TEAM
Nine people. Every number on PFR passes through one of them.
A fully remote research desk across four time zones. Each person below owns part of the record, and the people who sell placements cannot touch a score.
- People
- 9
fully remote
- Time zones
- 4
UTC−5 to UTC+8
- Open roles
- 4
all listed on Careers
- Stakes in prop firms
- 0
declared every January
Research & data
The method, the daily scans and the rule records.
JC Talboom
Founder · research desk
Ran a 45,000-account prop desk before PFR. Reads rules pages for fun.
Devon O.
Data engineering
Runs the daily discovery scan, the rules diff and the price checker.
Jonas K.
Rules analyst
Writes the rule explainers and the glossary, and checks each rule change before it is logged.
Verification & trust
Payouts, reviews and the security of what traders send us.
Mara L.
Payout verification · support
Reconciles submitted payouts against firm ledgers and answers the support inbox.
Aiko S.
Review moderation
Checks the purchase proof behind every review and handles firm replies and reports.
Samir D.
Security · data integrity
Triages bug bounty reports, keeps proofs encrypted and co-signs the awards audit.
Product & partnerships
The tools, the Monday brief and the firms we list.
Arnoldas V.
Product · quiz & funnels
Built the plan finder and the 2-minute quiz. Owns the mobile experience.
Hanna W.
Design · Monday brief
Designs the site and edits the Monday brief with the research desk.
Rafael M.
Firm partnerships
Handles listings, verification requests and labelled placements. Has no access to scores.
How the team keeps rankings independentKeeping rankings independent
Partnerships cannot see or edit scores
The partnerships team sells labelled placements. Scores are computed from recorded data, and the research desk signs every change.
Two people sign off a ranking change
A second person checks the data behind any move in the top 20 before it is published.
Everyone declares trading accounts
Staff list the evaluations they hold each January. Nobody moderates reviews of a firm they trade with.
- Partnerships cannot see or edit scores. The partnerships team sells labelled placements. Scores are computed from recorded data, and the research desk signs every change.
- Two people sign off a ranking change. A second person checks the data behind any move in the top 20 before it is published.
- Everyone declares trading accounts. Staff list the evaluations they hold each January. Nobody moderates reviews of a firm they trade with.
