Prop Firm Rules Tracker — Live Database & Change Log

Prop trading firms update their rules frequently and quietly. A trader who paid for a challenge under one set of rules can find at payout time that the rules changed mid-evaluation. Until now there was no public reference data on these changes.

This project fills that gap. It is built and maintained by HFT Arbitrage Platform as a community resource — there is no paywall, no email-gate, no signup. Use it to verify firm rules before paying for a challenge, to monitor changes affecting your funded account, or to research patterns in how the industry evolves.

Access the data

How the tracker works

Every 24 hours, an automated workflow on GitHub Actions runs a Python scraper that:

1. Fetches each firm’s published rules / Terms of Service / Prohibited Practices page
2. Extracts the relevant text content (ignoring navigation menus, footers, cookie banners, and ads)
3. Compares against the previously-saved version stored in the GitHub repo
4. If the cleaned text has changed: commits the new version, appends an entry to the change log with timestamp and diff preview, and updates the public Google Sheet

The git history of the repo’s data/ directory becomes a verifiable audit trail of every prop firm rule change since the project started. Anyone can clone the repo and inspect what each firm’s rules said on any given day.

Firms currently monitored

The tracker covers 20 prop firms as of launch, spanning evaluation models, instant funding, and futures-focused programs. Coverage list:

• FTMO
• FundedNext
• The5ers
• FundingPips
• E8 Markets
• Topstep
• Apex Trader Funding
• FXIFY
• Funded Trading Plus
• FunderPro
• Goat Funded Trader
• The Trading Pit
• Lux Trading Firm
• City Traders Imperium
• Earn2Trade
• Smart Prop Trader
• Maven Trading
• PipFarm
• Blueberry Funded
• Alpha Capital Group

Want a firm added? Open a pull request on the GitHub repo with the firm’s rules-page URL and a CSS selector for the main content area, or open an issue and the maintainers will add it.

Methodology

The scraper extracts visible text content using a CSS selector targeting the main content area (typically <main>, <article>, or a firm-specific div). Common noise sources are stripped automatically:

• Cookie consent banners and pop-ups
• Navigation menus and footers
• Tracking and analytics scripts
• Newsletter and ad blocks
• Whitespace differences (collapsed)

A change is registered when the cleaned text differs from the previous run by any character. False positives can occur if a firm injects dynamic content (timestamps, A/B test variants) into the main content area — these get filtered out as the selector list improves.

All raw and cleaned snapshots are stored in the GitHub repo under data/, and the git history serves as the audit trail. To inspect what FTMO’s rules said on any specific date, browse to that date’s commit in the repo.

How to use the tracker

Before paying for a challenge

Open the live Google Sheet, find the firm in the Master tab, click through to the firm’s official rules URL, and read the current published terms. The “last checked” timestamp confirms the data is fresh.

If you suspect rules changed mid-challenge

Browse the Changes tab in the Google Sheet for any entry mentioning your firm. The diff preview shows exactly what changed; for the full text, look at the GitHub repo’s commit history for that firm’s snapshot file.

For dispute documentation

If a payout is denied citing a rule, the GitHub repo’s git history can confirm whether that rule existed in the published terms when you started your challenge. Cite the specific commit hash and the snapshot file path.

For comparative research

The Compatibility tab shows which strategies are permitted, restricted, or prohibited at each major firm. Useful for deciding which firm to work with given a specific strategy profile.

Limitations and disclaimers

• Public web pages only. Rules behind login walls, in PDFs, or embedded in support emails are not visible to the scraper.
• No semantic understanding. A change in punctuation is logged equally to a substantive rule change. The diff preview shows what changed; humans interpret severity.
• Coverage is incomplete. Not every prop firm in the industry is monitored. Pull requests welcome.
• Not legal or financial advice. This is a transparency tool. Always read the original rules at the firm’s website before paying for a challenge or relying on rules for trading decisions.
• No firm endorsement or criticism. The project is neutral. Inclusion or exclusion of any firm is operational, not a judgment.
• Best-effort accuracy. The scraper can fail (firm site down, anti-bot block, page restructure). Failed fetches are logged in the run summary.

Contributing

The project is open-source under MIT license. Contributions welcome:

• Add a firm: open a pull request adding an entry to firms.yaml
• Improve a selector: if a firm’s monitored content has noise, a tighter CSS selector reduces false positives
• Translate: some firms publish rules in multiple languages with subtle differences. Adding language-specific monitoring is welcome.
• Add output formats: CSV, JSON-LD, RSS feeds for the change log — all welcome additions

If you operate a prop firm and believe your rules are being misrepresented, or want to be removed from monitoring, open an issue on the GitHub repo or contact us via the Contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Is this affiliated with any prop firm?

No. The Prop Firm Rules Tracker is built and maintained by HFT Arbitrage Platform, a software vendor unaffiliated with any prop firm. We do not receive payment from any firm to include or exclude them, and do not rank or endorse firms.

How often does the data update?

Every 24 hours. The scheduled run is at 06:00 UTC daily. Manual runs can be triggered by anyone with access to the GitHub repo’s Actions tab.

Why doesn’t the tracker show every prop firm in the world?

The active prop firm industry has 300+ operators, many with limited public footprint. The tracker focuses on firms where rule clarity matters most for trader decisions — major established firms plus high-volume newer entrants. Adding a firm via pull request takes about 5 minutes for anyone familiar with YAML.

Can I use this data commercially?

Yes. The project is MIT-licensed; the data is sourced from publicly available web pages. Attribution is appreciated but not required. We ask that you do not present the data as your own original research — link back to the project so users know where the data came from.

What if the tracker reports a change that isn’t actually a rule change?

Cosmetic changes (timestamp updates, dynamic A/B variants, navigation tweaks inside the monitored selector) can produce false positives. The diff preview makes these obvious to a human reviewer. Over time, selectors get tightened to reduce false-positive rate. If you spot a persistent false-positive source, open an issue on GitHub.

How do I cite this in my own writing or research?

Suggested citation: “Prop Firm Rules Watchdog, HFT Arbitrage Platform, 2026, https://github.com/hftarbitrage/prop-firm-rules-watchdog”. For a specific historical state, cite the GitHub commit hash and the snapshot file path.

Will the project still be maintained next year?

Yes. The project is built to be low-maintenance — most of its operation is automated through GitHub Actions, and the cost to maintain is negligible. The codebase is open-source, so even if the original maintainer stops contributing, the community can fork and continue.

Does the tracker monitor for new firms automatically?

No. New firms must be added manually via pull request to firms.yaml. We do not automatically discover new prop firms because (a) the prop firm industry has many low-quality entrants and (b) inclusion in the tracker should be a deliberate editorial decision, not a scrape of every firm-shaped website.

Related resources

• Why Prop Firm Payouts Get Denied — 12 Rule Categories — companion analysis
• Hedge Arbitrage — Two-Broker Latency Strategy — the prop-firm-aware variant
• HFT Arbitrage — The Complete Guide — pillar resource
• HFT & Arbitrage Trading Glossary — 55 key terms defined

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