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On today’s menu:

• The 2024 Pip Munch Awards 🏆️ 

Munchers!

It's time for the first annual Pip Munch Awards – as voted by you, our beloved chart-chasing maniacs!

I'm your host, the Pip Popper, and we're about to serve up some sizzling hot takes faster than you can say "margin call"!

Let's dive in like it's a bull market and we're all swimming in gains!

1/ Prop Firm of the Year 🥇 

And the winner is... drumroll please…

FTMO, snagging the top spot!

The voting shows that the firm that’s been funding traders since 2015 is still Top Dog and the gold standard.

The 5%ers came in a close second, proving that in the world of prop firms, it's a dog-eat-dog world (or should we say, pip-eat-pip?).

2/ Best 1-Step Program 1️⃣ 

Lark Funding swoops in with a whopping 68% of the vote!

A few of their features:

• 10% Target ✅ 

• 6% Max Drawdown ✅

• 5% Daily Loss Limit ✅

• No News Restrictions ✅

• No Trailing Drawdown ✅

Looks like you Munchers prefer your challenges like you prefer your trades - quick and profitable!

3/ Best 2-Step Program 2️⃣ 

FTMO takes the cake again! 🤯 

They're on a roll faster than your account balance during a winning streak!

It’s incredible how the firm that rarely ever runs promotions or discounts and who doesn’t work with dozens of trading influencers routinely takes the top spot.

There’s a lesson in there for the entire industry…

And to boot, their 2-step program is harder than most:

• 10% Phase 1 Target

• 10% Max Drawdown

• 4 Minimum Trading Days

• $100K Challenge = $560

Harder challenges at higher prices prove the power of their brand.

Well done, FTMO. 👏 

4/ Best 3-Step Program 3️⃣ 

Lark Funding strikes again with a massive 75% of the vote!

Three steps to funded heaven, and Lark's leading the dance!

This isn’t surprising as they’re the only firm with targets of only 5% > 4% > 3%.

5/ Best Instant Funding Program 💥 

Funding Pips takes the crown!

Because who needs patience when you can have instant gratification, right?

Instant funding is growing in popularity and we expect it to take center stage across the industry in 2025.

6/ Best Trading Influencer 🤳 

ICT clinches the top spot, with Dan Cheung hot on his heels!

Proof that in the trading world, you're either breaking structure or getting your structure broken!

7/ Trading Asset of the Year 🚀 

XAUUSD shines bright with 47% of the vote, followed by Bitcoin at 37%!

Looks like you Munchers still prefer your assets shiny and physical... with a side of digital gold for good measure!

XAUUSD: The Golden Child

Gold has been on a stellar ride this year!

Starting around $2,600, it climbed to new heights, peaking at $2,750 in October. After a brief dip below $2,600 in mid-November, it bounced back to around $2,720 by December.

Talk about a glittering performance!

Bitcoin: The Digital Dynamo

Bitcoin didn't hold back either! Kicking off the year near $45,000, it skyrocketed to an all-time high of $73,737.94 in March.

By December, BTC was trading above $100,000, marking a jaw-dropping 122% gain for the year.

Whether you're team XAUUSD or team BTC, one thing's for sure – 2024 has been a year to remember in the trading world!

8/ Biggest Emergency Award ‼️ 

This one goes to the Great MetaTrader Exodus of early 2024!

Prop firms dropping MT4/MT5 faster than a trader's hopes during a margin call. The horror!

This was a wild time across the industry. But as usual, growing pains can lead to gains.

Because of it, many firms now offer CTrader (our favourite trading platform) and TradingView integrations that traders have been dreaming of for years.

9/ Biggest Fumble of the Year 😬 

The Funded Trader takes this one with a landslide 58% of the vote!

From funding dreams to ghosting schemes, they really dropped the ball (and a lot of traders' accounts).

They seem to still be around, pushing 50-60% discounts and promising to restore all accounts impacted by their shutdown.

But that’s to be seen…

10/ Villain of the Year 👿 

Angelo, CEO of The Funded Trader, bags this one with 51% of the vote!

Joe Biden trails at 21%, proving that in the trading world, losing people's money is worse than... well, politics.

ICT snagging 13% shows he's the Marmite of trading - you either love him or hate him!

11/ Comeback of the Year ✅ 

Trump trumps the competition with 42% of the vote!

Bitcoin comes in second at 30%. Looks like both are experts at bouncing back from the bottom!

That's all for the first annual Pip Munch Awards, Munchers! 🥳 

Remember, in the world of trading, you're all winners... until you're not. Now go forth and may your charts be ever in your favor!

Let us know how we did 👇️ 

☕️ Pre-Market Fuel

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