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Closed, Suspended & Historical Firms
Closed firms covers proprietary trading firms recorded as closed, with operations paused, or kept for historical reference, profiled by proprietarytrading.com.
We keep them here for transparency, but exclude them from active firm listings, comparisons, and head-to-head pages so traders don't get pointed at programs they can't actually join.
Suspended / Operations paused (1)
- My Forex Funds (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)Operations pausedMississauga, Canada · Evaluation
Programs paused · August 29, 2023
MyForexFunds is not currently offering evaluation or funded-account programs. Its own FAQ states that MFF "is not operating or offering any programs or accounts to traders" at this time. Following dismissal of the US CFTC case, the company has resumed public communications and payout/recovery activity for pre-shutdown claims, and has indicated intent to return. Operations remain unavailable to new traders pending any relaunch.
Closed (18)
- Allston Trading (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedChicago, IL, USA · Firm Capital
Ceased accepting traders · 2022
Allston Trading's business was acquired and integrated into DV Trading, with DV reporting completion of the acquisition and integration in 2022. Allston no longer operates as an independent proprietary trading firm.
- BluFX (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedLondon, UK · Instant Funding
Ceased accepting traders · November 13, 2024
BLUFX LTD (UK company 10819120) was wound up by court order on 13 November 2024. blufx.io no longer resolves, and the firm is not taking traders.
- Cy Group Trading (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedChicago, IL, USA · Firm Capital
Ceased accepting traders · date not confirmed
Listing domain was never registered; site checks failed six times since August 2026; the only real 'Cy Group' found is a small Los Angeles stock-trading shop whose website is parked for sale and whose owner says on LinkedIn they don't need more traders; listing details (Chicago, founded 2006, futures) have no source and may be bad data.
- Forex Capital Funds (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedLondon, UK · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · May 2024
The homepage, signup page, and terms page all clearly state "The domain name forexcapitalfunds.com is for sale!". This is an explicit closure marker indicating the firm is no longer operating.
- Forex Funder (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedDubai, UAE · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · date not confirmed
The website explicitly states "The domain name forexfunder.com is for sale!" on all provided pages (homepage, signup, terms). This is a clear closure marker, indicating the firm is no longer operating and its domain is being sold.
- Funded Engineer (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedDubai, UAE · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · July 15, 2024
Funded Engineer announced the permanent closure of the firm on its official social channels and website on 15 July 2024, effective immediately, and said it would file for bankruptcy. The closure followed FPFX Technologies' February 2024 termination of its platform licence over alleged fraud. fundedengineer.com is now a parked domain.
- Funded Peaks (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedVancouver, Canada · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · date not confirmed
In July 2024, FX industry veteran Joshua Dentrinos completed a partial acquisition of Germany-registered Funded Peaks intending to stabilize the firm. Despite the new ownership, the firm subsequently ceased operations and its domain became inactive, with no official shutdown announcement. The closure is consistent with the broader 2024 prop firm collapse triggered by MetaQuotes platform revocations and broker withdrawals.
- FundedSeat (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedAmsterdam, Netherlands · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · September 28, 2026
FundedSeat announced on 28 Sep 2026 that it is closing operations, citing limited access to major trading platforms; it said active accounts would be refunded and pending withdrawals and positive live balances paid (Finance Magnates, 29 Sep 2026).
- HAP Capital (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedNew York, NY · Firm Capital
Ceased accepting traders · December 2025
Domain hapcap.com is parked / for sale. HAP Capital no longer appears to operate as an independent proprietary trading firm.
- Nexgen ProTrader Funding (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedUnited States · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · October 1, 2026
Nexgen ProTrader Funding announced on its own X account (@nexgenprotrader) on 2 October 2026 that it is ceasing operations because it ran out of money. New sales stopped and accounts were disabled from 5 PM ET on 1 October 2026; approved payouts are being offered a partial percentage settlement. The X account has since been removed.
- OANDA Prop Trader (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedLondon · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · March 31, 2026
OANDA Prop Trader concluded 2026-03-31 after FTMO acquisition of OANDA (FTMO press release 2026-03-02). No longer active.
- Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedDubai, UAE · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · March 28, 2024
SFT was impacted by the broader 2024 retail prop firm collapse following MetaQuotes platform revocations and broker withdrawals affecting MENA-based prop firms. The firm's site became inactive and no funded payouts were reported after Q2 2024. No official wind-down announcement was located.
- Smart Prop Trader (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedMadrid, Spain · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · December 29, 2024
Smart Prop Trader announced on its X account (@SmartPropTrader) on 28 November 2024 that it stopped onboarding new traders as of 27 November 2024. Existing traders could keep trading until 29 December 2024, when operations ended. smartproptrader.com now redirects to an unrelated broker site.
- SurgeTrader (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedNaples, USA · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · May 24, 2024
SurgeTrader lost its MetaQuotes MT4/MT5 access in early 2024 amid MetaQuotes' crackdown on prop firms serving US clients. On approximately May 17–18, 2024, Match-Trade Technologies separately terminated SurgeTrader's platform license, leaving the firm with no functional trading infrastructure. Unable to secure an alternative platform, SurgeTrader announced permanent closure on May 24, 2024.
- TickTickTrader (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedLondon, UK · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · date not confirmed
Site offline since at least October 8, 2026; no closure statement from the firm; plans say 'coming soon' with no checkout; Tradovate suspended its traders in November 2025; support email bounces; no X posts since February 2026; listed as inactive by two other directories.
- Traders Central Fund (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedToronto, Canada · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · April 17, 2023
Alpha Capital Group announced on 17 April 2023 that it acquired Traders Central Fund's intellectual property. The old domain now redirects to an address that does not resolve. Traders Central Fund is not operating as its own firm.
- TrueForexFunds (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedBudapest, Hungary · Evaluation
Ceased accepting traders · May 13, 2024
TrueForexFunds lost MetaQuotes MT4/MT5 access in early 2024 during MetaQuotes' crackdown on prop firms serving US clients, and subsequently lost broker liquidity from Eightcap and Purple Trading. The firm announced it was ceasing operations in February 2024 with payouts to existing funded traders disrupted.
- WTS Proprietary Trading Group (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)ClosedNew York, NY, USA · Firm Leverage
Ceased accepting traders · 2014
WTS Proprietary Trading Group was acquired by T3 Trading Group in 2014. Existing WTS traders and infrastructure were migrated to T3, and WTS ceased operating as an independent prop trading firm.
Historical (1)
- BNP Paribas Exane (opens in new tab)View profile → (opens in new tab)HistoricalParis · Bank / Institutional
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