Research Analyst
Austin, Texas, USA
Jordan specializes in data-driven comparisons, fee analysis, and challenge metrics. He has three years of experience building trading analytics tools at a fintech startup in Austin, Texas, where he developed dashboards tracking broker performance, fee structures, and trade execution data. He studied computer science and statistics, and applies that background to breaking down prop firm payout percentages, challenge pass rates, and pricing structures. Father of twin daughters, recreational fisherman at Lake Travis, and the kind of person who brings a calculator to split the restaurant bill.

Rank the best MT5 prop firms in 2026 by pricing, spreads, EA rules, execution notes, and the trader profile each firm suits best.

Ranking the cheapest futures prop firm challenges in 2026 by account size. Compare evaluation fees, hidden activation costs, and rule strictness.

A 2026 breakdown of instant funded accounts vs 1-step evaluation accounts: real cost at scale, drawdown and split rules, who each fits, and which firms offer them.

We ranked Tradeify, Apex, My Funded Futures, and Topstep on the Total Cost of Funding: eval fee, activation fee, drawdown type, and payout speed.

A federal judge dismissed the CFTC's fraud case against MyForexFunds in May 2025. Here's the verified 2026 relaunch roadmap and what 2023 payout claimants should know.