FundedNext
VerifiedEstablished 2022 · 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
15% profit share during the evaluation, a 24-hour payout guarantee, and the largest Trustpilot profile in prop trading.
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The Bottom Line
15% profit share during the evaluation, a 24-hour payout guarantee, and the largest Trustpilot profile in prop trading.
Best for
- 15% profit share paid on evaluation-phase gains — unique among major firms
- 24-hour payout guarantee, with $1,000 compensation if missed
- Broadest platform coverage in the industry: MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader plus futures on Tradovate/NinjaTrader/TradingView
Avoid if
- ✕Funded news rule credits only 40% of profit within ±5 minutes of high-impact events
- ✕Termination reports citing grid/similarity flags before first payouts, without fee refunds
Key Facts
- Challenge model
- 1-step challenge
- Profit split
- up to 95%
- Payout frequency
- Every 5–14 days
- Max funding
- $4M
- Challenges from
- $33
- Platforms
- MT4, MT5, cTrader
- Assets
- Forex, Crypto, Indices, Futures
- Trust score
- 80 / 100
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Write the first reviewApril 2025: launched FundedNext Futures (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView) as its US re-entry; November 2025: US CFD access restored via Match-Trader.
View all updatesEvidence That Matters
- Max funding
- $4M
- Profit split
- up to 95%
- Payouts
- Every 5–14 days
- Challenges from
- $33
- Funding models
- 1-step, 2-step, instant
- Platforms
- MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader, TradingView, Tradovate, NinjaTrader
- Headquarters
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Founded
- 2022
Our FundedNext review
FundedNext has grown into the industry's volume leader by review count — 72,000+ on Trustpilot at 4.5 — on the back of two genuinely distinctive promises. First, it pays a 15% profit share on gains made during the evaluation itself. Second, it guarantees payout processing within 24 hours or adds $1,000 in compensation; the firm reports 99%+ of payouts meet the bar, with $306M+ paid in total.
The lineup covers most preferences: Stellar 2-Step, 1-Step and the budget Stellar Lite (from $32.99), an instant-funding tier, and since April 2025 a full futures brand on Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView — which also served as FundedNext's re-entry into the US market, followed by US CFD access via Match-Trader in November 2025. Platform choice is the broadest of any major firm, MT4 included.
Two things to watch: the funded-account news rule credits only 40% of profit on trades opened or closed within ±5 minutes of correlated high-impact news, and the termination cluster in negative reviews cites "grid trading" and "trade similarity" flags shortly before first payouts. Read the prohibited-strategy list before you buy; overall this is a well-rounded, competitively priced mainstream choice.
Pros & cons
Pros
- 15% profit share paid on evaluation-phase gains — unique among major firms
- 24-hour payout guarantee, with $1,000 compensation if missed
- Broadest platform coverage in the industry: MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader plus futures on Tradovate/NinjaTrader/TradingView
- US access restored — futures since April 2025, CFDs since November 2025
Cons
- Funded news rule credits only 40% of profit within ±5 minutes of high-impact events
- Termination reports citing grid/similarity flags before first payouts, without fee refunds
- Reward share starts at 80% — reaching 95% requires a paid lifetime add-on
Good to know
- April 2025: launched FundedNext Futures (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView) as its US re-entry; November 2025: US CFD access restored via Match-Trader.
- 24-hour payout guarantee — $1,000 compensation if processing takes longer; 99%+ of payouts reportedly meet it.
- Pays a 15% profit share on evaluation-phase gains — unique among major firms.
- $306M+ paid to traders and 72,000+ Trustpilot reviews as of mid-2026 — the largest profile in prop trading.
Challenge rules
| Program | Sizes | From | Target | Daily loss | Max loss | Min days | Time limit | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar 2-Step2-Step Fee refunded with the first reward | $6K–$200K | — | 8% / 5% | 5% | 10% | 5 per phase | None | 1:100 |
| Stellar 1-Step1-Step Funded accounts pay 90% from the first payout | $6K–$200K | — | 10% | 3% | 6% | 2 | None | 1:100 |
| Stellar Lite2-Step | $5K–$200K | $33 | 8% / 4% | 4% | 8% | 5 per phase | None | 1:100 |
| Stellar InstantInstant | varies | — | None | None | 6% | None | None | 1:100 |
| Futures (Rapid/Bolt/Flex)1-Step 40% consistency rule during the challenge phase | $25K–$150K | — | varies | varies | EOD trailing, locks at breakeven | None | None | — |
Stellar 2-Step: 8% / 5% targets, 5% daily loss, 10% max loss, 5 minimum trading days per phase, fee refunded with first reward. Stellar 1-Step: 10% target, 3% daily, 6% max, 2 minimum days. Stellar Lite (from $32.99): 8% / 4% targets, 4% daily, 8% max. Stellar Instant: no target, no daily limit, 6% max loss.
No time limits; weekend holding and EAs allowed; no consistency rule on CFD accounts. Futures: single phase with an end-of-day trailing loss that locks at breakeven, 40% consistency rule during the challenge.
Payouts & profit split
Base share 80% (Stellar 1-Step funded accounts pay 90%), rising to 90% via Scale-Up and to 95% with the Lifetime add-on. Cycles: every 5 business days on 1-Step, first payout at 21 days then every 14 on 2-Step/Lite, on-demand on Instant, every 3 days on Futures Rapid. 15% of evaluation profits are paid with the first funded reward. 24-hour processing guarantee.
Scaling plan
Scale-Up review every 4 months: +40% balance with 10% accumulated growth, 2+ rewards in the window and a profitable final cycle — up to $4M, with the share rising to 90%. Standard cap before scaling: $300K active allocation.
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Frequently asked questions
Does FundedNext really pay during the challenge?
Yes — 15% of your evaluation-phase profits are paid out with your first funded reward. No other major firm does this.
Which FundedNext model is best?
Stellar 2-Step for most traders; Stellar Lite if entry price matters most; the futures brand if you trade CME products from the US.
Is news trading allowed?
During evaluations, yes. On funded CFD accounts, trades opened or closed within ±5 minutes of correlated high-impact news have only 40% of their profit credited — holding through news is fine.
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