Spotware has confirmed that prop firms can no longer onboard new US-based traders on cTrader. A company spokesperson told Finance Magnates that the decision followed an internal regulatory assessment during the first quarter of 2026. Firm-level cutoffs began on March 31, 2026. Whether an existing account keeps running depends on each firm, and the reported restriction covers cTrader accounts only.
What Spotware confirmed
The spokesperson said the company “made the strategic decision to restrict the onboarding of US-based traders,” according to Finance Magnates, which dates the internal assessment to the first quarter of 2026.
There was no single public ban. The change reached traders through firm-level edits to onboarding policies, JoinProp reports, which is why the cutoff dates differ from firm to firm.
Which firms changed their terms
| Firm | What the terms now say | Since |
|---|---|---|
| FundedNext | US-based traders can no longer purchase new cTrader accounts | March 31, 2026 |
| The5ers | cTrader classified as available to non-US clients only | June 2026 |
| Goat Funded Trader | Amended terms list Match-Trader, TradeLocker and Volumetrica for US clients | April 2026 |
All three positions are the firms’ own, as reported by Finance Magnates.
Who it affects
The restriction targets onboarding of new US-based traders, JoinProp reports. Traders who already hold a cTrader account at a prop firm are not covered by one common rule: that question goes back to each firm’s own policy.
The sources describe cTrader accounts. They do not report a change at the futures platforms used for US futures evaluations, and they do not describe any regulator action against the platform.
What traders should check
Check which platform your evaluation actually runs on before you buy it, because platform access is part of what a paid evaluation sells and an evaluation is a paid service traded on a simulated account. Then read the firm’s own terms page for the effective date it applies to US residents, since the dates above came from separate firm announcements rather than from one notice.
