Best Futures Prop Firms

Quick Picks by Use Case

If you already know what you need a firm to do, start here. Each pick names a firm that fits that job, with the one-line reason why.

• Best OverallTradeify

  The highest overall score on the list right now, so it is the default answer if you want one.

• Fastest PayoutsTake Profit Trader

  The highest Payout score on the list. On-demand withdrawals from day one of the funded account and no funded consistency rule, so nothing forces your profit to sit under the firm's rules longer than you want it to.

• Best Budget PickTradeify

  The best Cost score on the list right now. That score counts the eval, resets, the activation fee and data fees, not just the eval price.

• Best for BeginnersEarn2Trade

  Built around education first, funding second, with one of the strongest Trust scores on the list. No minimum trading days and no time limit means you learn at your own pace instead of the calendar's.

• Best for ScalingApex Trader Funding

  Up to 20 simultaneous funded accounts with permission to copy your own trades across them. If you have one proven strategy and want to multiply it, none of the other firms we cover lets you run this many accounts.

• Least Restrictive RulesMyFundedFutures

  The highest Rules score of the firms we cover. Pick your plan by its funded-side rules, not its eval price, because that is where the four plans actually differ.

The Ranked List

The full ranking, sorted by overall score. Each card tells you why the firm scores the way it does and who it actually fits.

1. #1

   Tradeify

   79/ 100
   Trust

   4.4

   Cost

   4.3

   Payout

   3.4

   Rules

   3.6
   • Evals from $99 to $796
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: On demand
   • 90% profit split

   The Select plans are the detail worth knowing: they trade a slightly higher entry cost for a funded account with no consistency rule at all, which is worth real money to traders whose profit comes in uneven bursts. Make sure you run the payout-cap math on the Lightning accounts before you buy one, because each payout cycle resets your profit goal against a fixed per-payout cap.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   Growth 25K	$99 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   Growth 50K	$145 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   Growth 100K	$255 one time	-	Included	$3,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   Growth 150K	$369 one time	-	Included	$5,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
   Select 25K	$109 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   Select 50K	$165 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   Select 100K	$265 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   Select 150K	$369 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
   Lightning 25K	$345 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Lightning 50K	$492 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Lightning 100K	$660 one time	-	Included	$4,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Lightning 150K	$796 one time	-	Included	$5,250	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None

2. #2

   Take Profit Trader

   76/ 100
   Trust

   4.0

   Cost

   3.5

   Payout

   4.2

   Rules

   3.6
   • Evals from $150 to $360
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: On demand
   • 80% profit split

   The thing to know is the drawdown switch: the eval forgives intraday swings with end-of-day drawdown, and the funded account doesn't. So trade your eval like it is already the funded account, and know your payout buffer, the profit you have to build first, before your first withdrawal request.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   25K	$150/mo	-	$130	$1,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   50K	$170/mo	-	$130	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   75K	$245/mo	-	$130	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,500	None
   100K	$330/mo	-	$130	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   150K	$360/mo	-	$130	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None

3. #3

   Earn2TradeSale

   73/ 100
   Trust

   4.3

   Cost

   4.0

   Payout

   2.5

   Rules

   3.6
   • was Evals from $150 to $550 now Evals from $75 to $275
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: Weekly
   • 80% profit split

   Sale: 50% off evals and resets for the first 90 days (seen October 26, 2026).

   Earn2Trade scores near the top of the firms we cover on Trust, and it earns that the old-fashioned way, by teaching. The thing to plan around is the fee on every single withdrawal: pulling small amounts weekly eats into your split, so batch your withdrawals and keep more of your own money.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   TCP25Sale	was $150/mo	now $75	$139	$1,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,750	None
   TCP50Sale	was $190/mo	now $95	$139	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   TCP100Sale	was $350/mo	now $175	$139	$3,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   GAU50Sale	was $170/mo	now $85	$139	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   GAU100Sale	was $315/mo	now $157.50	$139	$3,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   GAU150Sale	was $375/mo	now $187.50	$139	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
   GAU200Sale	was $550/mo	now $275	$139	$6,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$11,000	None

   Sale: 50% off evals and resets for the first 90 days (seen October 26, 2026).

