Which firm leads on each rule
No daily loss limit
Only the max loss can end the account; a bad day is not a failed day.
My Funded Futures none on the evaluation or the funded account
Take Profit Trader none on the evaluation or the funded account
Topstep none on the evaluation or the funded account
No consistency rule to pass
One big day can carry the evaluation.
Apex Trader Funding none to pass; 50% for payouts
Lucid Trading none to pass; 40% for payouts
Tradeify none to pass; 35% for payouts
Highest profit split
The share of each withdrawal you keep.
- Apex Trader Funding 100% on the funded account
Most frequent payouts
How often a funded account can request a payout.
- My Funded Futures payouts every day
- Take Profit Trader payouts every day
EAs and bots allowed
Automated strategies are allowed without extra conditions.
- Lucid Trading allowed on every account
- My Funded Futures allowed on every account
- Topstep allowed on every account
News trading allowed
No blackout around scheduled news.
- Apex Trader Funding allowed on every account
- Tradeify allowed on every account
All 7 futures firms side by side
The main program of each firm at 50K, or the closest size it sells. Payout columns are from the funded account.
| Firm | Profit target | Max loss | Daily loss limit | Consistency | Payout needs | Profit split | News trading | EAs and bots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha FuturesStandard Evaluation + Qualified · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | none | up to 50% of profit, to pass | 5 winning days of $200+ | 90% | allowed | not allowed |
| Apex Trader FundingEOD Evaluation + PA · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | $1,000, pauses the day | none | 5 winning days of $250+; keep start + $2,100 | 100% | allowed | not allowed |
| Lucid TradingLucidPro · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | $1,200, pauses the day | none | keep start + $2,100 | 90% | allowed | allowed |
| My Funded FuturesRapid (intraday sim funded) · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | none | up to 50% of profit, to pass | keep start + $2,100 | 90% | allowed | allowed |
| Take Profit TraderTest + PRO · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | none | below 50% of profit, to pass | keep start + $2,000 | 80% | allowed | not confirmed |
| TopstepTrading Combine + Express Funded (Standard) · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | none | up to 55% of profit, to pass | 5 winning days of $150+ | 90% | with limits | allowed |
| TradeifyGrowth Evaluation + Funded · 1-step · 50K | $3,000 | $2,000, trailing (end of day) | $1,250, pauses the day | none | 5 winning days of $150+; balance at start + $3,000; keep start + $100 | 90% | allowed | not confirmed |
How this page is made
- Each firm is judged on its main program at 50K, with the rules from its own help pages. We check those pages regularly, most of them automatically every day.
- A rule only gets a "leads" card when the firms differ on it; where every firm has the same rule, there is nothing to pick.
- Prices are left out: prop firms run discounts most weeks, so a price would be out of date within days.
- No firm pays to appear here or to be listed higher. Some firm links are affiliate links; they never change the values, the cards or the order, which is alphabetical.
- If you work at one of these firms and a value looks wrong, write to hello@propruleguard.com; we fix it from your official page.
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Head-to-head comparisons
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Futures prop firm questions
What is the best futures prop firm?
There is no single best one; it depends on which rule would get in your way. On the main 50K accounts today: No daily loss limit: My Funded Futures, Take Profit Trader and Topstep. No consistency rule to pass: Apex Trader Funding, Lucid Trading and Tradeify. Highest profit split: Apex Trader Funding. Most frequent payouts: My Funded Futures and Take Profit Trader. EAs and bots allowed: Lucid Trading, My Funded Futures and Topstep. News trading allowed: Apex Trader Funding and Tradeify.
Which futures prop firms have no daily loss limit?
My Funded Futures, Take Profit Trader and Topstep, on their main program. The others stop or fail you after a set loss in one day.
Which futures prop firms have no consistency rule?
Apex Trader Funding (none to pass; 50% for payouts), Lucid Trading (none to pass; 40% for payouts), Tradeify (none to pass; 35% for payouts).
Which futures prop firm has the highest profit split?
Apex Trader Funding: 100% on the funded account.