How is this tool useful for prop firm traders?

Proprietary trading firms enforce strict drawdown limits, consistency, and targets. This tool ensures you calculate your risk exactly so you never violate challenge parameters by mistake.

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Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Compare prop firm difficulty based on rules, drawdown, and profit targets

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What makes a prop firm 'difficult'?

Pass rates for proprietary trading firms are notoriously low (often below 10%). This is rarely due to a trader's inability to find good setups, but rather the strict mathematical constraints placed upon them. The Difficulty Index aggregates maximum drawdown limits, profit targets, daily loss limits, and hidden rules (like consistency or lot size limits) to generate a unified score.

The Profit Target to Drawdown Ratio

The most crucial metric when evaluating difficulty is the Profit Target vs. Maximum Drawdown ratio. A firm asking for an 8% profit target with a 10% maximum drawdown (0.8 ratio) is mathematically much easier to pass than a firm requiring a 10% target with an 8% drawdown (1.25 ratio).

Pros of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Helps identify mathematically easier challenges
Uncovers hidden rules that drastically increase difficulty
Saves money by avoiding near-impossible evaluations

Cons of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Difficulty is subjective to your specific trading strategy
Does not account for platform execution quality

How to Succeed with Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Select your evaluation type

Filter the index by one-step, two-step, or instant funding depending on your preferred challenge type.

Sort by Difficulty Score

Use the sorting toggle to arrange firms from easiest to hardest based on our proprietary algorithm.

Review the 'Hidden Rules' column

Pay special attention to firms that have consistency rules or IP blocking, as these drastically inflate real-world difficulty.

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Rank	Firm	Ratio (Target/DD)	Difficulty Score
#1	👑Axi Select	0% / 10%	0.00
#2	Finotive Funding	7.5% / 10%	0.75
#3	FundedNext	8% / 10%	0.80
#4	Alpha Capital Group	8% / 10%	0.80
#5	FundingPips	8% / 10%	0.80
#6	Blueberry Funded	8% / 10%	0.80
#7	For Traders	8% / 10%	0.80
#8	ATFunded	8% / 10%	0.80
#9	Investing.com Challenges	8% / 10%	0.80
#10	PineX Capital	8% / 10%	0.80
#11	FTMO	10% / 10%	1.00
#12	E8 Markets	8% / 8%	1.00
#13	Blue Guardian	8% / 8%	1.00
#14	City Traders Imperium	10% / 10%	1.00
#15	Fintokei	10% / 10%	1.00
#16	FXIFY	10% / 10%	1.00
#17	Trade The Pool	6% / 6%	1.00
#18	Fill88	10% / 10%	1.00
#19	Maven Trading	9% / 8%	1.13
#20	Goat Funded Trader	10% / 8%	1.25
#21	Apex Trader Funding	6% / 4.5%	1.33
#22	E8 Futures	6% / 4.5%	1.33
#23	Tradeify	6% / 4%	1.50
#24	FundedNext Futures	6% / 4%	1.50
#25	Blue Guardian Futures	6% / 4%	1.50
#26	Tradeify Crypto	6% / 4%	1.50
#27	Blueberry Futures	6% / 4%	1.50
#28	The 5%ers	10% / 6%	1.67
#29	Breakout	10% / 6%	1.67
#30	SabioTrade	10% / 6%	1.67
#31	Earn2Trade	6% / 3.5%	1.71
#32	Topstep	6% / 3%	2.00
#33	LMI	6% / 3%	2.00

Rank

Firm

Ratio (Target/DD)

