch?: CFTC case dismissed May 2025; Canadian receivership unwound December 2025; legacy 2023-account payouts being processed since February 2026, but new evaluations are not open as of this audit. Rules carry forward from the historical 2-step model so the calculator + backtester can simulate the historical experience. We don't recommend funding MFF until 12 consecutive months of clean post-relaunch payouts are visible.
How often are the values audited?: Quarterly catalogue-level audit (see docs/firm-rules-changelog.md in the public repo) plus event-driven updates within 7 days of any firm publishing a rule change. The pricing watcher runs hourly against each firm's public pricing page and flags any diff for review.

Last reviewed 2026-05-26.

How to read the table

Use the table with the calculators

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