The Funded Trader is a US-based funded-account firm founded in 2021 and based in Liberty Hill, Texas. It is a firm where continuity risk is unusually concrete: it paused and relaunched operations during the 2024 industry disruption. That history makes counterparty and continuity risk a first-class consideration, not an abstraction. We have not completed a hands-on evaluation, so we publish no profit split, fees, payout figures or rating until verified on the firm's own site (reviewed June 2026).
Who runs The Funded Trader, and is it regulated?
The Funded Trader is based in Liberty Hill, Texas, in the United States. US oversight of the funded-account model runs on registration law via the CFTC and NFA rather than a dedicated prop-firm licence — and the funded-account product itself is not a licensed financial product. Being a US-based company is a verifiable fact; it is not the same as the challenge being a regulated, protected investment. It is not.
Because it is US-based and CFD-oriented, it sits squarely in the part of the market most affected by the 2024 MetaQuotes platform withdrawal that restricted US access. Confirm which platforms it currently offers and whether US clients are accepted before relying on either.
The pause-and-relaunch: a continuity case study
The Funded Trader paused operations during the 2024 disruption and later relaunched. This is the clearest illustration in our comparison of why continuity risk belongs at the front of the analysis: even an established, operating firm can suspend activity, and an evaluation fee carries no compensation scheme if it does. An estimated 80-100 firms ceased operations between early 2024 and late 2025; The Funded Trader is one that paused and came back rather than closing for good.
A relaunch is not, by itself, proof of restored reliability or of failure. It is a material fact you should weigh directly, alongside the firm's current terms and how it treated traders through the pause.
Payout mechanics: read these before you pay
We do not publish The Funded Trader's profit split, challenge fees, account sizes or payout frequency — they vary by plan and change over time. Given the firm's pause-and-relaunch history, pay particular attention to the current payout terms, the rules that can void a payout, and how the relaunched entity handles withdrawals. Read these in full on the firm's own site.
An evaluation fee is at risk and is not an investment. Commit only a fee you can afford to lose.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Verifiable US (Texas) base; relaunched and operating after the 2024 pause.
Cons
- Paused and relaunched during the 2024 disruption — continuity and counterparty risk are material and concrete.
- US-based and CFD-oriented, so exposed to the MetaQuotes US-access restrictions.
- The funded-account product is not a licensed financial product; an evaluation fee is at risk.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Funded Trader still operating?
The Funded Trader paused operations during the 2024 industry disruption and later relaunched. Confirm its current operating status and terms directly on the firm's own site before paying any fee — a relaunch is a material fact to weigh, not proof of restored reliability either way.
Is The Funded Trader regulated?
The Funded Trader is a US-based company, but the funded-account product is not a licensed or regulated financial product. US oversight runs on registration law via the CFTC and NFA, not a prop-firm licence. There is no compensation scheme; an evaluation fee is at risk.