The Best 1-Step Prop Firms

One-step challenges compress the evaluation into a single phase: hit the profit target once without breaking the drawdown rules and the funded account is yours. That makes them faster than the classic two-step route — often the difference between days and weeks — with only one fee standing between you and funding.

The trade-off is that firms compensate for the missing second phase with tougher terms. One-step programs commonly carry tighter maximum drawdown, trailing rather than static drawdown, consistency rules that cap how much of the target a single big day may contribute, or a higher fee than the equivalent two-step account. Whether that trade is worth it depends on your style: a steady strategy with shallow drawdowns handles one-step rules well, while volatile strategies often survive longer under two-step terms.

The table below ranks every firm we track that runs a one-step program, ordered by the cheapest one-step account after live discounts. Each firm's exact drawdown type and consistency rules are on its review page — read them before you buy, because they differ more between one-step programs than the prices do.