K.A.I tracks how reliably each firm pays. This page gathers the firms with problems so you do not have to open each one. Every claim here is SOURCED — mostly traders' own Trustpilot reviews, with the date K.A.I checked. K.A.I is not making a legal determination.
⛔ Ceased or paused operating (2)
K.A.I has REMOVED the sign-up links for these firms. The review pages are kept so traders with an open account can see what is happening.
YRM Prop
CEASED OPERATING
checked 02/10/2026
Operations PAUSED, announced by the founder himself
A Trustpilot review dated 01/10/2026 reproduces an email from founder Alexander Shapiro to traders, verbatim: “we have paused operations” and “we are trying to raise capital to keep going, but I am not sure if we will be successful… if we can't then we will have to shut down”. The firm's own support acknowledged being in “financial hardship”. Many traders report withdrawals pending for 2–3 months.
This firm is CEASING OPERATIONS — do not buy
Trader reviews on Trustpilot dated 02/10/2026 say the firm has closed its Discord channel and is winding down, verbatim: “Now they are closing their operations and they even closed their discord chat” and “They ran out of funds and are now shutting down”. Several traders report their accounts being closed as soon as they reached a large payout, instead of being paid. The firm's sales website is STILL running normally, so looking at the site alone shows nothing wrong.
⚠️ Warning signs — hold off on new purchases (8)
These firms are STILL operating, but there are reports of slow or denied payouts, or a suspended review profile. Think carefully before paying.
Trustpilot rating SUSPENDED — reports of being ghosted on withdrawal
Trustpilot has suspended E8 Markets' rating for a guidelines breach and states it removed a number of fake reviews — so the 84% five-star figure on the profile does not reflect reality. A review dated 28/09/2026 reads: “i got to reasonable amount of profit, i requested for a withdrawal and it seems like i am already ghosted”. Late-September and 02/10 reviews also report fees eating most of a gain (a $116.62 winning trade charged $129.49) and a mechanism that locks part of the profit as a non-withdrawable buffer. NO signs the firm has stopped operating.
Many reports of DENIED PAYOUTS — read the rules carefully first
Trustpilot reviews from September–October 2026 report the firm denying or delaying payouts and pushing traders onto a “LIVE ELITE” account with sharply reduced leverage (from 140 down to 5 micro contracts) right as they approached a large withdrawal. One trader lost $10,000 of accumulated profit for missing a single week of trading with no prior notice, and payouts have been denied under a “same household” rule not made clear at purchase.
Trustpilot rating SUSPENDED — many reports of accounts closed without cause
Trustpilot suspended the rating for a guidelines breach. Of 430 reviews, 28% are one star. Traders report accounts being breached without hitting the stated loss limit, extreme slippage (a 50–60 pip stop closing around 600 pips away), and one case of paying and still not receiving the account after 60+ days.
Trustpilot rating SUSPENDED — payouts blocked
Trustpilot has removed a number of fake reviews and suspended this firm's rating. Of 187 reviews, 66% are one star. Traders report waiting over 40 days for a $4,000 payout, one reports two funded accounts holding $6,000 of profit “disappearing” after a withdrawal request, and the firm invoking rules not published on its sales page to deny payouts. Note: the sibling brand Goat Funded Trader (forex) stopped taking new business in July 2026 — separate entities, same brand family.
Signs of LIQUIDITY STRESS — hold off on new purchases
Trustpilot reviews from September 2026 report withdrawals stuck for a very long time: three $4,500 requests made on 20 July were still unprocessed on 21 August, and one trader waited close to a month. A review dated 16/09 says the firm “can't even afford to pay out their traders $500”. The firm replies to only 11% of negative reviews.
Trustpilot rating SUSPENDED — many reports of banning profitable traders
Trustpilot suspended the rating for a guidelines breach and removed fake reviews. Of 336 reviews, 33% are one star. A review dated 30/09/2026 says: “If you become profitable they will ban you without a reason”. One trader reports a $3,600 payout denied on a claim of duplicate accounts; many say support tickets were ignored and they were banned from Discord for asking.
Main website BROKEN and payouts unusually slow
K.A.I checked on 02/10/2026: the domain fundedfuturesnetwork.com does NOT load over HTTPS and its DNS points to domain-parking IPs; only the trading app (app.fundedfuturesnetwork.com) is up. On Trustpilot in September 2026, traders report waiting 2–3 weeks for withdrawals the firm advertises as same-day, with the account frozen and untradeable during processing.
Trustpilot rating SUSPENDED — reports of passing but not receiving the account
Trustpilot has suspended The Trading Pit's rating for a guidelines breach and states it removed a number of fake reviews, so the star figure on the profile does not reflect reality. Of 1,077 reviews, 21% are one star. A review dated 03/09/2026 reports hitting the $1,000 profit target but waiting three days without being moved to the second step. A review dated 10/08/2026 reads: “I have yet to receive my Live Account, and customer support has been completely unresponsive”. On the other side, many praise fast payouts and good trading conditions. NO signs the firm has stopped operating.
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