Difficulty Score

Action

👑Axi Select

0% / 10%

0.00

Finotive Funding

7.5% / 10%

0.75

FundedNext

8% / 10%

0.80

Alpha Capital Group

8% / 10%

0.80

FundingPips

8% / 10%

0.80

Blueberry Funded

8% / 10%

0.80

For Traders

8% / 10%

0.80

ATFunded

8% / 10%

0.80

Investing.com Challenges

8% / 10%

0.80

#10

PineX Capital

8% / 10%

0.80

#11

FTMO

10% / 10%

1.00

#12

E8 Markets

8% / 8%

1.00

#13

Blue Guardian

8% / 8%

1.00

#14

City Traders Imperium

10% / 10%

1.00

#15

Fintokei

10% / 10%

1.00

#16

FXIFY

10% / 10%

1.00

#17

Trade The Pool

6% / 6%

1.00

#18

Fill88

10% / 10%

1.00

#19

Maven Trading

9% / 8%

1.13

#20

Goat Funded Trader

10% / 8%

1.25

#21

Apex Trader Funding

6% / 4.5%

1.33

#22

E8 Futures

6% / 4.5%

1.33

#23

Tradeify

6% / 4%

1.50

#24

FundedNext Futures

6% / 4%

1.50

#25

Blue Guardian Futures

6% / 4%

1.50

#26

Tradeify Crypto

6% / 4%

1.50

#27

Blueberry Futures

6% / 4%

1.50

#28

The 5%ers

10% / 6%

1.67

#29

Breakout

10% / 6%

1.67

#30

SabioTrade

10% / 6%

1.67

#31

Earn2Trade

6% / 3.5%

1.71

#32

Topstep

6% / 3%

2.00

#33

LMI

6% / 3%

2.00

What makes a prop firm 'difficult'?

How to Succeed with Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Select your evaluation type

Filter the index by one-step, two-step, or instant funding depending on your preferred challenge type.

Sort by Difficulty Score

Use the sorting toggle to arrange firms from easiest to hardest based on our proprietary algorithm.

Review the 'Hidden Rules' column

Pay special attention to firms that have consistency rules or IP blocking, as these drastically inflate real-world difficulty.

Prop Firm Difficulty Index

What makes a prop firm 'difficult'?

The Profit Target to Drawdown Ratio

Pros of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Cons of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

How to Succeed with Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Select your evaluation type

Sort by Difficulty Score

Review the 'Hidden Rules' column

FTMO

FundedNext

The 5%ers

Tradeify

Breakout

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Prop Firm Difficulty Index

🛡️ True Difficulty Index
Calculated as Profit Target ÷ Max Drawdown.
Lower score = Easier to pass.
Example: 1.0 is easier than 2.0.

What makes a prop firm 'difficult'?

The Profit Target to Drawdown Ratio

Pros of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Cons of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

How to Succeed with Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Select your evaluation type

Sort by Difficulty Score

Review the 'Hidden Rules' column

FTMO

FundedNext

The 5%ers

Tradeify

Breakout

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🛡️ True Difficulty Index
Calculated as Profit Target ÷ Max Drawdown.
Lower score = Easier to pass.
Example: 1.0 is easier than 2.0.

Prop Firm Difficulty Index

What makes a prop firm 'difficult'?

The Profit Target to Drawdown Ratio

Pros of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Cons of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

How to Succeed with Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Select your evaluation type

Sort by Difficulty Score

Review the 'Hidden Rules' column

FTMO

FundedNext

The 5%ers

Tradeify

Breakout

Related Tools

Prop Firm Difficulty Index

🛡️ True Difficulty IndexCalculated as Profit Target ÷ Max Drawdown.Lower score = Easier to pass.Example: 1.0 is easier than 2.0.

What makes a prop firm 'difficult'?

The Profit Target to Drawdown Ratio

Pros of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Cons of Prop Firm Difficulty Index

How to Succeed with Prop Firm Difficulty Index

Select your evaluation type

Sort by Difficulty Score

Review the 'Hidden Rules' column

FTMO

FundedNext

The 5%ers

Tradeify

Breakout

Related Tools

🛡️ True Difficulty IndexCalculated as Profit Target ÷ Max Drawdown.Lower score = Easier to pass.Example: 1.0 is easier than 2.0.

🛡️ True Difficulty Index
Calculated as Profit Target ÷ Max Drawdown.
Lower score = Easier to pass.
Example: 1.0 is easier than 2.0.

🛡️ True Difficulty Index
Calculated as Profit Target ÷ Max Drawdown.
Lower score = Easier to pass.
Example: 1.0 is easier than 2.0.