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Data refreshed 24 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan · Funded Trading Plus facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24 · TradeDay facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24
AI visibility score 4.2 / 100 · AI visibility rank #20 · Founded 2021
Funded Trading Plus is a proprietary trading firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2021. It offers one-step, two-step, instant-funding evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto. Funded accounts go up to…
Open the Funded Trading Plus profileAI visibility score 2.6 / 100 · AI visibility rank #25 · Founded 2020
TradeDay is a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago, United States, founded in 2020. It offers one-step evaluations on futures. Funded accounts go up to $150,000. The profit split is 80% Funded…
Open the TradeDay profileFunded Trading Plus (London, United Kingdom, founded 2021) scores 4.2 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #20 of 76 prop firms), named in 6% of AI answers, runs Instant funding, One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $200,000 (scaling to $5M with add-on), pays a 80% (up to 100%) profit split and offers Match-Trader, MT5. TradeDay (Chicago, United States, founded 2020) scores 2.6 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #25 of 76 prop firms), named in 4% of AI answers, runs One-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $150,000, pays a 80% Funded Sim, 90% Funded Live (50/50 below $4k net profit on some plans) profit split and offers Jigsaw, Quantower, Rithmic, Tradovate.
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 | Funded Trading Plus | TradeDay |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility score | 4.2 / 100 | 2.6 / 100 |
| AI visibility rank | #20 | #25 |
| Named in AI answers | 6% | 4% |
| AI sentiment (0–100) | 5 | 4 |
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Chicago, United States |
| Evaluation models | Instant funding, One-step, Two-step | One-step |
| Asset classes | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices | Futures |
| Platforms | Match-Trader, MT5 | Jigsaw, Quantower, Rithmic, Tradovate |
| Maximum allocation | $200,000 (scaling to $5M with add-on) | $150,000 |
| Profit split | 80% (up to 100%) | 80% Funded Sim, 90% Funded Live (50/50 below $4k net profit on some plans) |
| Challenge fee from | $549 ($100k 1-Step Express list; $384.30 with code) | $45 (25k) |
| Account sizes | $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k | $25k, $50k, $100k, $150k |
| Payout frequency | day 0, then every 7 days (every 3 days add-on) | day-one payouts (min 1 to 5 days to payout by plan) |
| Daily drawdown limit | 4% (balance based) | none |
| Maximum drawdown | trailing 6% | trailing $1,000 on 25k (intraday or end-of-day by plan) |
| Minimum trading days | none | 1 |
| Time limit | none | none |
| News trading | Yes | Not verified |
| Weekend holding | Yes | No |
| 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 | Funded Trading Plus | TradeDay |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3.7 | 1.5 |
| Perplexity | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Gemini | 1 | 7.8 |
| Claude | 11.4 | 4.5 |
| Google AI Mode | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Google AI Overview | 3.1 | 0 |
| Google top-10 | 0 | 0 |
Scores 0–100 from the Pipswire AI Visibility Index, Q3 2026. Higher means the engine names the firm more often and more favourably.
Funded Trading Plus scores higher on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (4.2 / 100 vs 2.6 / 100), which measures how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google name a firm when traders ask which prop firm to use.
Funded Trading Plus pays 80% (up to 100%); TradeDay pays 80% Funded Sim, 90% Funded Live (50/50 below $4k net profit on some plans) (as published on each firm's site when we last checked).
Entry-level challenge fees start at $549 ($100k 1-Step Express list; $384.30 with code) at Funded Trading Plus and $45 (25k) at TradeDay. Fees change often and discounts are common, so treat these as the floor.
Funded Trading Plus: Match-Trader, MT5. TradeDay: Jigsaw, Quantower, Rithmic, Tradovate.
Funded Trading Plus: maximum drawdown trailing 6%, daily 4% (balance based). TradeDay: maximum drawdown trailing $1,000 on 25k (intraday or end-of-day by plan), daily none.
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