Every prop firm, compared

Apex Trader Funding

USA · Est. 2021

Apex Trader Funding is an Austin, Texas futures prop firm (est. 2021) and one of the highest-search US retail futures evaluation brands. Following the March 2026 “All New Apex” restructure, the product narrative centers on an EOD (end-of-day) drawdown model: no intraday trailing drawdown in that framing, no MAE rule, no old 5/1 risk/reward rule, tier-based scaling on Performance Accounts (PA), a 30% consistency rule on EOD evaluations, and a 50% consistency rule on funded PAs. EOD evaluations commonly have no minimum trading-day requirement, so traders can pass once the profit target is hit while respecting the 30% evaluation consistency rule and other risk rules — speed is allowed; one-day passes that violate consistency and oversizing are still fatal. Catalog sizes include $25K ($1,500 target / $1,000 drawdown, DLL $500, 4 contracts), $50K ($3,000 / $2,000, DLL $1,000, 6 contracts), $100K ($6,000 / $3,000, DLL $1,500, 8 contracts), and $150K ($9,000 / $4,000, DLL $2,000, 12 contracts). Standard Rithmic EOD Trail list evaluation fees on the homepage productPickerConfig are $490 / $590 / $1,190 / $2,190 (90% first-month $49 / $59 / $119 / $219). New products have no paid resets — a failed evaluation requires buying a new evaluation. Standard EOD PA activation from the 2026-10-06 product picker pa_features.price is $109 / $129 / $129 / $159 ($25K–$150K). A vestigial reset_fee:21 in raw product JSON is superseded by the official FAQ stating there are no reset fees. Separate No-Activation-Fee SKUs exist at higher eval stickers and are not these catalog rows. Prior Intraday Trail and No-Activation dollar ladders were not re-confirmed this pass. This catalog prices the standard EOD ladder. Deep public/affiliate codes (e.g. PROFIT at 90% off first month; public site still advertises SAVENOW up to 92% off first month (recurring 50%) through ~2026-10-13 20:59 PT (promoData expiration 2026-10-13 23:59, countdown data-end-time=1791950340)) are central to real economics — always compute discounted eval + activation. Payout policy highlights: weekly after qualifying trading days, methods ACH/wire/PayPal, minimums around $500, and marketing of up to 100% profit share for a limited number of payouts per PA (commonly max six payouts per PA then close and re-qualify). PA consistency: no single day ≥50% of total profits used for the payout cycle. Platforms: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, WealthCharts, Rithmic feeds with licenses often included by connection type. Who it is for: rule-literate day traders optimizing cost-per-attempt under promo cycles, comfortable with eval/PA consistency and limited payout counts per account. Who it is not for: traders who buy 20 discounted accounts without a risk plan, overnight holders, or anyone who still thinks Apex is the old intraday-trail product without re-reading 2026 rules. Honest tradeoffs: unmatched promo-driven attempt economics and brand liquidity of information, offset by activation fees, PA payout caps, and multi-account process decay. PropFirmElite lists a tracked Apex checkout with code PROFIT — verify the live discount percentage before you pay. Compare vs Tradeify multi-path $0 activation, Topstep brand/combine culture, Bulenox early 100% first-profits narrative, MyFundedFutures plan shopping. Research workflow: write EOD rules in one paragraph, compute net fee with live code, write PA consistency + max payouts, paper one size only before scaling accounts. If you are returning to Apex after years away, discard pre-2026 muscle memory. The All New Apex EOD framing, eval/PA consistency, and payout-count caps are the product. Promo codes change; activation still matters; multi-account volume without journaling is how good traders manufacture bad statistics.

Topstep

USA · Est. 2012

Topstep is a long-running U.S. futures prop firm built around a three-stage path: Trading Combine evaluation, Express Funded Account (XFA) simulated funding with real payouts, and Live Funded Account call-ups after consistent XFA performance. Unlike many one-step “buy a challenge and hope” shops, Topstep markets process, education, TopstepTV coaching culture, and a clear Maximum Loss Limit rulebook more than perpetual 90%-off banners. On PropFirmElite we treat Topstep as a futures-first pick for traders who value brand longevity, community, and documented payout rails (including Aeropay instant options for eligible U.S. traders) over the absolute cheapest evaluation fee. The Combine is a monthly subscription simulation: hit the profit target, stay above the Maximum Loss Limit, and keep your best day under the 55% consistency target so the goal does not inflate. After you pass, XFA balances start at $0 of simulated profit and you choose a Standard or Consistency payout path before trading for withdrawals. Official Help Center article Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions (dated July 20, 2026; re-verified 2026-09-17) lists two locked Combine paths. Standard Path monthly: $49 / $99 / $199 for $50K / $100K / $150K, plus a one-time $149 Activation Fee charged once per Express Funded Account earned. No Activation Fee Path monthly: $95 / $149 / $229 for $50K / $100K / $150K, with $0 activation when you pass. Paths cannot be changed after purchase. Help (Trading Combine Subscriptions) still confirms the Combine rebills every 30 days with no time limit to pass. Homepage OfferCatalog JSON-LD on 2026-09-17 still lists 150K at $149 — that schema figure is stale versus Help and the official /no-activation-fee marketing page, both of which show Standard 150K at $199/mo; catalog 150K rows follow Help Standard Path $199. Structured accountSizes remain Standard Path only — No-Activation-Fee SKUs were not added as extra rows (official monthly prices are documented here only; we did not invent a second SKU set). Topstep Labs is a separate limited-drop experiment track, not the standing $50K / $100K / $150K Trading Combine. As of 2026-10-12, there is no live Labs drop: official https://www.topstep.com/labs no longer shows the "Now Available" banner or Start CTA and lists Drop #007 $1.5K Challenge - Powered Up ($99 one-time, October 2026) under "Past Lab Drops" marked Unavailable, with a "Get Notified For The Next Drop" prompt. Drop #007 page params as last shown live (2026-10-09): 2 Minis / 20 Micros; fails at -$500; passes at $1,500; no profit splits; no DLL; no scaling; no consistency; no min days. The help article https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/15520357-topstep-labs (updated about 2026-10-08) lists #007 "$1.5K Challenge - Powered Up" for October 2026: $99 one-time; Challenge and Payout rounds; $1,500 target each round; $500 static MLL; 2 minis / 20 micros; no DLL; no consistency; no min days; fixed $1,500 payout with no profit split; free activation; no resets; 90-day lifespan; accounts close after 30 days of inactivity; 5 per trader; no path to Live through this Challenge alone. Restricted products are noted in the help FAQ. Drop #006 $50K Static Drawdown Trading Combine is past and is no longer the live drop (October 2026 help params still on file: $149 one-time, $4,000 profit target, $2,000 static MLL, 4 mini / 40 micro, 55% consistency, mandatory $1,000 DLL, no resets, 90-day lifespan, 5 per trader, free XFA activation, $8,000 XFA payout cap). Drop #005 $6K Challenge (September 2026) remains a past drop: $149 one-time, two-round challenge (Challenge then Payout), $6,000 profit target each round, $2,000 static MLL, 1 mini / 10 micro, no DLL, no consistency, no min days, no scaling, fixed $6,000 payout with no 90/10 split, free activation on the payout path, resets unavailable, 90-day lifespan, 5 challenges per trader. Help also documents historical drops: #001 $25K Static ($75 one-time), #002 $250K Freedom ($499 one-time), #003 $3K Challenge ($49 one-time), #004 $1.5K Challenge ($39 one-time). We did not add Labs account-size rows. Who Topstep is for: futures day traders who already (or plan to) use NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, or TopstepX, can respect end-of-day trailing MLL math, and prefer a firm that has been paying traders for many years. Who it is not for: forex/CFD-only traders, anyone who needs a true “no consistency rule anywhere” product, or shoppers who will only buy the lowest sticker-price evaluation in the market. Risk notes: Combine profits do not transfer to XFA; XFA hits on MLL permanently close that account; Live is invitation-based after performance, not automatic; commodity futures trading can lose money quickly even in sim when you treat leverage casually. Always confirm current Combine parameters, activation fees, and payout caps on Topstep’s help center before you pay. Compare against Apex for promo economics, Tradeify for multi-path $0 activation packaging, and Take Profit Trader for one-step Test→PRO buffer culture. Research workflow: write Combine size, MLL definition, XFA payout path choice, and Live call-up expectations before paying the first month. If you are looking at Labs, confirm the official page — as of 2026-10-09 the live drop is #007 $1.5K Challenge - Powered Up ($99 one-time), and #006 $50K Static is past. PropFirmElite has no affiliate promo on file for Topstep (currentPromo remains null).

