01The problem we fix
Most prop firm "rankings" online are sorted by affiliate payout. That's fine for the publisher and useless for a scalper, because the rules that decide whether you survive — drawdown type, minimum-hold rules, copy-trading policy — get buried beneath whatever pays best.
02How we rank
Every firm is judged on four criteria: drawdown type (EOD or static beats intraday trailing), scalp-fit (no rule that voids a 2–8 tick style), copy trading (per-follower control over your own accounts), and cost lifecycle (the real total cost per account). See the full methodology on the index.
03No pay-to-rank
Some links are affiliate links and may earn us a commission at no cost to you — but they never change the order. Firms without a program sit on exactly the same basis. Full detail on the affiliate disclosure page.