About PropKoala

Independent prop firm comparison. No fluff.

Built for futures and forex traders who want the real numbers.

Who runs PropKoala

PropKoala is run by one independent trader, not a company or a marketing team. I have traded stocks for almost ten years and futures for about five, mostly the Micro Nasdaq (MNQ).

I have taken plenty of prop firm evaluations myself, at six or seven different firms, and now trade with about three of them. So I read the rules from the trader's side, not just the marketing page, and that is what this site is built on.

Why I built it

Prop firm marketing is noisy. The headline price is rarely what you pay, the rules that decide whether you get paid are buried in help articles, and most comparison sites list the evaluation price and stop there. I built PropKoala to cut through that: to show the true cost of getting funded, activation fees and all, and the rules that actually matter, side by side.

It is written with beginners in mind. When I started, I had no idea where to begin, what a drawdown really meant or why one account was harder to pass than another. Finding a strategy took a long time, and the hardest part, even now, is discipline and patience. If you are new, start with the beginner's guide.

Why stay anonymous? PropKoala is meant to be judged on its data, not on a personality. Every figure is dated and comes from the firm's own pages, and the full method is on the how we check the data page. You can also find PropKoala on X.

How we make money

PropKoala earns affiliate commissions when you click through to a prop firm and make a purchase. This is how the site is funded. It does not affect the rankings, the data or the analysis. Firms are sorted by verified total cost to funded, not by commission rate.

We only list firms we believe are legitimate and operating. We flag firms with known issues using a warning status, and remove closed firms from the comparison table.

Data accuracy

Prop firm pricing, rules and profit splits change frequently, sometimes weekly. We verify every figure against each firm's official pricing page and note the date each record was last checked. If you spot an error, please contact us and we'll update it. The full method is on our how we check the data page.

All data on PropKoala is provided for informational purposes only. Always verify current pricing and rules directly with the prop firm before purchasing a challenge. Trading involves substantial risk of loss.

Independence

PropKoala is not owned by any prop firm, and the affiliate links are disclosed above. I am not a financial advisor, and nothing on this site is financial advice.