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50K futures prop firm rules compared: Alpha Futures, Apex, AquaFunded, Blue Guardian, BluSky Trading, Bulenox, Day Traders, E8 Markets, Earn2Trade, FTMO, Funded Futures Family, FundedNext, Legends Trading, Lucid Trading, MyFundedFutures, Phidias, Savius, Take Profit Trader, The5ers Futures, Top One Futures, Topstep, TradeDay, Tradeify, UProfit and Ylos Trading

By TradeDesk HQ editorial desk · values copied from each firm's official pages, last checked

The short answer

Cheapest with a live code Legends · $113 to get funded$59/mo + $54 when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codes

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23 of the 25 50K plans list a $3,000 profit target; FundedNext (Futures 50K Flex Challenge + Flex FundedNext Account) lists $2,500; Phidias (50K Fundamental Evaluation + CASH account) lists $4,000. They differ on max drawdown or loss limit, daily loss limit, consistency, max size, profit split and evaluation price. Thirteen of the 25 list no daily loss limit on the evaluation, and ten list no consistency rule on the evaluation. Cost to get funded (the evaluation price, the first month if it bills monthly, plus any fee due when you pass, before promo codes) runs from $59 at TradeDay to $719 at Apex; the median across the 25 priced plans is $165.

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Why 50K, and which plan we copied

Comparing one account size keeps the rules like-for-like. We use each firm's 50K plan because every firm we have sourced rules for sells one. Many firms sell more than one 50K variant, so the plan name under each firm in the table says which one we copied, and other variants and sizes have different rules.

One card per rule. 25 firms as bars. Same $50K account.

20/25

list a $2,000 max loss

Blue block = $500 of max loss. Coral line on top = the daily loss limit (dashed = optional or one option only). 13 of 25 list no daily loss limit on the evaluation.

Phidias
$2,500no daily limit
Ylos
$2,500no daily limit
Bulenox
$2,500daily $1,100 opt.
Alpha Futures
$2,000no daily limit
BluSky
$2,000no daily limit
E8
$2,000no daily limit
FTMO
$2,000no daily limit
Funded Family
$2,000no daily limit
MyFundedFutures
$2,000no daily limit
Take Profit Trader
$2,000no daily limit
The5ers
$2,000no daily limit · 4% of 50K
TradeDay
$2,000no daily limit
Tradeify
$2,000no daily limit
Legends
$2,000daily limit not in our data
Apex
$2,000daily $1,000
AquaFunded
$2,000daily $1,000
Blue Guardian
$2,000daily $1,000
Top One
$2,000daily $1,000
Topstep
$2,000daily $1,000 opt.
Earn2Trade
$2,000daily $1,100
UProfit
$2,000daily $1,100
Lucid
$2,000daily $1,200 opt.
Day Traders
$2,000daily $1,250
FundedNext
$1,500no daily limit
Savius
$1,500daily limit not in our data

Profit target to pass

Evaluation profit target on each firm's 50K plan.

$3,000
23 of 25 firmslist the same target on the 50K
↓ FundedNext $2,500 with a $1,500 max loss↓ Phidias $4,000 with a $2,500 max loss
10

firms: no best-day cap on the evaluation

Bar = the most one day can be of your total profit (consistency rule). Shorter bar = stricter.

Apex
no rule
—not applied on eval
AquaFunded
no rule
—none on eval · 40% funded
Blue Guardian
no rule
—none on eval · 40% funded
Bulenox
no rule
—none on eval · 40% on payouts
E8
no rule
—none on eval · 35% best day on payouts
Funded Family
no rule
—none on eval · 40% on payouts
Legends
no rule
—
Lucid
no rule
—none on eval · 40% funded
Phidias
no rule
—none on eval · 30% funded
Ylos
no rule
—none on eval · 40% funded
Topstep
55%
Alpha Futures
50%
BluSky
50%
Day Traders
50%eval · 30% Pro
MyFundedFutures
50%
Take Profit Trader
50%
UProfit
50%eval · 40% Live Virtual
FTMO
40%Growth eval
FundedNext
40%challenge
The5ers
40%per position
Top One
40%eval
Tradeify
40%
Earn2Trade
30%
Savius
30%eval + funded
TradeDay
30%
4

firms: first payout after 1 day

Each dot = one day before the first payout, as each firm counts days (winning, qualifying or calendar). Funded stage.