4. #4

   Topstep

   73/ 100
   Trust

   3.5

   Cost

   3.9

   Payout

   3.5

   Rules

   3.5
   • Evals from $49 to $229
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: After a set number of days
   • 90% profit split

   Topstep is the steady one. Not one of its four scores drops off a cliff, and it has been funding futures traders longer than almost anyone in the space. The built-in trade copier lets one strategy run across up to five funded accounts with combined buying power in the six figures. Traders who bank wins most days they trade should look at the consistency payout path, which opens up faster withdrawals for exactly that style.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   50K	$49/mo	-	$149	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   50K No Activation Fee	$95/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   100K	$99/mo	-	$149	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   100K No Activation Fee	$149/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   150K	$199/mo	-	$149	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
   150K No Activation Fee	$229/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None

5. #5

   Alpha Futures

   72/ 100
   Trust

   3.5

   Cost

   4.2

   Payout

   3.6

   Rules

   3.1
   • Evals from $89 to $859
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: On demand
   • 90% profit split

   Alpha's Payout score is one of the best on the list, and the plan menu now runs the whole spectrum. Zero is the fast eval, with no consistency rule, free activation, and a one-day pass possible if your day goes right. Advanced trades that speed for withdrawal headroom with a flat five-figure per-request cap. Direct skips the eval entirely for a one-time fee. Genuinely different products, so buy the one that matches your goal, not the cheaper checkout.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   Zero 25K	$89/mo	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   Zero 50K	$139/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   Zero 100K	$279/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   Advanced 50K	$209/mo	-	Included	$1,750	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,000	None
   Advanced 100K	$349/mo	-	Included	$3,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$8,000	None
   Advanced 150K	$489/mo	-	Included	$5,250	End-of-Day Trailing	$12,000	None
   Direct 25K	$349 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Direct 50K	$519 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Direct 100K	$689 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Direct 150K	$859 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Standard 50K	$129/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   Standard 100K	$239/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   Standard 150K	$349/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None

6. #6

   TradeDay

   72/ 100
   Trust

   3.5

   Cost

   4.3

   Payout

   3.0

   Rules

   3.6
   • Evals from $100 to $500
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: On demand
   • 50% profit split

   TradeDay's edge is that it makes you choose your speed up front. The Quick Pay plan gets you to money fast with day-one payouts, and the Fast Pass plan trades that speed for an end-of-day drawdown that stays end of day once you are funded, with a 45% consistency rule on payouts. On Quick Pay, learn the gross profit mark that pauses the account for a live review before your first funded trade. Gross profit there means profit from closed trades after commissions plus the payouts you already took, and traders who learn that mid-payout learn it the expensive way.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   25K Quick Pay Intraday	$100/mo	-	Included	$1,000	Intraday Trailing	$1,500	None
   50K Quick Pay Intraday	$131/mo	-	Included	$2,000	Intraday Trailing	$3,000	None
   100K Quick Pay Intraday	$240/mo	-	Included	$3,000	Intraday Trailing	$6,000	None
   150K Quick Pay Intraday	$360/mo	-	Included	$4,500	Intraday Trailing	$9,000	None
   25K Quick Pay EOD	$120/mo	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   50K Quick Pay EOD	$175/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   100K Quick Pay EOD	$285/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   150K Quick Pay EOD	$400/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
   25K Fast Pass EOD	$130/mo	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   50K Fast Pass EOD	$189/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   100K Fast Pass EOD	$330/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   150K Fast Pass EOD	$500/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None

7. #7

   BluSky Trading

   71/ 100
   Trust

   3.3

   Cost

   3.8

   Payout

   3.7

   Rules

   3.5
   • Evals from $59 to $799
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing, Static
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: Daily
   • 90% profit split

