Futures Prop Firms
Futures Prop Firms Compared: Drawdown Rules, Payouts and Platforms (2026)
Futures prop firms fund traders on exchange-traded futures contracts listed on CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX or Eurex, reached through a futures execution platform such as Rithmic, Tradovate, ProjectX, NinjaTrader or Quantower. That is a different product from a CFD on a futures index, even when the CFD tracks the same contract, so this page checks each firm against its own documentation rather than its marketing.
Quick answer: of the 26 firms listed here, every one offers exchange-traded futures, but four are forex or CFD businesses first, running a separate futures line: The5ers, Hola Prime, Ment Funding and Emerge Profit. The rule that separates the rest is drawdown type. Six firms sell more than one type side by side, and three change the type between evaluation and funded, which is where most traders get caught.
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- CFD prop firm trading simulated capital; unregulated
- Split scales to 100% - free and performance-gated, never a paid add-on
- STATIC drawdown across every CFD programme; the floor never trails
- A 3.5% commission is deducted from every cash withdrawal, on all methods
- The 0.5% profitable-day rule is the real gate to getting paid
★★★★★
More details +The5ers
The5ers (Five Percent Online Ltd, a UK company — but contracted under Israeli law with exclusive jurisdiction in Tel Aviv) runs four CFD programmes: Bootcamp, Hyper Growth, Pro Growth and High Stakes. Its real strengths are genuine: drawdown is STATIC on every CFD programme, the split scales to 100% for free rather than as a paid add-on, and High Stakes offers 1:100 leverage. But two things are widely misreported. First, a 3.5% commission is taken from EVERY cash withdrawal — Rise, crypto and bank transfer alike; the only 0% route is non-convertible Hub Credit. Second, the celebrated ~70% fee refund is High Stakes only, is paid as account equity rather than cash, and is itself subject to that 3.5% on the way out. The rule that decides most accounts is the 0.5% profitable-day definition: on a $100K you need $500 of closed profit in a day to qualify, and an open losing position at midnight wipes the day out entirely.PROS:
- Drawdown is STATIC across every CFD programme — the floor never trails you
- The split scales to 100% and it is free and performance-gated, never a paid add-on
- High Stakes runs 1:100 leverage — double most competitors
- A genuine ~70% fee refund exists on High Stakes
- No time limit on any evaluation; one-time fee, no recurring charges
- Forex commission 4 USD per lot round turn; no commission on indices
- MT5, cTrader and TradingView (US traders) supported
CONS:
- A 3.5% commission is deducted from every cash withdrawal — Rise, crypto and bank transfer
- The 0.5% profitable-day rule is the real gate, and an open losing position at midnight destroys the day
- The 70% refund is High Stakes only, paid as equity, and the Terms separately call the fee non-refundable
- The consistency-rule percentage is not disclosed before purchase
- The5ers Futures uses a never-locking trailing drawdown — a trap for CFD traders crossing over
- US futures firm running the Trading Combine on simulated capital
- The 100%-of-first-$10,000 perk closed to new accounts on 12 January 2026
- Maximum Loss Limit trails on end-of-day balance but breaches intraday on unrealised P&L
- The consistency target does not fail you - it raises what you must earn to withdraw
- Monthly subscription for the Combine
★★★★★
More details +Topstep
Topstep is a Chicago-based futures prop firm running a single evaluation product, the Trading Combine, in three sizes ($50K/$100K/$150K). The split is a flat 90/10 with no upgrade to buy — but the headline "100% of your first $10,000" perk CLOSED to new accounts on 12 January 2026 and is now grandfathered only. The rule that decides most accounts is the Maximum Loss Limit: it trails on your END-OF-DAY balance, but it breaches INTRADAY on unrealised P&L, so you can be liquidated by an open drawdown you never actually realise — and after your first payout it is forced to $0, leaving your balance as your entire buffer. Express Funded accounts are simulated; Topstep's own 2025 data shows 16.8% pass the Combine and just 0.71% reach a real Live account. Minimum payout $125, five winning days of $150+, no subscription once funded.PROS:
- Flat 90/10 profit split — no paid upgrade and no tier to chase
- No time limit on the Trading Combine, and only 2 minimum trading days
- The Daily Loss Limit is optional in the Combine — hitting it locks you out for the day, it does not fail you
- No monthly subscription once you are funded
- Low 125 USD minimum payout; Aeropay and Wise carry no Topstep fee
