Pip Standard compares prop firms from the point of view of a currency trader. The questions we ask are the ones that decide whether a forex account survives and pays: how much leverage it allows on each asset class, where the daily loss is measured from and when it resets, whether you can hold through a release or a weekend, which automation is allowed, and how and when a payout arrives.
Why a forex-only comparison
General prop firm rankings treat every account alike. A forex trader meets different constraints from a futures or crypto trader: pip values that shift with the quote currency, releases that move a major pair dozens of pips in a minute, and a gap between Friday’s close and Sunday’s open. We keep the comparison to programs that sell currency pairs, and we rank them on those points.
Who the ranking is for
The ranking is written for traders who already know how a prop evaluation works and want the detail rule by rule: someone choosing between two 2-Step plans on leverage and news rules, a swing trader looking for weekend permission on the funded stage, or an EA user checking which platform allows automation. It assumes you can size a position in pips, and the guide sections explain a rule only where it needs explaining.
How the ranking is built
Every firm is scored on the same five criteria and weights. Payout policy counts for 35 percent of the score, trading rules for 25, the fee refund for 20, and the profit split and transparency for 10 each. The points behind each criterion, and every firm’s score, are on the methodology page. The weights never change from one firm to another, and a firm that leaves a rule unpublished scores zero on that point.
Where the figures come from
Each figure comes from the firm’s own site: rules pages, pricing tables, FAQs and help centers. We record the page and the date for every figure and read it again at each review. Where a firm is silent on a point, the cell reads “Not published”. We never replace it with an estimate, or with a number found on another comparison site.
How the site is paid for
Pip Standard earns commissions when readers buy an evaluation through our links, and the price you pay does not change. Three firms are direct commercial partners of the site, Meridian Funded, Tiger Funded and FXP, and Meridian Funded holds first place in the ranking. That position comes from the published weighting, and the methodology page lists the terms that earned it, so any reader can hold them up against the other firms.
What we cannot check
We read published terms; we do not trade every account or audit every withdrawal. We cannot measure execution, spreads on a simulated feed or how a firm settles a disputed payout. What we can judge is the commitment a firm puts in writing, such as a processing time with a stated remedy when it is missed, and we give that more weight than an advertised average.
Corrections
Prop firm terms change often. If a figure here no longer matches a firm’s own page, the firm’s page is right and we want to know. Send both links through the contact page or to contact@nuestroshijos.do.
Our limits
Pip Standard is a publisher. We do not sell evaluations, manage accounts or give investment advice, and no page here recommends that you buy a given program. Forex prop accounts run on simulated capital, the fee can be lost in full, and income figures promoted by any firm describe its best traders, not typical results.
Data we keep
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