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How to Pass a Prop Trade Evaluation: Insider Tips for Getting Funded and Staying Funded
Read more: How to Pass a Prop Trade Evaluation: Insider Tips for Getting Funded and Staying FundedReading Time: 8 minutes(Updated May 2026) How do you pass a prop trade evaluation? To pass a prop trade evaluation, you must demonstrate strict risk management, follow all program rules, and execute a written trading plan consistently. Success relies on protecting your simulated capital with hard stop losses, avoiding emotional trades, and aiming for steady,…
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PropIQ FOREX 101: Download Your Free Trader’s Guide
Read more: PropIQ FOREX 101: Download Your Free Trader’s GuideReading Time: 2 minutesLearn How to Trade Like a Prop Trading Pro — By Andrew Lockwood, Head of Trading Education In This Free Guide, You’ll Discover: 👉 Backed by millions of trades from real prop traders in the PropIQ data system What You’ll Get Inside Get the Free PDF Now Why We Ask for Your…
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Prop Trading 101 – Everything You Need to Know
Read more: Prop Trading 101 – Everything You Need to KnowReading Time: 14 minutesLearn everything about prop trading in our ultimate guide! Discover how proprietary trading works, how to pick a prop firm and tips to pass a prop trading challenge. Start trading with funded capital today!
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The Real Deal – $173,597 Payout in 6 days!
Read more: The Real Deal – $173,597 Payout in 6 days!Reading Time: 3 minutesOur Trader Reveals +$200,000 Strategy! “This funded trader is the real deal” says Simon Massey, CEO and Managing Director of Funded Trading Plus in this video interview with Jongruck. Jungruck from Thailand earned $173,597.56 trading the US30 Dow Jones market in just 6 days and if she continues trading like this then…
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How to Trade Gold with a UK Prop Firm: The 2026 Guide to Funded Trading Plus (FT+)
Read more: How to Trade Gold with a UK Prop Firm: The 2026 Guide to Funded Trading Plus (FT+)Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is the best UK prop firm for trading gold? Funded Trading Plus is widely considered the best UK-based prop firm for gold (XAUUSD) trading in 2026. Operating transparently from London, it offers a secure, simulated environment with zero consistency rules, default swap-free accounts, and a verified $19.5 million payout track record…
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Why Did Modi Ask India to Stop Buying Gold? (And What It Means for Prop Traders)
Read more: Why Did Modi Ask India to Stop Buying Gold? (And What It Means for Prop Traders)Reading Time: 5 minutesWhy did Modi ask Indian citizens to stop buying gold? By Andrew Lockwood, Head of Trader Education On May 10, 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to delay gold purchases for a year to protect India’s foreign-exchange reserves and the rupee. Because India imports massive amounts of gold, reducing this…
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What is the Best Prop Firm for Gold? The 2026 XAUUSD Trading Playbook
Read more: What is the Best Prop Firm for Gold? The 2026 XAUUSD Trading PlaybookReading Time: 7 minutesWhat is the best prop firm for gold? Funded Trading Plus is widely considered the best prop trading firm for gold (XAUUSD) because it provides default swap-free accounts with zero hidden overnight fees, allowing traders to hold long-term positions. It also offers a 1-step challenge with absolutely zero consistency rules, giving gold…
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How Do You Prop Trade While Traveling the World?
Read more: How Do You Prop Trade While Traveling the World?Reading Time: 5 minutesHow do you prop trade while traveling? Prop trading while traveling involves managing a simulated funded account from international locations. To succeed as a digital nomad trader, you must utilise a secure Virtual Private Server (VPS), establish a reliable internet connection, and maintain strict risk management rules without letting travel distractions breach…
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What Is the Best Swap-Free Prop Firm in 2026?
Read more: What Is the Best Swap-Free Prop Firm in 2026?Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is a swap-free prop trading account? A swap-free prop trading account allows traders to hold simulated positions overnight without incurring interest-based rollover fees. Funded Trading Plus is considered a top swap-free prop firm in 2026 because it provides default swap-free simulated accounts with competitive spreads, low commissions, and a 80% performance…
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Pips vs Points in Prop Trading: Everything You Need to Know
Read more: Pips vs Points in Prop Trading: Everything You Need to KnowReading Time: 6 minutesWhat is a Pip in Forex Prop Trading? A pip (Percentage in Point) is the standard unit of measurement for price movement in forex trading. For most currency pairs, a pip is the fourth decimal place of the exchange rate. It allows traders to accurately calculate simulated profit, loss, and risk exposure…
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One Step vs Two Step Trading Challenges: Which Is Better for You in 2026?
Read more: One Step vs Two Step Trading Challenges: Which Is Better for You in 2026?Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat is the difference between a one-step and two-step trading challenge? A one-step trading challenge requires passing a single evaluation phase to access a simulated funded account, prioritising speed but enforcing stricter risk limits. A two-step trading challenge involves an evaluation and verification phase, taking longer to complete but offering wider, more…
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The Gold Trading Playbook
Read more: The Gold Trading PlaybookReading Time: < 1 minuteGiveaway To celebrate this session, we are giving attendees the chance to win a significant boost to their trading career. We will be giving away: 3 x $50,000 Classic Challenges Just fill in your details in the form below and you will be entered into the draw. The draw will live…
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Funded Trading Plus Joins Propinder: The prop firm that prioritizes transparency and trader success
Read more: Funded Trading Plus Joins Propinder: The prop firm that prioritizes transparency and trader successReading Time: 2 minutesThe UK-based firm joins FXStreet’s challenge finder with a trust-first approachLondon/Barcelona, April 24, 2026: Propinder, the free prop trading challenge finder powered by FXStreet, announces Funded Trading Plus as a launch partner. Traders looking for a prop firm that allows weekend holding and news trading, two permissions many firms prohibit, can now…
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Behind the Scenes: A Prop Firm CEO Reveals What Successful Traders Actually Do
Read more: Behind the Scenes: A Prop Firm CEO Reveals What Successful Traders Actually DoReading Time: 4 minutesWhen trying to find an edge in the markets, there is no substitute for hard data. Recently, trading educator Calvin of the Trader Motivation Show, sat down with Funded Trading Plus CEO Simon Massey to go strictly behind the scenes. They analyzed the exact metrics of simulated funded traders who are successfully…
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FTMO 1-Step Challenge vs. Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express: The Ultimate Comparison
Read more: FTMO 1-Step Challenge vs. Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express: The Ultimate ComparisonReading Time: 5 minutesIf you are a trader looking for a streamlined route to a simulated funded account, a 1-step evaluation is often the most efficient path. Recently, FTMO, a veteran firm that has been highly respected in the industry since 2015, introduced its new 1-Step FTMO Challenge. Because FTMO has been around for a…
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Why Consistency Rules Are a Good Sign in a Prop Firm
Read more: Why Consistency Rules Are a Good Sign in a Prop FirmReading Time: 7 minutes“Bigger is better.” We hear it all the time in this industry, and it is a fantastic hook. You hit one massive home-run trade, pass your evaluation in a single day, and suddenly you feel like a Wall Street wizard. But let me ask you this: what happens tomorrow? I have been…
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Funded Trader Discord Channel
Read more: Funded Trader Discord ChannelReading Time: 2 minutesAny trader that ever had a funded account with us now has access to our Funded Trader channel on our discord server (https://discord.gg/8fjYcFUXx7). Inside the channel you’ll find How to connect your Discord account Ready to unlock your Funded Trader channel? Follow the steps below. It takes under 2 minutes. Having trouble?