TradersYard announced on 21 September that futures trading challenges are now its primary strategic focus. FX and CFD challenges will be discontinued after 30 September 2026.

The move follows a funding round led by Andromeda Capital Partners Suisse AG in July and what the firm describes as strong recent growth in its futures business. TradersYard says it holds its own CME data distribution license, which is uncommon among pure prop firms, and is also onboarding its first B2B software clients using technology it built in-house.

Andromeda is the same investor group behind MetroTrade, a US futures broker. The two companies remain independent, but the shared backer is pushing deeper into exchange-traded futures and related technology.

CEO Manuel Sonnleithner and the firm framed the decision as concentrating resources where they see the clearest growth path rather than running parallel FX and futures books.

What it means for traders

Anyone still running or planning an FX/CFD challenge with TradersYard has until the end of the month. After that the firm is going futures-first. The CME data license and B2B push suggest they are trying to build infrastructure rather than just another challenge brand.

Our Take: A clean strategic call. Dropping the FX/CFD side removes a distraction and aligns the firm with the capital that is already funding it. Whether the futures challenges themselves stand out on rules and payouts is the next test.

Gourang Parekh

I’ve been trading for over 5 years, mainly across Indian markets, futures, forex, crypto, and CFDs. Over the years, I’ve traded with a lot of different brokers and prop firms and spent a huge amount of time testing their rules, platforms, pricing, drawdown models, payout systems, and trading conditions.

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