- Publishes its own pass rates — disclosure almost no competitor offers
- TopstepX, NinjaTrader and Tradovate all supported
CONS:
- The 100%-of-first-10,000 USD perk closed to new accounts on 12 January 2026 — grandfathered only
- The Maximum Loss Limit trails on end-of-day balance but breaches intraday on unrealised P&L
- After your first payout the MLL is forced to zero — your remaining balance is your entire loss buffer
- The 50% Consistency Target does not fail you, it silently raises your profit target
- Express Funded accounts are simulated; only 0.71% of funded traders reached a Live account in 2025
- CFD prop firm trading simulated capital; unregulated
- 80%, 90% or 100% split - a paid choice at checkout, not a performance tier
- E8 Zero: no daily drawdown at all and a 3% STATIC maximum. E8 Pro: 8% static, no consistency rule
- your first payout permanently raises the loss level to your initial balance
- E8’s own example shows a $104,000 account requesting $4,000 and breaching instantly
★★★★★
More details +E8 Markets
E8 Markets (E8 Funding LLC, Dallas + E8 Markets Ltd, Saint Lucia) runs three single-phase products: E8 Zero, E8 One and E8 Pro. Two things dominate. First, the profit split is a PAID CHOICE at checkout — in E8's own words, 'select 80%, 90%, or 100% at checkout. Higher splits cost more upfront,' and the choice is permanent. Second, and more dangerous: on E8 Zero and E8 Pro your first payout permanently raises the loss level to your initial balance. E8's own worked example shows a $104,000 account requesting a $4,000 payout, dropping to $100,000, and BREACHING immediately. Withdrawing your own profit can destroy the account that produced it. E8 Zero also deactivates permanently after 5 payouts, capping lifetime earnings between $15,000 and $35,000 depending on account size. There is no fee refund of any kind.PROS:
- E8 Zero: no daily drawdown at all, and a 3% STATIC max drawdown
- E8 Pro: 8% STATIC drawdown with no consistency rule
- Single-phase evaluations across the whole range — no second phase to grind
- Resets available at a 10% discount (within 7 days of failing)
- Publishes a pass rate (17.7%) — though the window is now over two years stale
- Unregulated and says so plainly; no false regulatory claim
- Choice of drawdown model and split at checkout
CONS:
- THE PAYOUT TRAP: on E8 Zero and E8 Pro, your first payout permanently raises the loss level to your initial balance — E8's own example shows a $104,000 account requesting $4,000 and BREACHING instantly at $100,000
- The 80/90/100% profit split is a PAID CHOICE at checkout — higher splits cost more upfront and are locked for the life of the account
- E8 Zero DEACTIVATES after 5 payouts — capped at $15k ($50K acct) to $35k ($500K acct) lifetime
- E8 Pro's '80% split' is really 40% of profits — only half your profit is ever made requestable
- E8 One's max drawdown TRAILS (4-14%) and breaches on intraday equity
- Futures-only prop firm across 6+ asset classes; simulated capital
- There is NO daily drawdown - the best thing about the product
- A $10,000 lifetime ceiling takes your profit, and prior withdrawals count toward it
- Rebuilt as "TradeDay 2.0" - the terms changed with the relaunch
- Unusually transparent about its own numbers
★★★★★
More details +TradeDay
TradeDay (TradeDay LLC - an ILLINOIS company, not a UK one) is a futures-only prop firm trading simulated capital, rebuilt as TradeDay 2.0. Its best feature is genuine: there is no daily drawdown at all. The constraint to understand before you buy is the $10,000 lifetime ceiling, which takes your profit once you reach it - and prior withdrawals count toward it. The firm is unusually transparent about its own numbers, which we credit in the review.PROS:
- Split reaches 90% in Funded Live (Quick Pay starts at 50/50 until $4,000 net profit)
- Day One Payouts - withdrawals available from day one of funded trading, no consistency requirement
- One-step evaluation with no time limits
- Specializes in futures trading across 6+ asset classes
- Trailing drawdown freezes at starting balance (trader-friendly)
- Choice of three drawdown types at signup: Intraday TMD, End-of-Day TMD, or Static
- Trade up to 6 simultaneous accounts
- Reset $99 mid-cycle, or free at next monthly subscription renewal
- Strong educational resources and mentorship program
- 4.6/5 Trustpilot rating from 1,354+ reviews (April 2026)
CONS:
- Futures-only firm - not suitable for forex or stock spot traders
- Weekend holding strictly prohibited
- News trading not allowed
- Single-step evaluation only - no public phased structure
- Minimum 5 trading days required in evaluation
- US futures prop firm (Austin, Texas); unregulated; all funded accounts are simulated
- 100% profit split - there is no split at all on current accounts
