Best prop firms for indices
14 firms · 44 programs · 678 rules linked to their source · checked 27 Sep 2026
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- 4Funded Trading Plus14 plans · best 7.9, worst 5.4Plans vary by 2.5No reviews yet · can't be top 3Reputation 1.9$53.2K indices0.05 lots gold7.0/ 10
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How Funded Trading Plus's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 19 / 40
- News trading
- 35 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 79 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$500
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$500 ÷ 0.94%$53.2K
Leverage allows$12,500 × 20$250K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$53.2K
- 5Pipstone Capital15 plans · best 6.0, worst 6.0All plans alikeNo reviews yet · can't be top 3Reputation 2.0$8K indicesunder 0.01 lots gold6.0/ 10
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How Pipstone Capital's best plan scores
- Indices leverage · not published
- 0 / 40
- News trading
- 35 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 60 / 100
Indices leverage scores zero because we have no published figure to use. Nothing is filled in with a guess.
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · single-asset loss limit$75
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$75 ÷ 0.94%$8K
Leverage allowsNot published
Safe position on indices · the loss rule alone$8K
- 6BrightFunded18 plans · best 5.5, worst 5.5All plans alikeReputation 4.2$26.6K indices0.02 lots gold5.5/ 10
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How BrightFunded's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 19 / 40
- News trading
- 11 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 55 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$250
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$250 ÷ 0.94%$26.6K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 20$100K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$26.6K
- 7FundedNext12 plans · best 5.4, worst 5.4All plans alikeReputation 6.8$31.9K indices0.03 lots gold5.4/ 10
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How FundedNext's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 21 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 54 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$300
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$300 ÷ 0.94%$31.9K
Leverage allows$6,000 × 15$90K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$31.9K
- 8Goat Funded Trader56 plans · best 5.4, worst 5.4All plans alikeReputation 3.9$10.6K indices0.01 lots gold5.4/ 10
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How Goat Funded Trader's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 21 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 54 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · single-asset loss limit$100
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$100 ÷ 0.94%$10.6K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 10$50K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$10.6K
- 9The Funded Room15 plans · best 4.6, worst 4.6All plans alikeNo reviews yet · can't be top 3Reputation 1.2$16K indices0.01 lots gold4.6/ 10
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How The Funded Room's best plan scores
- Indices leverage · not published
- 0 / 40
- News trading
- 21 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 46 / 100
Indices leverage scores zero because we have no published figure to use. Nothing is filled in with a guess.
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$150
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$150 ÷ 0.94%$16K
Leverage allowsNot published
Safe position on indices · the loss rule alone$16K
- 10Blue Guardian27 plans · best 4.4, worst 4.4All plans alikeNo reviews yet · can't be top 3Reputation 0.8$21.3K indices0.02 lots gold4.4/ 10
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How Blue Guardian's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 11 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 44 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$200
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$200 ÷ 0.94%$21.3K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 10$50K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$21.3K
- 11E8 Markets12 plans · best 4.4, worst 4.3Plans vary by 0.1Reputation 3.8$16K indices0.01 lots gold4.4/ 10
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How E8 Markets's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 11 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 44 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$150
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$150 ÷ 0.94%$16K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 15$75K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$16K
- 12Alpha Capital Group12 plans · best 4.4, worst 3.0Plans vary by 1.4Reputation 4.3$16K indices0.01 lots gold3.7/ 10
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How Alpha Capital Group's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 11 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 25 / 25
- Total
- 44 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · single-asset loss limit$150
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$150 ÷ 0.94%$16K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 10$50K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$16K
- 13FundingPips21 plans · best 1.9, worst 1.9All plans alikeReputation 6.7$25K indices0.02 lots gold1.9/ 10
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How FundingPips's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 11 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 0 / 25
- Total
- 19 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · daily loss limit$250
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$250 ÷ 0.94%$26.6K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 5$25K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$25K
- 14Instant Funding12 plans · best 1.9, worst 1.9All plans alikeNo reviews yet · can't be top 3Reputation 3.1$8K indicesunder 0.01 lots gold1.9/ 10
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How Instant Funding's best plan scores
- Indices leverage
- 8 / 40
- News trading
- 11 / 35
- Weekend holds
- 0 / 25
- Total
- 19 / 100
How the size is worked out
Loss budget · single-asset loss limit$75
An average day on S&P 500 (SPY tracker)0.94%
The loss limit allows$75 ÷ 0.94%$8K
Leverage allows$5,000 × 5$25K
Safe position on indices · the smaller of the two$8K
Scored on the funded account: leverage against the EU retail limit, news trading and weekend holds. Anything not published scores zero. How we rank
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