MyFundedFutures
1d24h after 1st funded trade
Take Profit Trader
1deligible from day one
Top One
1devery 24 hours
TradeDay
1d1 min day to payout
AquaFunded
3don demand once rules met · 40% rule → 3 equal days
Blue Guardian
3d3 days after 1st trade
E8
3dcard: as little as 3 days
Funded Family
3d3 trading days between requests
Lucid
3dany day once rules met · 40% rule → 3 equal days
UProfit
3d3 profit days / request, above $52,500
FTMO
4d4 qualifying days
Alpha Futures
5d5 winning days
Apex
5d5 qualifying days
FundedNext
5d5 benchmark days
Topstep
5d5 winning days
Tradeify
5dFlex: every 5 winning days ($150+) · Daily: after $2,100 buffer
Day Traders
8d8 qualifying days / cycle
Bulenox
10d10 trading days / payout
Phidias
10d10 trading days between requests
Savius
10d5% buffer + 10 trading days first
Ylos
10d10 trading days + $52,600 buffer
The5ers
14d14 days
Earn2Trade
weekly runs
Wklyweekly (Wednesdays)
BluSky
not in our data
—
Legends
not in our data
—
1d

fastest pass on a 50K (9 firms)

Fewest trading days each firm lets you pass in. Type your average winning day to see how many days the $3,000 target takes you. We have this rule for 23 of 25 firms.

Apex
1dno minimum; may pass in 1 day
AquaFunded
1dno minimum days; may pass in 1 day
Blue Guardian
1dpass in as little as 1 day
Bulenox
1dno minimum trading days
E8
1dcard says pass in 1 day
Legends
1dcard says Pass in 1 day
Lucid
1dmay pass in 1 day
The5ers
1dno minimum profitable days; pass in 1 day
Ylos
1dminimum of 1 day
Alpha Futures
2dat least 2 trading days
Day Traders
2d2 qualifying days, $200+ each
MyFundedFutures
2d2 days (Rapid)
Topstep
2das few as 2 days
UProfit
2dno time limit; 2 days of successful trading
FTMO
3dno firm minimum; 40% Growth → 3 equal days
FundedNext
3das little as 3 days (40% rule)
Phidias
3d3 trading days
Take Profit Trader
3d3 trading days
Top One
3dno firm minimum; 40% rule → 3 equal days
Tradeify
3d3 days (40% rule)
Earn2Trade
4d4 profitable days
TradeDay
5d5 trading days
Savius
10d10 minimum trading days
BluSky
not in our data
—
Funded Family
not in our data
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Assumes every day is a winning day of the same size. Equal days also stay inside each of these firms' consistency rules. Losing days add days. Day Traders only counts days of $200 or more.

$59

cheapest way to a funded 50K (TradeDay)

Evaluation price plus the fee you pay when you pass, if you pass in month one. Before promo codes; for four firms whose own page shows the price with today's code, the cost with that code is under the figure. Coral = monthly: add a month for each extra month. Blue = one-time or per account. 25 of 25 firms have both figures in our data. Median of the 25: $165.

TradeDay
$59$59/mo · no fee when you pass
Topstep
$95$95/mo plan, no activation fee · $198 on the $49 plan
The5ers
$100$100 · no fee when you pass
Day Traders
$110$105 + $5 when you pass
Legends$113$59/mo + $54 when you pass
FTMO
$119$119/mo · no fee when you pass
Savius
$119$119 · no fee when you pass
Alpha Futures$129$129/mo · no fee when you pass
UProfit
$130$130/mo · no fee when you pass
FundedNext$141.99$141.99 · no fee when you passWith FNFLEX: $74.99 ($141.99 → $74.99 on fundednext.com)
BluSky$158$59/30 days + $99 when you pass
AquaFunded$160$160 · no fee when you pass
Tradeify$165$165 · no fee when you passWith GEMS: $116 ($165 → $116 on tradeify.co)
E8$170$170 · no fee when you pass
Funded Family
$179$179/mo · no fee when you pass
Earn2Trade$190$190/mo · $139 from 1st payout
Lucid
$192$192 · no fee when you pass
Blue Guardian$209$209 · no fee when you passWith SPOOKY: $157 ($209 → $157 on www.blueguardian.com)
MyFundedFutures$209$209 · no fee when you passWith CLUB: $125 ($209 → $125 on myfundedfutures.com)
Top One$218$218/mo · no fee when you pass
Ylos
$239$180 + $59 when you pass
Take Profit Trader$300$170/mo + $130 when you pass
Phidias$313$164/mo + $149 when you pass
Bulenox
$323$175 + $148 when you pass
Apex$719$590 + $129 when you pass
17/25

pay you 90% or more of profits

Funded stage profit split. Arrows = the split steps up as you earn.