- Choose your drawdown: EOD Trail (once daily) or Intraday Trail (real-time on peak equity)
- Evaluations expire in 30 days with NO resets; a funded account closes after 6 payouts
- $500 minimum payout; 5 qualifying days per payout; nothing is refundable
★★★★★
More details +Apex Trader
Apex Trader Funding replaced its entire product line on 1 March 2026. Everything on sale now is a one-time fee with no rebill, a 100% profit split and no consistency rule in the evaluation. The old model - monthly subscription, 90/10 split, the 30% negative P&L rule and the 5:1 risk-reward rule - is now Legacy and cannot be bought. Most reviews of Apex, including our previous one, still describe the old product.PROS:
- 100% profit split on all current simulated funded accounts - no split at all
- One-time fee, no rebill and no monthly charge on the funded account
- No consistency rule in the evaluation; no MAE rule; no 5:1 risk-reward rule
- No minimum trading days - you can pass in a single day
- News trading permitted for a normal strategy
- An EOD account option, so you can avoid intraday trailing entirely
- NinjaTrader licence and real-time data included
- Trustpilot 4.3 from over 20,000 reviews, with no consumer alert
CONS:
- Evaluations now expire after 30 days and there are NO RESETS - a failed eval must be repurchased
- A 50% consistency rule applies on the funded account and gates the payout button
- Only 6 payouts per funded account, then it closes and you must qualify again
- The safety net must now be maintained for the LIFE of the account, not just the first three payouts
- Contract limits are roughly halved when you move to the funded account
- Holding a position through the market close forfeits the account and all balances
- US futures prop firm (Wyoming) trading simulated capital; unregulated
- Flat 90/10 split on all sim-funded accounts - no paid upgrade to buy
- Six programmes, so you choose the drawdown model that suits you
- Lock Upon Payout: withdrawing collapses your trailing drawdown to starting balance + $100
- First payout needs 6% profit but the first request is capped at $2,500
★★★★★
More details +Top One Futures
Top One Futures (Top One Futures, LLC, Wyoming) is a simulated futures prop firm running six programmes — Elite Challenge, Elite Daily, Elite Access, Instant Sim Funded, Ignite and S2F Sim PRO. The split is a flat 90/10 with no upgrade to buy, though promotion to a Live account paradoxically DROPS you to 80/20. The rule that decides most accounts is Lock Upon Payout: the moment you withdraw, your trailing drawdown locks at your starting balance plus $100. Top One's own worked example leaves a $100,000 account with $1,900 of room after a $3,000 payout — and their own advice is not to withdraw the maximum. Consistency rules vary by programme (15% Ignite, 20% Instant, 25% Elite, 40% Elite Access). Note also that the Terms prohibit negative statements on review platforms under threat of profit forfeiture.PROS:
- Flat 90/10 split on all sim-funded accounts — no paid upgrade to buy
- Six programmes, so you can pick a drawdown model that suits your style
- Elite Access carries no daily loss limit during the challenge
- Only 1 minimum trading day to pass the Elite Challenge
- No recurring subscription once funded — activation is a one-off
- News trading is explicitly allowed
- Payouts run through Rise, in crypto or by bank transfer
CONS:
- Lock Upon Payout: withdrawing collapses your trailing drawdown to starting balance + 100 USD
- The first payout needs 6% profit (3,000 USD on a 50K) but the first request is capped at 2,500 USD
- Promotion to a Live account drops your split from 90/10 to 80/20
- The Terms prohibit negative statements on review platforms, on pain of profit forfeiture
- All bots, EAs and automated trading are banned, as is holding a trade under 10 seconds
- UK-based futures prop firm (Alpha Group) trading CME-group contracts on AlphaTrader/Quantower/WealthCharts; simulated evaluations
- Signature: Alpha Prime — a rare salaried, real-capital London trading-floor path, not just a perpetual simulator
- Trader-friendly end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance and doesn’t move after payouts
- One-step Zero, Advanced (flat 90% split, no daily loss limit) & Direct (instant); sizes $25K–$150K; US accepted
- July 2026 caveat: NinjaTrader split + Premium-plan closure and payout-handling episode — factor it in
★★★★★
More details +Alpha Futures
