Funding Pips is a Dubai-based funded-account firm founded in 2022. It is best known in the sector for a notable case over MetaQuotes platform access for US clients — a useful window into how dependent the CFD prop model is on third-party trading platforms. We have not completed a hands-on evaluation, so we publish no account sizes, profit split, fees, payout figures or rating until verified on the firm's own site (reviewed June 2026).
Who runs Funding Pips, and is it regulated?
Funding Pips is headquartered in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. As with the other UAE-based firms, the local regulators do not license the funded-account evaluation model, so being Dubai-based is a verifiable location fact, not evidence the product is regulated or protected. The challenge is a fee-paid assessment, not a licensed financial product, and there is no compensation scheme behind it.
Funding Pips is a CFD-focused firm, which ties its platform availability directly to third-party providers like MetaQuotes. That dependence is the heart of the US-access case the firm became known for, and it is why platform continuity is a real consideration for any CFD prop firm.
The MetaQuotes US-access case and what it teaches
Funding Pips featured in a notable case over MetaQuotes access for US clients. The broader context: starting in early 2024 MetaQuotes revoked MT4/MT5 licences from dozens of prop firms, and the majority of CFD firms could no longer offer those platforms to US traders. The practical lesson for any trader is that a CFD prop firm's ability to serve you can change at the discretion of a platform vendor it does not control — a structural risk that has nothing to do with the firm's own intentions.
An estimated 80-100 firms ceased operations between early 2024 and late 2025, many after platform-licence loss. Continuity risk is therefore a first-class factor, not a footnote.
Payout mechanics: read these before you pay
We do not publish Funding Pips' profit split, challenge fees, account sizes or payout frequency — they vary by plan and change over time. The rules that can void a payout matter most: consistency requirements, the drawdown definition (static vs trailing), prohibited-strategy clauses and payout minimums. Read them in full on the firm's own site before committing money.
An evaluation fee is at risk and is not an investment. Most retail traders lose money trading leveraged products. Commit only what you can afford to lose.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Verifiable Dubai (UAE) corporate base.
- Well-known name in the CFD prop segment.
Cons
- CFD-focused, so platform availability depends on third-party vendors — the firm's US-access case shows the risk.
- Newer firm (founded 2022) with a shorter continuity record.
- The funded-account product is not a licensed financial product; an evaluation fee is at risk.
Frequently asked questions
Is Funding Pips regulated?
Funding Pips is based in Dubai, UAE, but the funded-account product is not a licensed or regulated financial product. The UAE regulators do not authorise the evaluation model as a category. Being Dubai-based is a location fact, not proof of protection — read the firm's terms before paying.
Can US traders use Funding Pips?
Funding Pips is a CFD firm and featured in a notable case over MetaQuotes access for US clients. After MetaQuotes withdrew MT4/MT5 from most prop firms in 2024, US access became the hardest in the sector. Confirm current US eligibility and platform on the firm's own site before signing up.