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Alpha Capital Group is facing two customer complaints involving alleged pressure to remove negative reviews, disputed risk interviews and rejected payouts, raising questions about how the proprietary trading firm handles…
Crypto proprietary trading firm HyroTrader has publicly confirmed that it discontinued support for the CLEO trading platform, raising fresh questions about an October 12 migration policy that promised existing customers…
BrightFunded’s chief executive has reportedly intervened in a dispute over an unpaid €1,057 affiliate commission, with a Bangladeshi partner saying the company has now confirmed that his payment is being…
FundedNext says it paid over $393.4M through September; a later Payout Junction snapshot attributes $332.92M on-chain. The ~$60.5M comparison gap is not evidence of unpaid rewards.
An October 26 rulebook comparison says Propr removed a recent strategy-switching ban, while restrictions on shared IPs, high-risk strategies and hedging remain.
E8 now explicitly permits TradeLocker API connections, but traders must maintain integrations themselves and follow account-specific automation and strategy restrictions.
Topstep's revised FAQ says additional XFA payouts increase a trader's likelihood of Live review, but there is no mandatory five-payout threshold or automatic promotion.
Upcomers traders dispute rejected rewards tied to EA activity and a separate $2,180.47 profit claim, while the company's rules permit EAs subject to strategy restrictions.
A Ghanaian OFP Funding trader disputes an alleged $4,963 exposure adjustment reducing a $5,017 Instant Lite reward request to just $54, with the formula unresolved.
Traders allege Funded Futures Family closed accounts and denied a $1,004.56 reward over account rolling, while the firm's rules require review of patterns across accounts.