FTMO

Czech Republic · Est. 2015

FTMO, operating since 2015 from Prague, sells two simulated-capital products. The classic CFD side offers the 1-Step and 2-Step Challenge plus the new no-evaluation FTMO Instant Account. The classic CFD Challenge uses MT4, MT5, and cTrader on forex, indices, commodities, and crypto, with Academy, Performance Coaches, and App Suite tooling. Separately, **FTMO Futures** is a CME simulated product with **Growth** and **Pro** plans. Futures objectives were reviewed on 2026-09-21 at https://ftmo.com/en/futures/trading-objectives-and-rules/. The product page https://ftmo.com/en/futures/ carries dateModified 2026-09-21. Configure and checkout are login-gated at https://futures.ftmo.com/configure-account/. CFD Trading Objectives remain at https://ftmo.com/en/trading-objectives/. Classic CFD Challenge. The **2-Step** path markets a **10%** Challenge profit target, then **5%** on Verification, with **5% Maximum Daily Loss**, **10% Maximum Loss**, and a **minimum of four trading days** on standard published tables. The **1-Step** Challenge uses different objective math, including a 3% daily-loss style limit and end-of-day trailing maximum loss. Simulated CFD sizes commonly run **$10k–$200k**. Published how-it-works copy states rewards up to **90%** of simulated profits and a **100% Challenge-fee refund with the first reward withdrawal**. The classic CFD homepage still markets a **20% Off Special deal on the $100K 1-Step Challenge**. PropFirmElite does not attach a promo code to that banner (`currentPromo` stays null). CFD accounts are demo/simulated capital, not a broker deposit. 1-Step CFD Consistency rule (live 2026-10-12). Official Trading Objectives page https://ftmo.com/en/trading-objectives/ (dateModified 2026-10-12, re-checked 2026-10-12): for accounts initiated from orders created on or after 12 Oct 2026 (9:00 MetaTrader time, GMT+3, per the 8 Oct 2026 Trading Update), or any accounts merged on or after that date, the **Consistency** rule replaces the Best Day Rule on the **FTMO Challenge: 1-Step** and **FTMO Account (1-Step)**: your Best Day (single most profitable day from closed trades) must not exceed **50% of total profit**, where total profit is the cumulative sum of closed profits **and losses** across all trading days. The **Best Day Rule** (Best Day ≤50% of **Positive Days’ Profit**) is now labelled **Legacy** and applies only to accounts directly initiated from orders created before 12 Oct 2026. Neither rule is a hard breach — keep trading until it is satisfied; results show in Account MetriX. **FTMO Instant Account** (new, observed 2026-10-12 on the official ftmo.com/en/ pricing selector and Trading Objectives page): direct access to an FTMO Account with no Evaluation phase. Sizes **$5K / $10K / $25K / $50K / $100K** at a **one-time, non-refundable** fee of **€169 / €339 / €749 / €1,499 / €2,999** (the selector prints the same fee for each currency’s equivalent balance). Objectives: **10% Maximum Loss** as a balance-based, intraday trailing limit (follows the highest closed balance, never decreases, and does not reset on reward withdrawal); **3% Maximum Daily Loss** of initial simulated capital (recalculated at 00:00 CE(S)T); **unlimited** trading period; **Consistency 30%** (Best Day ≤30% of total profit; measured again from zero after each reward withdrawal); leverage up to **1:100**; **90%** reward ratio from day one. FTMO Futures Growth and Pro, sizes **$50K / $100K / $150K**, are monthly subscriptions with **no activation fee**. Official monthly fees from the 2026-09-21 objectives page: Growth **$119 / $169 / $229**; Pro **$139 / $199 / $269**. Resets: Growth **$109 / $159 / $219**; Pro **$129 / $189 / $259**. The page does not describe those fees as refundable. Evaluation profit targets are **$3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000**. Drawdown is **end-of-day trailing** (not intraday): Growth **$2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000**; Pro **$3,000 / $4,500 / $6,000**. Evaluation consistency is **40%** on Growth and **50%** on Pro; there is **no consistency rule on Sim-Funded** accounts. Growth has **no daily loss limit on evaluation**. Pro has a **hard** evaluation daily loss limit of **$1,000 / $1,500 / $2,000**. Max contracts are **5 / 10 / 15**. Official marketing states up to **3 concurrent Sim-Funded accounts**, up to **$450K** simulated capital, a **90/10** payout ratio, and **news trading allowed**. Growth payout caps start around **$2,500**, with payout eligibility such as **4 days at $150+** that varies by size. Pro markets withdrawing **100% of profit** subject to higher caps in the **$5,000 / $8,000** class, and a target-to-drawdown as low as **1:1**. This pass did not record a named Futures desktop platform. Who it is for: CFD traders who want the classic Challenge, and futures traders comparing FTMO Futures Growth or Pro monthly subscriptions. Who it is not for: anyone who mixes 1-Step and 2-Step CFD tables, or Growth and Pro Futures tables, or who treats an FTMO Account or Sim-Funded account as regulated client money. Confirm live objectives on ftmo.com before checkout.

FundedNext

United Arab Emirates · Est. 2021

FundedNext (operated by GrowthNext F.Z.E.) is a high-volume CFD and futures prop brand known for one-time challenge fees, multi-language 24/7 support, and a public “General Rules” page that publishes profit targets, daily loss, maximum loss, and reward-share math before you buy. CFD products sit under the **Stellar** family: **2-Step**, **1-Step**, **Lite**, and **Instant**, plus a separate futures product line (Flex / Rapid / Direct on the official futures challenge picker as of 2026-10-07; Legacy is no longer listed there). On the CFD Stellar ladder (primary source: fundednext.com/general-rules and CFDs product pages): **2-Step** uses **8% → 5%** phase targets with **5% daily / 10% static max loss** and **5 minimum trading days**; **1-Step** is a single **10%** target with **3% daily / 6% static max**; **Lite** is a cheaper two-phase **8% → 4%** with **4% daily / 8% static max**; **Instant** skips the profit target with **no daily loss limit** and a **6% trailing** max loss. There is **no time limit** to pass, but a **60-day inactivity** deactivation applies. Reward share starts around **80%** with scale-up/add-ons toward **90–95%**, and some Stellar paths market a **15% challenge-phase reward** after first scale-up. Who FundedNext is for: multi-asset CFD traders who want clear published objectives, news trading allowed on many Stellar SKUs, and aggressive marketing around fast reward processing. Who it is not for: traders who will not read model-specific tables (mixing 2-Step and Instant math fails accounts), or anyone treating challenge fees as bank deposits. Risk notes: daily loss includes unrealized P/L; max-risk and news-profit constraints appear on funded rules (e.g. max risk and news profit caps on published Stellar 2-Step reward rules); futures vs CFD rules differ. PropFirmElite does not invent star ratings — verify the exact Stellar SKU checkout rules before paying. Who it is for: multi-asset prop shoppers comparing CFD Stellar paths (2-Step, 1-Step, Lite, Instant) and a separate futures line under one high-volume brand with public General Rules pages. Who it is not for: traders who need a single US-futures-only narrative without CFD product noise, or who will not read model-by-model objectives. Honest tradeoffs: transparent published rule tables and one-time fee marketing, offset by product sprawl (wrong Stellar model is easy) and the need to separate futures rules from CFD rules. Support marketing includes 24/7 multi-language hubs and large community surfaces. Compare Stellar Instant vs other instant CFD products; compare FundedNext Futures against Tradeify/Apex only after confirming futures-specific drawdown definitions. Research workflow: open General Rules, write the exact model name, copy profit target/daily loss/max loss/reward share into a note, then buy that model only.

