Best Futures Prop Firms (2026)

Key facts: Futures Prop Firms

Firms

30

Accounts

441

Typical profit target (total)

6%

Typical maximum loss

3.5%

Typical daily loss limit

2% (none on 56% of accounts)

Drawdown models

end-of-day trailing 77%, intraday trailing 16%, static 4%

Typical profit split

90%

Typical payout cycle

5 days

Billing

monthly on 25% of accounts, otherwise one-time

Fee due after passing

21% of accounts (median $130)

Consistency rule

none during the challenge on 20% of accounts; a best-day cap is listed on 98% (often on payouts)

Typical minimum trading days

2

Median 50K price

$209

Median 100K price

$312

Most supported platforms

TradingView (18 firms), Tradovate (18 firms), NinjaTrader (17 firms), Quantower (16 firms)

Medians across the 441 accounts on this page, list prices, September 29, 2026.

Top picks at a glance

#	Firm	Account	Profit target	Loss limits	Split	Payouts	List price	Best for
1	Traders Launch4.3	$100K Futures Evaluation - NYC - 80% Profit Split 1-Step	2%	no daily limit · 1% max (end-of-day trailing)	80%	Daily	$99	No daily loss limit
2	DayTraders4.3	$50K S2F - Instant Funding Instant	none	2.5% daily · 5% max (end-of-day trailing)	100%	10 days	$342	90%+ profit split
3	Take Profit Trader4.3	$50K Test 1-Step	6%	no daily limit · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)	80%	Daily	$170/mo + $130 on pass	Daily payouts
4	TradeDay4.2	$50K QuickPay Intraday 1-Step	6%	no daily limit · 4% max (intraday trailing)	80%	Daily	$131/mo	Low entry price
5	The Trading Pit Futures4.2	$50K Futures Prime - Evaluation 1-Step	6%	2% daily · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)	80%	5 days	$99	Weekly payouts
6	Bulenox4.2	$50K Momentum Option 1 1-Step	6%	no daily limit · 4.5% max (intraday trailing)	90%	Weekly	$143	Wide choice of accounts
7	Lucid Trading4.1	$50K LucidFlex 1-Step	6%	no daily limit · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)	90%	5 days	$105	Balanced rules
8	Tradeify4.1	$50K Growth Plan 1-Step	6%	2.5% daily · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)	90%	5 days	$145	Balanced rules
9	My Funded Futures4.1	$50K Builder 1-Step	6%	2% daily · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)	80%	2 days	$153	Largest accounts
10	Earn2Trade4.1	$50K The Gauntlet Mini 1-Step	6%	2.2% daily · 4% max (trailing)	80%	Weekly	$170/mo + $139 on pass	Longest track record

Futures targets and loss limits are shown as % of the account; firms quote them in dollars.

Best picks for every need

Cheapest $50K account

DayTraders

$50K Static · $50 + $5 on pass

Lowest cost per $10K

Traders Launch

$200K Futures Evaluation - NYC - 55% Profit Split · $3.70 per $10K incl. fees

Most drawdown for the target

DayTraders

$25K Trail · 6% target, 6% max loss

Highest profit split

DayTraders

$150K S2F - Instant Funding · 100% split

No daily loss limit

DayTraders

$25K Static · 3% static max loss only

Daily payouts

Traders Launch

$100K Futures Evaluation - NYC - 55% Profit Split · payouts daily, 55% split

Longest track record

Topstep

$150K No Activation Fee · 14 years in operation

Picked automatically from 441 accounts. Firms with warnings and our Editor's Choice are excluded.

Compare all 441 accounts

Every account that matches this page, at list price. Default view: $50K futures accounts, cheapest first.

