{"id":2335,"date":"2026-06-14T08:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketgrid.com\/news\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2026-06-14T08:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:55:47","slug":"ma-wave-continues-instant-funding-acquires-funded-trading-plus-in-major-uk-prop-firm-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marketgrid.com\/news\/ma-wave-continues-instant-funding-acquires-funded-trading-plus-in-major-uk-prop-firm-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"M&amp;A Wave Continues: Instant Funding Acquires Funded Trading Plus in Major UK Prop Firm Merger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consolidation of the proprietary trading sector has taken another massive leap forward.<sup><\/sup> In a major strategic move, London-based <strong>Instant Funding<\/strong> has officially acquired rival firm <strong>Funded Trading Plus (FTP)<\/strong>, uniting two of the United Kingdom\u2019s most prominent retail funding platforms under a single corporate structure.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transaction represents a massive scaling play, immediately increasing the unified parent group\u2019s overall revenue by <strong>70%<sup><\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"a-two-brand-strategic-synergy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Two-Brand Strategic Synergy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than dissolving the brand, the corporate group announced that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupresearcher.com\/news\/instant-funding-acquires-funded-trading-plus-to-form-prop-trading-group\">both Instant Funding and Funded Trading Plus<\/a> will continue to operate as independent, standalone entities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary objective of the deal is to create a better-capitalized, highly resilient entity capable of leveraging shared backend infrastructure, technology budgets, and risk-management data.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Funded Trading Plus<\/strong> brings a massive global footprint to the marriage, bringing an active user base of over 60,000 international clients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instant Funding<\/strong> contributes a reputation for explosive growth, deep technological solutions, and recent expansions into multi-asset crypto frameworks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"immediate-impact-for-active-traders-complete-continuity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immediate Impact for Active Traders: Complete Continuity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For funded traders holding active balances with either firm, the acquisition has been structured with a strict \u201cno disruption\u201d operational protocol.<sup><\/sup> The combined management team explicitly confirmed that there will be <strong>no immediate changes to raw trading conditions, evaluation targets, or profit-split models<sup><\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Official Continuity Directive:<\/strong> Active accounts, trader dashboards, current evaluation challenges, processing windows for payouts, and standard platform support channels will remain exactly the same across both independent ecosystems.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the coming quarters, traders can expect gradual improvements to account performance as the firms integrate a unified, highly optimized technology stack designed to decrease execution slippage and lower transaction latency.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"building-a-scalable-corporate-prop-empire\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building a Scalable, Corporate Prop Empire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proprietary trading space has undergone significant growing pains over the last two years, with almost a third of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/news\/financemagnates:a38133159094b:0-prop-trading-instant-funding-acquires-funded-trading-plus\/\">smaller firms closing their doors<\/a> due to rising operational complexity and shifting broker alignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis Mansbridge, CEO of Instant Funding, noted that the acquisition marks an evolution away from <a href=\"https:\/\/m.thewire.in\/article\/ptiprnews\/instant-funding-acquires-funded-trading-plus-increasing-group-revenue-by-70\/amp\">running a single-brand prop platform<\/a> toward constructing a scalable, technology-forward institutional group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving forward, the integrated corporate entity plans to aggressively fund:<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accelerated backend infrastructure and platform innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep expansions into its upcoming CFD brokerage offerings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced scalability to handle 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