Bulenox

USA · Est. 2022

Bulenox is a Wilmington, Delaware futures evaluation firm (est. 2022) offering three account families that feed Master Accounts: Qualification (monthly fee + activation), Fast Track (one-time purchase, instant funded path), and Momentum (fee covers eval + Master activation at $0). As of Aug 2026 the live pricing max size is $150K — the older $250K SKU is withdrawn from sale. Traders can hold up to five Master-level accounts mixing Master, Fast Track, and Momentum Master seats. Qualification remains Option 1 (trailing drawdown) vs Option 2 (EOD-style with daily loss limits). Catalog Qualification sizes: $25K ($145/mo, $143 activation, $1,500 target / $1,500 Opt1 DD, 3 contracts), $50K ($175 / $148 / $3,000 / $2,500 / 7), $100K ($215 / $248 / $6,000 / $3,000 / 12), $150K ($325 / $498 / $9,000 / $4,500 / 15). Fast Track OTP (no monthly, no activation): $25K $338, $50K $488, $100K $648, $150K $788 with Opt1 trailing DD $1,000 / $2,250 / $4,000 / $5,500 and the same contract caps (3 / 7 / 12 / 15). Momentum fees covering both stages: $25K $94, $50K $143, $100K $248, $150K $358 with the same Fast Track Opt1 DD/contract table and $0 Master activation. Payout marketing: Master Accounts can withdraw 100% of the first $10,000 in profits, then typically 90/10 thereafter, subject to eligibility, safety reserve, and consistency rules. Qualification Master payouts are weekly (Wednesdays); Fast Track and Momentum payouts can be same-day if requested before 12:01 pm CT Mon–Fri. Methods include ACH, wire, PayPal, or Wise; minimum payout commonly ~$1,000. Platforms: NinjaTrader, R Trader Pro, Quantower, Sierra Chart, and TradingView with CME-group live data. Trading day 5:00 PM–4:00 PM CT; positions closed before daily cutoff; weekend holding not allowed. News trading, EAs, scalping, and hedging listed as allowed subject to current policy. Who it is for: futures traders who want a US brand with Qualification vs instant Fast Track vs Momentum packaging, early 100%-of-first-$10K narrative, and multi-platform support. Who it is not for: shoppers who only compare sticker prices without modeling activation (Qualification) or Master reserves. Honest tradeoffs: strong early-payout marketing and multiple paths, offset by path-specific fees and the need to verify Option 1 vs Option 2 on the purchase ticket. Official pages (2026-09-12) market always-on code BULENOX with no published discount percent — confirm the % at checkout; do not assume a leftover 89%. Dated SDWF3 / 82CGV / CBJHP offers are past expiry and are no longer catalogued here. PropFirmElite tracking remains on the website affiliate URL. Compare against Apex, Tradeify, MyFundedFutures, and Take Profit Trader. Research workflow: pick path + size, write target/drawdown/fees in dollars, write first-$10K payout policy, then confirm on official help-center the same day. PropFirmElite firm tables are research aids; Bulenox official docs win on conflict.

Take Profit Trader

USA · Est. 2021

Take Profit Trader is a Windermere, Florida futures prop firm (est. 2021) organized around a one-step Test account that leads to a PRO simulated funded account and, by invitation only, a PRO+ live-market upgrade. The Test stage is futures-only and typically requires a size-based profit target without breaching max loss, three minimum trading days for new Test accounts purchased on or after August 17, 2026 (existing tests and resets stay on five days), no fixed daily loss limit during Test, and a 50% consistency rule that applies to the Test only. Catalog sizing runs $25K through $150K: examples include $25K at $1,500 target / $1,500 drawdown / 3 contracts, $50K at $3,000 / $2,000 / 6 contracts, $100K at $6,000 / $3,000 / 12 contracts, and $150K at $9,000 / $4,500 / 15 contracts. Monthly Test fees in the seed catalog scale roughly $150–$360 by size, with a one-time PRO activation-style fee commonly listed around $130 and reset fees around $100. As of 2026-09-24 the official homepage banner is public code NOFEE40: 40% off the Test subscription for the life of accounts created with the code, and the $130 PRO activation fee waived as a credit. Catalog list prices stay the undiscounted base fees; confirm the code at checkout. The product’s defining mechanic is the PRO buffer: standard 80/20 withdrawals are gated until the account balance reaches starting equity plus the max-drawdown cushion (catalog buffer balances include $26,500 on $25K, $52,000 on $50K, $77,500 on $75K, $103,000 on $100K, and $154,500 on $150K). Marketing about day-one PRO withdrawals is directionally true inside policy — you may request early — but cash at the standard split is a buffer-and-eligibility problem, not a pass-day party. PRO+ is marketed as a live path with a 90/10 split, end-of-day drawdown framing, and no buffer, offered by invitation after consistent PRO performance rather than as a purchasable SKU. Platform breadth is a real differentiator: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, R Trader, Quantower, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, and Sierra Chart appear in catalog lists, with CQG or Rithmic data feeds and PRO+ live often discussed via Tradovate-style routing. Payout methods commonly include Plaid, ACH, PayPal, and Wise with business-day processing language after approval. Trading hours follow standard US futures session breaks; weekend holding is not allowed in catalog rules. Who it is for: futures traders who want a single evaluation stage instead of multi-step combines, need multi-platform support beyond a single stack, and will pre-model buffer timelines before paying fees. Who it is not for: traders who need first lifestyle cash the day after a pass with no buffer grind, shoppers who refuse any activation fee (compare $0-activation catalogs such as MyFundedFutures), or beginners who have never practiced under a consistency rule. Honest tradeoffs: excellent platform menu and a clean Test→PRO story, offset by buffer literacy requirements, Test consistency, activation cost on the PRO path, and PRO+ scarcity. Stack against Topstep for combine brand gravity, Apex for promo-driven attempt economics, MyFundedFutures for multi-plan $0 activation shopping, and Tradeify for alternate multi-path packaging. Always confirm buffer math, activation fees, and payout methods on Take Profit Trader’s official help center the day you purchase — PropFirmElite tables are research snapshots, not contracts. Research workflow on PropFirmElite: open the Take Profit Trader firm page, select a Test size, write the PRO buffer balance next to the monthly fee and activation fee, and model calendar days to buffer under conservative daily net assumptions before checkout. Confirm your platform is on the supported list and that you can trade your edge inside session break rules without weekend holds. Use the Topstep vs Take Profit Trader comparison when you are choosing between combine culture and a one-step Test, and use the payouts guide when you are really shopping withdrawal lifestyle rather than evaluation theater. TPT is rarely the wrong firm because of platform support; it is often the wrong firm when the trader never models the buffer and treats day-one marketing as day-one lifestyle cash. Re-verify invitation language for PRO+ and any published account caps (for example, up to five PRO accounts) in official docs when scaling.