Firm · account	Size	Steps	Profit target	Daily loss	Max loss	DD : target	Split	Payouts	List price
DayTraders4.3 ★★★★★ 4.6Static - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	7.5%	none	2% Static	1:0.27	100%	Bi-weekly	$50+ $5 on pass$10 / $10K	Visit
DayTraders4.3 ★★★★★ 4.6Trail - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	5% Intraday trail	1:0.83	100%	Bi-weekly	$70+ $5 on pass$14 / $10K	Visit
Topstep4.0 ★★★★★ 3.6No Activation Fee - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$95/mo$19 / $10K	Visit
The Trading Pit Futures4.2Futures Prime - 1-Phase Evaluatio…	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$99$19.80 / $10K	Visit
Blue Guardian Futures3.9 ★★★★★ 3.8Reserve - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.4%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$100$20 / $10K	Visit
The5ers Futures3.8 ★★★★★ 4.4Day Trade - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Bi-weekly	$100$20 / $10K	Visit
Lucid Trading4.1 ★★★★★ 4.3LucidFlex 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$105$21.04 / $10K	Visit
Lucid Trading4.1 ★★★★★ 4.3LucidDaily Intraday DLL - 1-Step …	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% Intraday trail	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$106$21.12 / $10K	Visit
DayTraders4.3 ★★★★★ 4.6EOD - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.5%	4% Intraday trail	1:0.67	100%	Bi-weekly	$105+ $5 on pass$21 / $10K	Visit
Funded Futures Family3.8 ★★★★★ 4.6Velocity Plan - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	8%	none	4.5% Intraday trail	1:0.56	90%	Weekly	$125/mo$25 / $10K	Visit
Lucid Trading4.1 ★★★★★ 4.3LucidDaily EOD DLL - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$125$25.04 / $10K	Visit
Alpha Futures3.9 ★★★★★ 4.4Standard - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$129/mo$25.80 / $10K	Visit
TradeDay4.2 ★★★★★ 4.6QuickPay Intraday - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% Intraday trail	1:0.67	80%	Daily	$131/mo$26.20 / $10K	Visit
AquaFunded Futures4.0 ★★★★★ 3.9Flex DLL - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.4%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$131$26.20 / $10K	Visit
FundedNext Futures3.8 ★★★★★ 4.5Flex - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	5%	none	3% EOD trailing	1:0.6	95%	Weekly	$134$26.80 / $10K	Visit
Goat Funded Futures3.6EOD - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$138$27.60 / $10K	Visit
FuturesElite4.0Elite - With DLL - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.4%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$139$27.80 / $10K	Visit
Alpha Futures3.9 ★★★★★ 4.4Zero - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$139/mo$27.80 / $10K	Visit
Lucid Trading4.1 ★★★★★ 4.3LucidPro 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$140$28.08 / $10K	Visit
AquaFunded Futures4.0 ★★★★★ 3.9Daily - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$142$28.40 / $10K	Visit
Bulenox4.2 ★★★★★ 4.7Momentum Option 1 - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4.5% Intraday trail	1:0.75	90%	Weekly	$143$28.60 / $10K	Visit
Bulenox4.2 ★★★★★ 4.7Momentum Option 2 - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.4%	4.5% EOD trailing	1:0.75	90%	Weekly	$143$28.60 / $10K	Visit
Tradeify4.1 ★★★★★ 4.4Growth Plan - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.5%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$145$29 / $10K	Visit
E8 Futures4.0E8 Signature 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$150$30 / $10K	Visit
FuturesElite4.0Nitro - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	3000%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0	90%	Daily	$152$30.40 / $10K	Visit
My Funded Futures4.1 ★★★★★ 4.9Builder - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$153$30.60 / $10K	Visit
FuturesElite4.0Elite - Without DLL - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$153$30.60 / $10K	Visit
Funded Futures Family3.8 ★★★★★ 4.6Premier Plus FastPass - Intraday …	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% Intraday trail	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$154/mo$30.80 / $10K	Visit
Hola Prime Futures3.7 ★★★★★ 4.51 Step Prime - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$159/mo$31.80 / $10K	Visit
AquaFunded Futures4.0 ★★★★★ 3.9Standard Evaluation - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$160$32 / $10K	Visit
Funded Futures Network3.9 ★★★★★ 3.8MAX Standard - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.5%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Daily	$160/mo$32 / $10K	Visit
Tradeify4.1 ★★★★★ 4.4Select Flex - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	— EOD trailing	—	90%	Weekly	$165$33 / $10K	Visit
Tradeify4.1 ★★★★★ 4.4Select Daily - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$165$33 / $10K	Visit
AquaFunded Futures4.0 ★★★★★ 3.9Flex No DLL - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$172$34.40 / $10K	Visit
TradeDay4.2 ★★★★★ 4.6QuickPay EOD - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Daily	$175/mo$35 / $10K	Visit
E8 Futures4.0E8 Zero Starter - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	3% EOD trailing	1:0.5	80%	Daily	$178$35.60 / $10K	Visit
DayTraders4.3 ★★★★★ 4.6S2L - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% Intraday trail	1:0.67	80%	Daily	$179$35.80 / $10K	Visit
FuturesElite4.0Prime - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2.4%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$179$35.80 / $10K	Visit
Blue Guardian Futures3.9 ★★★★★ 3.8Express - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$179$35.80 / $10K	Visit
Funded Futures Family3.8 ★★★★★ 4.6Prime Standard - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$179/mo$35.80 / $10K	Visit
Blueberry Futures3.4 ★★★★★ 3.3Accelerated - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% Intraday trail	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$184/mo$36.80 / $10K	Visit
TradeDay4.2 ★★★★★ 4.6FastPass EOD - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$189/mo$37.80 / $10K	Visit
Funded Futures Family3.8 ★★★★★ 4.6Premier Plus FastPass - End of Da…	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	3% EOD trailing	1:0.5	90%	Weekly	$194/mo$38.80 / $10K	Visit
Topstep4.0 ★★★★★ 3.6Standard - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$49/mo+ $149 on pass$9.80 / $10K	Visit
NYS Markets ⚠3.3 ★★★★★ 3.0Futures NYS Flex - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Daily	$199$39.80 / $10K	Visit
FundedNext Futures3.8 ★★★★★ 4.5Legacy - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	80%	Weekly	$200$40 / $10K	Visit
Funded Futures Family3.8 ★★★★★ 4.6Prime Max - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$204/mo$40.80 / $10K	Visit
My Funded Futures4.1 ★★★★★ 4.9Rapid EOD - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$209$41.80 / $10K	Visit
My Funded Futures4.1 ★★★★★ 4.9Rapid - 1-Step - 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	none	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Daily	$209$41.80 / $10K	Visit
Blue Guardian Futures3.9 ★★★★★ 3.8Standard - 1-Step 50K	$50K	1-Step	6%	2%	4% EOD trailing	1:0.67	90%	Weekly	$209$41.80 / $10K	Visit

