Prop Firm Rules Dataset
An open, machine-readable dataset of prop trading firm evaluation rules. 9 firms. 29 plans. Every entry read from the firm's own materials, with a verification date attached.
Free to use, including commercially, under CC BY 4.0 — attribution with a link is the only condition.
Why it exists
Most published prop firm comparisons are affiliate listicles built from each other. Numbers get copied forward for years after a firm has changed them, and the single most important field — what type of drawdown the firm uses — is usually reduced to a percentage with no mention of whether it trails, when it trails, or what it trails on.
Two firms can both advertise "6% max drawdown" and be completely different products. This dataset types that field properly:
| Drawdown type | What the floor follows |
|---|---|
static | A fixed percentage of the starting balance. Never moves. |
eod_trail | The highest end-of-day closed balance. Profit raises the floor overnight. |
eod_trail + locks_at | Trails end-of-day, then freezes once the floor reaches the starting balance. |
intraday_trail | The highest unrealised equity peak. An open trade that goes green then reverses can breach you with no losing closed trade. |
Daily loss limits are typed on a separate axis: pct_initial, pct_prior_day,
trailing_intraday_high and none.
Coverage
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Firms | 9 fully verified, plus 3 research-only and 1 defunct, kept for reference |
| Plans | 29 |
| Markets | Forex/CFD (13 plans), crypto (11), futures (5) |
| Firms covered | FTMO, TopStep, Apex Trader Funding, FundedNext, FundingPips, The5%ers, Breakout, HyroTrader, Bitfunded |
| Verification window | 11–23 July 2026, per plan |
| Schema version | 2.0 |
| Format | Single JSON file |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
How it's maintained
The file is generated, not hand-written. It's exported directly from the rules engine behind the Prop Firm Challenge Tracker, which is covered by a unit test suite. The engine is the single source of truth, so the published dataset cannot drift from the code that's tested against real challenges.
Every plan carries its own rules_verified date. Where a rule could not be confirmed from
the firm's own materials, the firm is listed under research_only rather than being published
as verified. Known gaps are documented in the repository.
How to cite it
Attribution with a link satisfies the licence. For example:
Data from the Prop Firm Rules Dataset by FuturesEdge, CC BY 4.0.
If you're building a comparison tool, a video, an article or a spreadsheet from it, that's exactly what it's for. No permission needed.
Corrections
If a firm has changed a rule, or something here is wrong, please open an issue. Corrections are made against the firm's own published materials only.