The trading platforms we use. Honestly reviewed.
From charting and execution to prop-firm evaluations and payouts, someone in the community has used it and will tell you the trade-offs.
TradingView
Trading platformsCharting, drawing tools and bar replay — the default screen for most members, with shared layouts and templates.
NinjaTrader
Trading platformsFutures execution and DOM trading, common for intraday and short-term setups.
Thinkorswim
Trading platformsUS stock and options analysis with a full paper-trading environment.
Interactive Brokers
BrokersInternational broker for both futures and US stocks, useful if you run multi-market accounts.
Topstep
Prop firmsFutures evaluation firm — the community tracks daily loss limits, consistency rules and payout terms.
Apex Trader Funding
Prop firmsAnother widely used futures evaluation firm; rules and discount campaigns change often.
MyFundedFutures
Prop firmsKnown for faster payouts and flexible evaluation settings.
Tradeify
Prop firmsNewer futures evaluation firm the community is still testing.
Discord
Community & toolsWhere XSR lives: pre-market notes, live discussion and reviews all happen here.
Notion
Community & toolsTrade journal and rules templates you can copy into your own workspace.
Trading Economics
Data & newsEconomic calendar and data releases, useful for planning the week.
X (Twitter)
Data & newsFirm announcements, earnings and market sentiment in real time.
Using something we have not listed?
Post it in the Discord and the community will add its own testing notes and things to watch out for.