FTMO 84/100
- Account sizes
- $10,000 to $200,000
- Profit split
- 80%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 14 days on request after the first payout
Best Prop Firms for Beginners 2026
A first prop-firm evaluation is a test of the rules as much as of trading, so this list favours firms with static drawdown, no time limit and clear, stable rules, and it weights transparency heavily. Trailing-drawdown firms are excluded.
Start with the smallest account worth passing; the rules are the same and the fee is not.
The rule: Firms flagged as beginner-friendly: static drawdown, no time limit, clear rules; ordered by methodology score.
The ranked list
Topstep 83/100
- Account sizes
- $50,000, $100,000, $150,000
- Profit split
- 100% of the first $10
- Drawdown
- Trailing (end of day)
- Payouts
- On request after five winning days, up to a cap per period
FundedNext 81/100
- Account sizes
- $6,000 to $200,000, scaling to $4 million
- Profit split
- 80% to 95%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 5 days on Stellar after the first
The5ers 81/100
- Account sizes
- $5,000 to $100,000 starting balances, scaling to $4 million
- Profit split
- 50% at the first Hyper Growth level
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- On demand at the end of each level, or every 14 days
FundingPips 79/100
- Account sizes
- $5,000 to $100,000, scaling to $300,000
- Profit split
- 80%
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 5 days after the first
| Firm | Score | Drawdown | Targets | Split | Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO | 84 | Static | 10% in the Challenge, 5% in the Verification | 80% | Every 14 days on request after the first payout |
| Topstep | 83 | Trailing (end of day) | $3,000, $6,000 or $9,000 by account size | 100% of the first $10 | On request after five winning days, up to a cap per period |
| FundedNext | 81 | Static | Stellar One-Step: 10%; Stellar Two-Step: 8% then 5%; Express: 25% cumulative | 80% to 95% | Every 5 days on Stellar after the first |
| The5ers | 81 | Static | Hyper Growth: 10% per level; High Stakes: 8% then 5%; Bootcamp: 6% per phase | 50% at the first Hyper Growth level | On demand at the end of each level, or every 14 days |
| FundingPips | 79 | Static | Two-step: 8% then 5%; One-step: 10%; Three-step: 5% per phase | 80% | Every 5 days after the first |
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