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Answer two questions and get a firm recommendation. Answer eight and get one tuned to how you actually trade. This finder matches you against every firm we have reviewed using our four published scores plus your answers. Commission is never an input, so a firm we earn nothing from ranks first when it fits you best.

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1. What Do You Want To Trade?
2. What Is Your Budget For Evaluations Right Now?

Every firm we score, ranked by overall score. Answer the questions above and this list re-ranks around how you trade.

Tradeify Growth 50K tier

Trust Score
4.3
Cost Score
4.2
Payout Score
3.2
Rules Score
3.6
Overall
3.9

$87 to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Reset fee: $95
  • Accounts: up to 5 at once
  • Payouts: Growth: after each 5-winning-day cycle. Select Daily: daily after the buffer. Select Flex: every 5 winning days. Lightning: per payout goal. Elite Live: daily payouts (any amount above trading capital; a payout to zero closes the Live account).
  • Platforms: Tradovate, Rithmic, TradingView
  • Data and platform fees: Market data free for Non-Professionals - the Non-Professional Agreement must be signed on first Tradovate login or a 300 USD per month professional data fee applies (a real cost trap worth flagging). No platform surcharge across Tradovate, Rithmic, Tradesea, or WealthCharts (all same price). Optional TradingView subscription from 12.95 USD per month paid directly to TradingView. Per-contract round-trip commissions apply (ES/NQ 5.76, MES/MNQ 1.82, CL 5.66, GC 6.20 USD).
  • Commissions: Per-contract round-trip commissions apply (ES/NQ 5.76, MES/MNQ 1.82, CL 5.66, GC 6.20 USD; full list in the commissions article)

Topstep 50K tier

Trust Score
3.6
Cost Score
3.5
Payout Score
3.8
Rules Score
3.5
Overall
3.6

$49/mo to start, $198 minimum to funded

  • Activation fee: $149
  • Monthly fee: $49
  • Reset fee: $49
  • Accounts: up to 5 at once
  • Payouts: Cycle-based in the XFA: Standard path every 5 winning days of 150 USD or more; Consistency path every 3 traded days at 40 percent consistency or below. LFA: 5 winning days per cycle, then daily payouts unlock after 30 lifetime LFA winning days (XFA days do not count). Requests available during CME market hours, Sunday 5 PM CT to Friday 5 PM CT.
  • Platforms: TopstepX
  • Data and platform fees: Level 1 (top of book) live CME data included free at every stage; Level 2 (DOM) optional at 34.25 USD per month; TopstepX platform included
  • Commissions: Commissions and exchange fees are deducted from the account balance per filled trade, not paid out of pocket; per-product rates are published in the help center.

Alpha Futures Zero 50K tier

Trust Score
3.5
Cost Score
4.0
Payout Score
3.9
Rules Score
3.1
Overall
3.6

$80/mo to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Monthly fee: $119
  • Reset fee: $109
  • Accounts: up to 5 at once
  • Payouts: On demand, up to 4 requests per month on every family. Zero and Advanced requests are gated by 5 accumulated (non-consecutive) winning days of 200 USD or more since the last request; Direct swaps the winning-day gate for a per-cycle Withdrawal Profit Target plus a 20 percent consistency rule.
  • Platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, AlphaTrader
  • Data and platform fees: Platform access included at purchase (platform choice locked at purchase, not interchangeable); Level 2 and EUREX data fees are covered in the firm's help center; Tradovate/NinjaTrader commissions apply per Tradovate published rates.
  • Commissions: Tradovate/NinjaTrader commissions apply per Tradovate published rates; platform access is included at purchase and the platform choice is locked (not interchangeable).

Take Profit Trader 50K tier

Trust Score
3.8
Cost Score
3.1
Payout Score
4.2
Rules Score
3.4
Overall
3.6

$170/mo to start, $300 minimum to funded

  • Activation fee: $130
  • Monthly fee: $170
  • Reset fee: $100
  • Accounts: up to 5 at once
  • Payouts: On demand from day one of the PRO account, any day: zero minimum profitable days, no funded consistency rule, no payout windows.
  • Platforms: NinjaTrader, TradingView, Tradovate, Rithmic, R Trader Pro
  • Data and platform fees: included (CQG or Rithmic data feed included with the account; no separate CME data or platform fee found); commissions charged in SIM: 5.00 USD per round trip per standard contract, 0.50 USD per micro, on Test and PRO; PRO+ uses a separate commission schedule
  • Commissions: Commissions charged in SIM: 5.00 USD per round trip per standard contract, 0.50 USD per micro, on Test and PRO; PRO+ uses a separate broker-rate commission schedule.

