Our Verdict
The broker-backed model is FXIFY's real edge — FXPIG execution on a prop firm account is genuinely different from the demo-server standard. $30M+ paid across 200K+ payouts in two years is a strong track record for a young firm. The add-on pricing gets expensive and the Rise KYC issues need solving, but the fundamentals are solid. A 7.8 that could climb to 8+ if they fix the payment pipeline.
FXIFY launched in 2022 out of London, founded by David Bhidey, Peter Brown, and Bobby Winters — three people with actual brokerage and fintech backgrounds, not just marketing degrees. The company is incorporated as FXIFY Solutions Limited in the UK.
The headline differentiator: FXIFY is backed by FXPIG, a retail broker that's been operating since 2010. This isn't a partnership press release — FXIFY's MT4 and MT5 accounts run directly through FXPIG's brokerage infrastructure. That means STP execution, raw spreads from 0.0, and real liquidity. While other prop firms are routing trades through MetaTrader demo servers, FXIFY traders are hitting actual market prices through an established broker.
This matters because execution quality is the invisible variable in prop trading. You can have the best strategy in the world, but if your entries are getting filled 2 pips worse on a demo server than they would on live, your edge disappears. FXPIG's infrastructure closes that gap.
FXIFY offers more flexibility than most firms. Three evaluation paths:
Plus Instant Funding if you want to skip evaluation entirely (higher fees, lower profit split initially).
Account sizes range from $5K to $400K, with scaling up to $4 million. The base profit split is 80%, upgradable to 90% via add-on. Payouts are bi-weekly (or monthly for up to 100% split on the Classic).
Three things:
The add-on system is a double-edged sword. You can customize leverage (up to 1:50), profit split (90%), payout frequency, and drawdown protection — but each costs a percentage of the evaluation fee. A fully loaded account costs significantly more than the base price.
The biggest operational issue is their payment provider, Rise. Multiple traders have reported KYC verification failures through Rise that blocked payouts — even on accounts that had already been verified and paid out before. FXIFY says they can't process payouts without Rise approval, which means a third-party dependency is sitting between profitable traders and their money.
They've also made rule changes that frustrated existing traders — most notably switching the 2-step challenge from static max drawdown to trailing drawdown, and adding a consistency rule mid-stream.
Forex and CFD traders who want broker-quality execution without the execution risk of pure demo-server prop firms. If you've ever been suspicious about your fills on a funded account, FXIFY's FXPIG integration is the answer. The 3-phase option is particularly good for newer traders who want lower targets per phase.
| 1-Phase (Lightning) | 2-Phase (Classic) | 3-Phase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit Target | 10% | 5% per phase | ~5% per phase |
| Daily Loss Limit | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Max Drawdown | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Time Limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Instant Funding also available (no evaluation, higher fees).
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