Apex
100%
Day Traders
100% sim
Ylos
100% of first $15K · then 90%
FundedNext
95%
Alpha Futures
90%
AquaFunded
90%
Blue Guardian
90%
BluSky
90%
Bulenox
90%
FTMO
90%
Funded Family
90%
Lucid
90%
MyFundedFutures
90%
Savius
80→90%
Top One
90%
Topstep
90%
TradeDay
50→90%
Tradeify
90%
UProfit
90%
E8
80%
Earn2Trade
50→80%
Phidias
80%
Take Profit Trader
80%
The5ers
80%
Legends
not in our data
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Values copied from each firm's official pages, last verified to (per-firm dates in the table). Evaluation rules unless a card says funded stage. "Not in our data" means we have not sourced that figure for the plan yet, not that the firm has no such rule. Exact wording, plan names and source links for every value are in the table below.

One rule per page: No daily loss limit · No consistency rule · First payout in 5 days or less · One-time fee · EOD drawdown · No activation fee · Rules by account size (25K to 150K).

Every value, as each firm words it

Show the full table (25 firms, with plan names, check dates and source links)
Firm and planProfit targetevaluationMax drawdown or loss limitevaluationDaily loss limitevaluationConsistencyevaluationMax sizeevaluationProfit splitfunded stage, as the firm words itEvaluation priceevaluation
Alpha Futures50K Standard Evaluation + Standard Qualifiedchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000, EOD (end of day) trailing, and it stops trailing at the account starting balance; a breach at any point, floating equity or closed balance, liquidates the account [2]none on the Evaluation and $1,000 on the Qualified account [1]50% on Evaluation and 40% on Qualified [3]5 minis, 50 micros [1]90% [1]$129/month [4]
Apex Trader Funding50K EOD Evaluation + PAchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [1]$1,000 [1]Not Applied on the Evaluation [1]6 standard contracts or 60 micro contracts [2]100% payout split [3]$590 one-time [4]
AquaFunded50K One Step Standardchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD max loss [1]$1,000 daily loss limit; a soft breach [1]no consistency rule in the evaluation (40% once funded) [1]4 minis [1]90% [1]$160 [2]
Blue Guardian50K Standard Evaluation + Standard Funded (futures)checked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD trailing [2]$1,000; soft breach [1]None on the evaluation; 40% on funded account [1]4 Mini / 40 Micro [3]90% profit split [1]$209 one-time [2]
BluSky Trading50K Launch Evaluation + Buffer Zone + Sim Fundedchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 Trailing (EOD) [1]None [1]50%; largest single day $1,500 (50% of target) [1]5 Mini / 50 Micros [1]90% Trader / 10% BluSky [2]$59 / 30 Days + $99 Launch fee due when you pass [3]
Bulenox50K Qualification + Master (Option 1 Trailing or Option 2 EOD)checked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,500 [1]No daily loss limit on Option 1; $1,100 on Option 2 (EOD) [2]40% Consistency Rule on every Master Account payout request; the Qualification rules article does not mention a consistency rule [3]7 (Option 1 Trailing); 2, 4 or 7 by Cash on Hand (Option 2 EOD Dynamic Scaling Plan) [2]Trader receives 90% of each additional payout; Bulenox receives a 10% commission [3]Not in our datasetfirm guide
Day Traders50K EOD Evaluation + Pro EOD accountchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD Trailing [1]$1,250; breaching it pauses the account for the day and auto-closes the open trade [1]50% / 30% [1]10 [100 Micros] [1]100% simulated profit split in your Pro account; DayTraders says it currently transitions around 1% of traders that come through the sim funded program to live [2]$105 per account [3]
E8 Markets50K E8 Signaturechecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD Dynamic drawdown [1]no daily limit in the challenge; $1,000 Daily Pause on the 50K (soft) [1]no consistency rule in the challenge; 35% best day rule for payouts [2]4 contracts [1]80% [1]$170 [3]
Earn2Trade50K evaluation (TCP50 or Gauntlet Mini GAU50) + LiveSim/Livechecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [1]$1,100 [1]30%; no single trading day can account for 30% or more of your total PnL [2]Up to 6 Contracts [1]50% under $2,250; 80% on a withdrawal of $2,250 or more (help center) [1]$190/mo (TCP50); $170/mo (GAU50) [1]
FTMOFutures 50K Growthchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD trailing [1]No daily loss limit [1]guideNone on Sim-Funded (Evaluation only: 40% Growth, 50% Pro) [1]guideNot in our datasetfirm guide90/10; FTMO's example: request $2,000, receive $1,800 [1]guide$119 [1]guide