Alpha Futures

United Kingdom

Alpha Futures is a futures prop firm in the Alpha Capital Group ecosystem (UK headquarters) offering one-step evaluations plus a Direct (skip-eval) path. Homepage (2026-09-17) sells Zero, Standard, Direct, and Advanced. Premium remains discontinued from the July 12, 2026 partner-exit notice. The live top-of-site banner (2026-10-13) is “ALPHA TRADER APP IS OUT · ALPHA40 40% off Zero · ALPHA50 50% off Standard, Advanced & Direct”; the earlier APP50 banner (2026-09-17) no longer appears. PropFirmElite still stores ALPHA40 (now scoped to Zero) and the existing affiliateLink; ALPHA50 is report-only and does not replace ALPHA40. Confirm the live code and percent at checkout. Official homepage pricing cards (2026-09-12): Zero $89 / $139 / $279 per month on $25K / $50K / $100K with $0 activation, no eval consistency, Daily Loss Guard, and eval resets $79 / $119 / $249 (qualified resets remain $399 / $499 / $799). Advanced $209 / $349 / $489 per month on $50K / $100K / $150K with $0 activation (official copy: no activation fee on Advanced accounts), 40% evaluation consistency, no Daily Loss Guard, 3 minimum trading days, eval resets $189 / $319 / $449. Standard is a live ladder at $129 / $239 / $349 per month on $50K / $100K / $150K, $0 activation, 2 minimum days, 50% eval / 40% qualified consistency, eval resets $109 / $199 / $289. Direct is a one-time Qualified purchase at $349 / $519 / $689 / $859 for $25K–$150K, 20% consistency, withdrawal profit targets, no separate activation fee. Platforms currently listed: AlphaTrader, TradingView (Plus500 connectivity, available at checkout on every plan), WealthCharts, Quantower, and Deepcharts. The NinjaTrader / Tradovate partnership ended July 12, 2026. Eval/qualified accounts must typically flat before ~4:20 PM ET; weekend holding off; EAs listed as not allowed while scalping is allowed. Who it is for: traders who want EOD trailing risk and multi-plan shopping (Zero / Standard / Advanced / Direct) inside one brand family. Who it is not for: traders who need NinjaTrader or Tradovate, EA users if policy remains blocked, overnight swing traders on evaluation rules. Honest tradeoffs: $0-activation eval paths and a published Direct ladder, offset by plan complexity and the 2026 platform migration onto AlphaTrader plus TradingView-via-Plus500. Research workflow: pick Zero vs Standard vs Advanced vs Direct first, then confirm qualified payout consistency and current platform access before checkout.

TradeDay

USA · Est. 2020

TradeDay is a Chicago-based futures prop firm (est. 2020) offering a one-step evaluation with a first-class product decision at signup: Intraday trailing drawdown versus End of Day trailing drawdown. Accounts are sold under Quick Pay and Fast Pass. Official homepage pricing (fetched 2026-10-13) lists four sizes — $25K, $50K, $100K, $150K — on Tradovate and Rithmic at matching list/sale pairs (a 2026-09-17 Rithmic reset exception is noted below). Sitewide marketing now reads "Now up to 55% OFF! Accounts from just $45!" (Quick Pay 55%, Fast Pass 50%; the pricing header still says "Up to 60% off!"), with public banner code TDNEW (FLASH no longer appears, 2026-10-13); PropFirmElite has no TradeDay affiliate code or tracking link on file, so currentPromo stays null. Quick Pay is the core path: 5 minimum trading days, 30% consistency, no activation fee. Official Quick Pay help (modified 9 Sep 2026): Funded Sim uses an intraday trail regardless of eval choice; no milestones/funded consistency/payout buffer; first payout after one funded day; $250 minimum. Splits: 50/50 below $4,000 current profit, 80/20 above if the withdrawal still leaves more than $4,000, 90/10 on Funded Live. Review for live at $10,000 gross profit. Fast Pass is EOD-only on the eval and funded sim: official pricing cards show 45% consistency and 3 minimum trading days; the dedicated Fast Pass help article (modified 9 Sep 2026) says there are no minimum trading days and you can pass in 3 days — confirm the dashboard. Fast Pass funded sim is 80/20 with 5 profitable days, $250 min, and July 26, 2026 grandfathering on funded consistency and payout caps. Catalog list → advertised monthly (Tradovate and Rithmic cards, homepage 2026-10-13): Quick Pay Intraday $25K $100→$45, $50K $131→$59, $100K $240→$108, $150K $360→$162 (was $40/$53/$96/$144 at 60% off on 2026-10-05). Quick Pay EOD $25K $120→$54, $50K $175→$79, $100K $285→$129, $150K $400→$180 (was $48/$70/$114/$160). Fast Pass EOD $25K $130→$65, $50K $189→$95, $100K $350→$175 (was $330→$165), $150K $530→$265 (was $500→$250); card resets equal the sale price on every SKU. On 2026-09-17, Rithmic URLs used the same list/sale; the $50K Fast Pass Rithmic reset showed $89 vs Tradovate $85. Platforms on the official picker are Tradovate and Rithmic — not Sierra/MultiCharts-first. Who it is for: Tradovate- or Rithmic-native futures traders who want an explicit EOD vs Intraday trail choice and Chicago-brand prop culture. Who it is not for: traders who need top split from dollar one without reading progressive split tables, overnight holders. Honest tradeoffs: clean drawdown-choice UX and published 50/50↔80/20 math, offset by variant confusion (Quick Pay vs Fast Pass) and Fast Pass min-day help vs card conflict. Compare against Topstep for US futures brand gravity, Apex for fee-driven attempts, Tradeify for multi-platform multi-path packaging. Research workflow: choose Intraday vs EOD first, Quick Pay vs Fast Pass second, write split breakpoints, then paper under the exact trail type. Quick Pay progressive splits mean your first few thousand of net profit may not feel like a 90% brand.

