Our Team

The researchers, analysts, writers and editors behind PropTradingScanner — the people who test prop firms, build our tools and keep every review honest and up to date. We are a fully remote team, spread across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

Daniel Mercer
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Editorial standards · Independence policy · Firm ratingsMarcus Vale
Head of Research
Payout Reliability Index · Rule tracking · Data scoringEthan Brooks
Senior Futures Analyst
CME futures · Evaluation mechanics · Drawdown rulesSophia Bennett
Lead Copywriter, Firm Reviews
Firm reviews · Comparisons · Pricing accuracyLiam Carter
Copywriter, Strategy & Guides
How-to guides · Trading strategy · Risk managementAva Nguyen
Copywriter, Geo & Platforms
Country pages · Platform pages · Market accessGrace Holloway
Editor & Fact-Checker
Fact-checking · Editing · VerificationRyan Cole
Web & Tools Developer
Screener & tools · Calculators · Comparison hub

Every firm review and guide on this site is written and fact-checked by a named member of this team, following our editorial standards. We compare futures prop firms on verified, public data — not marketing.