Why the grid is weighted this way
Half the score sits on rules and payouts, and that is not an accident. Every prop firm failure I have watched came down to one of two things: a rule the trader could not have computed before paying, or a payout that never arrived. Nothing else matters if those two go wrong.
Survival carries 20% because this industry buries its firms fast — roughly a quarter of tracked prop firms are already inactive, and the crypto category is the youngest of the lot. A firm that has gone dark once starts from near zero here, even if it reappears. GT Funded.
Value gets only 15%, and that is the most counter-intuitive choice on this page. The advertised profit split is the number every firm competes on and the one that predicts your outcome least well. An 80% split you actually reach beats a 92% split from a firm that disappears.
What we don't do
Scores, ranking positions and reviews are not for sale, and no payment makes a review happen faster. Some links on this site are affiliate links, labelled as such — the grid is published precisely so a biased ranking would be obvious. If a score doesn't match the criteria, tell us and we'll correct it publicly, with a date. contact page.
Firms we haven't traded are capped at 85/100 and marked “desk”. Reading documentation is not the same as putting money on a challenge and asking for a payout, and the score should say so.
FAQ
How is the Trust Score calculated?+
Five weighted criteria out of 100: rules and transparency (25%), payouts and verifiability (25%), survival and track record (20%), trading freedom (15%), cost and value (15%). Every sub-score is published on this page, so you can recompute the total yourself and disagree with it.
Why doesn't the firm with the highest profit split win?+
Because the advertised split is the least reliable number in this industry. GT Funded advertised up to 92% on $300K accounts — the best headline figures in the category — then went dark in June 2026 with nothing for its funded traders.
What does 'traded' vs 'desk' mean?+
'Traded' means we bought an evaluation and ran it with our own money. 'Desk' means the score comes from public documentation only — those firms are capped at 85/100.
Do affiliate commissions affect the ranking?+
No. Some links are affiliate links and they're labelled. The grid is published precisely so that a biased ranking would be visible: if a score doesn't match the criteria, you can point it out and we'll correct it publicly.
Last full review: 25 July 2026. status census · testing methodology