Imperial Research Where to trade

Where to trade the studies

Three ways to put the setups to work: your own broker account, a prop firm challenge with the firm's capital, or crypto to fund a challenge. Each card says who it suits and who it does not.

Checked 3 November 2026

Choose by what you need

You want	Choose	What you risk
To trade your own money with no rules but your own	A broker account	Your deposit; leverage can lose it quickly
To trade a larger account and keep part of the profit	A prop firm challenge	The challenge fee
To pay or get paid in crypto	An exchange for USDT	Market moves while you hold the coins

FxPro

Broker

For trading the gold, Nasdaq and forex setups in these studies on MetaTrader or cTrader.

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader and the FxPro app
Group companies regulated by the FCA (UK) and CySEC; international clients served by FxPro Global Markets, SCB licence SIA-F184
Not offered to residents of the United States, Canada or Iran

Affiliate link. CFDs are leveraged: 75% of retail CFD accounts at FxPro UK lose money (fxpro.com, 1 Nov 2026).

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SabioTrade

Prop firm

One-step challenge for patient swing and day traders who keep a daily stop.

10% target, 5% daily loss, 6% trailing drawdown, no time limit
$20,000 account for $119; up to 90% profit split
Weekly payouts: crypto wallet from $1, bank transfer from $15

Affiliate link. Facts from sabiotrade.com, 31 Oct 2026. Fees are not refunded and most challenges are failed. Not open to US citizens.

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BrightFunded

Prop firm

Pay for the challenge and receive payouts in crypto; trade on MT5, cTrader or DXtrade.

1-Step and 2-Step evaluations from $5,000 to $200,000, no time limit
80% profit split, up to 100% with scaling; payouts in USDC or euros
A free $1,000 challenge to learn the rules first

Affiliate link. Facts from BrightFunded, 31 Oct 2026. Not available in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam or Pakistan.

Open BrightFunded How it works

Bybit

Crypto exchange

For buying USDT to pay a prop challenge in crypto and for receiving crypto payouts.

Spot and P2P markets for USDT and other coins
BrightFunded accepts USDT on TRON; SabioTrade pays out to crypto wallets
Not available in the US, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada and other listed countries

Referral link. Check that Bybit serves your country before you sign up (Bybit help centre, October 2026).

Open Bybit

How we chose these

We list firms whose rules we read in full and whose terms we can state with a date. We note the countries they do not serve and the costs that are easy to miss: challenge fees that are not refunded, leverage risk on CFDs, network fees on crypto. If a firm changes its terms for the worse, we update the card or remove it.

Questions

Broker or prop firm: which is better for a beginner?

Start on a demo account. When your demo results are stable, a small broker account teaches you how real money feels; a prop challenge caps your loss at the fee but punishes any rule break.

Do I pay more through your links?

No. The conditions are the same as signing up directly; the firm may pay us a commission.

Which broker for gold and the Nasdaq?

Any regulated broker that offers XAUUSD and a Nasdaq 100 CFD with tight spreads during London and New York. FxPro offers both on MT4, MT5 and cTrader; check that it serves your country.

Can I pay for a prop challenge with crypto?

BrightFunded accepts BTC, USDT on TRON, USDC, ETH, LTC, TRX and SOL (31 Oct 2026). You can buy USDT on an exchange such as Bybit and send it on the network shown at checkout.