Analysis
The mechanics of prop firm affiliate programs. Everything that drives earnings more than the advertised commission rate.
Where you will not be accepted: prop affiliate barriers
Follower counts, a mandatory challenge purchase, selective review and closed applications. Who will not let you into the program, and why.
Attribution window: from 7 days to a year
Attribution windows in prop affiliate programs vary fiftyfold, and 19 firms out of 36 do not publish the term at all. Counting the losses.
Programs where a link click does not count
E8, Take Profit Trader and Alpha Capital pay on promo code only. At BrightFunded the link lives one session. How this breaks your real EPC.
Why the commission rate is the worst way to pick a program
The commission rate tells you less about income than recurring commission, the attribution window, the attribution method and the calculation base.
Landing page promises, agreement delivers: 8 programs
OneUp Trader, Plutus Trade Base and six more programs whose landing page and affiliate agreement show different rates, windows and terms.
Plutus Trade Base: recurring commission only from rank 4
The landing page presents repeat commissions as a property of the program. The agreement lists them as a rank 4 benefit, which opens at 5000 clients.
OneUp Trader: landing page and agreement differ on four points
Rate, recurring commission, attribution window and payment terms are stated differently on the OneUp Trader landing page and in its Affiliate Partner Agreement.
Four firms whose tier grids do not match themselves
FundedNext, Goat Funded Trader, Blueberry Funded and FXIFY publish different tier grids in their own materials. A breakdown by source.
TradeDay: a vendor template left in place on the affiliate portal
TradeDay's main page states tiers up to 22.5%, while the firm's own portal on Post Affiliate Pro shows 30% and permits paid search advertising.