The stock prop firm space is smaller and stranger than futures, and pretending otherwise would do you a disservice. There is exactly one major firm funding traders on real US shares — Trade The Pool — and a much larger crowd of multi-asset firms that let you trade stock CFDs, which is a different instrument with different rules and, crucially, different US availability. The four featured firms below cover the realistic options for an equity-focused trader in 2026. The remaining firms in the table are legitimate operators where stocks are one menu item among many. Failed firms, non-payers, and pure affiliate funnels have been excluded. The single most important thing to understand before you spend a dollar: whether you're trading real shares or CFDs, and whether the firm even accepts US residents.
Need help narrowing it down?
The comparison tool filters every firm by instrument type (real shares vs CFD), US eligibility, account size, profit split, and platform. Most users land on 2–4 matches.
Real shares vs. stock CFDs
Almost every "stock prop firm" marketing page glosses over this distinction, and it's the one that matters most. A real-shares firm gives you direct access to the underlying equity through a broker like Interactive Brokers — you trade the actual stock, settlement and all. A CFD firm gives you a derivative that tracks the stock's price; you never own anything, leverage is higher, and overnight financing charges apply. The practical kicker for this audience: stock CFDs are not legally available to US retail residents, so most of the firms that advertise "stocks" are off the table if you're trading from the US.
The instrument you trade determines your rules, your costs, and whether you can legally open the account from the US.
The four to start with
Trade The Pool
The only major prop firm built specifically for stock traders, and the one US residents can actually use. Born out of The 5%ers team, it offers real-share trading on 12,000+ US stocks and ETFs through Interactive Brokers — not CFDs. Single-phase evaluation, equity-based (static) drawdown, and buying power that scales to roughly $200K (up to ~$450K total with growth). Day Trade and Swing accounts, in Flexible or Disciplined formats. Profit splits start around 70% and climb to 80% on larger accounts.
FTMO
The industry benchmark for multi-asset CFD prop trading, with stock CFDs available alongside forex, indices, and commodities. Two-step evaluation, a 10% maximum drawdown with non-trailing daily loss limits, and profit splits up to 90%. Enormous trader base and a long, clean payout record. The catch for this audience: stock CFDs are a derivative, and US retail availability is restricted — check eligibility before paying.
FundedNext
Largest review base in the entire prop firm space and a strong multi-asset CFD operator that includes stock CFDs. Differentiated by letting traders earn up to 15% of profits during the evaluation phase, with splits scaling to 90% (and 100% on certain models). Fast payouts and a flexible rule set. Same caveat as every CFD firm here: derivative instrument, and US retail eligibility needs verifying.
FunderPro
A broker-backed CFD firm offering stock CFDs alongside the usual multi-asset lineup, run on its own TradingView-integrated platform. Notable for being one of the more transparent operators on instrument access and execution, with one-step and two-step paths and competitive splits. As with the other CFD firms, this is a derivative product and US retail access is the gating question.
All stock-capable prop firms tracked
The featured firms above are the most relevant for equity traders. Below is every firm currently tracked that offers stock exposure in some form, with the instrument type flagged so you know what you're actually buying. The Real Shares tag means direct equity ownership; Stock CFD means a derivative with the US-access caveat that comes with it. For futures traders who wandered in here by accident, the futures prop firm directory is the deeper bench.
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Trade The Pool
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2022 | Real Shares | 4.4 · 582 | Only real-share stock firm. US-eligible. Static drawdown. | View → |
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FTMO
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2015 | Stock CFD | 4.8 · 30K | Industry benchmark. Non-trailing 10% drawdown. | View → |
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FundedNext
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2022 | Stock CFD | 4.5 · 62K | Largest review base. Earn during evaluation. | View → |
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FunderPro
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2022 | Stock CFD | 4.5 · 6K | TradingView-native. One- and two-step paths. | View → |
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The5ers
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2016 | Stock CFD | 4.6 · 8K | Same parent as Trade The Pool. Low-risk scaling model. | View → |
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FXIFY
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2023 | Stock CFD | 4.6 · 7K | Stocks via MT5. Flexible challenge lineup, fast payouts. | View → |
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DNA Funded
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2024 | Stock CFD | 4.5 · 2K | Broker-backed (DNA Markets). 800+ instruments incl. stocks. | View → |
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BrightFunded
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2023 | Stock CFD | 4.6 · 9K | Stock CFDs via MT5. Reward-based loyalty program. | View → |
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Lux Trading Firm
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2020 | Stock CFD | 4.2 · 1.5K | Long-term-hold focus. Scales to $10M. Stocks among 40+ assets. | View → |
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E8 Markets
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2021 | Stock CFD | 4.6 · 5K | Low entry fees (from ~$33). No time limits. Scales to $1M+. | View → |
Firms we don't recommend (and why)
A directory that listed every site advertising "funded stock trading" would be mostly affiliate funnels and rebadged forex challenges. The firms above are the ones with real trader bases, verifiable payouts, and a genuine stock offering rather than a checkbox on a marketing page. A few categories of exclusion worth spelling out:
- "Stock" firms that are really pure forex. Plenty of firms list stocks in their marketing but offer one or two index CFDs and no individual equities. If the equity menu is cosmetic, it's excluded.
- Firms with under 12 months of operation. Too early to evaluate payout reliability or rule stability — and the stock-prop niche has seen plenty of launch-and-vanish operators.
- Firms with verified non-payment complaints. Multiple unresolved Trustpilot complaints about withheld payouts is a hard exclusion, no exceptions.
- Firms that switched to retroactive rule changes. If a firm changes evaluation rules after traders have paid, they're not a partner — they're a content trap.
If a stock prop firm you're considering isn't listed above, that's a signal worth taking seriously. Either it's too new to evaluate, its "stock" offering is cosmetic, or it's been excluded for one of the reasons above. The comparison tool will narrow these to the firms that actually fit how — and where — you trade.
