1. What an affiliate relationship is
An “affiliate relationship” between PropFirmReviews.net and a prop trading firm means that when a reader clicks a link on this site, completes a sign-up flow, and pays the firm for a challenge, account, or subscription, the firm pays PropFirmReviews a referral fee — typically a percentage of the transaction or a fixed amount.
This is the dominant business model in the review-publication industry, including ours. It is what funds the testing, writing, and editing on this site.
2. Which links pay us
Most “Visit” buttons and category-page outbound links on this site are tracked affiliate links. Where present, they carry rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" attributes and route through our partner-tracking infrastructure.
Links that do not generate commissions include: internal site links, mailto and contact links, and outbound links to publications, regulators, or third-party sources we cite in articles. Editorial links cited inside articles are never paid placements.
3. Firms we have current affiliate relationships with
We maintain — and publish on each individual review — the current status of our affiliate relationship with that firm. Status is one of three states:
- Active affiliate: we earn commission on referred sign-ups.
- No affiliate program: the firm does not offer one, or we have declined to join.
- Inactive or declined: we had a program at some point and ended the relationship, or the firm has paused their program.
4. How we keep this separate from ratings
The single most important fact about this disclosure is that an affiliate relationship has no effect on how we score a firm. We back this up with four structural controls:
- Team separation. The editor who scores a firm has no visibility into the affiliate revenue that firm generates.
- Equalized weighting. Commission rate is not a scoring dimension. A firm that pays us more does not rank higher.
- Negative reviews stay published. We have published — and continue to publish — negative reviews of active affiliate partners.
- Methodology version control. Our scoring rubric is publicly versioned on our methodology page.
5. Pricing and cost
Affiliate links on this site do not change the price you pay the firm. In some cases, coupon codes published next to the firm name on our ranking pages provide a discount — this discount comes off the firm’s standard retail price.
6. Reporting an issue
If you believe a piece of content on this site has been compromised by an affiliate relationship — score inflation, missing disclosure, suppressed criticism — we treat this as a serious editorial issue. Please write to us via the contact form with as much specificity as possible.
7. Regulatory note
This disclosure is provided in line with U.S. Federal Trade Commission guidelines (16 CFR Part 255) on endorsements and testimonials, and with comparable requirements in the EU, UK, and other jurisdictions where this site is read. Nothing on this site constitutes financial advice; please read our disclaimer for the full risk note.