MyFundedFutures

USA

MyFundedFutures (MFFU) is a US futures prop firm built around plan choice rather than a single combine template. As of the 2026-09-12 official homepage (myfundedfutures.com) and plan URLs, the live purchasable catalog is Builder, Rapid, Rapid EOD, and Pro. Flex is no longer sold to new buyers: myfundedfutures.com/plans/flex returns 404 and Flex is absent from the homepage plan picker / schema.org ItemList. Existing Flex rows were removed from this catalog so they do not look newly buyable. Builder is a first-class one-step starter path ($25K / $50K) with $0 activation, EOD trailing max loss, a 1-day minimum, 80/20 split, and payouts every 48 hours after funded qualifying days. Official plan-page checkout payload (priceCents) lists Builder at $105 ($25K) and $153 ($50K) before the live CLUB coupon; the $50K marketing card still paints $125/$63, which disagrees with checkout $153/$76.50 — this file stores the checkout list prices. Builder eval rules table: $25K $1,500 target / $1,000 EOD DD / 2 minis; $50K $3,000 / $2,000 / 4 minis. Eval consistency is listed as none; funded consistency is 50%. Soft-pause DLL on $50K ($1,000). Five sim payouts then a marketed live seat at Blue Row Capital. Rapid remains the daily 90/10 path. Official /plans/rapid rules table (2026-09-12) confirms max contracts 3/5/8/10 minis on $25K–$150K (was 3/5/10/15 in the prior catalog for 100K/150K). Checkout list prices are $145 / $209 / $356 / $463 with ~50% CLUB discounted cents. Rapid eval drawdown in the full rules table is EOD; sim-funded Rapid uses intraday trailing until the buffer locks. Pro checkout lists $265 / $401 / $557 for $50K/$100K/$150K. Rapid EOD is a live sibling SKU ($25K/$50K, 4-day min, funded EOD) advertised separately — not expanded into a full extra ladder here. Across Builder, Rapid, Rapid EOD, and Pro, official pages market $0 activation and one-time (not monthly rebill) evaluation fees. Platforms listed include NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Volumetrica, DeepChart, DeepDOM, and ATAS. Who it is for: futures traders who want $0 activation economics and a real choice between Builder’s 48-hour ladder, Rapid daily 90/10, Rapid EOD, or Pro’s 14-day cycles. Who it is not for: traders who refuse any consistency rule on the plans that still have one, strategies that require overnight holds, or shoppers treating Flex as a current SKU. Honest tradeoffs: Rapid’s 90% marketing is competitive but funded trail feel can be tighter than end-of-day products; Builder trades a lower split and a 5-payout cap for a documented live ladder. Compare side-by-side with Apex Trader Funding (promo-heavy attempts, activation may apply), Take Profit Trader, Topstep, and Tradeify. PropFirmElite firm cards are research aids — confirm every fee, drawdown definition, and payout gate on MyFundedFutures’ official documentation the day you buy. Tracked affiliate code remains EOD; official public coupon observed on checkout payloads is CLUB at a 50%-class discount — confirm which code applies at checkout.

Funded Futures Family

Global

Funded Futures Family is a futures prop firm with four live paths — Prime, Premier+, Velocity, and S2F — sized at $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K. Official Sep 2026 plan pages market 90/10 from the first dollar, no activation fee, and no daily loss limit across plans. Platforms: Tradovate and WealthCharts. This catalog entry’s structured accountSizes document Prime Included list pricing: $25K $129/mo ($1,250 target / $1,000 EOD DD, 2 minis), $50K $179 ($3,000 / $2,000, 4), $100K $279 ($6,000 / $3,000, 6), $150K $365 ($9,000 / $4,500, 10). Prime Max is a higher contract tier at a higher monthly fee. Prime eval has no consistency rule; funded Prime uses 40% consistency that resets after each approved payout, with a 3-trading-day payout cadence and drawdown+$100 buffer. Premier+, Velocity, and S2F remain separate products — do not assume Prime rules or fees apply. Who it is for: traders who want EOD Prime simplicity or Premier+/Velocity variants after reading the matching official plan page. Who it is not for: traders who need multi-platform beyond Tradovate/WealthCharts, or who need fully structured non-Prime JSON rows today (PENDING). Honest tradeoffs: clear four-plan menu and no activation fee, offset by plan-specific consistency/drawdown gates and a marketed $100K total payout cap per user. Research workflow: name the plan at checkout, write funded consistency and payout cadence, confirm sticker vs promo (FFF / first50) live. Freshness pass 2026-10-06: Prime Included list prices were not re-fetched and stay $129/$179/$279/$365. Homepage ticker and picker for code FFF: Velocity 80% (5 uses, then 70%); Prime 40% (5 uses, then 30%); Premier 40% (5 uses, then 30%). S2F Accelerate homepage picker shows data-discount 85% (unchanged; S2F-only headline, not the Velocity rate). The homepage ticker countdown element reads "Offer Expired" while the ticker and picker still show this ladder. No new S2F list price recorded. Non-Prime structured SKUs remain PENDING. FFF Labs is public as of the Monday 5 October 2026 launch. Official product guide https://www.fundedfuturesfamily.com/fff-labs-sniper-payday-accelerate-25k/ (dated Oct 6, verified Oct 7 2026 by the FFF team) documents three one-time products, recorded here as narrative only (no Labs accountSizes rows; non-Prime structured SKUs remain PENDING). S2F Sniper 25K is $69.99: $750 EOD trail that never locks, no DLL, no consistency, $2,500 profit between payouts, daily payouts, caps $500 then $1,000, 1 mini / 10 micros. S2F Payday 50K is $79.99: $2,000 EOD trail that locks at $50K after a close at or above $52K, DLL $1,000 hard, 40% consistency, seven $200+ days, $3,000 between payouts, caps $1,000 then $1,250, up to 5 minis. Accelerate 25K is $39.99: $1,000 intraday trail, 25% consistency, five $200+ days, $1,100 buffer, $500 max payout, 3 minis. Prime Included list prices are unchanged this pass ($129/$179/$279/$365).

Blue Guardian Futures

Global

Blue Guardian Futures (official futures page 2026-09-12) markets Instant, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Nano, 2 Step Standard, and 2 Step Nano paths, with Instant sizes from $5K to $400K. This catalog now structures the official Instant list-price ladder plus Standard 25/50/100/150K rules from the live futures help center. Instant 100K on the official futures picker shows list $623 / $467 (dollar pair captured with BG25; not recomputed for the 2026-10-13 HALLOWEEN 35% switch), $3,000 daily loss, $6,000 trailing drawdown, instant payouts, and up to 90% split — the prior single $100K Standard @$467 seed was that Instant promo price, not a published Standard list fee. Standard help (updated this week as of 2026-09-12) is a one-phase 6% target eval: $25K $1,500 target / $1,000 EOD DD / no daily loss per prose (2% DLL on larger sizes), $50K $3,000 / $2,000 / $1,000, $100K $6,000 / $3,500 / $2,000, $150K $9,000 / $5,000 / $3,000; funded-only 40% consistency; 90% split; Rise or Crypto. Standard list fees are PENDING (not taken from Instant promo math). Other Instant size rules beyond the selected 100K card, plus 1-Step Nano / 2-Step ladders, remain PENDING. Help also documents a separate Direct instant-funded model (25/50/100/150K) whose 100K DLL/DD ($2,500 / $3,500) does not match the Instant 100K homepage card — do not mix those tables. Official futures page platforms: MT5, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader, TradeLocker, TradingView, Tradovate, and DeepCharts. Instant marketing on that page says news trading No and weekend/overnight holding Yes; Standard and Direct help say news trading is allowed — path variance, confirm the SKU. Who it is for: traders comparing Instant vs Standard with published size ladders. Who it is not for: traders who need a complete Nano/2-Step fee table on this page today. Honest tradeoffs: broader Instant + Standard coverage than the old single-row seed, offset by PENDING Standard fees and Instant-per-size rules. Compare Instant vs Tradeify Lightning / LucidDirect; Standard EOD vs Apex/TradeDay. Research workflow: pick Instant vs Standard first, write news/weekend rules for that SKU, write consistency + drawdown lock, confirm checkout price with HALLOWEEN (35% off; a few futures cards still showed BG25 on 2026-10-13), then purchase.

