Marcus Brennan is a senior prop trading analyst with 7+ years of experience evaluating proprietary trading firms and testing funded accounts. A former full-time funded trader, Marcus has personally traded with 25+ prop firms across forex, futures, and indices markets, giving him unique firsthand insight into platform quality and trader experience.
Before joining GuestInvest, Marcus worked as a community analyst at TradingView from 2020 to 2024, where he provided market insights and evaluated trading platforms for thousands of retail traders. His honest, data-driven approach to platform reviews built him a reputation for cutting through marketing hype to deliver actionable insights.
From 2017 to 2020, Marcus traded full-time with multiple funded accounts, working with platforms including FTMO, TopstepTrader, and The5ers. During this period, he gained extensive experience with prop firm challenges, payout processes, platform limitations, and the day-to-day realities of trading firm capital. This hands-on experience informs every review he writes.
At GuestInvest, Marcus leads the review team and personally tests every prop firm before publication. His analysis focuses on trading conditions, risk management rules, payout reliability, and business model sustainability. He specializes in futures prop firm evaluation and has comprehensive knowledge of platforms like Topstep, Apex Trader Funding, and MyFundedFutures.
Marcus’s approach combines technical platform analysis with real-world trader perspective. He understands that behind every evaluation fee is a trader with goals and limited capital. His mission is to help traders avoid costly mistakes, identify legitimate funding opportunities, and make informed decisions in an industry that often prioritizes marketing over transparency.
Based in Manchester, UK, Marcus is passionate about bringing accountability and honesty to prop trading platform reviews. When he’s not analyzing prop firms or testing trading conditions, he enjoys discussing risk management strategies and trading psychology with the trading community.
Leading the review team and personally testing every prop firm before publication. Specializing in futures prop firm evaluation with comprehensive analysis of trading conditions, risk management rules, payout reliability, and business model sustainability. Focus on platforms like Topstep, Apex Trader Funding, and MyFundedFutures.
Provided market insights and evaluated trading platforms for thousands of retail traders. Built reputation for honest, data-driven platform reviews that cut through marketing hype to deliver actionable insights to the trading community.
Traded full-time with multiple funded accounts across platforms including FTMO, TopstepTrader, and The5ers. Gained extensive firsthand experience with prop firm challenges, payout processes, platform limitations, and the day-to-day realities of trading firm capital across forex, futures, and indices markets.
