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.
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
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: paid phases and a $6,000 live account
18th Street Trading now sells four futures plans from $265, pays fixed sums at each of four phases and ends in a live account a fraction of the plan size.
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.
Tiger Funded review: a 2% floating loss closes every position
Tiger Funded review: the 2% Tiger Guard auto-close, funded-only rules hidden in the FAQ, conflicting payout terms and what traders report about denials.
BloomFunded review: weekly payouts, but the terms say 14 days
BloomFunded review: a synthetic-indices-only Dubai prop firm whose website promises weekly payouts while its rulebooks set 7, 14 and 15-day cycles.
FundedHive review: no Trustpilot rating, 4.7 on its own site
FundedHive's own reviews page shows 671 reviews at 4.7. Trustpilot shows no rating, 140 reviews and a guidelines-breach notice. Plus a $1,000 daily payout cap.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves and Karthik Subramanian.