Earn2Trade TCP50 tier

Trust Score
4.3
Cost Score
3.5
Payout Score
2.8
Rules Score
3.6
Overall
3.5

$85/mo to start, $224 minimum to funded

  • Activation fee: $139
  • Monthly fee: $190
  • Reset fee: $85
  • Accounts: up to 3 at once
  • Payouts: Weekly - processed Wednesdays; withdrawal request emailed to the prop firm by 2pm CT the prior Friday
  • Platforms: NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate, TradingView, R Trader Pro
  • Data and platform fees: Included for non-professional CME status during eval; professional CME status 140 USD/month/exchange
  • Commissions: Live commission schedule applied to eval accounts at setup (mirrors partner-firm rates); micros roughly 0.82 to 1.08 USD per contract per side

TradeDay 50K Quick Pay Intraday tier

Trust Score
3.6
Cost Score
3.8
Payout Score
3.4
Rules Score
3.2
Overall
3.5

$63/mo to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Monthly fee: $125
  • Reset fee: $60
  • Accounts: up to 6 at once
  • Payouts: On demand from any positive balance (Quick Pay: no buffer to clear, no minimum trading period, from day 1 after End of Day settlement; Fast Pass gated by 5 profitable days)
  • Platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView
  • Data and platform fees: None during eval and Funded Sim (no data fee, simulated commissions); Funded Live pays CME professional data (about 156 USD per month per exchange) plus real commissions and a 2 USD Tradovate credit card fee (fees article 103000008894, modified 2026-05-31)
  • Commissions: Simulated commissions during eval and Funded Sim; real commissions plus a 2 USD Tradovate credit card fee at Funded Live (fees article 103000008894)

MyFundedFutures 50K Flex tier

Trust Score
3.4
Cost Score
3.6
Payout Score
3.1
Rules Score
3.9
Overall
3.5

$122/mo to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Monthly fee: $153
  • Reset fee: $153
  • Accounts: up to 10 at once
  • Payouts: Rapid daily (every 24 hours); Builder every 48 hours; Flex per 5-winning-day cycle; Pro every 14 calendar days
  • Platforms: TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, Fintevo
  • Data and platform fees: none stated as separate line items; the firm states absolutely no activation fees for any plan

Apex Trader Funding 50K EOD tier

Trust Score
3.8
Cost Score
3.4
Payout Score
3.9
Rules Score
2.6
Overall
3.5

$45 to start, $144 to funded

  • Activation fee: $99
  • Accounts: up to 20 at once
  • Payouts: Up to weekly (earliest request after 5 qualifying trading days; no deadline to complete them)
  • Platforms: NinjaTrader, Rithmic, Tradovate, TradingView
  • Data and platform fees: included (Level 1 data included in the eval fee, no additional charges)

BluSky Trading Launch 50K tier

Trust Score
3.3
Cost Score
3.7
Payout Score
3.4
Rules Score
3.5
Overall
3.5

$59/mo to start, $158 minimum to funded

  • Activation fee: $99
  • Monthly fee: $59
  • Reset fee: $49
  • Accounts: up to 3 at once
  • Payouts: Daily withdrawals Monday-Friday, on demand from the dashboard (no support ticket). Requests before 11AM ET on a trading day process same day; after 11AM ET next business day; bank transfer adds 1-3 business days.
  • Platforms: Rithmic, Tradovate
  • Data and platform fees: Level 1 market data free; futures commissions on Rithmic/Volumetrica/Tradesea are about 2.00 USD/side minis and 0.50 USD/side micros (EUREX unavailable on those; Tradovate uses brokerage pricing with EUREX L2). Funded/live commissions are brokerage-set (Markets and Commissions article 12434069).
  • Commissions: Rithmic/Volumetrica/Tradesea evaluation: about 2.00 USD/side minis, 0.50 USD/side micros (EUREX unavailable); Tradovate uses brokerage pricing (EUREX with L2). Level 1 data free. Funded/live commissions are brokerage-set (Markets and Commissions article 12434069, 2026-04-21).

