What should I ask a prop firm technology provider before signing?
Quick answer
Ask about total cost at your volume (setup, monthly, per account, revenue share), contract length, which rules are supported and how each is calculated, how fast breaches are detected, what traders see, branding limits, API access, data ownership and export, uptime history, support, and what happens if the provider stops serving you.
Detailed answer
A checklist:
- Price: setup, monthly, per-account, overage, revenue share.
- Contract: term, notice, exit.
- Rules: catalogue, exact calculation, real-time or delayed checks.
- Concurrency: are limits enforced when orders arrive at the same time?
- Trader experience: terminal, mobile, dashboard.
- Branding: what can carry your brand on each plan.
- API: what is live today versus planned.
- Data: can you export trades and accounts?
- Licence: any third-party platform licence underneath?
PropExecutor publishes its prices, documents each rule's calculation, and marks every API endpoint as available or planned in its documentation, so most of this list can be checked before you talk to anyone.
Get it in writing
Ask for the answers by email or in the contract, especially on price, terms and data access.
Talk to existing customers
If possible, ask the provider to introduce you to a firm already using the platform, and ask about support response, uptime and how billing works in practice.
PropExecutor team · Updated
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