Belgian residents can trade with prop firms, but the eligibility check matters more here than in most of Europe. A share of the industry keeps Belgium on its restricted-country list, out of caution towards the FSMA framework covering OTC derivatives sold to retail consumers. That framework targets brokers offering trading on the client’s own money; a prop firm sells an evaluation programme instead, which sits outside the same logic — yet not every company wants to test the interpretation.
This page gathers the firms that explicitly accept Belgian residents. Ranking priority goes to a clearly published country list, a verifiable payout history, sound terms and conditions, and settlement in euros from a Belgian account without friction.
Coming in at number 1, FTMO has been operating since 2015 and scores 88/100 on our scale. Entry starts at €79 for a 1-phase evaluation. The risk envelope is a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with 3 % allowed per day. Funded traders keep 90 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 14 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, expert advisors allowed, news trading allowed. Available on mt4, mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradingview.
Founded in Prague in 2015, FTMO reports more than $450 million paid to traders and closed its acquisition of broker OANDA in December 2025. The 2-Step challenge, static drawdown and no deadline, remains its core product, with fees fully refunded on the first payout. Price is the weak spot, and it rose again in 2026.
Ranked 2 on this list, The5ers has been operating since 2016 and scores 86/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $39 for a 2-phase evaluation. The risk envelope is a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with 5 % allowed per day. Funded traders keep 100 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 14 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, no consistency rule. Available on mt5, ctrader, tradingview.
Founded in Israel in 2016, The5ers is one of the oldest forex prop firms still operating. Its strongest asset is the rulebook: static drawdown across every program, no time limit and no consistency rule. The tradable universe stays narrow, though — forex, indices, metals and futures, with no crypto and no equities.
In third place, FundedNext has been operating since 2022 and scores 85/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $59.99 for a 2-phase evaluation. The risk envelope is a static drawdown capped at 10 %, with 5 % allowed per day. Funded traders keep 95 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 5 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, no consistency rule, expert advisors allowed. Available on mt4, mt5, ctrader, match-trader.
On the forex and CFD side, FundedNext runs just two routes: Stellar 1-Step (10% target, 6% max loss) and Stellar 2-Step (8% then 5%, 10% max loss). Both use static drawdown, carry no deadline and come with refundable fees. Pricing is on the high side, and the headline 95% split needs a paid option — the contractual base is 80%.
In 4th place, City Traders Imperium has been operating since 2018 and scores 83/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $29 on an instantly funded account. The risk envelope is a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %. Funded traders keep 100 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 7 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, no consistency rule, expert advisors allowed, news trading allowed. Available on mt5, match-trader.
City Traders Imperium has funded forex traders since 2018 through four routes — 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding and Direct Funding — with no time limit and entry from $29. The profit split starts at 80% and can reach 100%, but the 1-Step allows only 5% trailing drawdown and every trade must carry a stop loss.
In 5th place, FundingPips has been operating since 2022 and scores 83/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $29 for a 2-phase evaluation. The risk envelope is a static drawdown capped at 6 %, with 3 % allowed per day. Funded traders keep 100 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 7 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit. Available on mt5, ctrader, match-trader.
FundingPips lets you choose the withdrawal rhythm and prices the split accordingly: 60% weekly, 80% biweekly, 90% on demand, 100% on a monthly cycle. Its four evaluation models keep static drawdown, with only the instant-funding Zero account switching to trailing. Against that, a Striking System closes a funded account on the fourth warning.
In 6th place, Bulenox has been operating since 2022 and scores 81/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $145 for a 1-phase evaluation. Funded traders keep 100 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 10 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, expert advisors allowed, news trading allowed. Available on ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower.
Bulenox is a futures-only firm run from Delaware since 2022. Accounts are sold as renewable monthly subscriptions, $145 to $325 for $25,000 to $150,000, payouts clear every Wednesday, and the first $10,000 goes entirely to the trader. It holds 4.7/5 across 1,761 Trustpilot reviews, but a 40% consistency rule gates withdrawals and drives recurring complaints.
Coming in at number 7, Alpha Capital Group has been operating since 2021 and scores 80/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $27 for a 1-phase evaluation. The risk envelope is a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %, with 3 % allowed per day. Funded traders keep 90 % of profits. Notable freedoms: no time limit, news trading allowed. Available on mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, tradelocker.
Alpha Capital Group is a UK forex prop firm registered in 2021, running eight programs that span a $27 two-phase challenge through to accounts funded at purchase. The rulebook is permissive — news, weekend and overnight holding allowed, four platforms — but the tradable universe stops at forex, indices and metals, and Trustpilot has suspended the rating over fake reviews.
Ranked 8 on this list, Funded Trading Plus has been operating since 2021 and scores 80/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $89 for a 1-phase evaluation. The risk envelope is a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %, with 4 % allowed per day. Funded traders keep 100 % of profits. Notable freedoms: no time limit, expert advisors allowed. Available on mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, match-trader.
