A prop firm open to Switzerland is a proprietary trading company that accepts Swiss residents into its evaluation programme, pays out through channels a Swiss account holder can actually use, and does not list the country among its restricted jurisdictions. Because Switzerland sits outside the European Union, it is not covered by the EEA product intervention measures, so Swiss residents typically see a wider selection than traders in France or Germany. This ranking keeps only firms that explicitly accept Swiss residents and orders them on evidence rather than marketing: the legal entity behind the contract, how long it has been operating, how clearly the drawdown rules are written, whether a documented payout history exists, which withdrawal rails and currencies are offered, and whether support is available in French, German or Italian.
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.
Switzerland rarely appears on a prop firm’s restricted-country list. The Confederation does not apply the EEA product intervention measures, and evaluation programmes run on simulated accounts, which keeps them outside the scope of activities requiring FINMA authorisation. That openness cuts both ways. Nothing screens the market before you reach it, so a Swiss resident sees long-established operators and six-month-old start-ups side by side, presented with the same confidence. The only workable filter is evidence: which legal entity actually signs the agreement, how long it has traded under that name, whether a verifiable record of payouts exists, and whether the terms and conditions say the same thing as the sales page.
Getting paid is where firms separate
Many firms settle through international payment processors or stablecoins. Swiss banks tend to ask questions about the origin of incoming funds, and a stream of crypto conversions is not always welcome on a long-standing banking relationship. Before buying a challenge, check which withdrawal rails are genuinely available, in which currencies, the minimum amount, and what the conversion into francs will cost once the spread is included. A firm that sends USD or EUR by SWIFT to a Swiss IBAN saves a considerable amount of administrative effort. Then compare the processing time written into the contract with what traders publicly report. The gap between those two numbers is one of the most reliable quality signals in this industry.
The rules that decide the outcome
Everything else comes down to the fine print. Separate an intraday drawdown from one measured at the daily close: the first punishes ordinary market noise, the second gives a position room to breathe. Read the consistency clause carefully, since it is the term most often invoked after the fact to refuse a withdrawal, and check the restrictions around macroeconomic releases, which matter to anyone trading the London and New York opens from a Central European time zone. Finally, look at the scaling terms, because they determine whether the account can grow or quietly stalls after the first funded stage.
This category suits Swiss traders who already have a tested method but would rather not put personal capital at risk, and those who want more size than they would fund themselves. If you are already well capitalised with a consistent track record, a personal account at a broker frequently works out cheaper than a sequence of evaluation fees. Every figure in the table below comes from each firm’s published terms, with the date it was last verified.
Frequently asked questions
Are prop firms legal for Swiss residents?
Nothing prevents a Swiss resident from joining an evaluation programme. These run on simulated accounts under a service contract rather than a regulated financial service, so the firm does not need FINMA authorisation to accept you. That absence of oversight is precisely why the identity, age and track record of the contracting entity deserve close attention before you pay anything.
Can payouts reach a Swiss bank account?
Usually yes, though the route varies. Some firms send USD or EUR by SWIFT to a Swiss IBAN, while others settle only through international payment processors or stablecoins. Check the accepted currencies, the minimum withdrawal and the conversion cost into francs before buying, since fees and spreads can absorb a meaningful share of a first modest payout.
How are prop firm payouts taxed in Switzerland?
Payouts are generally treated as self-employment income rather than tax-free private capital gains, because you are paid for a service rather than for owning an asset. The precise treatment depends on your canton and on how regular the activity is. Have a fiduciary confirm your position before the first declaration, particularly once amounts become material.
Does support in French, German or Italian matter?
It is not essential, but it matters when something goes wrong: a refused payout, a disputed drawdown breach, a suspended account. Arguing a contract clause in your own language removes ambiguity. If a firm only supports English, favour one whose terms are written plainly and whose support replies in writing, so you keep a usable record of what was agreed.