Funded Futures Family50K Prime Evaluation + Prime Fundedchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000; the drawdown locks at $50,000 once your highest end-of-day balance passes $52,000 [2]None [3]None; 40% consistency rule [4]4 Minis or 40 Micros / 5 Minis or 50 Micros [1]90/10 [4]$179 a month with the standard position size; $204 a month with the max position size [5]
FundedNextFutures 50K Flex Challenge + Flex FundedNext Accountchecked · guide$2,500 [1]$1,500 [1]None [1]40% on the challenge; none on the funded account [2]3 Minis or 30 Micros [3]95% [4]$141.99 one-time [3]
Legends Trading50K Apprentice Evaluation (monthly)checked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD trailing max loss [1]Not in our datasetfirm guideNo consistency required [1]2 contracts / 20 micros [1]Not in our datasetfirm guide$59 a month [1]
Lucid Trading50K LucidPro Evaluation + fundedchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [1]$1,200 with Daily Loss Limit On; None with Daily Loss Limit Off [1]No consistency rule on the Evaluation; 40% on funded [2]4 mini or 40 micros [1]90% to the trader and 10% to Lucid Trading [3]$192 [4]
MyFundedFuturesRapid 50Kchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 (listed as end-of-day) [1]None [1]50% [2]5 mini / 50 micro [1]90/10 (90% to you, as of 12 January 2026) [3]guide$209 [4]guide
Phidias50K Fundamental Evaluation + CASH accountchecked · guide$4,000 [1]$2,500; the drawdown keeps trailing until the end; on funded accounts it stops at $50,100 [1]no daily loss limit [1]no consistency rule; a 30% consistency rule applies (no single day above 30% of total profit) [1]10 E-mini / 100 micro [1]80/20 [1]$164 a month / $580 [2]
Savius50K Savius Evaluation, Trailing EOD (one-time)checked · guide$3,000 [1]$1,500 Trailing EOD drawdown [2]Not in our datasetfirm guide30%; no single day above 30% of total profit [3]5 standard contracts / 50 micro contracts [4]80% at 1x, 85% at 2x and 90% at 3x the profit target [1]$119 one-time [5]
Take Profit Trader50K Trading Test and PRO payoutschecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [2]The six rule articles list no daily loss limit [2]Best day below 50% of net profit [3]6 contracts or 60 micros [4]80/20, trader keeps 80% [5]guide$170/month [6]
The5ers Futures50K Day Trade Evaluation + Pro Stagechecked · guide$3,000 [1]4% EOD [2]None listed on the product table or in the Futures FAQs [2]40% per position [2]4 Mini, 40 Micro [2]80/20 profit split, and it stays 80/20 on all future payouts [2]$100; Refunded on 3rd payout [2]
Top One Futures50K Elite Daily Evaluation + Elite Daily Fundedchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [2]$1,000 [3]40% on the evaluation; none on the funded account [4]3 Minis / 30 Micros [5]90/10 [6]$218 per month [7]
Topstep50K Trading Combine + XFAchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 trailing (locks at starting balance) [2]Optional; $1,000 fixed if added at checkout; not a rule violation [3]Best day at or below 55% of total profit; recommended less than $1,650 [1]5 contracts or 50 micros [4]90/10, you keep 90% [5]$49/month (Standard path) or $95/month (No Activation Fee path) [6]
TradeDay50K Quick Pay evaluation (Intraday or End of Day) + Quick Pay Funded Simchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [1]None listed; the objectives article says TradeDay has just one rule - Don't break the Maximum Drawdown Limit! [2]30% (no day greater than 30% of your total profits) [2]5 contracts (50 micros) [1]50/50 below $4k net profit, 80/20 above $4k net profit, 90/10 in Funded Live [3]Not in our datasetfirm guide
TradeifySelect 50K Evaluation + funded Daily/Flexchecked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 [1]None on the Evaluation card [2]40% (card does not define the formula) [2]4 minis / 40 micros [1]90/10 default under the funded trader agreement [3]$165 [2]
UProfit50K Day Soft (monthly)checked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,000 EOD drawdown; starts at $48,000 and updates up to $50,000 [1]$1,100; if you break this rule, you can trade again at the next market open (not a breach) [1]50% in the evaluation; 40% in Live Virtual for withdrawals [2]3 E-Minis / 30 E-Micros [1]90% [3]$130/month [1]
Ylos Trading50K Standard (one-time)checked · guide$3,000 [1]$2,500 Total loss; drawdown EOD (a balance below the limit at any time blocks the account) [1]None listed [2]None in the challenge; 40% Balance Consistency in the funded phase [2]10 minis (up to 100 micro contracts) [1]100% of the first $15,000 of profit (total across all your accounts); 90% from $15,000 to $30,000 [3]$180 one-time; no renewals or monthly charges [1]