Alpha Futures is a UK-based futures prop firm, part of the Alpha Group, trading CME-group contracts and migrating traders to its in-house AlphaTrader platform alongside Quantower and WealthCharts. Its defining feature is Alpha Prime, a rare path to real proprietary capital: qualify and you can be invited to a 60 percent split plus a guaranteed 12-month salary and a London trading-floor seat, rather than a perpetual simulator. It uses a trader-friendly end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at your starting balance and does not move when you take a payout. Plans are one-step Zero, Advanced (flat 90 percent split, no daily loss limit) and Direct (instant). US traders are accepted. Its evaluations are simulated. Important July 2026 caveat: Alpha ended its NinjaTrader partnership and closed its Premium plan, initially mishandling earned payouts before agreeing to honour approved ones.PROS:
- Alpha Prime offers a rare salaried, real-capital London trading-floor path
- Trader-friendly EOD trailing drawdown that does not move after payouts
- Advanced pays a flat 90 percent split with no daily loss limit
- Industry-leading 15,000 dollar maximum per payout request on Advanced
- US traders accepted; strong historical reputation and payout record
CONS:
- July 2026 NinjaTrader split, Premium-plan closure and payout-handling backlash
- Platform migration to AlphaTrader is ongoing, so confirm what you are buying
- Consistency rules vary by plan (40 percent Zero, 20 percent Direct)
- US futures prop firm (Lucid Trading Group LLC, Delaware) trading simulated futures on NinjaTrader, Tradovate and Rithmic
- 90/10 base split on every plan — not a paid upgrade, which is genuinely rare
- EOD trailing max loss that locks at your starting balance plus $100; the daily limit is a soft breach
- The LucidScale daily limit ratchets upward (highest EOD profit × 60%) and never shrinks
- No recurring or monthly fee; news, EAs and scalping allowed. Real capital only at the LucidLive stage
★★★★★
More details +Lucid Trading Review 2026
Lucid Trading (Lucid Trading Group LLC, Delaware) is one of the more genuinely trader-friendly futures firms around. A real 90% BASE split with no upgrade to buy, an end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at your starting balance plus $100, a soft daily loss limit that ratchets upward (the LucidScale DLL = highest EOD profit x 60%) rather than punishing you, a clean one-time fee with no rebills, and permissive rules (news, EAs, copiers, scalping all allowed) add up to a risk model materially looser than the intraday-trailing norm. The caveats are modest: accounts are SIMULATED (the "real capital" language applies only after you reach LucidLive), the three plans (Pro/Flex/Direct) differ enough that picking the wrong one matters, and the marketing's "15-minute payout" is a "2 business days" commitment in the Terms.PROS:
- A genuine 90/10 base split on every funded plan - not a paid upgrade, which is rare
- End-of-day trailing max loss that locks at your starting balance plus $100
- The daily loss limit is a soft breach - a bad day pauses you, it does not fail the account
- The LucidScale daily limit ratchets upward (highest EOD profit x 60%) and never shrinks
- One-time fee with no recurring, monthly or auto-rebill charge, and no activation fee
- News, EAs, trade copiers, scalping and DCA all allowed
- Consistency rule fully waived at the Live stage; detailed per-plan documentation
CONS:
- Accounts are simulated; the "real capital" marketing applies only after reaching the LucidLive stage
- The homepage advertises a "15-minute average" payout, but the binding Terms say two business days
- Only LucidFlex has no daily loss limit; Pro and Direct do
- No overnight or weekend holding (positions auto-close before 4:45pm EST)
- Microscalping, hedging and HFT are prohibited
- Futures prop firm trading simulated CME capital — a separate entity from Goat Funded Trader (the CFD firm)
- No monthly subscription and no activation fee on any plan — a real edge over Topstep, Apex and Bulenox
- EOD and Flex pay a 80% base; the 90% is a paid add-on. Sprint pays 90% free; Instant pays 100% of the first $10,000
- The trailing drawdown locks permanently at your starting balance on every product
- Payouts only in two windows a month, capped at 50% of profit on EOD/Flex/Sprint
★★★★★
More details +
Goat Funded Futures (WITI Limited, Hong Kong) is a separate company from Goat Funded Trader, the CFD firm. Its strengths are real: no monthly subscription, no activation fee, one-step evaluations, and a trailing drawdown that locks permanently at your starting balance on every product. Its weaknesses are twofold. The marketing overstates - "no daily drawdown" is untrue of three of the four funded products, and the advertised 100% split applies only to Instant, while EOD and Flex pay 80% with the 90% sold as an upsell. More seriously, the firm's own specification pages contradict each other on Sprint's drawdown type, Sprint's consistency rule, EOD's profit split and Instant's price. Screenshot the spec of whatever you buy, on the day you buy it.
