Platforms & firms

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.

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TradingView

Trading platforms

Charting, drawing tools and bar replay — the default screen for most members, with shared layouts and templates.

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NinjaTrader

Trading platforms

Futures execution and DOM trading, common for intraday and short-term setups.

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Thinkorswim

Trading platforms

US stock and options analysis with a full paper-trading environment.

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Interactive Brokers

Brokers

International broker for both futures and US stocks, useful if you run multi-market accounts.

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Topstep

Prop firms

Futures evaluation firm — the community tracks daily loss limits, consistency rules and payout terms.

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Apex Trader Funding

Prop firms

Another widely used futures evaluation firm; rules and discount campaigns change often.

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MyFundedFutures

Prop firms

Known for faster payouts and flexible evaluation settings.

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Tradeify

Prop firms

Newer futures evaluation firm the community is still testing.

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Discord

Community & tools

Where XSR lives: pre-market notes, live discussion and reviews all happen here.

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Notion

Community & tools

Trade journal and rules templates you can copy into your own workspace.

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Trading Economics

Data & news

Economic calendar and data releases, useful for planning the week.

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X (Twitter)

Data & news

Firm 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.

Ask in the Discord