Sources: [n] after a value is that firm's official source n below.

How to read the cards and the table

Every value is copied from the firm's official pages; where it is our summary of the page it reads like one. The cards put one number per firm on a common scale so the rules line up; the table keeps each firm's exact wording. In the table, values sit under the column header with the plan name under the firm and a number in brackets after each value, such as [1], that points to that firm's numbered official source listed under the table; the guide link under each firm name goes to our guide for that firm. Full rule labels are in the JSON/CSV downloads. The first columns are evaluation rules, while the profit split applies once you are funded. How the drawdown limit trails, whether it locks, and whether a breach is measured intraday or at end of day differ between firms, which our Topstep vs FTMO Futures: 50K drawdown, daily loss and consistency compared and Topstep Maximum Loss Limit explained (50K, 100K, 150K) explain. "Not in our dataset" or "not in our data" means we have not sourced that rule for the plan yet, not that the firm has no such rule.

Apex vs Topstep: where the 50K rules differ (6 rules)

Same rows as the table, quoted as each firm writes them.

  • Max drawdown or loss limit (evaluation). Apex, Max Drawdown (EOD) (Evaluation): “$2,000”. Topstep, Maximum Loss Limit (Combine and XFA): “$2,000 trailing (locks at starting balance)”.
  • Daily loss limit (evaluation). Apex, Daily Loss Limit (EOD Evaluation): “$1,000”. Topstep, Daily loss limit (Combine and XFA): “Optional; $1,000 fixed if added at checkout; not a rule violation”.
  • Consistency (evaluation). Apex, Consistency (Evaluation): “Not Applied on the Evaluation”. Topstep, Consistency Target (Combine): “Best day at or below 55% of total profit; recommended less than $1,650”.
  • Max size (evaluation). Apex, Max contracts (Evaluation): “6 standard contracts or 60 micro contracts”. Topstep, Max contracts at one time (Combine): “5 contracts or 50 micros”.
  • Profit split (funded stage, as the firm words it). Apex, Profit split (PA): “100% payout split”. Topstep, Profit split (XFA funded account): “90/10, you keep 90%”.
  • Evaluation price (evaluation). Apex, Evaluation price (50K EOD Trail, one-time, list): “$590 one-time”. Topstep, Monthly price (Combine): “$49/month (Standard path) or $95/month (No Activation Fee path)”.
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Firm pages and official sites (25 firms)

Firm overviews and promo codes: Alpha Futures · Apex Trader Funding · AquaFunded · Blue Guardian · BluSky Trading · Bulenox · Day Traders · E8 Markets · Earn2Trade · FTMO · Funded Futures Family · FundedNext · Legends Trading · Lucid Trading · MyFundedFutures · Phidias · Savius · Take Profit Trader · The5ers Futures · Top One Futures · Topstep · TradeDay · Tradeify · UProfit · Ylos Trading. Visit firm sites: Visit Alpha Futures · Visit Apex Trader Funding · Visit AquaFunded (paid link) · Visit Blue Guardian · Visit BluSky Trading · Visit Bulenox · Visit Day Traders · Visit E8 Markets · Visit Earn2Trade · Visit FTMO · Visit Funded Futures Family · Visit FundedNext · Visit Legends Trading · Visit Lucid Trading · Visit MyFundedFutures · Visit Phidias · Visit Savius · Visit Take Profit Trader · Visit The5ers Futures · Visit Top One Futures (paid link) · Visit Topstep · Visit TradeDay · Visit Tradeify · Visit UProfit · Visit Ylos Trading.

Sources: 86 official pages, each numbered after the value it supports and linked under the full table above; every row's source URL is also in the JSON/CSV downloads.

Rules change; confirm on the firm's site before buying. Evaluations are simulated trading programs and most traders do not pass.

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