PROS:
- No monthly subscription and no activation fee on any plan — a real edge over Topstep, Apex and Bulenox
- The trailing drawdown locks permanently at your starting balance, on every product, before any payout
- One-step evaluations with a 6% target and no time limit
- Daily loss limits are soft breaches — a pause, not an account failure
- 48-hour payout promise, backed by a $500 penalty if they miss it
- Flex is a genuinely clean rule set: no daily loss limit, no funded consistency rule, no minimum hold time
- Honest that the capital is simulated, with a full CFTC hypothetical-performance disclosure
- The help centre warns you about the traps in its own rules — including the zero-cushion problem after a payout
CONS:
- The firm’s own specification pages contradict each other on Sprint’s drawdown type, Sprint’s consistency rule, EOD’s profit split and Instant’s price
- The 90% split on EOD and Flex is a PAID add-on — the base is 80%
- You can withdraw only 50% of your profit on EOD, Flex and Sprint, with per-cycle caps on top
- Profit is capped at 5% a day, with an automatic trading cutoff
- Path to Live cannot be declined, force-merges your accounts, and forfeits unwithdrawn profit
- “No daily drawdown” on the homepage is untrue for three of the four funded products
- Fast-growing (launched 2024) simulated prop firm offering forex/CFD and futures on a wide platform set (MT4/MT5, cTrader, DXTrade, Match-Trader, Tradovate)
- Signature: a 1-hour payout guarantee + “Zero Payout Denial Policy,” backed by an independent Deloitte review
- 1-Step Prime, 2-Step Prime/Pro and a Direct (instant) account; forex sizes $2K–$300K
- Base split 80% up to 95%; fee refunded on passing; scaling advertised to $4M; swap-free add-on
- Catch: “zero denial” applies to rule-compliant payouts — consistency/risk rules are where disputes arise; US accepted
★★★★★
More details +Hola Prime
Hola Prime is a fast-growing simulated prop firm that launched in late 2024, offering both forex/CFD and futures on a wide platform set including MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXTrade, Match-Trader and, for futures, Tradovate and NinjaTrader. Its defining feature is a 1-hour payout guarantee with a Zero Payout Denial Policy, unusually backed by an independent Deloitte review that reported 98.35 percent of withdrawals processed within an hour with zero denials. It offers 1-Step Prime, 2-Step Prime and Pro, and a Direct instant account, with forex sizes 2,000 to 300,000, a base split of 80 percent up to 95 percent, the challenge fee refunded on passing, and scaling to 4 million. The caveat is that zero denial applies to rule-compliant payouts, and consistency and risk rules are where disputes arise. Its simulated operations run through Hong Kong and Cyprus entities, with a separate Mauritius broker licence. US traders are accepted.PROS:
- Fast payouts independently verified by a Deloitte review
- Both forex/CFD and futures on a very wide platform set
- 1-Step, 2-Step and Direct instant accounts; base split 80 up to 95 percent
- Challenge fee refunded on passing; scaling advertised to 4 million
- Swap-free add-on; US traders accepted
CONS:
- Zero-denial promise applies to rule-compliant payouts, not a no-breach guarantee
- Documented disputes where consistency or excessive-risk rules voided payouts
- Consistency rule of roughly 35 to 40 percent on some accounts
- US futures evaluation firm (Wyoming); funded accounts issued by three partner prop firms
- Publishes its own pass rate: 8.89% for 2025
- Split is TIERED by withdrawal size - 50% below a threshold, 80% above it
- The evaluation is a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION that renews until you pass or cancel
- Five consecutive days of absence terminates a funded account
★★★★★
More details +Earn2Trade
