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HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON · 2026

Maven Trading vs The Funded Trader

Side-by-side comparison of trust scores, profit splits, payout speed, and real trader reviews. Independent data — no sponsored rankings.

MAVN

Maven Trading

EST. 2022

TFTR

The Funded Trader

MAVEN TRADING

METRIC

THE FUNDED TRADER

68/100BETTER

TRUST SCORE

—0/100

0/5TIE

RATING

TIE0/5

80%

PROFIT SPLIT

—

$1,000,000BETTER

MAX FUNDING

—$600,000

$13BETTER

MIN COST

—$489

10d

PAYOUT DAYS

—

PASS RATE

—

0TIE

REVIEW COUNT

TIE0

MAVEN TRADING DETAILS

STEPS: 2-phase
DRAWDOWN: Trailing
MARKETS: Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, ETFs
PLATFORMS: MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader

THE FUNDED TRADER DETAILS

STEPS: 2-phase
DRAWDOWN: Fixed
PLATFORMS: MATCH-TRADER, DXTrade, cTrader

Maven Trading PROS

+Max funding of $1,000,000 significantly exceeds the industry average of $839,272.7.
+Minimum challenge cost of $13 is far below the industry average of $186.7.
+Fee refund is available, reducing the financial risk of the challenge.
+On-demand payouts offer greater flexibility than fixed payout schedules.

Maven Trading CONS

−EA/automated trading is not allowed, excluding a large segment of systematic traders.
−Days to first payout at 10 days is above the industry average of 6.5 days.
−Profit split of 80% is below the industry average of 84.7%.

The Funded Trader PROS

+News trading is explicitly allowed, giving traders more strategic flexibility during high-impact events.
+Offers three platforms including MATCH-TRADER, DXTrade, and cTrader, well above typical single-platform firms.
+Overall drawdown of 8% is slightly above the industry average of 7.9%, broadly in line with norms.
+Max funding of $600,000 is below the industry average of $839,272.7 but still a substantial capital allocation.

The Funded Trader CONS

−Min challenge cost of $489 is significantly above the industry average of $186.7, raising the barrier to entry.
−Profit target of 10% is above the industry average of 7.9%, requiring stronger performance to pass evaluation.
−Two steps to funded exceeds the industry average of 1.6, adding time and cost before reaching a live account.

PROPDNA VERDICT

Maven Trading

Higher trust score (68/100). Faster payouts at 10d. 80% profit split.

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