No. 14 · Programs sweep · May 2026

Best prop trading affiliate programs in United Kingdom, graded.

We graded 10 programs against 12-month true-EPC after clawbacks, payout reliability, attribution honesty, and regulator status. The methodology is public; every score breaks down per-factor. Re-verified every 90 days. No paid placement.

Schedule A · The comparison

Every program, graded.

10 programs scored · 10 verified disclosures · 0 watchlist · 0 defunct

REGULATOR(S): FCA · HMRC · COMPANIES-HOUSE

	Program		Commission	Cookie			Clawback	Regulator(s)	Visit affiliate link
I	The5%ersProp firm · Forex evaluation + scaling program	A100/100	20-40% tiered CPS + lifetime renewal revshare on referred trader subscriptions	30d	$9.08	100	—	CompaniesHouse	visit
II	FundedNext UKProp firm · Forex/CFD + futures (hybrid)	B+78/100	Up to 18% CPS + up to 15% recurring revshare	30d	$7.08	90	—	† none	visit
III	Blue GuardianProp firm · Forex/crypto evaluation + instant funding	B+78/100	Up to 25% CPS per challenge purchase	30d	$7.05	95	—	† none	visit
IV	FundingPipsProp firm · Forex/CFD evaluation	C54/100	Up to 10% CPS + 20% of referred trader profit (Prime Partner, cap $1,000)	30d	$4.94	95	—	† none	visit
V	FXIFY UKProp firm · Forex evaluation (FXPIG-backed)	C53/100	10-20% tiered CPS per referral incl. resets + rebills	30d	$4.81	95	—	CompaniesHouse	visit
VI	FundedTradingPlusProp firm · Forex evaluation + instant funding	C52/100	10-15% tiered CPS per challenge sale	30d	$4.68	100	—	CompaniesHouse	visit
VII	FTUKProp firm · Forex instant funding + evaluation	C−49/100	10-20% tiered CPS per challenge	30d	$4.46	90	—	CompaniesHouse	visit
VIII	Alpha Capital GroupProp firm · Forex evaluation	C−48/100	15% CPS (split-shareable with audience)	30d	$4.40	100	—	CompaniesHouse	visit
IX	City Traders ImperiumProp firm · Forex evaluation + Direct Funding (no evaluation)	D33/100	5% CPS on evaluations + £50 flat fee on Direct Funding sales	30d	$3.03	100	—	CompaniesHouse	visit
X	FTMO UKProp firm · Forex evaluation	D29/100	8-20% tiered CPS on first challenge fee (Bronze → Platinum)	30d	$2.64	100	—	† none	visit

† composite weighting · commission 30 · payout 25 · cookie 15 · e-e-a-t 15 · audience-fit 10 · regulator 5§§ re-verified every 90 days · next sweep 2026-08-12

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation + scaling program

The5%ers

CompaniesHouse

Rank

Prop firm · Forex/CFD + futures (hybrid)

FundedNext UK

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex/crypto evaluation + instant funding

Blue Guardian

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex/CFD evaluation

FundingPips

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation (FXPIG-backed)

FXIFY UK

CompaniesHouse

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation + instant funding

FundedTradingPlus

CompaniesHouse

Rank

Prop firm · Forex instant funding + evaluation

FTUK

CompaniesHouse

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation

Alpha Capital Group

CompaniesHouse

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation + Direct Funding (no evaluation)

City Traders Imperium

CompaniesHouse

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation

FTMO UK

† none on file

Featured · No. I

The5%ers, in depth

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation + scaling program

The5%ers

CompaniesHouse

Commission: 20-40% tiered CPS + lifetime renewal revshare on referred trader subscriptions
Cookie: 30d
12m EPC: $9.08
Payout rel.: 100
Clawback: —

The5%ers combines the strongest raw commission economics in the UK cut — 20-40% tiered CPS plus lifetime renewal revshare — with a UK Companies House entity and the longest trading-history footprint among UK-addressable prop firms. Best-in-class EPC for UK affiliates who can build volume into the upper tier.

Pros

Top-tier 40% CPS plus lifetime renewal revshare is the strongest UK-cohort commission economics
Five Percent Online Ltd Companies House registration gives UK readers a verifiable trust signal
Track record since 2016 predates the post-2021 prop-firm boom and the post-MFF compression
Lifetime renewal layer compounds LTV across multi-year subscriber cohorts in a way CPS-only competitors cannot
Trustpilot 4.5/5 across 8.4K reviews is a clean reputation profile relative to challenger brands

Cons

Israeli operating HQ surfaces geopolitical sensitivity in certain UK content niches
Scaling-account model is structurally wrong for day-trader content audiences
Top 40% tier is unlock-by-volume — most affiliates run at 20-25% initial rates

Annex A · Methodology

Rubric weights

commission economics30%
payout reliability25%
cookie + attribution15%
e-e-a-t / network access15%
audience fit10%
regulator coverage5%

full methodology v3.2

Annex B · Defunct archive

Programs we've removed

Programs that stopped paying, restructured into unrecognisable forms, or pulled US support remain catalogued — so the rankings stay honest about what disappeared and why. MyForexFunds (Aug 2023, CFTC action). MFFU (rebrand, Dec 2024).

see the archive

Annex C · Regulator overlay

What applies in the United Kingdom

Edited by

Maren Holst

Senior Editor

Signed · M.HOLST

Fact-checked by

Asha Devi

Standards Desk (Fact-Checker)

Signed · A.DEVI

Issue meta

vol iii · iss 14

published 2026-03-12

last sweep 2026-05-14

methodology v3.2 · audited apr '26

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Best prop trading affiliate programs in United Kingdom, graded.

Annexes

Rubric weights

Programs we've removed

What applies in the United Kingdom

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