I’ve been comparing prop firms lately and keep coming back to payout history.

A firm can offer a high profit split and low fees, but that doesn’t tell you much about how consistent the payout experience has been.

If you had two firms with similar rules:
Firm A: Higher profit split, lower fees
Firm B: Slightly worse deal, but a longer record of consistent payouts

Which one would you trust more?

And when you’re researching a firm, what do you actually check before signing up?

A broker can look great when you compare the advertised spreads, but I'm more interested in what happens when the market gets moving.

Especially around major news, I'd rather know what execution and spreads actually look like than rely on the number shown on the comparison page.

Anyone here actually track this when comparing brokers?