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Prop Firm Guides

In-depth, practical guides to starting, growing, and running a proprietary trading firm.

How to Start a Forex Broker

How to start a forex broker in 2026: licensing, capital, liquidity, technology, and the real costs — plus a faster, leaner alternative founders are choosing instead.

10 min read Updated June 2026

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Starter Guide

How to Start a Prop Trading Firm

A practical, step-by-step guide to starting a proprietary trading firm in 2026 — model, legal entity, tech stack, risk rules, payments, and launch. Go live in weeks, not months.

8 min read Updated July 2026

Growth Guide

How to Grow a Prop Trading Firm

The marketing playbook for scaling a prop firm: acquisition channels, the trader funnel, affiliates, retention, and the CAC/LTV numbers that decide where to spend.

8 min read Updated July 2026

Economics

The Prop Firm Business Model, Explained

How prop trading firms actually make money — the four revenue streams, how the evaluation model works, and why the margins beat a traditional brokerage.

7 min read Updated July 2026

Cost Guide

How Much Does It Cost to Start a Prop Firm?

A transparent 2026 breakdown of what it really costs to start a prop trading firm — software, data, payments, legal, payouts — plus a sample first-year budget.

8 min read Updated July 2026

Business Plan

Prop Firm Business Plan: Structure and Financial Model

How to write a prop firm business plan that survives contact with reality — the sections that matter, the unit economics, and the break-even math behind the model.

8 min read Updated July 2026

Timeline

Launch a Prop Firm in Days, Not Months

A realistic, week-by-week timeline for launching a prop trading firm in 2026 — what takes days, what takes weeks, and the two things that can actually slow you down.

8 min read Updated July 2026

Comparison

The Best Prop Firm Software in 2026

An honest 2026 comparison of prop firm software providers — Execurve, FPFX Tech, YourPropFirm, Match-Trade, Trade Tech Solutions, Brokeree, and Skale — and how to choose between them.

9 min read Updated August 2026

Cost Guide

How Much Does a Custom Trading Platform Cost?

A transparent 2026 breakdown of custom trading platform development costs — component-based builds at €40k–70k, ground-up from €150k, the real cost of yearly support, and how to pay less without cutting corners.

8 min read Updated August 2026