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7 criteria100 pointsย recalculated daily

The full specification of the PropScore โ€” every criterion, every weight, every rule. Built to be argued with: if you disagree with a weighting, you can see exactly what to disagree with.

Methodology v2.3 ยท last amended 2026-05-12 ยท Affiliate relationships never change the calculation โ€” full disclosure in the footer.

PropScore rates futures prop firms on 100 points using recorded offer data, a Health Score and editorial assessment. Editorial assessment contributes up to 50 points; Health Score contributes up to 17. The calculation is automatic, but its inputs are not exclusively public measurements. โ‰ฅ80 Prime ยท 70โ€“79 Solid ยท 60โ€“69 Caution ยท <60 Risk.
Four principles
Data firstOffer data and recorded assessments are combined using fixed weights. The calculation is automatic; some inputs involve editorial judgment.
Trust weighs heavyHealth Score ยท up to 17 points
Judgment is structuredEditorial assessment covers payout evidence, rule clarity, support, platform experience, execution fit and edge cases. Individual criterion assessments are not currently published for every firm.
No pay-to-playAffiliate partnerships fund the platform and have zero impact on scores or ranking positions. Ever.
The 7 criteria ยท weights sum to 100
E
Editorial & Data Quality

Editorial assessment covers payout evidence, rule clarity, support, platform experience, execution fit and edge cases. Individual criterion assessments are not currently published for every firm.

50
H
Health Score โ€” trust & reliability

Payout reliability, Trustpilot quality weighted by volume and recency, community sentiment, operational stability.

17
$
Best price โ€” 50K benchmark

Best price (50K) ยท $25Kโ€“$75K ยท $20โ€“$500

10
%
Profit split

Maximum trader share offered across plans. Higher share, higher score.

8
D
Minimum trading days

Fewer required days = faster path to payout, based on the most flexible available plan.

6
P
Trading platforms

Recorded data feeds ยท 0โ€“2

5
A
Max funded accounts

Realistic parallel scaling potential โ€” how many accounts one trader can actually run.

4
EDITORIAL & DATAHEALTHPRICE + SPLITDAYS + PLATFORMSACC.
Reading a score ยท worked example
Lucid Trading
live values on the firm page ยท this table is illustrative
CriterionWeightComponent scorePoints
Editorial & data qualityร— 50
50.0
Health Scoreร— 17
11.7
Best price (50K)ร— 10
9.2
Profit splitร— 8
5.3
Minimum trading daysร— 6
5.8
Platformsร— 5
5.0
Max accountsร— 4
1.0
Example total: each contribution is its normalized value multiplied by its weight. The total is rounded after summing; individual contributions are displayed to one decimal place.= 88 / 100

The example and published score differ. Score displayed on the firm page: 83/100. Verification is in progress; the published score has not been changed.

Existing calculation: price uses the cheapest recorded 25Kโ€“75K plan, normalized from $20 to $500; split uses 70โ€“100%; minimum days uses 0โ€“30; recorded data feeds reach full points at 2, accounts at 20. Missing Health and editorial inputs default to 40/100 and 50/100; missing plan inputs and feeds receive zero for those criteria. Defaults are not verified observations. If both Health and editorial inputs are at most 10/100, the final score is capped at 10/100.

Health Score ยท up to 17 points
Full Health Score methodology โ†’
Payout reliabilityVerified payout reports from our intelligence feed, cross-checked against firm-reported milestones.
Trustpilot qualityRating weighted by review count and recency โ€” 4.5 on 4,700 reviews outweighs 5.0 on 40.
Community sentimentDiscord, Reddit, X and direct trader feedback, monitored for pattern shifts rather than single complaints.
Operational stabilityRule-change velocity, platform incidents, warning signs โ€” a firm that moves rules against traders pays for it here.

A firm can have the best pricing and split on the market โ€” a weak Health Score still drags the final PropScore down. That asymmetry is deliberate. Lucid's current Health component is 69/100.

What the PropScore is not
Not a payout guarantee. A high score means the data looks strong today โ€” it cannot insure you against a firm's future decisions. That's why every score carries a date.
Not a popularity contest. Reviews submitted on PropScorer are separate from scoring. External review signals may influence the Health Score and therefore the PropScore indirectly.
Not a fit score. The #1 firm may be wrong for your style โ€” a scalper and a swing trader shouldn't buy the same rulebook. Use the firm match and the simulator for fit.
Firm vs firm winner rules

Head-to-head pages mark a metric winner only when the result is calculable from the database. Ties are left unmarked. These rules are mechanical: price lower wins; profit split higher wins; activation fee lower wins; payout speed lower days wins; max accounts higher wins; Health Score higher wins; minimum trading days lower wins.

Drawdown is ranked static/EOD choice above static, static above EOD, and EOD above trailing. Data feeds and platforms are ranked by supported major platform count. Bots and micro-scalping are ranked by explicit permission flags. No affiliate relationship, manual preference or sponsored placement can add a winner marker.

Methodology changelog ยท weights don't change silently
v2.32026-05-12 โ€” Editorial & Data Quality checklist expanded (payout-proof items weighted up); crypto criteria mapping documented.
v2.22026-02-03 โ€” Health Score recency weighting on Trustpilot reviews; operational-stability signal added.
v2.02025-11-18 โ€” 7-criteria model introduced, weights published. Prior scores recomputed retroactively.

Every amendment is logged here with its date. Scores are versioned against the methodology that produced them.

FAQ
Can firms pay to improve their score?

No. PropScore is calculated from data and structured review inputs. Affiliate relationships fund the platform and have zero impact on scores or ranking positions โ€” a firm with no affiliate program ranks exactly as its data says.

How often do scores update?

The pipeline recalculates every score daily from current firm data โ€” pricing, splits, rules, Health Score and data quality โ€” and every page displays its last-refresh timestamp. When a firm changes its rulebook, the ranking follows the same day.

Why is Editorial & Data Quality the largest component?

Editorial assessment covers payout evidence, rule clarity, support, platform experience, execution fit and edge cases. Individual criterion assessments are not currently published for every firm.

Do trader reviews affect the PropScore?

Reviews submitted on PropScorer are separate from scoring. External review signals may influence the Health Score and therefore the PropScore indirectly.

What about crypto prop firms?

Crypto rankings are separate. The same framework uses adapted weights: feeds 9 points and accounts 0, versus 5 and 4 for futures.

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