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Guide

Prop firm vs broker

Both let you trade, but they are very different businesses. The key question is simple: whose money are you risking?

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Key facts

Updated

  • Axora Funded is a prop firm with its own trading platform.
  • Accounts from $5,000 to $200,000; the cheapest challenge costs $29 (one-time fee).
  • Profit split: 90% to the trader on the funded account.
  • Payouts in USDT (TRC20, ERC20 or BEP20), from 50 USDT, no KYC.
  • Programmes: 2-Step (from $39), 1-Step (from $49) and Futures (from $99).
  • Markets: forex, gold, US indices, 11 crypto pairs 24/7 and CME futures.

Broker

You deposit and risk your own money.

Prop firm

You pay a fee and trade the firm’s capital.

Max risk

At a prop firm: the fee you paid.

Rules

Prop firms set loss limits; brokers do not.

Our programmes

2-Step Challenge

$5K – $200K

from $39

Target
10% + 5%
Daily loss
4%
Max loss
8%
Time
30 days
Profit split
90%
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1-Step Challenge

$5K – $200K

from $49

Target
10%
Daily loss
3%
Max loss
6% trailing
Time
Unlimited
Profit split
90%
See details

Ascent · 3-Step

$5K – $200K

from $29

Target
5% + 5% + 5%
Daily loss
3%
Max loss
6%
Time
Unlimited
Profit split
80%
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Spark · Lite

$5K – $200K

from $29

Target
8%
Daily loss
2%
Max loss
4%
Time
Unlimited
Profit split
80%
See details

Pass · Pay when you pass

$5K – $200K

from $19

+ activation only if you pass

Target
10%
Daily loss
3%
Max loss
6% trailing
Time
Unlimited
Profit split
80%
See details

Bolt · Instant funding

$5K – $100K

from $79

Target
None
Daily loss
3%
Max loss
6% trailing
Time
Unlimited
Profit split
80%
See details

Futures Challenge

$25K – $150K

from $99

Target
6%
Daily loss
3%
Max loss
6% trailing
Time
Unlimited
Profit split
90%
See details

How a broker works

With a broker you deposit your own money and you keep 100% of profits and losses. There are no evaluation rules, but your losses can reach your full deposit.

How a prop firm works

With a prop firm like Axora Funded you pay a one-time fee for a challenge (from $29). If you meet the targets within the loss limits, you trade a funded account and keep 90% of the profits. The most you can lose is the fee.

Which one is for you

  • Small savings and a proven method: a prop firm gives you more capital for a fixed, limited cost.
  • You want no rules at all and accept risking your own money: a broker.
  • Not sure yet: try a free $100,000 trial before choosing.

Frequently asked questions

Is a prop firm a broker?

No. A prop firm evaluates traders and rewards them for performance; it does not hold your money like a broker.

Can I lose more than the fee at a prop firm?

No. Your maximum cost is the fee you paid.

Is Axora Funded a broker?

No, Axora Funded is a trading evaluation firm.

Keep reading

What is prop tradingProp trading (proprietary trading) explained simply: how prop firms work, what an evaluation is, how traders get paid and how to start from $29.How prop firms make moneyHow prop firms make money: evaluation fees, simulated accounts and profit splits explained honestly — and what it means for you as a trader.Funded vs real accountFunded account vs trading your own money: capital, risk, costs, rules and what $500 can do in each case. A clear comparison for new traders.

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