   BluSky pays out daily and gives you a genuine way to move to a live brokerage account, and the pairing is the pitch: quick access to profits while you work toward live money. The thing to calendar is the move to live. The invitation opens when your funded profit reaches the firm's review mark, and it forfeits what you leave behind. So withdraw as you go, and put the date on your calendar the day you qualify. Three simultaneous accounts each carry their own weekly cap, which roughly triples your withdrawal ceiling.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   Launch 50K	$59/mo	-	$99	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   Launch 100K	$69/mo	-	$149	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   Launch 200K Static	$79/mo	-	$179	$2,000	Static	$6,000	None
   Propel 25K	$150/mo	-	Included	$1,200	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   Propel 50K	$160/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   Propel 100K	$220/mo	-	Included	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   Propel 150K Static	$170/mo	-	Included	$1,000	Static	$3,000	None
   Propel 200K Static	$270/mo	-	Included	$2,000	Static	$6,000	None
   Propel 300K Static	$320/mo	-	Included	$5,000	Static	$20,000	None
   Orbit 50K	$199 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	30 days
   Orbit 100K	$299 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	30 days
   Orbit 150K	$419 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	30 days
   Orbit 200K	$419 one time	-	Included	$3,000	Static	$8,000	30 days
   Direct 2 Funded 3.5K Static	$749 one time	-	Included	$2,500	Static	None (instant)	None
   Instant Funded 50K	$599 one time	-	Included	$2,000	Intraday Trailing	None (instant)	None
   Stocks Intraday 2K	$199/mo	-	$99	$200	Static	$200	60 days
   Stocks Intraday 4K	$399/mo	-	$99	$400	Static	$400	60 days
   Stocks Intraday 7K	$799/mo	-	$99	$700	Static	$700	60 days

8. #8

   Apex Trader Funding

   70/ 100
   Trust

   4.0

   Cost

   3.5

   Payout

   3.8

   Rules

   2.7
   • Evals from $199 to $2,290
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: Weekly
   • 100% profit split

   Apex is the scaling play, and the 100% split reads great on the banner. The rules are where its score pays the price, so read the per-payout caps before you build a plan around that split, because the caps are the real number.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   25K EOD	$390 one time	-	$89	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	30 days
   25K EOD No Activation Fee	$890 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	30 days
   50K EOD	$450 one time	-	$99	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	30 days
   50K EOD No Activation Fee	$1,090 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	30 days
   100K EOD	$590 one time	-	$119	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	30 days
   100K EOD No Activation Fee	$1,390 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	30 days
   150K EOD	$1,090 one time	-	$149	$4,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	30 days
   150K EOD No Activation Fee	$2,290 one time	-	Included	$4,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	30 days
   25K Intraday	$199 one time	-	$69	$1,000	Intraday Trailing	$1,500	30 days
   25K Intraday No Activation Fee	$690 one time	-	Included	$1,000	Intraday Trailing	$1,500	30 days
   50K Intraday	$249 one time	-	$79	$2,000	Intraday Trailing	$3,000	30 days
   50K Intraday No Activation Fee	$790 one time	-	Included	$2,000	Intraday Trailing	$3,000	30 days
   100K Intraday	$399 one time	-	$99	$3,000	Intraday Trailing	$6,000	30 days
   100K Intraday No Activation Fee	$1,090 one time	-	Included	$3,000	Intraday Trailing	$6,000	30 days
   150K Intraday	$599 one time	-	$129	$4,000	Intraday Trailing	$9,000	30 days
   150K Intraday No Activation Fee	$1,690 one time	-	Included	$4,000	Intraday Trailing	$9,000	30 days

9. #9

   Bulenox

   69/ 100
   Trust

   3.5

   Cost

   3.2

   Payout

   3.8

   Rules

   3.4
   • Evals from $145 to $535
   • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing
   • How Often You Can Get Paid: Weekly
   • 100% profit split

   Bulenox's fee structure is built for small accounts, where activation costs about a month of subscription, and the value fades as the account sizes climb. Its two rule options are a real choice, full contracts from day one versus a friendlier drawdown, so pick the one that matches your style instead of the one that sounds nicer. Map the withdrawal requirements before you activate, because the trading-day minimums and the payout buffer, which Bulenox calls the safety threshold, pile up in front of your first payout.

