FundedNext Reenters the U.S. CFD Market Through Match-Trader
After halting U.S. CFD services in early 2024, FundedNext returned to the U.S. market via Match-Trader, signaling prop firms' search for MetaTrader alternatives.
FundedNext reentered the U.S. CFD prop trading market on November 5, 2025, using Match-Trader instead of MetaTrader for U.S.-based clients.
The move followed a major disruption in the prop firm industry that began in early 2024, when many firms lost access to MetaTrader for U.S. users after pressure around simulated CFD trading access. Finance Magnates reported that FundedNext had halted CFD prop trading services for U.S. traders around February 2024 and returned with Match-Trader in November 2025.
The relaunch meant U.S. traders could again access FundedNext's simulated CFD programs, but through a different platform setup. A Yahoo Finance release said U.S. traders would participate through Match-Trader and access markets such as forex, indices, and commodities in a simulated trading environment.
This was strategically important because the U.S. remains one of the most valuable retail trading markets, but also one of the most complicated for prop firms offering CFD-style products. Many firms shifted toward futures after the MetaTrader disruption because futures infrastructure was more accepted and operationally practical for U.S. traders.
By returning through Match-Trader, FundedNext signaled that prop firms were not giving up on U.S. CFD demand. Instead, they were looking for platform alternatives that could support simulated trading while avoiding dependence on MetaTrader.
The move also shows how platform relationships have become central to prop firm strategy. In the early growth phase, many traders cared mostly about account size, fees, and payout speed. After the U.S. platform disruption, traders and operators began paying closer attention to the technology stack itself.
For FundedNext, the Match-Trader relaunch reopened an important market. For the broader industry, it showed that the post-MetaTrader period would not eliminate U.S. CFD-style prop trading entirely. It would push firms toward new platform partners, different compliance structures, and more diversified product offerings.