What is prop trading funding?

Prop trading funding is trading capital allocated by a proprietary trading firm rather than by the trader. In the retail evaluation model the allocation is a simulated account priced off live markets, and the firm's real obligation is the payout it owes on your simulated profit.

Where does a prop fund get the money to pay traders?

From two sources: evaluation fees paid by traders who do not pass, and — for firms that hedge — profit on the live positions they mirror from consistently profitable traders. A firm that pays out reliably has both a fee base and a risk desk. /education/how-do-prop-firms-make-money breaks the model down in detail.

How much funding can I get?

Account sizes run from $10,000 to $100,000 depending on program. Instant Funded is priced at $339 for $10k, $999 for $25k, $1,999 for $50k and $2,999 for $100k. Evaluation programs cost far less because you carry the pass risk.

How do I know the funding is real?

You verify the payouts, not the balance. Every MixFunded payout from 2026 onward is published on the public ledger with its TRC-20 transaction ID, viewable on the TRON explorer. £36,857 has been paid to traders since December 2024.

Is there a minimum to get prop funding?

$5. That is the Pay After Passing entry — you start the evaluation for $5 and pay the $150 activation fee only if you pass.

Guide · Funding model

Prop firm funding: where the capital actually comes from.

Most explanations of prop trading funding stop at 'the firm gives you capital'. Here is the mechanism underneath it, what the firm is genuinely liable for, and how to judge whether a prop fund can pay you.

Funding is a payout promise, not a deposit.

When a prop fund allocates you a $50,000 account, no one wires $50,000 anywhere. The account is simulated against live pricing, and the firm's balance sheet exposure is the payout it owes if you produce profit. Understanding that reframes the whole industry: you are not being lent money, you are being underwritten.

It also tells you what to check before paying a fee. The question is never 'does this firm have capital?' — it is 'does this firm settle its payouts, on time, verifiably?'

How a prop fund stays solvent.

Evaluation fees from traders who do not pass — the base revenue line.
Hedged exposure: mirroring the live positions of consistently profitable traders so the desk earns alongside them.
Rule design: drawdown floors and profit targets that cap the payout liability per account.
Payout cadence: batching settlement (for us, every Monday) so treasury is predictable.

How to verify a prop fund before you pay.

Ask for proof of settlement, not screenshots. MixFunded publishes every payout on-chain: each USDT (TRC-20) transfer appears on the public ledger with its transaction ID, and you can open that TXID on the TRON explorer without an account. The aggregated view — total paid, payout count, monthly breakdown — is computed live from the same data on /transparency.

Also read the rulebook before the marketing page. No consistency rule, no time limit, news trading allowed and EAs permitted are all easy to claim and easy to quietly walk back in the terms. Ours are on /rules in plain English.

Getting funded here.

Four routes: 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funded and Pay After Passing. PAPP starts at $5 and defers the $150 activation fee until you have passed, with 3% daily and 8% maximum drawdown. Instant Funded skips the evaluation altogether.

Configure any of them on /programs — the full rule set and price appear before you pay.

FAQ

Common questions.

Get funded from $5.

Pay After Passing — the fee lands only once you've passed.

Keep reading.

Funded trading accounts

What you're actually buying.

How prop firms make money

The business model in full.

Live payout report

Totals computed from the on-chain ledger.

All programs

1-Step, 2-Step, Instant and PAPP.