Funded Futures Family 50K Prime tier

Trust Score
3.1
Cost Score
3.9
Payout Score
3.3
Rules Score
3.4
Overall
3.5

$36/mo to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Monthly fee: $179
  • Reset fee: $159
  • Accounts: up to 5 at once
  • Payouts: Requests any time, no fixed windows; reviewed daily Mon-Fri; 5:00 PM EST daily cutoff
  • Platforms: Tradovate

Bulenox 50K No Scaling tier

Trust Score
3.5
Cost Score
3.0
Payout Score
3.8
Rules Score
3.3
Overall
3.4

$175/mo to start, $323 minimum to funded

  • Activation fee: $148
  • Monthly fee: $175
  • Reset fee: $78
  • Accounts: 3 to start, up to 11 at once
  • Payouts: Request anytime during the calendar month; all payouts processed once a week on Wednesdays
  • Platforms: Rithmic, R Trader, R Trader Pro, NinjaTrader
  • Data and platform fees: included for non-professional Rithmic status; professional status costs 116 USD/month in exchange data fees

Lucid Trading Flex 50K tier

Trust Score
2.4
Cost Score
3.9
Payout Score
3.0
Rules Score
3.5
Overall
3.3

$84 to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Reset fee: $95
  • Accounts: up to 5 at once
  • Payouts: LucidFlex: no fixed payout window - request any day after cycle eligibility (at least 5 separate days each hitting the minimum daily profit by size: 100/150/200/250 for 25K/50K/100K/150K, resetting after each approved payout, plus positive net cycle profit). Max 5 payouts per Flex account, after which the trader is moved live. LucidDirect: Min Day to Payout 5 (printed). LucidPro cadence not article-verified.
  • Platforms: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, R Trader Pro

Leeloo Trading Launch 50K tier

Trust Score
2.5
Cost Score
3.5
Payout Score
3.0
Rules Score
3.0
Overall
3.0

$280/mo to start, nothing more at funding

  • Activation fee: $0
  • Monthly fee: $280
  • Reset fee: $85
  • Accounts: up to 10 at once
  • Payouts: One request window per month (last Saturday, 2:00 AM-5:00 PM ET). First payout after at least 30 individual active trading days on the PA; payouts 2-4 monthly (at least 10 active days each); payout 5 onward once every 30 calendar days.
  • Platforms: NinjaTrader, Rithmic, R Trader Pro
  • Data and platform fees: Practice-account data is not itemized; the PA monthly fee includes all data and fees for non-professional users, professional users pre-pay exchange data fees per exchange per month. A non-refundable convenience fee applies to ALL payments per the ToS: 5.85 percent on PayPal / PayPal Express / Stripe and 7.85 percent on Network Merchant transactions.

Phidias Propfirm E2L 50K tier

Trust Score
1.5
Cost Score
3.5
Payout Score
3.2
Rules Score
3.4
Overall
2.9

$56 to start, $205 to funded

  • Activation fee: $149
  • Accounts: up to 15 at once
  • Payouts: Fundamental: every 10 distinct qualifying trading days. Premium: every 5. E2L: one-shot bonus per account. LIVE: daily on demand.
  • Platforms: Rithmic, Tradovate
  • Data and platform fees: CME top-of-book free on eval (non-professional); market depth EUR 11 per exchange / EUR 33 all four; EUREX L1+L2 EUR 22 / USD 25; platform costs borne by the trader.

How The Finder Works

Your answers filter the roster first: asset class, budget, country, platform, and drawdown type remove firms that do not fit you. What survives gets ranked by our four published scores, Trust, Cost, Payout, and Rules, weighted toward the goals you picked. Commission is never an input, non-affiliate firms rank first when they win, and every recommendation links the full review and the methodology behind the scores.

Common Questions

How Do I Choose The Right Prop Firm?

Start with what you can afford to lose on evaluations, then match the rules to how you trade. A cheap eval with an intraday trailing drawdown can cost you more than a pricier one with static drawdown if your style needs room to breathe. This finder walks that same logic: budget first, then drawdown type, platform, payout terms, and firm stability, all scored against our published methodology.

Which Prop Firm Should I Choose?

There is no single best firm, there is a best firm for your budget, your style, and your goals. A scalper chasing fast payouts and a swing trader who needs end of day drawdown should not land on the same firm. Run the finder and it names the firm that fits your answers, shows the scores behind the pick, and states the trade-offs instead of hiding them.

How Does This Finder Rank Firms?

Hard filters remove firms you cannot use: wrong asset class, over your budget, not available in your country, wrong platform, wrong drawdown type. The rest get ranked by a weighted blend of our four published scores, shifted toward the goals you picked, with small bounded adjustments from the exact data fields behind each goal. And ties get called ties. We say when it is genuinely close.

Is This Finder Biased Toward Firms That Pay You?

No, and the way we built it makes that checkable. Commission data is structurally excluded from the dataset this tool runs on, the same wall our scores use, so the engine could not read it even by mistake. Firms we have no affiliate relationship with show up in results and rank first when they fit best.

Prefer to browse? See the full futures prop firm directory, or read how our scores are calculated.