Prop-Firms.com has unveiled the results of its 2025 Annual Prop Trading Awards, providing traders with essential insights into the top proprietary trading firms currently operating in the market. The awards recognize the best 30 firms based on trading costs, platform quality, challenge structures, profit-sharing approaches, transparency on drawdowns, realistic profit targets, and market diversity.
Methodology and Categories
The Prop-Firms.com team, composed of real-life traders, developed a weighted scoring system leveraging their own experiences. The evaluation goes beyond basic metrics to include factors like customer support reliability and rule clarity. Awards are divided into multiple categories: Best Overall Prop Firm, Best Forex Prop Firm, Best Futures Prop Firm, Largest Trading Community, Most Transparent Firm, and more.
Co-founder Noam Korbl explained: "These awards not only recognize the Best Overall Prop Firm and Best Forex Prop Firms but also celebrate firms that have carved out their niches in specific areas. This is why we have recognized firms in categories such as Best Futures Prop Firm, Largest Trading Community, and Most Transparent Firm."
Top Winners for 2025
The overall winner for 2025 is DNA Funded with a score of 97/100. The firm offers profit splits of up to 90%, challenge fees starting at $49, and access to over 800 markets via DXTrade and TradeLocker. Noam Korbl described it as "a clear leader in affordability and transparency, delivering a standout trader experience through industry-first innovation." DNA Funded also won the Most Transparent Prop Firm award.
In second place overall is IC Funded with 94/100, which also took home awards for Best Customer Support, Best cTrader Prop Firm, Best Two Step Challenge, and Best Forex Prop Firm. Third place goes to OANDA with 90/100, earning accolades for Best MetaTrader 5 Prop Firm, Best Prop Firm for Beginners, and Best Prop Firm for High Leverage.
Transparency and Industry Evolution
Given the largely unregulated nature of the proprietary trading industry, transparency was a key theme in this year’s awards. Firms that offered clear trading rules, reliable communication, and strong customer support received high rankings. Noam Korbl noted: "It’s heartening to see so many firms who really do put their clients and traders first. But not to say there aren’t areas where improvement is needed. As one of proprietary trading’s foremost authorities, we encourage the industry to move forward for a better deal for traders."
About Prop-Firms.com
Prop-Firms.com is the leading authority in the proprietary trading industry, providing traders with comprehensive comparisons, experience-based insights, and educational resources. The annual awards serve as a trusted resource for traders seeking the most affordable, innovative, and user-driven firms. For the full list of rankings and awards, visit the official website.