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Data refreshed 24 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan · Instant Funding facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24 · Tradeify facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24
AI visibility score 14.7 / 100 · AI visibility rank #7 · Founded 2022
Instant Funding is a proprietary trading firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2022. It offers one-step, two-step, instant-funding evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto. Funded accounts go up to $400,000…
Open the Instant Funding profileAI visibility score 9.9 / 100 · AI visibility rank #10 · Founded 2024
Tradeify is a proprietary trading firm based in Boca Raton, United States, founded in 2024. It offers one-step, instant-funding evaluations on futures. Funded accounts go up to $150,000 (up to $750K across…
Open the Tradeify profileInstant Funding (London, United Kingdom, founded 2022) scores 14.7 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #7 of 76 prop firms), named in 22% of AI answers, runs Instant funding, One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $400,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $3,840,000), pays a 80% (up to 90%) profit split and offers cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5. Tradeify (Boca Raton, United States, founded 2024) scores 9.9 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #10 of 76 prop firms), named in 14% of AI answers, runs Instant funding, One-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $150,000 (up to $750K across accounts), pays a 90% profit split and offers NinjaTrader, 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 | Instant Funding | Tradeify |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility score | 14.7 / 100 | 9.9 / 100 |
| AI visibility rank | #7 | #10 |
| Named in AI answers | 22% | 14% |
| AI sentiment (0–100) | 17 | 12 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Boca Raton, United States |
| Evaluation models | Instant funding, One-step, Two-step | Instant funding, One-step |
| Asset classes | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices | Futures |
| Platforms | cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5 | NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate |
| Maximum allocation | $400,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $3,840,000) | $150,000 (up to $750K across accounts) |
| Profit split | 80% (up to 90%) | 90% |
| Account sizes | $625, $1.25k, $2.5k, $5k, $10k, $20k, $40k, $80k (instant), $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k, $400k (challenge) | $25k, $50k, $100k, $150k |
| Payout frequency | 14 days after first trade then weekly (Instant); on demand (One-Phase) | daily (Select daily path) / every 5 days (Lightning Funded) |
| Daily drawdown limit | none (Instant); 3% (One-Phase) | $600 on $25K Growth (soft limit); none on Select |
| Maximum drawdown | 10% (locks to 5% after 5% profit) (Instant) | trailing (end-of-day) |
| Minimum trading days | none | Not verified |
| Time limit | none | none |
| News trading | Restricted | Not verified |
| Weekend holding | Restricted | No |
| Broker backing | Not verified | Slay Markets LLC (affiliated CFTC-registered introducing broker) |
| 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 | Instant Funding | Tradeify |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 14.2 | 5.7 |
| Perplexity | 10.8 | 16.3 |
| Gemini | 19 | 12.9 |
| Claude | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| Google AI Mode | 18.5 | 9.4 |
| Google AI Overview | 20.8 | 19.9 |
| Google top-10 | 13.7 | 2.4 |
Scores 0–100 from the Pipswire AI Visibility Index, Q3 2026. Higher means the engine names the firm more often and more favourably.
Instant Funding scores higher on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (14.7 / 100 vs 9.9 / 100), which measures how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google name a firm when traders ask which prop firm to use.
Instant Funding pays 80% (up to 90%); Tradeify pays 90% (as published on each firm's site when we last checked).
Instant Funding: cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5. Tradeify: NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate.
Instant Funding: maximum drawdown 10% (locks to 5% after 5% profit) (Instant), daily none (Instant); 3% (One-Phase). Tradeify: maximum drawdown trailing (end-of-day), daily $600 on $25K Growth (soft limit); none on Select.
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