The5ers

Israel · Est. 2016

The5ers (Five Percent Online Ltd.) is a long-running funded-trading brand (active since 2016) offering multiple CFD evaluation ladders — **Hyper Growth / Pro Growth (1-Step)**, **High Stakes (2-Step)**, and **Bootcamp (3-Step)** — plus newer futures product marketing. Positions are evaluated in a simulated hub environment; becoming a “funded” user means trading under The5ers’ rulebook for profit share / rewards, not holding a regulated retail brokerage deposit. Official High Stakes page (fetched 2026-09-17) sells **$2.5K / $5K / $10K / $25K / $50K / $100K** in **New** and **Classic** fee columns from the page payload: New **$19 / $35 / $69 / $176 / $249 / $405**, Classic **$22 / $39 / $78 / $195 / $279 / $455** (all refundable). New default table is **10% then 5%** targets, **5% daily / 10% max**, **three minimum profitable days**, 1:100, MT5 Hedge. Official help (last update 04.23.2026) states Classic Phase 1 is **8%** and New is **10%**. An older help payout example still cites a **$545** $100K fee — the live program-page payload is **$405 New / $455 Classic**; we follow the live page. Scale table still steps 80% → 100% + fixed payouts to $500K. Official Growth page payload (same fetch): **Pro Growth** one-time fees **$5K $52, $10K $98, $20K $189, $50K $329**; **Hyper Growth** **$5K $260, $10K $450, $20K $850** (no $50K Hyper row). Visible default card is Pro Growth $5K @ **$52** — the prior catalog **$5K Hyper Growth @ $74** matched neither official column. Both Growth paths: **10%** target, **6%** stop-out, **3%** daily, **1:30**. Pro Growth card lists **3** minimum profitable days; Hyper Growth rules text says **no minimum trades or days** to complete level 1 and doubles the funded account on each target. Bootcamp official $20K track remains **$22** entry + **$50** on success; the same page also publishes **$100K $95+$205** and **$250K $225+$350**. Official futures page (https://the5ers.com/futures, fetched 2026-09-22) publishes a futures fee ladder that is separate from the CFD program pages above and from CFD Summer Plan marketing (site nav still advertises a CFD-style “$100K for $149” Summer Plan). Futures Day Trade / basecamp tabs: **$25K $59, $50K $100, $100K $170, $150K $199**, each marked refunded on the 3rd payout. Shared rules on that table: evaluation profit target **6%**, funded target **4%**, max loss **4%** EOD, consistency **40% per position**, activation fee **none**, and the evaluation can pass in one day. The **$100K** and **$150K** rows also list a **2.5%** daily loss; the **$25K** and **$50K** rows on this payload do not. Futures Summer Plan price column on the same page (not the CFD Summer Plan): **$25K $69, $50K $120, $100K $189, $150K $219**, also refunded on the 3rd payout, with the same target / max-loss / consistency shape. These futures fees are notes only — no new futures accountSizes rows were added. Who The5ers is for: forex/metals/indices traders who want **scaling career paths**, transparent program pages, MT5 hedge, and a brand older than the 2022–2024 prop boom. Who it is not for: pure high-leverage “1:100 anything goes” scalpers who refuse news windows, or traders who will not map which program they bought (Bootcamp math ≠ High Stakes math; Pro Growth $52 ≠ Hyper Growth $260). Risk notes: inactive accounts can expire after ~30 days without activity on several programs; news execution windows restrict order placement around high-impact releases on High Stakes; leverage and daily pause rules differ by plan. Official site footer lists Forbidden Territories (including Israel). PropFirmElite does not invent star ratings — pick a program table, then verify live fees on the5ers.com. Honest tradeoffs: mature brand and ladder choice (including low entry Bootcamp economics), offset by simulated hub reality and ladder-specific rule complexity. Compare against FTMO for academy/brand gravity and FundedNext for public multi-model CFD menus. Research workflow: pick 1-Step vs 2-Step vs Bootcamp first, write New vs Classic or Pro vs Hyper, confirm whether you are buying CFD vs futures SKU, then proceed.

Phidias

Global

Phidias 2.0 (live since late April 2026) is a futures prop firm with three families: Express to Live (static drawdown that never trails, zero minimum trading days, first CASH payout converts to LIVE with Dorman Trading), Fundamental (EOD trailing, fixed 80/20, no overnight), and Premium (EOD trailing, overnight and weekend holds, progressive split 75% to 100% from the 5th payout). Overnight/weekend holding is Premium-only — E2L and Fundamental must close end of day. Official E2L grid (rules page 2026-08-29): 25K $1,500 target / $500 static / 2 minis; 50K $2,500 / $650 / 5; 100K $3,500 / $800 / 7; 150K $4,500 / $1,000 / 9. Official OTP list anchors (reconfirmed 2026-09-21, unchanged from 2026-09-18): Express 25K $277 / 50K $723 / 100K $900 / 150K $1125. OTP activation $0; 25K monthly-path activation $149 on the homepage configurator (was $83). Homepage lead UI may still show PHIDIAS80 at 80% OTP; official window.phidiasPromo as of 2026-09-21 is Q4PUSH (was EQUINOX as of #108 / 2026-09-18). Banner unchanged: '80% Off OTP & Up to 60% Off Evals.' currentPromo records Q4PUSH at the OTP headline 80% with affiliateLink https://phidiaspropfirm.com (no invented PropFirmElite %). Confirm % at checkout. Platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView (via Tradovate), Rithmic, DeepCharts. Payouts via Phidias Wallet / Rise; firm advertises 90% under 30 minutes and zero denials (PENDING verification). Fundamental/Premium LIVE conversion is discretionary at 5 payouts or $100K cumulative. Who it is for: static-risk traders who want a published first-payout LIVE path, or swing traders who will buy Premium. Who it is not for: skip-eval buyers, or traders who need overnight holds on the cheap 25K. Research: confirm family before paying; 25K E2L static room is $500.

Elite Trader Funding

Global

Elite Trader Funding is a futures-only prop firm (CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX) offering six evaluation/funding paths: 1-Step, Static Drawdown, End of Day, Diamond Hands, Fast Track, and Direct to Funded (DTF, which skips the evaluation entirely for a one-time fee). This entry documents the 1-Step plan, ETF's most popular product: a single-phase evaluation with a live trailing (intraday, chases highest unrealized P&L) drawdown, no daily loss limit, and a 5 trading-day minimum (an add-on can waive the day minimum). Confirmed 1-Step sizes with complete official target/drawdown/contracts (elitetraderfunding.app/1-step-evaluation, 2026-09-12): $50K ($2,000 drawdown / $3,000 target / 8-mini position cap), $100K ($3,000 drawdown / $6,000 target / 14-mini cap), and $250K ($6,500 drawdown / $15,000 target / 24-mini cap). The official evaluations comparison table also lists a $150K 1-Step size (50/100/150/250) and 1-Step help reward tables include $150K, but the dedicated 1-Step page still documents only three sizes and fees stay on the live plan picker — $150K fee/target/drawdown/contracts are UNVERIFIED here and are not invented as a structured row. Passing unlocks an Elite Sim-Funded account: up to 100% profit split, a safety net that permanently removes the drawdown once realized profit reaches drawdown + $100, and a Loss Limit Rule where crossing 20% account profit sets a new floor — give back more than 35% of profit from that point and ETF can pull the account from the Elite Sim program (this replaces what earlier documentation described as a flat consistency-rule percentage). A limited-time 5 / 5 / 3 / 2 Active Trade Day (ATD) cadence applied only to 1-Step accounts purchased July 6–27, 2026. 1-Step accounts purchased on or after July 28, 2026 use 8 / 10 / 10 / 10 ATDs. 1-Step accounts purchased on or after July 6, 2026 also have a $250 minimum withdrawal (payout tables show $250 floors, not $100). Each ATD needs $200+ realized profit (or $100 on some smaller/legacy account types) and at least 23% of your best trading day's P&L. Evaluation resets are $47 and unlimited; standing help copy still caps Elite (funded) resets at 10 (DTF included), while the official homepage plan picker (2026-09-12) markets unlimited Elite funded resets as a limited-time claim across the six plan families — confirm that funded-reset offer at checkout. Reach $25,000 in cumulative Sim-Funded payouts and traders graduate to LIVE ELITE: real capital, 80/20 split, daily payouts on business days, a $250 minimum, and a 48-hour payout approval guarantee. The other five plan families at a glance: Fast Track ($10K, $500 drawdown, $2,000 target, 3-day minimum, one free month of funded activation, no resets — the cheapest entry); Static Drawdown ($10K/$25K/$50K, fixed floor that never trails, no daily loss limit — friendliest for newer traders); End of Day ($50K/$100K, end-of-day trailing drawdown plus a hard-breach daily loss limit of $1,100–$2,200); Diamond Hands ($100K, the only ETF plan permitting overnight/weekend holds, EOD trailing + daily loss limit); Direct to Funded ($10K Mini Inferno / $50K / $100K, one-time payment, no evaluation phase — the priciest way in). ETF also runs periodic trade competitions and a rewards/points program that can lower repeat-evaluation cost. Supported platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Rithmic R|Trader, ATAS, Bookmap, EdgeProX, eSignal, Finamark, Investor/RT, MotiveWave, Quantower, and Sierra Chart, with Rithmic as the primary data feed (new accounts pay an added monthly Rithmic connection fee starting January 28, 2026 per a CME Group data-feed policy change). Evaluation and account fees are not published statically on the plan pages — ETF directs traders to its live evaluations page for current pricing and active promotions — so no fee figures are captured in this entry; confirm current pricing before purchase. Who it is for: traders comfortable with an intraday-chasing trailing drawdown who can hit a profit target in a handful of days. Who it is not for: traders who need EOD-only or static risk (use End of Day or Static Drawdown instead), or who assume DTF/Fast Track rules match 1-Step — they don't. Compare 1-Step trail feel vs Apex EOD 2026, payout day gates vs MyFundedFutures Flex, instant paths vs Tradeify Lightning.

