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Data refreshed 24 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan · Breakout Prop facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24 · FTMO facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24
AI visibility score 1.5 / 100 · AI visibility rank #29 · Founded 2024
Breakout Prop is a proprietary trading firm based in United Kingdom, founded in 2024. It offers one-step, two-step evaluations on crypto. Funded accounts go up to $100,000. The profit split is up…
Open the Breakout Prop profileAI visibility score 47.5 / 100 · AI visibility rank #1 · Founded 2015
FTMO is a proprietary trading firm based in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 2015. It offers one-step, two-step evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto, stocks, futures. Funded accounts go up to $200,000…
Open the FTMO profileBreakout Prop (United Kingdom, founded 2024) scores 1.5 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #29 of 76 prop firms), named in 2% of AI answers, runs One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $100,000, pays a up to 90% profit split and offers Proprietary. FTMO (Prague, Czech Republic, founded 2015) scores 47.5 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #1 of 76 prop firms), named in 58% of AI answers, runs One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $200,000 (scaling to $2M), pays a 80% (up to 90%; 90% on 1-Step) profit split and offers cTrader, DXtrade, MT4, MT5, TradingView.
Scored on 9 measurable dimensions where both prop firms have verified data. Dimensions missing for either side are excluded rather than guessed. This is a data summary, not a recommendation.
| Criteria | Breakout Prop | FTMO |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility score | 1.5 / 100 | 47.5 / 100 |
| AI visibility rank | #29 | #1 |
| Named in AI answers | 2% | 58% |
| AI sentiment (0–100) | 2 | 54 |
| Founded | 2024 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Evaluation models | One-step, Two-step | One-step, Two-step |
| Asset classes | Crypto | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Futures, Indices, Stocks |
| Platforms | Proprietary | cTrader, DXtrade, MT4, MT5, TradingView |
| Maximum allocation | $100,000 | $200,000 (scaling to $2M) |
| Profit split | up to 90% | 80% (up to 90%; 90% on 1-Step) |
| Challenge fee from | $55 ($5k) | €79 (1-Step $10k); €89 (2-Step $10k) |
| Account sizes | $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k | $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k |
| Payout frequency | Not verified | bi-weekly (on demand after 14 days) |
| Daily drawdown limit | 4% | 5% (2-Step); 3% (1-Step) |
| Maximum drawdown | 6% | 10% static (2-Step); trailing 10% end-of-day (1-Step) |
| Minimum trading days | Not verified | 4 (2-Step); none (1-Step) |
| Time limit | none | none |
| News trading | Not verified | Restricted |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Restricted |
| EAs / algos allowed | Not verified | Restricted |
| Broker backing | Not verified | OANDA (FTMO Group acquired OANDA Global Corporation, 2025) |
| Status | active | active |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value where a direction is objectively better (e.g. more licences, lower fees). "Not verified" means the field is not yet in our catalogue for that prop firm — we never fill gaps with estimates.
| Engine | Breakout Prop | FTMO |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0.8 | 65.9 |
| Perplexity | 0 | 60.8 |
| Gemini | 4.9 | 49.3 |
| Claude | 2 | 58 |
| Google AI Mode | 1.1 | 48.7 |
| Google AI Overview | 0 | 64.4 |
| Google top-10 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Scores 0–100 from the Pipswire AI Visibility Index, Q3 2026. Higher means the engine names the firm more often and more favourably.
FTMO scores higher on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (1.5 / 100 vs 47.5 / 100), which measures how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google name a firm when traders ask which prop firm to use.
Breakout Prop pays up to 90%; FTMO pays 80% (up to 90%; 90% on 1-Step) (as published on each firm's site when we last checked).
Entry-level challenge fees start at $55 ($5k) at Breakout Prop and €79 (1-Step $10k); €89 (2-Step $10k) at FTMO. Fees change often and discounts are common, so treat these as the floor.
Breakout Prop: Proprietary. FTMO: cTrader, DXtrade, MT4, MT5, TradingView.
Breakout Prop: maximum drawdown 6%, daily 4%. FTMO: maximum drawdown 10% static (2-Step); trailing 10% end-of-day (1-Step), daily 5% (2-Step); 3% (1-Step).
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