The 7 best futures prop firms, reviewed

1

Traders Launch

4.3 our score · ★★★★★ 4.7 Trustpilot

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Account

$100K Futures Evaluation - NYC - 80% Profit Split · 1-Step

Target

2%

Loss limits

no daily limit · 1% max (end-of-day trailing)

Split · payouts

80% · daily

List price

$99

Accounts on this page

12

Pros

• No daily loss limit on this account
• Daily payouts

Cons

• End-of-day trailing drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• 40% consistency rule
• At least 3 trading days

2

DayTraders

4.3 our score · ★★★★★ 4.6 Trustpilot

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Account

$50K S2F - Instant Funding · Instant

Target

none

Loss limits

2.5% daily · 5% max (end-of-day trailing)

Split · payouts

100% · 10 days

List price

$342

Accounts on this page

18

Pros

• 100% profit split

Cons

• End-of-day trailing drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• 20% consistency rule

3

Take Profit Trader

4.3 our score · ★★★★★ 4.4 Trustpilot

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Account

$50K Test · 1-Step

Target

6%

Loss limits

no daily limit · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)

Split · payouts

80% · daily

List price

$170/mo + $130 on pass

Accounts on this page

5

Pros

• No daily loss limit on this account
• Daily payouts
• 5 years in operation

Cons

• End-of-day trailing drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• 50% consistency rule
• At least 3 trading days

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TradeDay

4.2 our score · ★★★★★ 4.6 Trustpilot

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Account

$50K QuickPay Intraday · 1-Step

Target

6%

Loss limits

no daily limit · 4% max (intraday trailing)