Earn2Trade is an education and evaluation company (a Wyoming LLC) — it does not fund you itself. The funding offer comes from one of three partner proprietary trading firms: Helios Trading Partners, Appius Trading Limited or Kronos Proprietary Trading. On 6 July 2026 Earn2Trade removed the 10-day minimum trading rule entirely and replaced the flat 80/20 split with a tiered structure: 50/50 below a per-account withdrawal threshold, 80/20 at or above it, and a fixed 60/40 on 400,000 USD accounts. There is no consistency rule once funded, and payouts are weekly from 100 USD with no subscription fee once funded. Note that LiveSim accounts use an end-of-day drawdown while Live accounts use an intraday TRAILING drawdown — and on the firm's own published figures, 94.77% of traders who pass stay on LiveSim. Published pass rate: 8.89%.PROS:
- No minimum trading days (removed on 6 July 2026)
- News trading permitted with no restrictions
- Publishes its own pass rate - 8.89% for 2025
- Wide platform choice, including NinjaTrader, Tradovate and TradingView
- Setup fee is deducted from your first withdrawal, not paid upfront
- One free reset after every rebill on the Trader Career Path
- Weekly payouts, processed every Wednesday
- Trustpilot 4.7 from nearly 4,900 reviews, with no consumer alert
CONS:
- The split is TIERED by withdrawal size: 50% on small withdrawals, 80% only above a threshold
- The evaluation is a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION that auto-renews until you pass or cancel
- Live funded accounts use INTRADAY trailing drawdown, not end-of-day
- A 30% consistency rule means about four profitable days in practice
- No refunds of any kind - the terms state goods are irrevocable
- Overnight and weekend holding are not permitted
- Long-standing US futures funding company (OneUp Trader, Delaware) with a simulated 1-step evaluation on 20+ platforms
- Signature: a trailing drawdown that stops trailing at your starting balance, then locks static
- 90% split, and you keep 100% of your first $10,000
- Consistency rule blocks one-lucky-day passes; 10-trading-day minimum to get funded
- Payouts any weekday ($1,000 min) once you clear a profit buffer; monthly subscription with a free trial
★★★★★
More details +One Up Trader
OneUp Trader is one of the more reputable and long-running US futures funding companies: a drawdown that stops trailing at your starting balance, 100% of your first $10,000 then a 90% split, a huge platform choice, and a consistency rule that rewards steadiness over luck, reflected in a strong Trustpilot. Go in understanding the structure: the evaluation is simulated, the Terms frame it as education that places you with third-party funders, and the fee is a monthly subscription. For a disciplined futures trader it is a strong, credible choice.PROS:
- Trailing drawdown stops trailing at your starting balance, then locks static
- Keep 100% of your first $10,000, then a 90% split
- 20-plus platforms with free Level 2 data
- Fast weekday payouts once you clear a profit buffer
- Long-standing, well-regarded operation (~4.7 Trustpilot)
CONS:
- Fee is a monthly subscription, and the FAQ conflicts on the billing model
- Withdraw-from-day-1 marketing really means after 10 days, a profit buffer and a $1,000 minimum
- Crypto withdrawals are capped at $3,000 a week with a 5% fee
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Drawdown type is not a detail. An intraday trailing drawdown follows your unrealised profit and can breach you on a trade that ends green. An end-of-day drawdown only recalculates at the close. A static drawdown never moves. Two firms quoting the same headline number can be completely different products. Check current terms with the firm before buying.
Reviewed by the JoinProp editorial team. Last updated 3 August 2026.