A London firm founded in late 2021 and bought by Instant Funding in May 2026, Funded Trading Plus pays every 7 days on its 1-Step Express and Instant programs, with the split rising from 80 to 100% and scaling up to $5 million. The catch: intraday trailing drawdown on both, and a Trustpilot score the platform has pulled.
Coming in at number 9, My Funded Futures has been operating since 2023 and scores 80/100 on our scale. The risk envelope is a trailing (end of day) drawdown capped at 4 %. Funded traders keep 90 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 1 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, news trading allowed. Available on ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, quantower, volumetrica.
Launched in late 2023 in Delaware, My Funded Futures posts the highest customer satisfaction in our futures database, at 4.9/5 across more than 21,000 reviews. Its four plans share a 6 % target and an end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks above the starting balance. The notable trade-off: over 80 countries are excluded.
Ranked 10 on this list, TradeDay has been operating since 2020 and scores 80/100 on our scale. Entry starts at $131 for a 1-phase evaluation. Funded traders keep 90 % of profits, with a first withdrawal available after 0 days. Notable freedoms: no time limit, news trading allowed. Available on tradovate, rithmic, ninjatrader, tradingview.
TradeDay was founded in Chicago in 2020 by two former institutional market professionals, and that background shows in the rulebook: no daily loss limit, news trading and scalping allowed, and withdrawals available from day one. The May 2026 rework dropped static drawdown accounts in favour of two paths, Quick Pay and Fast Pass.
Since 2016 Belgium has banned the distribution to consumers of certain over-the-counter derivatives: binary options, and highly leveraged CFD and retail forex products. The measure addresses brokers opening accounts funded with the client’s own savings. A prop firm operates differently. It charges for an evaluation programme, retains ownership of the account used afterwards, and the trader contributes no market capital. The model therefore sits outside the targeted activity, but it receives no supervision in exchange: no FSMA oversight, no compensation scheme, no sector ombudsman. Whatever safety exists comes from the contract and from the company’s record of actually paying people.
Country eligibility is the first checkpoint
Several firms would rather exclude Belgium than litigate the interpretation. Verification takes two steps: the restricted-country list in the terms, then a written confirmation from support before payment. The second step is not redundant, because exclusion sometimes surfaces at KYC or at the first withdrawal, after the challenge fee has been collected. Two habits protect you. Never mask your location to bypass a block — terms of service treat it as grounds for termination and refused payouts, and enforcement is well documented. And make sure the address you declare matches the documents you can actually produce.
Getting paid and declaring it in Belgium
On payments, international cards and SEPA transfers cover nearly every case, while Bancontact, being a domestic scheme, is rarely supported by the processors these companies use. Plan for a Visa or Mastercard and for euro to dollar conversion in both directions. On tax, the exemption covering gains from the normal management of private assets does not apply here, because a payout is remuneration paid by a company rather than profit on an asset you held. Depending on how regular the activity is, what means are deployed and how it is organised, the administration may classify the income as miscellaneous or as professional, with materially different tax and social contribution outcomes. An occasional payout and a full-time occupation are not the same case. Settle this with a Belgian accountant before the first significant withdrawal, and keep invoices and statements. One practical footnote: French-language support is common in this industry, Dutch is much rarer, which leaves Flemish traders reading the rules that matter in a second language.
Frequently asked questions
Can Belgian residents use prop firms?
Yes, wherever the firm accepts Belgium. The FSMA restriction targets the marketing of OTC derivatives to retail consumers by brokers, a different arrangement since no personal capital reaches the market here. The trade-off is that no Belgian supervision, compensation scheme or ombudsman covers these companies either.
Why do some prop firms exclude Belgium?
Legal caution rather than a specific ban. Instead of analysing how far the Belgian rules reach, several companies simply add the country to their restricted list alongside sanctioned jurisdictions. Those lists change, so read the terms at the moment of purchase and ask support to confirm eligibility in writing.
What happens if I use a VPN to get around a country block?
The account is closed and the payout refused, usually at identity verification or on the first withdrawal request. Terms of service cover this explicitly and the burden of proof falls on the trader. Your declared address must match the documents you can supply, otherwise months of work disappear.
How are prop firm payouts taxed in Belgium?
Not as a private capital gain, because a payout is contractual remuneration rather than profit on an asset you owned. Depending on how regular and organised the activity is, the tax authority may treat it as miscellaneous income or professional income, with very different tax and social contribution consequences. Ask a Belgian accountant before your first significant withdrawal.
Can I pay with Bancontact?
Rarely. The payment processors used by prop firms handle international Visa and Mastercard, sometimes SEPA transfers and stablecoins, but Bancontact is a domestic scheme they seldom support. A Belgian card carrying an international logo works fine. Budget for euro to dollar conversion on both the purchase and the payout.