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The rules that decide whether an account survives: how the drawdown trails, whether a daily loss limit fails you or just pauses the day, consistency, news windows and the time you must be flat. Read from each firm's own pages, last checked 3 November 2026. We make Afterfill, a journal; no firm pays to be here.
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| Firm and plan | Size | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss limit | Contracts | Rules | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BulenoxQualification (trailing drawdown) · partly confirmed | 50K | $3,000 | $2,5005% · Intraday | None | 7minis | ReviewVisit | |
 Alpha FuturesZero Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start | $1,000Pauses the day | 3minis | ReviewVisit | |
Alpha FuturesStandard Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start | None | 5minis | ReviewVisit | |
 Apex Trader FundingEOD Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start + $3,000 | $1,000Pauses the day | 6minis | ReviewVisit | |
Apex Trader FundingIntraday Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · Intraday · stops at start + $3,000 | None | 6minis | ReviewVisit | |
 Earn2TradeGauntlet Mini | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | $1,100Fails the account | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
 Elite Trader Funding1 Step | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · Intraday | None | 8minis | ReviewVisit | |
Elite Trader FundingEnd of Day | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | $1,100Fails the account | 8minis | ReviewVisit | |
Elite Trader FundingStatic | 50K | $4,000 | $2,0004% · Static | None | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
 FundedNext FuturesRapid Pro Challenge | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start + $100 | None | —minis | ReviewVisit | |
FundedNext FuturesRapid Pro Challenge with Daily Loss Limit | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start + $100 | $1,000Pauses the day | —minis | ReviewVisit | |
FundedNext FuturesRapid Daily Challenge | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start + $100 | $1,000Pauses the day | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
L Lucid TradingLucidFlex Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start + $100 | None | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
L Lucid TradingLucidPro Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start + $100 | $1,200Pauses the day | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
L Lucid TradingLucidDaily Evaluation (end of day) | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | None | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
L Lucid TradingLucidDaily Evaluation (intraday) | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · Intraday | None | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
 MyFundedFuturesRapid Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | None | 5minis | ReviewVisit | |
MyFundedFuturesRapid EOD Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | None | 3minis | ReviewVisit | |
MyFundedFuturesBuilder Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | $1,000Pauses the day | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
MyFundedFuturesFlex Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | None | 3minis | ReviewVisit | |
| 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start | None | 6minis | ReviewVisit | ||
 TopstepTrading Combine | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start | None | 5minis | ReviewVisit | |
TopstepTrading Combine with Daily Loss Limit | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day · stops at start | $1,000Pauses the day | 5minis | ReviewVisit | |
 TradeDayIntraday Evaluation · partly confirmed | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · Intraday | None | 5minis | ReviewVisit | |
 TradeifyGrowth Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | $1,250Pauses the day | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
TradeifySelect Evaluation | 50K | $3,000 | $2,0004% · End of day | None | 4minis | ReviewVisit | |
Alpha FuturesAdvanced Evaluation | 50K | $4,000 | $1,7503.5% · End of day · stops at start | None | 5minis | ReviewVisit | |
FundedNext FuturesFlex Challenge | 50K | $2,500 | $1,5003% · End of day · stops at start + $100 | None | 3minis | ReviewVisit |
Rules from each firm's own pages, last checked 3 November 2026; each review links its sources. Contracts are in minis (10 micros = 1 mini). No prices: they change with promotions, so check the firm's site. No firm pays to be listed or ranked.
The firms at a glance
| Firm | Drawdown | Daily loss limit | Consistency | News window | Flat by | Sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep4 plans | End of day | Yes, pauses the day | 55% | No window | 4:10 PM ET | 50K · 100K · 150K |
| Apex Trader Funding4 plans | End of day, Intraday | Yes, pauses the day | None | No window | 4:59 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| Tradeify6 plans | End of day | Yes, pauses the day | 35–40% | No window | 4:45 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| Lucid Trading7 plans | End of day, Intraday | Yes, pauses the day | 40–50% | No window | 4:45 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| MyFundedFutures7 plans | End of day, Intraday | Yes, pauses the day | 30–50% | Restricted on some accounts | 4:10 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| Take Profit Trader3 plans | End of day, Intraday | None | 50% | Restricted on some accounts | 4:55 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 75K · 100K · 150K |
| Alpha Futures7 plans | End of day | Yes, pauses the day | 20–50% | Restricted on some accounts | 4:20 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| FundedNext Futures8 plans | End of day | Yes, pauses the day | 20–40% | No window | 4:10 PM ET | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| Earn2Trade1 plan | End of day | Yes, can fail | 30% | No window | 4:50 PM ET (hard) | 50K · 100K · 150K · 200K |
| Elite Trader Funding6 plans | Intraday, End of day, Static | Yes, can fail | None | No window | 4:59 PM ET | 10K · 25K · 50K · 100K · 250K |
| Bulenox1 plan · partly confirmed | Intraday | None | None | No window | — | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
| TradeDay1 plan · partly confirmed | Intraday | None | 30% | No window | — | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K |
Rules vary by plan; each review lists them plan by plan with sources. "Can fail" means at least one plan fails the account when the daily loss limit is hit.
What to look at first
How the drawdown trails
End-of-day drawdown only moves at the close. Intraday drawdown follows your open profit, so a winner you give back still tightens the limit. Static never moves.
What the daily loss limit does
At most firms hitting it pauses you until the next session. At a few it fails the evaluation. Know which before your first red day.
When you must be flat
Flat-by times range from 4:10 PM to 4:59 PM ET. Some firms close you out without penalty; a few fail you, especially on holiday early closes.
News and consistency
Some funded accounts ban trades minutes either side of FOMC, CPI and NFP. Consistency rules usually raise your target rather than fail you.
Head to head
Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep
Apex and Topstep are two of the most traded futures prop firms.
Tradeify vs Apex Trader Funding
Tradeify uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown on every account; Apex lets you pick end of day or intraday.
Topstep vs Take Profit Trader
Topstep and Take Profit Trader both run a single evaluation with a consistency rule that raises your target instead of failing you.
Lucid Trading vs Apex Trader Funding
Lucid Trading and Apex both offer several plan styles.
Trailing drawdown, explained
End of day, intraday and static, with worked examples.
About these reviews
Where do these rules come from?
From each firm's own help pages and plan pages, read on the date shown for that firm, with the sources linked on its review. Firms change rules often, so check the firm's site before you buy.
Are these reviews paid?
No. We make Afterfill, a trading journal, and we do not sell evaluations. No firm pays to be listed or ranked. If we ever add affiliate links, they will be labelled as such on the page.
Why are there no star ratings or prices?
Prices change with constant promotions, and ratings change daily. We list what we could confirm and date: the rules that decide whether an account survives.
Which firm is best?
It depends on how you trade. Scalpers who give back open profit do better with end-of-day drawdown; traders who hold into the afternoon need a later flat-by time; news traders need a firm without a news window on the account they buy.
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