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   Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
   25K No Scaling	$145/mo	-	$143	$1,500	Intraday Trailing	$1,500	None
   25K EOD	$145/mo	-	$143	$1,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
   50K No Scaling	$175/mo	-	$148	$2,500	Intraday Trailing	$3,000	None
   50K EOD	$175/mo	-	$148	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
   100K No Scaling	$215/mo	-	$248	$3,000	Intraday Trailing	$6,000	None
   100K EOD	$215/mo	-	$248	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
   150K No Scaling	$325/mo	-	$498	$4,500	Intraday Trailing	$9,000	None
   150K EOD	$325/mo	-	$498	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
   250K No Scaling	$535/mo	-	$898	$5,500	Intraday Trailing	$15,000	None
   250K EOD	$535/mo	-	$898	$5,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$15,000	None

10. #10

    MyFundedFutures

    69/ 100
    Trust

    3.5

    Cost

    3.6

    Payout

    2.8

    Rules

    3.9
    • Evals from $105 to $477
    • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing
    • How Often You Can Get Paid: Varies by plan
    • 80% profit split

    MyFundedFutures posts the best Rules score of the firms we cover, and the reason is choice: four plans whose evals are nearly interchangeable but whose funded-side rules make them four genuinely different products. Builder is the fast pass, one minimum trading day and no eval consistency rule.

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    Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
    25K Rapid	$109/mo	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
    50K Rapid	$157/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    100K Rapid	$267/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    150K Rapid	$347/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    50K Rapid EOD	$157 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	-
    50K Pro	$227/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    100K Pro	$344/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    150K Pro	$477/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    25K Builder	$105/mo	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
    50K Builder - Default	$153/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    50K Builder - Add-On	$125/mo	-	Included	$1,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None

11. #11

    Funded Futures Family

    68/ 100
    Trust

    3.1

    Cost

    3.8

    Payout

    3.3

    Rules

    3.3
    • Evals from $79 to $529
    • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Intraday trailing
    • How Often You Can Get Paid: On demand
    • 90% profit split

    Funded Futures Family charges no activation fee on any plan, and its rules are mostly fair. Mostly is the word to hear. Premier Plus accounts bought before September 9, 2026 carry no consistency rules at all, and newer Premier Plus accounts pick up a 40% funded rule. Velocity is the cheapest plan only at 25K, and it carries the strictest rules in its lineup. Check how many contracts your funded account allows before you add size. The limit goes up in steps as your end-of-day profit from closed trades grows, and trading over it can cost you the account.

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    Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
    25K Prime	$144/mo	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,250	None
    50K Prime	$204/mo	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    100K Prime	$319/mo	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    150K Prime	$425/mo	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    25K Premier Plus EOD	$144/mo	-	Included	$750	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,500	None
    50K Premier Plus EOD	$194/mo	-	Included	$1,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    100K Premier Plus EOD	$299/mo	-	Included	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    150K Premier Plus EOD	$529/mo	-	Included	$4,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    25K Premier Plus Intraday	$89/mo	-	Included	$1,000	Intraday Trailing	$1,500	None
    50K Premier Plus Intraday	$119/mo	-	Included	$2,000	Intraday Trailing	$3,000	None
    100K Premier Plus Intraday	$189/mo	-	Included	$3,000	Intraday Trailing	$6,000	None
    150K Premier Plus Intraday	$259/mo	-	Included	$4,500	Intraday Trailing	$9,000	None
    25K Velocity	$79/mo	-	Included	$1,250	Intraday Trailing	$2,500	None
    50K Velocity	$125/mo	-	Included	$2,250	Intraday Trailing	$4,000	None
    100K Velocity	$225/mo	-	Included	$3,250	Intraday Trailing	$7,000	None
    150K Velocity	$325/mo	-	Included	$4,750	Intraday Trailing	$10,000	None
    50K S2F	$499 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None

12. #12

    Lucid Trading

    63/ 100
    Trust

    2.5

    Cost

    3.9

    Payout

    2.7

    Rules

    3.5
    • Evals from $100 to $840
    • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing
    • How Often You Can Get Paid: After a set number of days
    • 90% profit split

    Lucid is the honest tension on this list: a Cost score in the top half of the firms we cover attached to one of the shortest operating histories on the page, and its Trust score carries that weight. LucidFlex is the shortlist pick for traders who hate daily loss limits, since it has none at any size. Automation and copiers are allowed here, but Lucid bans hedging across your accounts, even across related markets like long ES in one account and short NQ in another, and it checks for it automatically.