Split · payouts

80% · daily

List price

$131/mo

Accounts on this page

12

Pros

• No daily loss limit on this account
• Daily payouts
• 6 years in operation

Cons

• Intraday trailing drawdown: the floor follows your open equity up
• 30% consistency rule
• At least 5 trading days

5

The Trading Pit Futures

4.2 our score

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Account

$50K Futures Prime - Evaluation · 1-Step

Target

6%

Loss limits

2% daily · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)

Split · payouts

80% · 5 days

List price

$99

Accounts on this page

3

Pros

• 5 days payouts
• 4 years in operation

Cons

• End-of-day trailing drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• 40% consistency rule
• At least 3 trading days

6

Bulenox

4.2 our score · ★★★★★ 4.7 Trustpilot

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Account

$50K Momentum Option 1 · 1-Step

Target

6%

Loss limits

no daily limit · 4.5% max (intraday trailing)

Split · payouts

90% · weekly

List price

$143

Accounts on this page

24

Pros

• No daily loss limit on this account
• 90% profit split
• Weekly payouts
• 4.7★ on Trustpilot from 1.8K reviews

Cons

• Intraday trailing drawdown: the floor follows your open equity up
• 35% consistency rule

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Lucid Trading

4.1 our score · ★★★★★ 4.3 Trustpilot

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Account

$50K LucidFlex · 1-Step

Target

6%

Loss limits

no daily limit · 4% max (end-of-day trailing)

Split · payouts

90% · 5 days

List price

$105

Accounts on this page

20

Pros

• No daily loss limit on this account
• 90% profit split
• 5 days payouts

Cons

• End-of-day trailing drawdown: the floor follows your balance up
• 50% consistency rule

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Futures vs other markets

Medians across all futures accounts against all accounts in the other markets.

What the data shows

Full list: all 30 firms

#	Firm	Score	From	Billing	Activation	Payouts
1	Traders Launch	4.3	$49	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
2	DayTraders	4.3	$40	One-time	$5	Daily	Visit
3	Take Profit Trader	4.3	$150	Monthly	$130	Daily	Visit
4	TradeDay	4.2	$100	Monthly	—	Daily	Visit
5	The Trading Pit Futures	4.2	$99	One-time	—	5 days	Visit
6	Bulenox	4.2	$94	One-time	$498	Daily	Visit
7	Lucid Trading	4.1	$65.30	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
8	Tradeify	4.1	$99	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
9	My Funded Futures	4.1	$105	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
10	Earn2Trade	4.1	$150	Monthly	$139	Weekly	Visit
11	Topstep	4.0	$49	Monthly	$149	3 days	Visit
12	E8 Futures	4.0	$110	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
13	FuturesElite	4.0	$77	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
14	AquaFunded Futures	4.0	$131	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
15	Apex Trader Funding	3.9	$167	Monthly	$159	5 days	Visit
16	Blue Guardian Futures	3.9	$64	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
17	Alpha Futures	3.9	$89	Monthly	—	Weekly	Visit
18	FTUK	3.9	$9	One-time	$1,200	Daily	Visit
19	Funded Futures Network	3.9	$135	Monthly	—	Daily	Visit
20	FundedNext Futures	3.8	$79.99	One-time	—	Daily	Visit
21	Funded Futures Family	3.8	$79	Monthly	—	3 days	Visit
22	Top One Futures	3.8	$39	Monthly	$359	Daily	Visit
23	The5ers Futures	3.8	$59	One-time	—	Bi-weekly	Visit
24	Ylos Trading	3.8	$145	One-time	$399	Daily	Visit
25	Hola Prime Futures	3.7	$99	Monthly	—	5 days	Visit
26	Goat Funded Futures	3.6	$138	Monthly	—	Daily	Visit
27	Upcomers⚠ warning	3.6	$190	One-time	$6,690	Daily	Visit
28	Phidias⚠ warning	3.5	$88	Monthly	$169	Daily	Visit
29	Blueberry Futures	3.4	$110	Monthly	—	5 days	Visit
30	NYS Markets⚠ warning	3.3	$38	One-time	$409	Daily	Visit

Order: our score. ⚠ marks firms with warnings; read the review before buying.

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