USD/SGD forecast: 1.2620 by October 30 on a third MAS tightening
USD/SGD forecast: 1.2620 by October 30 as MAS core inflation hits 2.0% and a third S$NEER slope increase looks likely ahead of the October 27-28 FOMC.
Abdelaziz Fathi
Senior Reporter, Brokers and Prop Firms
Abdelaziz Fathi covers the intersection of forex/CFD brokerage, regulation, liquidity, fintech, and digital assets. With a B.A. in Finance and hands-on industry exposure, Aziz blends analytical rigor with clear storytelling to make complex market structure understandable for traders, brokers, and fintech professionals.
September 2026
The Funded Way review: a 12-hour reward promise on a 14-day payout cycle
The homepage promises rewards in under 12 hours. The same table sets a 14-day payout cycle, and the Help Center caps the first two payouts at $5,000, deleting the rest.
PropW review: the scholarship rewards are capped at $2,500
PropW calls its funded capital “simulated training funds” and its payouts “scholarship rewards”.
Ufunded review: the 31.01% payout ratio no page defines
Ufunded advertises a 31.01% payout ratio beside 10,000 users and 1,000 payouts.
Cyber Funded review: the 90% profit split is a prize, says clause 18.4.5
Cyber Funded advertises a 90% split and 24-hour payouts; its own rules pages say 80% and 28 days, and clause 18.4.5(c) calls every payout a prize, not profit.
The Futures Desk review: the FCM its own terms never name
The Futures Desk says passers move onto real brokerage accounts at Dorman Trading or Plus500.
BEM Funding review: the two countries it won’t serve are the two where it’s registered
BEM Funding's restricted-jurisdiction list bars the UAE and Saint Lucia - the two countries its own entities are registered in.
GBP/USD to 1.3150 by the November MPC: the gilt-supply case
Three MPC hawks and a 4% inflation forecast did not lift sterling. GBP/USD to 1.3150 by 5 November 2026 because QT supply now prices the gilt curve.
EUR/SEK to 11.60 by November 11: the Riksbank-moves-too-late case
EUR/SEK to 11.60 by November 11 as the ECB's 2.50% deposit rate sits 75bp above a Riksbank with no inflation case to move before its November decision.
Fidelcrest review: the firm you pay is not the firm that funds you
Fidelcrest charges EUR 999 for a $250,000 evaluation, then says winners are introduced to an unnamed third-party proprietary firm.
AUD/CAD to 1.0150 by October 28: the 210bp gap case
AUD/CAD trades at 0.9959 on a 210bp policy gap and a 169bp two-year spread. Base case 1.0150 by the October 28 Bank of Canada decision, bear 0.9750.
18th Street Trading review: the invitation that costs $446
18th Street Trading sells one $50,000 futures assessment and says three of its four stages cannot be bought. Its own FAQ prices them at $297 and $446.
YRM Prop review: blockchain-verified payouts, no chain to check
YRM Prop advertises $1,936,940 in ‘100% blockchain-verified’ payouts but publishes no chain, wallet or explorer link — and has stopped selling accounts entirely.
WSFunded review: the Wall Street brand that bars US residents
WSFunded's footer excludes US residents, its 6,470-word contract never names WSFunded, and its payout cadence is published as 7, 10, 14 and 15 days at once.
EUR/CZK to 24.60 by November 5: the over-priced hikes case
EUR/CZK to 24.60 by November 5, 2026: Czech markets price 125bp of CNB hikes the bank's own forecast will not deliver, while the ECB keeps on hiking.
Fondeo review: a 70% split that the homepage calls 90%
Fondeo review: the Wyoming crypto prop firm starts funded traders at 70%, caps payouts at 5% profit, and publishes no verifiable payout data.
USD/INR forecast: 95.20 by October 7 as the RBI walls off 97
USD/INR forecast: 95.20 by the RBI's October 7 decision, as a record $785.7bn of reserves and a live hike debate cap the pair below 97 despite the Fed's hike.
Dominion Funding review: the floating-loss rule that cuts payouts
Dominion Funding review: fees from $69, an 80% split, a discretionary payout review, and a 1.5% floating-loss rule that withholds up to 87.5% of a payout.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves and Karthik Subramanian.