Drawdown type, platform and payout terms for all 26 firms, verified August 2026
| Firm | Drawdown | Platform | Split and payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep | Trailing on end-of-day balance, monitored intraday, stops at start balance | TopstepX | 90/10. Express payouts from 3 days. No overnight or weekend holds. |
| Apex Trader Funding | Both sold side by side: end-of-day trailing on current products, intraday trailing on legacy | Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader | 100% to the $25K milestone, then 90/10. Model changed 1 March 2026. |
| TradeDay | Trailing, in both intraday and end-of-day variants by plan | Tradovate | 50/50 under $4K, 80/20 above, 90/10 once funded live. Now on TradeDay 2.0. |
| Day Traders | All three: intraday trail, end-of-day, static | Rithmic, ArcTrader | Keep 100% on the evaluation route. 80/20 on the live S2L account. |
| Elite Trader Funding | Varies by plan family: intraday unrealised, end-of-day realised, or static | TradingView, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate, Tickblaze | Up to 100%. Same-day approval. Domain moved to elitetraderfunding.app. |
| Earn2Trade | Changes by stage: end-of-day in evaluation, trailing on live, static at the $200K tier | Rithmic stack | 50/50 under $1,500, 80/20 above. Weekly. No minimum trading days. |
| My Funded Futures | Changes by stage: end-of-day in evaluation, intraday trailing once funded | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Quantower, TradingView | 90/10, daily payouts on Rapid. All accounts simulated. |
| Funded Futures Network | Realised trailing, end-of-day trailing or unrealised trailing by product | Rithmic | 80/20 sim, 90/10 live. Standard OG retired 1 July 2026. |
| Bulenox | Intraday trailing or end-of-day trailing by variant | Rithmic | 100% of the first $10,000, then 90/10. Weekly, 10 trading days first. No reset option. |
| Goat Funded Futures | End-of-day trailing, locks at start balance at +5%. Separate static challenge. | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Quantower, TickBlaze | 100% of the first $10,000, then 90/10. Requests only on set dates each month. |
| Ment Funding | 6% static. Does not trail. | Rithmic, ATAS, DXFutures | 75% default, 90% as a paid add-on. 33% consistency rule. Forex-first firm. |
| Leeloo Trading | Intraday trailing on unrealised equity. The most punishing variant here. | Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart | 100% of the first $12,500, then 90%. Framed as discretionary, not guaranteed. |
| Take Profit Trader | End-of-day trailing, daily loss limit removed at PRO | Rithmic, CQG, Tradovate, NinjaTrader | 80/20 sim, 90/10 live. Withdraw from day one above the buffer. |
| Tradeify | End-of-day only. No intraday trap. | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, WealthCharts, TradeSea | 90%. Every 5 days, or daily on Select. Added a crypto product in 2026. |
| Alpha Futures | End-of-day maximum loss limit with static daily buffers | AlphaTrader, Quantower, WealthCharts | 90%. Up to 4 payouts a month after 5 winning days. Monthly fees on some tiers. |
| Lucid Trading | End-of-day, on the highest closing balance | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, Quantower | 90/10. Daily payouts from day one on LucidLive. One-time fee. |
| Top One Futures | End-of-day trailing | Tradovate, NinjaTrader | 90%. First payout at 6% of starting balance, then 5%, then 4%. |
| UProfit | End-of-day plus daily loss limit. Static on the One account. | TradingView, Tradovate | Up to 80%. 4 profitable days before a request. Rebranded from uprofittrader.com. |
| Blusky | End-of-day trailing from the 6pm balance. Separate static family. | Tradovate, Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Tickblaze | 90/10, daily payouts. News trading does not fail the account. Domain is blusky.pro. |
| FuturesElite | End-of-day trailing, recalculates only at the close | Not documented | Two payout regimes run in parallel by account open date. Consistency rules apply despite marketing copy saying otherwise. |
| OneUp Trader | Trailing, stops at the initial starting balance | NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, Bookmap and 20 more | 100% of the first $10,000, then 90/10. Withdrawals from day one. |
| IQ Capital | End-of-day trailing, locks at the initial balance and again after the first payout | ATAS, Quantower, DeepCharts | 90/10 from the first dollar. 10 active days on Classic, 3 on Rapid. Futures line is separate from its CFD and crypto products. |
| Hola Prime | 4% end-of-day trailing, locks at start balance at +4% | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, WealthCharts, DX Futures | 90%, weekly. Dual forex and futures firm. |
| The5ers | 4% end-of-day max loss | BlackArrow only | 80/20. Separate futures line, $25K only. Headline business is forex and CFD. |
| Emerge Profit | Buyer chooses end-of-day trailing or static at checkout | Tradovate, NinjaTrader | Split not published consistently. Dual forex and futures firm, Spanish language. |
| E8 Markets | End-of-day dynamic drawdown | Tradovate | Futures line is separate from the main CFD business and labelled legacy in the firm’s own help centre. Confirm availability before buying. |
Verified against each firm’s own help centre, FAQ or terms pages in August 2026. Where a firm’s marketing page and help centre disagreed, the help centre was treated as authoritative.
The firms listed below carry a JoinProp score out of 10, graded by our editorial team on payout reliability, fees, drawdown rules, profit split, evaluation terms, trading rules, customer support, scaling and track record. No firm can buy its grade. See our prop firm ranking methodology for what each category measures, where the data comes from, and how to dispute a rating.