Top One Futures

Global

Launchpad LP-02 X-ULTRA (https://www.toponefutures.com/launchpad, observed 2026-10-01) is a limited experimental evaluation with a 1,500-account inventory. The page remaining feed https://checkout.toponefutures.com/wp-json/launchpad/v1/remaining reported 1,141 of 1,500 at 2026-10-14T16:46:44Z. Static placeholders still show 1,500 of 1,500 (Launchpad hero and the homepage "X-ULTRA has launched" callout) and 1,373 of 1,500 (orbit default until the feed answers). Official product-picker script LP_PRICING confirms list→sale: $50K $258→$129 reset $119, $100K $378→$189 reset $179, $150K $518→$259 reset $249; activation None. Shared rules from that script and the page: 5x payout cap, no buffer, 100% profit withdrawal (no buffer to clear before a payout; card max split is 90%), no consistency once funded, 50% consistency on eval, 8% EOD max loss on eval, daily loss limit is a hard breach, 30-day eval time limit, max split 90%, minimum payout $50, payout on profitable days (a profitable day is 0.5%+ after commissions; days need not be consecutive; qualifying days reset after an approved payout; card also says 4 with upgrade). Public 50% code LAUNCHPAD is not stored as currentPromo. Top One Futures homepage (fetched 2026-09-17, Webflow last published 2026-09-15) leads Elite Daily, Elite Access, INSTANT Sim Funded, and IGNITE Instant Funding. Official help still documents a separate Elite Evaluation / Elite Challenge path (article updated July 30, 2026) with $149 activation and no eval consistency. Wrong SKU is the main risk. Elite Daily (homepage list→sale, 50% off with public code 30M, Webflow published 2026-10-14 13:21 UTC; was 60% with WC): $25K $178→$89 reset $84, $50K $218→$109 reset $104, $100K $398→$199 reset $194, $150K $549→$275 reset $270; card footers now read "Monthly payment" (previously "One Time Fee") — billing model not confirmed at checkout, so monthlyFee stays 0; no activation; 40% eval consistency; daily funded payouts; 90/10. Elite Daily V2 help (launched 5/11/26) matches those targets/DLL/EOD figures; help reset cells are incomplete vs the live cards — catalog uses homepage resets. Elite Access (homepage list→$39 sale with public code BOGO, fetched 2026-10-06): $25K $139→$39 activation $139, $50K $189→$39 activation $189, $100K $259→$39 activation $259, $150K $359→$39 activation $359; $35 resets; no eval consistency; no eval DLL on the cards; 5-day funded payouts; 40% funded consistency. This is not the same fee table as Elite Challenge. Elite Challenge / Elite Evaluation (help, not on the current homepage tabs): catalog list eval fees $69 / $105 / $209 / $309 plus $149 activation are preserved — those dollars were not on the 2026-09-17 homepage. Official help reset fees are now $29 / $39 / $79 / $119 (was $39 / $59 / $109 / $169). Funded consistency 25%. Comparison article lists 90/10 on Elite Sim Funded. Instant Sim Funded 2.0 (purchases on/after July 27, 2026 per official help) homepage list→sale, 45% off (public code 30M on all sizes as of 2026-10-14; was OCT/WC): $25K $419→$230, $50K $679→$373, $100K $821→$452, $150K $939→$516; 20% consistency; 6%/5%/4% payout targets; 90/10. Ignite (help Aug 13, 2026 + homepage 50% off with public code 30M, 2026-10-14; was 60% with WC): $25K $218→$109, $50K $398→$199, $100K $563→$282, $150K $799→$400; 15% consistency; 5% every cycle; 90/10; one-time fee. S2F Sim Pro remains in the comparison article without a homepage fee matrix — not structured here. Public codes 30M (replaced WC/OCT on 2026-10-14) and BOGO are not PropFirmElite affiliate wiring; currentPromo stays null. Homepage 2026-10-14 also runs a "$30 Million Account Giveaway" (every purchase enters a draw for 1,200 $25K Elite Access accounts) and still shows 20% off activation fees. Homepage platform logos: TradingView, Tradovate, NinjaTrader. Marketing payout speed is now “< 12 Hour average” on the homepage (older 3-hour claim is not repeated as a fact). Who it is for: traders who will write Daily vs Access vs Challenge vs Instant vs Ignite before paying. Who it is not for: anyone buying Ignite and trading it like Challenge, or assuming Challenge checkout still shows on the homepage. Honest tradeoffs: cheap Access/Daily entry and published 90/10, offset by SKU sprawl and Challenge fees that are help-only. Compare vs Tradeify Growth, Funded Futures Family Prime, and Apex promo net pricing. Research workflow: pick the homepage tab first, map DLL + EOD + consistency for that SKU, then paper one size. Rechecked 2026-10-14: Elite Daily and Ignite are 50% off with public code 30M; Instant is 45% off with 30M; Elite Access is still BOGO at $39 ($50K list $189, activation $189). Those public codes stay report-only.