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    Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
    Flex 25K	$100 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,250	None
    Flex 50K	$140 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    Flex 100K	$225 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    Flex 150K	$420 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    Pro 25K	$135 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$1,250	None
    Pro 50K	$185 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$3,000	None
    Pro 100K	$285 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    Pro 150K	$370 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    Direct 25K	$340 one time	-	Included	$1,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
    Direct 50K	$520 one time	-	Included	$2,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
    Direct 100K	$700 one time	-	Included	$3,500	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None
    Direct 150K	$840 one time	-	Included	$5,000	End-of-Day Trailing	None (instant)	None

13. #13

    18th Street Trading

    61/ 100
    Trust

    2.1

    Cost

    3.5

    Payout

    3.0

    Rules

    3.6
    • Evals from $265 to $1,595
    • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing
    • How Often You Can Get Paid: After a set number of days
    • 90% profit split

    18th Street pays a set amount each time you pass a phase, with no activation fee or payout buffer, and the drawdown locks at breakeven once you are up 5%. After four payouts you move to a smaller real account at a 90% profit split, at a firm that formed in July 2026.

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    Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
    25K	$265 one time	-	Included	$1,250	End-of-Day Trailing	$2,250	60 days
    50K	$525 one time	-	Included	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,500	60 days
    100K	$1,000 one time	-	Included	$5,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	60 days
    150K	$1,595 one time	-	Included	$7,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$13,500	60 days

14. #14

    Leeloo Trading

    60/ 100
    Trust

    2.5

    Cost

    3.3

    Payout

    3.0

    Rules

    3.1
    • Evals from $250 to $850
    • Drawdown: Intraday trailing
    • How Often You Can Get Paid: Monthly
    • 100% profit split

    Leeloo's evals carry no daily loss limit and no time limit at any size. It is sim-only forever: it never makes you move to live, which some traders count as a feature and others as a ceiling. The tradeoff is certainty and how often you can get paid: payouts run monthly through one narrow window, so price that wait into the subscription before you decide the math works.

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    Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
    Aspire 25K	$250/mo	-	Included	$1,500	Intraday Trailing	$1,500	None
    Launch 50K	$280/mo	-	Included	$2,500	Intraday Trailing	$3,000	None
    Climb 100K	$320/mo	-	Included	$3,000	Intraday Trailing	$6,000	None
    Cruise 150K	$405/mo	-	Included	$5,000	Intraday Trailing	$9,000	None
    Burst 250K	$725/mo	-	Included	$6,500	Intraday Trailing	$15,000	None
    Explode 300K	$850/mo	-	Included	$7,500	Intraday Trailing	$20,000	None

15. #15

    Phidias Propfirm

    60/ 100
    Trust

    1.6

    Cost

    3.8

    Payout

    3.1

    Rules

    3.4
    • Evals from $88 to $1,125
    • Drawdown: End-of-day trailing, Static
    • How Often You Can Get Paid: After a set number of days
    • 75% profit split

    Phidias carries the weakest verifiable trust record of any ranked firm, and its score says so plainly. It stays on this list because the product is genuinely unusual: the Premium evals allow both overnight and over-weekend holds, and the Express to Live (E2L) eval publishes a short, defined route to a live account. Swing traders who need those permissions should read the full review and weigh the trust record with open eyes.

