A vetted list of trading platforms, brokers, prop firms, and tools the TFW community uses or has discussed. Filter by region, category, regulation status, or recommendation level to find what fits you.
The charting platform Amanda uses for everything. The TFW A+ Indicator is built on TradingView.
Exclusive TFW offer: up to $5,000 cash bonus on new funded accounts. TFW's go-to broker for US members. Multi-asset (futures, stocks, options, forex, crypto). Integrates with TradingView for one-click execution.
Auto-imports trades from your broker, calculates win rate / R:R / drawdown, helps spot patterns. New 2026 pricing: Essential $35/mo, Pro $59/mo, Ultra $99/mo (25% off billed annually).
The biggest prop firm for futures traders. Combine challenge to funded account, with a 90/10 profit split from the first dollar on both Express Funded and Live Funded accounts. Uses the TopstepX proprietary platform.
Long-running forex broker. Works for US (limited products), UK, AU, EU. Decent TradingView integration. Acquired by FTMO (completed Dec 2025); continues as a standalone regulated broker.
Futures broker, now part of NinjaTrader Group (acquired by Kraken, May 2025) — one login works on both Tradovate and NinjaTrader platforms. Commissions on every plan: free plan $0.39/micro per side, $99/mo plan $0.29, or lifetime licence $0.09.
StoneX Group's forex broker. Multi-jurisdiction. TradingView integration.
Largest US crypto exchange. Easy onboarding, broad coin list, Coinbase Pro for active trading.
Futures prop firm with fast funded-account access. Account sizes $25K–$150K; PRO accounts split 80/20 and PRO+ accounts 90/10.
Free economic calendar marking high-impact news events. Used by every member to avoid trading through major releases.
Popular futures platform + broker, acquired by Kraken for $1.5B (completed May 2025). Free plan with higher per-contract commissions, $99/mo plan, or $1,499 lifetime licence; no minimum deposit; free unlimited sim.
NZ-regulated ECN broker for non-US clients. Multiple platform options including TradingView integration.
Australian forex broker, popular for tight spreads. cTrader for TradingView integration.
Futures prop firm with 90% profit splits on sim-funded accounts, instant funding option (Lightning), and daily payouts on Select plans. Now one-time purchase pricing (from $99, no monthly subscriptions). No consistency rule during evaluation; 35% consistency on Select funded accounts. Use code TFW at checkout.
Established forex/CFD prop firm. Two evaluations: 1-Step (90% split from the start, 10% target, $79-$999 for $10K-$200K) and 2-Step (starts at 80%, scales to 90%, 10%+5% targets, $89-$1,080). Challenge fee is refunded with your first payout. Acquired OANDA in Dec 2025; US traders are routed to a separate FTMO US offering.
Forex prop firm with multiple challenge tiers and DXTrade platform option.
Futures prop firm. 'Apex 4.0' (Mar 2026) replaced monthly subscriptions with one-time evaluation fees plus a $79 activation fee; frequent deep promo codes. 100% of first payouts up to a threshold, then 90/10.
Heavy-weight broker for stocks, options, futures, forex globally. Lower commissions for active traders.
Largest crypto exchange globally. Active spot + futures markets. Restricted in some US states.
Crypto exchange popular for derivatives.
Free trade journaling. Connects to MT4/MT5 + most forex brokers.
Industry-standard charting/execution platforms offered by most forex brokers. NOTE: MT4 is being sunset industry-wide in 2026 (MetaQuotes no longer maintains it; brokers are decommissioning) — choose MT5 for anything new.
Futures prop firm (launched 2025) known for extremely fast payouts — daily payout eligibility, no payout windows, most requests processed within hours. One-step evaluations (Pro/Flex/Daily) with EOD trailing drawdown, or skip the eval with LucidDirect. 90/10 split. One-time fees, no monthly subscriptions.