Pivex Guides
Guides and explainers for funded traders:
challenges, risk, payouts, and market literacy.
Discovering the Best Crypto Prop Firms: A Trader's Guide
The best crypto prop firm is the one whose rules, funded capital, payouts, and supported coins match how you actually trade. It is not simply the one with the biggest advertised numbers. Judge each firm on…
The Best Prop Firms for Commodity Trading: A Complete Guide
A commodity prop firm funds you to trade commodities — usually as CFDs on gold, silver, oil, and similar markets. You trade the firm's capital after you pass an evaluation, and you keep a share of the…
The Best Prop Firms for Index Trading: A Complete Guide
An index prop firm funds you to trade stock indices — usually as CFDs on the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, or similar benchmarks. You trade the firm's capital after you pass an evaluation, and you keep a share of…
Can You Trade Crypto on a Funded Account?
Yes, you can trade crypto on a funded account. Many prop firms let you trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and major altcoins with the firm's capital after you pass an evaluation. But there is a catch: most offer…
Your Ultimate Guide to Gold Trading Prop Firms
A gold trading prop firm funds you to trade gold — usually XAUUSD or gold futures — with the firm's capital after you pass an evaluation. You keep a share of the profits you generate. Traders favor gold for…
How Are Prop Firm Payouts Taxed? A Comprehensive Guide
Prop firm payouts are almost always taxable income. In most cases they are treated as ordinary income, often as self-employment or business income, rather than as capital gains. That means you usually owe…
How Do Prop Firms Make Money?
Prop firms make most of their money from evaluation fees — the one-time cost traders pay to attempt a funded-account challenge. Because the large majority of entrants never pass or stay funded, those fees…
How to Become a Funded Trader: A Step-by-Step Guide
To become a funded trader, you pass a prop firm's evaluation, then trade its capital and share the profits. The path is simple to state: learn how prop trading works, choose a firm and program, then pass…
How to Scale a Funded Account: Strategies and Insights
To scale a funded account, you increase the capital you trade in one of two ways. You can climb your firm's scaling plan by hitting profit and consistency milestones, or add more funded accounts. Scaling is…
How to Trade Gold on a Funded Account: A Complete Guide
To trade gold on a funded account, you pass a prop firm's evaluation, then trade gold with the firm's capital and keep a share of the profits. You follow the firm's risk rules, and you must manage gold's…
How to Trade News on a Funded Account: A Complete Guide
To trade news on a funded account, start by learning your firm's exact news rules, because most restrict it in some way. Check an economic calendar for high-impact, "red folder" events, and stay out of the…
Are Prop Firm Challenge Fees Refundable? A Comprehensive Guide
Sometimes — but usually only under specific conditions. Most prop firm challenge fees are not automatically refundable. Some firms return the fee after you hit a milestone, most often your first payout on a…