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    Eval	Price	Sale Price	Activation Fee	Max Drawdown	Drawdown Type	Profit Target	Time Limit
    E2L 25K	$88 one time	-	$83	$500	Static	$1,500	None
    E2L 50K	$278 one time	-	$149	$650	Static	$2,500	None
    E2L 100K	$318 one time	-	$149	$800	Static	$3,500	None
    E2L 150K	$398 one time	-	$169	$1,000	Static	$4,500	None
    Fundamental 50K	$164/mo	-	$149	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,000	None
    Fundamental 100K	$273/mo	-	$149	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    Fundamental 150K	$420/mo	-	$169	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    Premium 50K	$329/mo	-	$149	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,000	None
    Premium 100K	$411/mo	-	$149	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    Premium 150K	$570/mo	-	$169	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    E2L 25K One-Time Payment	$277 one time	-	Included	$500	Static	$1,500	None
    E2L 50K One-Time Payment	$723 one time	-	Included	$650	Static	$2,500	None
    E2L 100K One-Time Payment	$900 one time	-	Included	$800	Static	$3,500	None
    E2L 150K One-Time Payment	$1,125 one time	-	Included	$1,000	Static	$4,500	None
    Fundamental 50K One-Time Payment (Professional Intraday)	$580 one time	-	Included	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,000	None
    Fundamental 100K One-Time Payment	$723 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    Fundamental 150K One-Time Payment	$863 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None
    Premium 50K One-Time Payment (Premium Exclusive Features)	$723 one time	-	Included	$2,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$4,000	None
    Premium 100K One-Time Payment	$900 one time	-	Included	$3,000	End-of-Day Trailing	$6,000	None
    Premium 150K One-Time Payment	$1,123 one time	-	Included	$4,500	End-of-Day Trailing	$9,000	None

How We Ranked These

The overall score, built from those four scores, sets the order. The scoring method is published in full, so you can check our math instead of taking our word: How We Calculate Scores.

One commitment holds on every page of this site: commission never touches a score, so a firm cannot buy a rank and we could not sell one if we wanted to. Nothing here is hand-placed, and when two firms tie on the overall score, the tie breaks alphabetically by firm name.

If a firm's overall score is ever withheld, it appears at the bottom of the page without a rank until its data can be verified. We would rather show you an honest gap than a made-up number.

What to Look for in a Futures Prop Firm

The ranking answers who scores best overall. This section is how you decide who fits you, because a funded account you cannot operate under is worth nothing at any price. Four things decide almost everything: the drawdown, the fees, the payout terms, and the rules.

The Drawdown Method Decides How You Can Trade

The drawdown is the single most important rule at any prop firm, and the type matters more than the number. An intraday trailing drawdown follows your open profit up in real time, so one sharp pullback on a winning trade can fail you while the trade is still green. An end-of-day drawdown only settles at the close, which forgives intraday swings. A static drawdown never moves at all. Make sure you know which type applies to the eval AND to the funded account, because 7 firms on this list switch types between the two. Traders who pass on end-of-day rules then blow the funded account on intraday trailing rules learn that lesson with real money on the line.Our guide on how prop firms work goes over each type.

Add Up All the Fees, Not Just the Eval

The eval fee is the number firms advertise, and it is the smallest number in the deal. The real cost of getting funded is the eval plus the resets you will probably need, plus the activation fee when you pass, plus any monthly data or platform fees on the funded side. Two firms with the same eval price can sit far apart on the Cost score once all the fees are added up, and that is exactly what the score is for. So compare Cost scores, not checkout prices.

Payout Terms Are Where Funded Traders Get Surprised

Getting funded is the front half. Getting paid is the half that pays for everything, and it is where the fine print lives. Check how often you can get paid: on demand, daily, weekly, or monthly. Then check what stands in front of your first withdrawal: minimum trading days, payout buffers you must build before a dollar leaves, per-request caps, and consistency rules checked at the request itself. A 90% profit split you can rarely collect is worth less than an 80% split you can pull on demand. The Payout score weighs all of it, and the full review for each firm lists every payout rule by name.

The Rules You Can Actually Work with Beat the Ones That Score Best

Consistency rules, daily loss limits, minimum trading days, news-trading bans, and overnight-hold rules are where the account rules can tighten up on you. None of these rules is automatically bad, a daily loss limit can save an account from your worst day, but a rule that fights your actual style will bleed you. Swing traders need hold permissions. Scalpers need to check consistency math. Big-day traders need to know if one outsized win can void a payout. Read the Rules score as the summary and the review as the contract.

So the honest playbook is this: use the ranking to build a shortlist of two or three firms, then read those reviews against your own trading style, and pick the rules you can actually live with. Preserving your eval fee is just like preserving your capital, it is the discipline that keeps you in the game.

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