How to read a futures prop firm’s rules
Drawdown: the rule that fails most accounts
An intraday trailing drawdown follows your unrealised equity. If a trade runs $800 in profit and then gives it back, the drawdown has already moved up to meet the high water mark, so you can breach on a position that closes green. Leeloo Trading uses this variant explicitly.
An end-of-day trailing drawdown recalculates once, at the close, using the day’s closing balance. Intraday swings do not tighten it. This is now the most common structure, and Tradeify markets it directly as avoiding the intraday trap.
A static drawdown never moves. Ment Funding’s futures programme uses a 6% static level, which is rare enough to be worth naming.
Most trailing drawdowns stop trailing once they reach the starting balance, sometimes with a small buffer. Goat Funded Futures locks its floor at the starting balance once the account is 5% up.
The stage switch that catches people out
Three firms change drawdown type between evaluation and funded. My Funded Futures runs an end-of-day drawdown through the evaluation and then switches to intraday trailing once you are funded. Earn2Trade uses end-of-day in evaluation and LiveSim, trailing on live accounts, and a fixed floor at its top tier. Funded Futures Network applies unrealised trailing during the funded buffer phase before going static.
Read the funded rules before you buy the evaluation. The evaluation rules are not the rules you will trade under.
Exchange-traded futures versus CFDs on futures
A futures contract is a standardised instrument listed on an exchange. A CFD is a bilateral contract with a broker that tracks a price. Some firms offer CFDs on index futures and describe the product in futures language, which is why platform access is the clearest test: Rithmic, Tradovate, ProjectX, NinjaTrader and Quantower are futures execution stacks, while MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade, MatchTrader and TradeLocker are CFD platforms.
Four firms on this page run both. The5ers, Hola Prime, Ment Funding and Emerge Profit each operate a forex or CFD business alongside a separate futures programme, so check which product you are actually buying.
Consistency rules and payout mechanics
Most futures firms cap how much of your total profit may come from a single day, typically between 20% and 50%. It is not a penalty for a good day, it is a delay: the payout is held until the rest of your performance catches up.
Payout timing varies more than the split does. Several firms advertise daily payouts. Goat Funded Futures accepts requests only within two windows each month despite homepage copy implying on-demand withdrawal, and FuturesElite runs two different payout regimes depending on when the account was opened.
Frequently asked questions
What is a futures prop firm?
A firm that funds traders on exchange-traded futures contracts listed on CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX or Eurex. You pass an evaluation, or buy direct funding, and trade a simulated or live account under the firm’s rules in exchange for a share of the profit. Almost all funded accounts at these firms are simulated, with live capital offered by invitation at a minority of them.
What is the difference between trailing and end-of-day drawdown?
A trailing drawdown follows your equity upward and, in the intraday version, tracks unrealised profit as it moves, so a trade that runs up and gives back can breach the account even if it closes in profit. An end-of-day drawdown recalculates only once, on the closing balance, so intraday swings do not tighten it. A static drawdown does not move at all. Six firms on this page sell more than one type.
Which futures prop firms use static drawdown?
Ment Funding’s futures programme uses a 6% static level. Day Traders, Elite Trader Funding, Blusky and Emerge Profit each offer a static account family alongside their trailing products, and Earn2Trade’s top tier is fixed. Static removes the risk of a trailing floor climbing behind you, usually in exchange for a smaller allowance.
Can I hold futures positions overnight at a prop firm?
Usually not. Topstep, Earn2Trade, Funded Futures Network and Blusky all require positions flat before the close, with auto-liquidation as a backstop rather than a guarantee. Some firms offer a swing variant that permits overnight holds but still prohibits holding through the weekend. Check the specific plan, not the firm.
Do futures prop firms let you trade the news?
It varies by firm and by plan, and it is one of the least consistently documented rules. Goat Funded Futures and Blusky permit it explicitly. Alpha Futures restricts it on some qualified accounts but not others. Funded Futures Network permits it in evaluation but restricts it once funded. Where a firm does not document the rule, treat it as unresolved rather than permitted.
How were these firms checked?
Each firm was verified against its own website, help centre, FAQ or terms pages in August 2026. Where a marketing page and a help centre contradicted each other, the help centre was treated as authoritative, because it is product specific and more actively maintained. Anything a firm does not publish is recorded as not documented rather than inferred. Read more about how we work in our ranking methodology.