No. 14 · Programs sweep · May 2026

Best prop trading affiliate programs in United States, 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): CFTC · FINRA · SEC

	Program		Commission	Cookie			Clawback	Regulator(s)	Visit affiliate link
I	Earn2TradeProp firm · Futures evaluation (Gauntlet / TCP)	A100/100	25% first 6mo + 15% months 7-24 + 5% lifetime (activity-gated); 2% sub-affiliate	30d	$26.40	100	—	† none	visit
II	Apex Trader FundingProp firm · Futures evaluation (Rithmic/Tradovate)	A97/100	15% lifetime recurring on evaluations and resets (no tier decay)	180d	$25.50	100	—	† none	visit
III	Take Profit TraderProp firm · Futures evaluation (TPT)	A−88/100	10-25% lifetime tiered (Starter/Silver/Gold/Diamond) + in-kind eval rewards	30d	$23.10	100	—	† none	visit
IV	TopstepProp firm · Futures Combine (Topstep / TopstepX)	D52/100	15% recurring base, up to 25% at top-partner tier (negotiated)	30d	$13.75	100	—	† none	visit
V	MyFundedFutures (MFFU)Prop firm · Futures evaluation (NinjaTrader-native)	F45/100	12% recurring on eval + reset fees; 100% trader profit split to $10K	30d	$11.88	100	—	† none	visit
VI	TradeifyProp firm · Futures evaluation + instant-funding	F29/100	15% Growth/Advanced, 10% Straight-to-Sim; +$5 per reset/activation	30d	$7.72	90	—	† none	visit
VII	BrightFundedProp firm · Forex/crypto evaluation (EU-domiciled)	F28/100	Up to 15% lifetime on first and repeat purchases (tier-scaling)	30d	$7.26	100	—	† none	visit
VIII	FundedNextProp firm · Forex/CFD + futures (hybrid)	F22/100	12-18% CFD CPS (tiered) + 10-15% futures recurring (tiered)	30d	$5.68	85	—	† none	visit
IX	FXIFYProp firm · Forex evaluation (FXPIG-backed)	F17/100	10-15% per referral incl. resets + rebills; FXIFY Futures separate	30d	$4.56	90	—	† none	visit
X	FTMO US (via OANDA)Prop firm · Forex evaluation (CFTC/NFA via OANDA)	F9/100	8-20% tiered CPS on first challenge fee (Bronze→Platinum); in-kind challenge rewards at Gold/Platinum	30d	$2.38	90	—	CFTCNFA	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 · Futures evaluation (Gauntlet / TCP)

Earn2Trade

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Futures evaluation (Rithmic/Tradovate)

Apex Trader Funding

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Futures evaluation (TPT)

Take Profit Trader

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Futures Combine (Topstep / TopstepX)

Topstep

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Futures evaluation (NinjaTrader-native)

MyFundedFutures (MFFU)

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Futures evaluation + instant-funding

Tradeify

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex/crypto evaluation (EU-domiciled)

BrightFunded

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex/CFD + futures (hybrid)

FundedNext

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation (FXPIG-backed)

FXIFY

† none on file

Rank

Prop firm · Forex evaluation (CFTC/NFA via OANDA)

FTMO US (via OANDA)

CFTCNFA

Featured · No. I

Earn2Trade, in depth

Rank

Prop firm · Futures evaluation (Gauntlet / TCP)

Earn2Trade

† none on file

Commission: 25% first 6mo + 15% months 7-24 + 5% lifetime (activity-gated); 2% sub-affiliate
Cookie: 30d
12m EPC: $26.40
Payout rel.: 100
Clawback: —

The highest-projected 12-month EPC in the US prop-trading shard — Earn2Trade's 25%-for-six-months opener combined with a 15% mid-tier tail outprojects every futures competitor on a TCP subscriber, even before the 2% sub-affiliate kicker. Best fit for creators who can drive a concentrated initial cohort rather than a long-tail trickle.

Pros

25% first-6-month rate is the highest first-tier commission among US-domiciled futures props
Lifetime tail (5%) plus 2% sub-affiliate stacking compounds for top creators
Personalized 20% discount code reads as a benefit, not a coupon-stuff
$100 payout minimum and Direct relationship keep cashflow friction low
Multilingual program (EN/ES/PT/AR/FR) opens US-Latino content angles peers don't reach

Cons

3-clients-per-3-months activity quota penalizes seasonal creators and kills the lifetime tail on quiet months
Commission tier drops to 5% after month 24 — not a true-lifetime model
Lower brand authority than Apex/Topstep on direct-brand SERPs

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 States

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 States, graded.

Annexes

Rubric weights

Programs we've removed

What applies in the United States

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