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Instant Funding Acquires Funded Trading Plus, Boosting Group Revenue 70%
Instant Funding has acquired Funded Trading Plus in a deal that increases group revenue by 70%. Both brands will operate independently while sharing technology and infrastructure.
CME Group Fines Ironbeam for Alleged Rule Violations
CME Group has fined Ironbeam $50,000 after the firm failed to maintain concentration limits on customer segregated assets, specifically money market mutual fund holdings.
Topstep Stacked POP Cards are here
Topstep has introduced Stacked POP Cards, automatically merging multiple same-day payouts into one downloadable card with QR verification for traders.
FXIFY Marks Three Years with $40M Paid Out and a $3M Giveaway
FXIFY celebrated its third anniversary reporting over $40 million paid out to 250,000 active traders, launching a 33% account discount and a $3 million challenge-account giveaway.
Tradeify Launches Slay Markets Brokerage, Signs Clearing Deal With NinjaTrader
Tradeify has launched Slay Markets, a new retail brokerage, and signed an exclusive clearing agreement with NinjaTrader Clearing LLC. The waitlist opened today, with early access for existing funded traders.
Goat Funded Trader Celebrates Three Years, $20M Paid Out, Launches Mobile App
Goat Funded Trader celebrates three years in operation, having distributed over $20 million to traders and funded more than 250,000 accounts across 100+ countries.
FundingPips Launches PRIME Career-Path Funding Program
FundingPips launched PRIME, a scaling program allowing traders to combine Prime and Master accounts toward a combined $2 million-plus capital allocation.
Apex Trader Funding Restores Metals Trading
Apex Trader Funding has reactivated metals trading for gold, silver, copper, and platinum across evaluation and funded accounts, along with a 90% discount on evaluation fees expiring May 19.
The Trading Pit Joins Propinder
Prop trading firm The Trading Pit, backed by Pinorena Capital, partners with Propinder to offer CFD, futures and stock challenges. A 10% launch discount is available.
FundedNext Surpasses $300 Million in Total Trader Payouts
FundedNext has surpassed $300M in total verified payouts to traders, with over $53M distributed in Q1 2026. The prop firm now has more than 121,000 payout recipients.
The best payout policy in the industry now delivers instant payouts with Aeropay
Topstep has integrated Aeropay’s instant payout technology, allowing approved U.S. traders to receive funds in seconds rather than days.
Take Profit Trader Updates Test Reset Pricing
Take Profit Trader changed its test reset pricing for the first time since its 2021 launch, moving from a flat $100 fee across all account sizes to risk-adjusted pricing tied to each account's drawdown, profit target and payout ceiling.
StoneX Reports Record Q2 as R.J. O'Brien Integration Progresses
StoneX Group reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $45.76 billion and net income of $174.3 million. The stock jumped 13.64% in one day, yet valuation metrics show conflicting signals.
Alpha Futures Launches the Premium Plan
Alpha Futures has discontinued its Premium plan as of July 12, 2026. Active accounts are being refunded automatically, while Zero, Advanced, and Direct plans remain unaffected.
Tradeify Launches Grand Cup 2: Outlaws With a $1,000,000 Prize Pool
Tradeify opens registration for its second simulated trading tournament, offering a $1,000,000 prize pool, head-to-head elimination for 1,024 traders, and $5,000 bounties on 24 invited Outlaws.
Marex Group plc Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
Marex Group posted record Q1 2026 results, with revenue rising 48% to $692.3M and adjusted profit before tax jumping 59% to $152.7M, driven by elevated volatility and growth across all four business segments.
Hola Prime Completes Independent Deloitte Review of Payouts
Hola Prime became the first prop firm to have Deloitte independently audit its payout processing, which found 98.35% of withdrawal requests cleared within one hour with zero denials.
Earn2Trade Unveils New Website, Integrations and Payment Options
Prop trading firm Earn2Trade announces a redesigned website, Tradovate and TradingView integrations, an upgraded trader dashboard, and support for digital wallets and cryptocurrency payments.
Fintokei Declares Sub-Second Trader Payouts as Prop Firm Competition Intensifies
The Czech prop firm announced an automated payout system built on its Walletory e-wallet that moves withdrawals into a trader's wallet within seconds, bypassing traditional banking rails. The move came as rivals raced to prove faster, more trustworthy payouts.
Topstep Updates Payout Policy on New No-Activation-Fee Combines
Topstep cut per-payout caps on new $50K and $100K No Activation Fee Trading Combines by roughly 50-60%, to $2,000-$3,000 from the prior $5,000-$6,000, while trimming monthly subscription prices; existing accounts kept their original caps.
Funded Trading Plus Joins Propinder: The prop firm that prioritizes transparency and trader success
UK-based prop firm Funded Trading Plus has joined Propinder, the free challenge finder by FXStreet, offering traders weekend holding and news trading permissions.
Tradeify Crypto Adds Devexperts' DXtrade Platform for Perpetuals Traders
Tradeify Crypto has partnered with Devexperts to launch DXtrade, an institutional-grade trading platform for perpetuals traders, offering multi-asset support and advanced risk tools.
Ironbeam Welcomes New CME Single Stock Futures
Ironbeam will provide clients access to CME Group's new Single Stock Futures contracts upon launch this summer, covering more than 50 U.S. equities.
My Funded Futures Launches Builder Program With 48-Hour Payout Cycle
My Funded Futures launched its Builder plan, a $50K account with a fixed sim-funded payout ladder offering payouts every 48 hours up to $2,000 per cycle before transitioning to a live brokerage account.