The Funded Edge
The inside view on prop trading. No hype, no affiliate spin. Every week, The Funded Edge breaks down the funded trading landscape for experienced traders who are serious about scaling capital without putting their own money at risk.
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The Funded Edge | Issue #006
📊 Stat of the week
43% of all prop programmes are now 1-step challenges. 36% have no minimum trading days at all.
In 2022, both numbers were close to zero.
🔍 Deep dive: What the new wave of 1-step and instant funding actually ch...
The Funded Edge | Issue #005
The median wait for a first payout has tightened to 14 days.
Last issue we said we’d go inside payout mechanics next, how prop firms actually process withdrawals, why delays happen, and what the process tells you about a firm’s financial h...
The Funded Edge #004
Stat of the week
A standard MT5 broker license costs upward of $25,000 upfront, before a single trader logs in.
That’s one component of the infrastructure stack. There are at least four others.
This Substack is reader-supported. To recei...
The Funded Edge #003
The funded trading industry has a secret it doesn’t advertise. Not because it’s illegal. Because most traders never bother to ask.
📊 Stat of the week
Less than 10% of traders pass a standard prop firm evaluation on their first att...
The Funded Edge — Issue #002
The prop industry has a transparency problem.
Firms will tell you everything about their challenge rules, their profit targets, their scaling plans. Ask them what percentage of traders actually pass their evaluation — and suddenly the mark...
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