Trader tools
The tools prop traders use
Charting, journals, trade copiers, backtesting, VPS and news: what each costs, what it's for, and which firms let you use it.
Charting
Charts to plan and place your trades.
Order flow and DOM
See the order book and volume behind each move. Mostly futures.
Bookmap
Order book heatmap to see liquidity and large orders in real time.
FuturesFree planFrom $49/monthVisit →ATAS
Order flow platform: clusters, footprint and delta. Accepted by several futures prop firms.
FuturesFrom €24.95/monthVisit →Quantower
Multi-broker platform with DOM, footprint and volume analysis, connected to Rithmic and other feeds.
Forex / CFDFuturesFrom $70/monthAll-in-One plan.Visit →
Trading journals
Log every trade and find what loses you challenges.
TradeZella
Trading journal with analytics, trade replay and automatic imports from most platforms.
Forex / CFDFuturesFrom $35/monthVisit →TraderSync
Online journal and performance analytics, with an AI coach that spots your repeated mistakes.
Forex / CFDFuturesFrom $29.95/monthVisit →Tradervue
Online trading journal since 2011, with a free plan to get started.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeFree up to 30 grouped trades a month.Visit →Edgewonk
Journal built around discipline: tracks emotions, rule-following and the real edge of each setup.
Forex / CFDFuturesFrom $197/yearOr $35 a month.Visit →
Trade copiers
Copy one account onto several. Check the firm allows it first.
Tradesyncer
Cloud copier to mirror one account onto several futures prop firm accounts.
FuturesOnly where copy trading is allowed: 42 firms we track allow it.
From $49/monthVisit →Tradecopia
Futures copier with per-account risk controls (size, max loss).
FuturesOnly where copy trading is allowed: 42 firms we track allow it.
From $49.99/monthVisit →Duplikium
Cloud copier across platforms (MT4, MT5, cTrader, Tradovate...), with no PC left running.
Forex / CFDFuturesOnly where copy trading is allowed: 42 firms we track allow it.
From €9/monthPer copied account.Visit →
Backtesting and replay
Test a strategy on past data before paying for a challenge.
FX Replay
Replay the market candle by candle to test a strategy, with a mode that simulates prop firm rules.
Forex / CFDFuturesFrom $17.99/monthStocks and futures need the Pro plan ($35).Visit →Forex Tester Online
Manual backtesting on years of forex history, in the browser.
Forex / CFDFrom $159/yearVisit →
Risk and position sizing
Our free tools to size trades and stay inside the drawdown.
FundedMap position size calculator
FundedMapLots or contracts to trade to risk an exact amount, on forex, indices, metals and futures.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeOpen →FundedMap drawdown simulator
FundedMapSee how your max loss moves (static, end-of-day, intraday) over a run of trades.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeOpen →FundedMap risk of ruin
FundedMapThe odds of hitting the max loss before the target, from your win rate and risk per trade.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeOpen →
VPS
A server that keeps your platform, EAs or copier running 24/7.
ForexVPS.net
Windows server near broker servers to run MT4/MT5 and your EAs around the clock.
Forex / CFDFrom $34/month$28 a month billed yearly.Visit →QuantVPS
Low-latency VPS (Chicago, New York, London...), popular with futures traders on NinjaTrader and with copiers.
Forex / CFDFuturesFrom $59/monthVisit →VPSTrading
Entry-level VPS for MT4/MT5, with servers in the main financial hubs.
Forex / CFDFrom $17.50/monthBilled yearly.Visit →
News and sessions
Know when the market moves, and when your firm restricts trading.
FundedMap news trading calendar
FundedMapThis week's releases in your time zone, with each prop firm's news rules.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeOpen →FundedMap market sessions
FundedMapSydney, Tokyo, London, New York and CME hours, in your time zone.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeOpen →Forex Factory
The economic calendar forex traders follow most, with a forum and news.
Forex / CFDFuturesFreeVisit →
How we pick and price tools
Prices are the cheapest paid plan we found on October 26, 2026, before tax; they change often, so check the tool's site. We list tools traders actually use with prop firms; no tool paid to be here.
Which firms allow copy trading and EAs comes from: PropFirmMatch — trade copying · PropFirmMatch — futures, copy trading · PropFirmMatch — EA trading