What we do
We maintain a database of 99 prop trading firms. For each firm, we verify discount codes daily, document challenge rules and fee structures, track payout history where publicly available, and publish editorial reviews with both strengths and weaknesses.
Our rankings are based on a weighted methodology that prioritizes payout reliability, because a high profit split means nothing if payouts are slow, inconsistent, or denied.
How we're different
We don't operate a prop firm. We don't sell trading courses. We don't run a Discord community that promotes specific firms for referral bonuses. We compare firms, verify their claims, and publish what we find.
Every firm recommendation on this site includes clear disclosure of our commercial relationship. We earn commission through affiliate partnerships — this is how we fund the site. That commission never influences rankings. Firms cannot pay for higher placement, and every review includes documented drawbacks alongside strengths.
Our editorial team
PropCatalog is maintained by a small editorial team. Each writer specializes in a specific market segment and holds challenge accounts with the firms they review. Our lead editor oversees all published rankings and methodology updates.
We publish our full scoring methodology at /methodology, including the specific weight assigned to each evaluation factor. If you disagree with a ranking or find an error in our data, contact us at contact@propcatalog.com.
Meet the team
PropCatalog is maintained by a small editorial team. Each writer specializes in a specific market segment and holds challenge accounts with the firms they review.
Nick is PropCatalog's lead editor. With a Journalism BA and Law LLM from Liverpool John Moores University, he brings editorial rigour and regulatory awareness to every piece. Previously a Content Executive at Betfred and Business Journalist at SBC covering the Canadian gaming industry, Nick has spent years dissecting how operators present their products versus what traders and players actually experience. He oversees all published rankings and methodology updates.
Sean leads PropCatalog's data verification and trust research. Based in Dublin with experience at Flutter Entertainment, he specialises in breaking down operator claims with data — cross-referencing payout histories, tracking rule changes, and flagging discrepancies that marketing pages gloss over. His work on the KingCasinoBonus IE platform taught him how to evaluate bonus structures and regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions, skills he now applies to prop firm analysis.
Jade-Kyra covers trading platforms, strategy-focused content, and the crypto prop firm segment for PropCatalog. Her background in brand strategy and business development within iGaming — working with turnkey platform providers and sportsbook technology — gives her firsthand knowledge of how trading platforms are built, marketed, and where they fall short. She evaluates every platform stack by running test trades and documenting the differences that matter to funded traders.
Peter writes PropCatalog's firm reviews, pricing analysis, and cross-market comparison content. As an iGaming content specialist at Cardlines.com with experience covering both UK and US markets, he understands how to adapt research and editorial tone across different regulatory environments. His approach is research-first — every review documents actual challenge costs, verified discount percentages, and realistic cost-per-attempt calculations rather than restating marketing claims.
Our standards
Every claim on this site must be verifiable. If we state a firm has paid $1.1 billion to traders, that number comes from the firm's published data, Trustpilot records, or independent verification — not from a press release. If we can't verify a claim, we don't publish it.
We maintain a closed firms tracker documenting prop firms that have shut down, including the circumstances and impact on traders. We believe this information is as important as any ranking.