Lucid Trading

Global

Lucid Trading is a futures-only prop firm. The lucidtrading.com path picker is four products, not one challenge: LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDaily, and LucidDirect. Successful sim-funded traders may progress toward LucidLive. Funded sim accounts advertise a 90/10 split. Catalog rows are Rithmic list prices from Lucid's homepage pricing config (8 Sep 2026). Public code VAULT paints 30% on Pro/Flex/Daily/Direct cards (Daily size config moved from 40% to 30% by 2026-10-07) — confirm the live percent at checkout. The Daily Loss Limit (DLL) on Lucid's path cards is a checkout ON/OFF toggle, not another name for max loss. ON sets a smaller same-day cap ($600 / $1,200 / $1,800 / $2,700 on Pro, Flex, and Daily $25K–$150K). Hit that cap and you are done for the session if max loss is still intact — LucidDaily help calls that a soft breach (locked out until the next session, account not automatically failed). OFF removes the daily brake, so a one-day loser can go all the way to trailing max loss and fail. Direct $25K has no DLL; Direct $50K–$150K use $1,200 / $2,100 / $3,000 with the same ON/OFF. The Daily loss column on this page is the ON amount. Pick the toggle before you pay; LucidDaily locks ON/OFF (and EOD vs Intraday eval) for the life of that account. LucidPro is the one-step eval that can pass in one day. Profit targets and max loss match Flex: $1,250 / $1,000 on $25K through $9,000 / $4,500 on $150K. Drawdown is EOD. DLL defaults to $600 / $1,200 / $1,800 / $2,700 with an official ON/OFF toggle. List fees $108 / $172 / $272 / $365. Funded Pro: payout profit targets $250 / $500 / $750 / $1,000, 40% consistency, 3 days to payout, LucidScale DLL above the initial trail (60% of peak EOD balance on listed sizes), five payouts toward live. LucidFlex is the simpler eval: 50% evaluation consistency, EOD trail, same targets and MLL, same DLL toggle. List fees $79 / $136 / $258 / $372. Funded Flex: no consistency percent, five winning days at $100 / $150 / $200 / $250, five days to payout, and a published scaling plan by open profit. LucidDaily is the daily-payout eval. Same targets, MLL, and 50% eval consistency. Checkout locks eval drawdown (EOD vs Intraday) and DLL on/off for the life of the account. Intraday eval is cheaper ($79 / $108 / $179 / $258) than EOD ($93 / $136 / $222 / $315; homepage pricing config re-checked 2026-10-07); this catalog lists the EOD SKU. Funded Daily is always Intraday, has no funded consistency percent, and allows daily payout requests. LucidDirect skips the evaluation. List fees $329 / $515 / $700 / $836. EOD trail. 20% consistency. Five days to first payout. MLL $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000. DLL none on $25K; $1,200 / $2,100 / $3,000 on $50K–$150K with the same ON/OFF toggle. Who it is for: futures traders who will pick a path on purpose — Flex for winning-day payouts without funded consistency, Pro for a one-day pass and 40% funded math, Daily for daily requests plus an intraday funded trail, or Direct if they already trade tight 20% consistency and will pay more to skip the eval. Who it is not for: anyone who treats Lucid as one rulebook, overnight holders (flat by about 4:45 PM ET on sim), or Daily buyers who think an EOD eval toggle keeps EOD after they pass. Honest tradeoffs: four real products and a wide platform list versus PENDING verification, a DLL toggle that must be chosen at checkout, and Daily's funded engine staying intraday even when the eval was EOD. Compare against Tradeify Growth/Select/Lightning, My Funded Futures Flex/Rapid/Pro, and Apex if you want a different instant-versus-eval menu. Research workflow: write the path name (Pro, Flex, Daily, or Direct), size, DLL on or off, Daily eval EOD versus Intraday, and the payout gate, then confirm VAULT at checkout. Risk notes: verification is still PENDING. Re-read the live path card the same day you pay — fees and DLL defaults move.

Tradeify

USA · Est. 2024

Tradeify is a Boca Raton, Florida futures-focused prop firm (est. 2024) organized around three funding paths rather than a single combine: Growth evaluations, Select evaluations, and Lightning Funded instant simulated funded accounts. Tradeify Forge is a separate limited-drop experiment track, not a standing Growth / Select / Lightning SKU. As of 2026-09-25, https://tradeify.co/forge page title and og:title read **Forge 247 Sold Out**, and the ticker shows **SOLD OUT — 1-Step 50k Daily accounts**. Forge 247 is the 50K One-Step Daily drop, historically marketed at **$85** (crypto / tokenized equities and commodities; DXTrade or MT5). The historical card still shows **50k One Step Daily $85**, and the CTA is subscribe / get drop alerts. Historical forge cards still show Futures **$300K Select** and **$300K Select v2** as **SOLD OUT**. Those sold-out Select cards still list profit target **$14,000**, EOD max loss **$8,000**, and evaluation consistency **40%** (no consistency once funded; Daily or 5-day payout choice). Earlier notes on the v2 drop, kept because they were not contradicted on this pass, also cited DLL **$4,000**, max contracts **16 mini / 160 micro**, resets unavailable, KYC required before purchase, max 3 per user, and a cap separate from the 15-evaluation monthly Select limit and the 5 funded-account cap (own cap of 3). Funded path choice Daily vs Flex was described as permanent on that v2 drop. We did **not** add a standing $300K or Forge 247 account-size row. Help-center V1 list was $449; the prior v2 card price was $349 (https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/16497699-300k-select-account). The historical 50K One-Step Daily card still lists profit target **$5,000**, no daily drawdown, trailing-balance max loss **$2,500 (5%)**, leverage **1:10**, evaluation consistency **40%** max single day, no minimum trading days, funded consistency **none**, an **80%** profit split, a **$2,000** buffer that stays in the account, and a **$1,500** daily payout cap. Public promo code DASH (~35% OFF) is unchanged. Official homepage pricing tables (2026-09-12) list **35% consistency on Growth funded** payouts; Growth **evaluation consistency stays none**. Select 25K / 50K reset fees on those tables are **$75 / $109**. Growth is the faster evaluation style with a daily loss soft-breach style limit and no evaluation consistency rule — good for traders who want a simpler pass math and can respect a soft daily brake. Select removes the evaluation daily loss limit, adds a 40% evaluation consistency rule, and lets traders choose Select Flex or Select Daily payout policies after passing — the real decision is funded withdrawal lifestyle, not just the eval. Lightning skips evaluation and starts traders in a sim-funded state with progressive payout consistency (often starting around 20% in catalog language) and higher upfront fees. Across paths, catalog messaging emphasizes one-time purchase accounts, no activation fees, and a longer-term path toward Elite Live accounts. Example seed pricing: $25K Growth ~$99, $25K Select ~$109, $25K Lightning ~$345; $50K Growth ~$145, Select ~$165, Lightning ~$492, with targets/drawdowns scaling by size (e.g. $50K Growth $3,000 target / $2,000 drawdown). Payout rails commonly include Rise and Plane with minimums around $250; frequency depends on path (daily language on Select Daily; winning-day gates on Select Flex and Growth; Lightning without min-day gates in catalog). Marketed sim-funded splits are often 90/10. Platforms span Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Tradesea, Quantower, Sierra Chart, R Trader, and WealthCharts with feed choice by stack. Trading day is framed ~6:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET with flat before daily close; weekend holding off; news and EAs allowed subject to policy. Who it is for: traders who want modern multi-path packaging, $0 activation economics, and the ability to match Growth vs Select vs Lightning to strategy. Who it is not for: traders who will not read SKU docs (wrong plan is the failure mode), overnight holders, or anyone treating Lightning as free money without modeling progressive consistency. Honest tradeoffs: excellent product choice and platform menu; higher cognitive load; public promos (e.g. JULY-style codes) move monthly — confirm at checkout; PropFirmElite tracked affiliate link may still be pending so CTAs can point at the plain site until wired. Compare Growth vs Apex-style cheap attempts, Select vs consistency-heavy peers, Lightning vs other instant products (LucidDirect, etc.). Research workflow: write the exact path name, target/drawdown/DLL/consistency, funded payout policy, then paper five sessions under that risk engine before paying. When two Tradeify paths look similar in price, prefer the one whose daily loss and consistency rules match how you already trade on sim — not the one with the prettier Lightning creative. Re-verify JULY-style public codes monthly; exclusive affiliate codes may differ when PropFirmElite tracking is wired.