FTMO
Compare CFD 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant with the separate Futures Growth and Pro programmes.
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Thinking about a trading challenge?
Thinking about a trading challenge?
Know what you’re signing up for.
Choosing a programme is about more than account size or price. Understand the rules, the cost of another attempt and what changes after you pass. Then decide whether a challenge belongs in your trading routine.
◇ Eligibility comes first.Your trading checklist
Loss rules
Understand daily and maximum loss limits.
Trading style
Check what’s allowed for your strategy.
Payout conditions
See how you qualify and get paid.
Meet the firms
Topstep
Compare two fee routes, the 55% Combine consistency target and the daily closing deadline.
Apex Trader Funding
Apex’s EOD and Intraday routes ask you to manage risk differently. Choose the drawdown model before deciding how large an account to buy.
Tradeify
Select, Growth and Lightning Funded take different paths into simulated funded trading. Start with whether you want an evaluation and when you want to choose your payout approach.
Take Profit Trader
The Test uses end-of-day drawdown, while PRO uses an intraday trail. Check that change before choosing an account—not after you pass.
Alpha Futures
Zero, Standard, Advanced and Direct differ in more than the entry fee. Focus on the daily guard, consistency requirements and the stage at which each applies.
Aqua Futures
The current Aqua futures selector includes Flex, Daily, Instant and Standard routes. Compare the reward path and account lifecycle before focusing on the entry offer.
Blue Guardian Futures
The Reserve route combines an end-of-day loss model with funded-stage position scaling. Start with the contracts you actually trade and how the allowance changes.
Blueberry Futures
Ascent and Accelerated are presented with different drawdown approaches. Put your trading routine beside those differences before choosing the cheaper-looking entry.
E8 Futures
E8 Zero and Signature distribute their restrictions differently. Compare the challenge and performance stages separately, especially the best-day and payout conditions.
Earn2Trade
Trader Career Path and Gauntlet Mini serve different progression choices. Look beyond the evaluation and understand the LiveSim or live terms that follow.
Funded Futures Family
Prime, Premier+, Velocity and Straight to Funded offer different combinations of drawdown and payout conditions. Add-ons can change the comparison.
Fintokei
StartTrader, SwiftTrader and ProTrader offer different evaluation journeys. Compare the time available, loss allowance and practice options before choosing by the number of steps.
Funded Trading Plus
Instant Funding, 1-Step and 2-Step routes answer different needs. Where an activation offer is available, compare the amount due after passing as well as today’s payment.
FundedNext Futures
Flex, Rapid and Direct are different futures routes. Focus on the funded reward requirements and loss model, not only the shortest possible evaluation.
FundingPips
The 1 Step Flex, 2 Step and Zero models use different evaluation and reward structures. Compare the Master Account conditions before choosing the initial challenge.
FuturesElite
Elite, Prime and Instant provide different ways to enter. Start with one account’s loss and payout conditions before multiplying the number of accounts.
Goat Funded Futures
Daily, Flex, EOD, 1-Day Pass and Instant routes emphasise different features. Compare which restrictions apply in evaluation and which remain when funded.
Goat Funded Trader
The CFD range includes one-step, two-step and instant choices with several variations. Start with the model and configuration, then compare the final price.
Lucid Trading
Lucid offers evaluation families and Direct entry. Compare the upfront fee with the payout conditions you will follow after starting.
My Funded Futures
Rapid, Rapid EOD and Pro differ in the funded stage. Compare the loss model and payout rhythm after the evaluation, rather than choosing the fastest-looking entry.
The Trading Pit Futures
Futures Prime has a defined challenge window. Before buying, understand the difference between resetting the account and purchasing more time.
The5ers
High Stakes and Bootcamp take different evaluation journeys. Look at the full path, including later payments and scaling conditions, before comparing entry fees.
Top One Futures
Elite Daily, Elite Access, Instant Sim Funded and Ignite describe different entry and reward choices. Separate how you start from when you can request a payout.
TradeDay
TradeDay offers Intraday and End of Day configurations, including an EOD evaluation followed by intraday funded drawdown. That stage change deserves a close look.
Traders Launch
EOD and Static routes use different loss-floor behaviour. Compare the actual loss allowance and buffer requirements before being drawn to a large nominal balance.
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A CLOSER LOOK
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Offers & coupons
Lower No Activation Fee subscription with a daily limit
Topstep lists a recurring $10 / $20 / $30 reduction for 50K / 100K / 150K No Activation Fee Combines when a Daily Loss Limit is added at purchase.
Conditions to check
- The chosen Daily Loss Limit is fixed and carries into the XFA. Read its account consequences before selecting it.
- Applied by Topstep at checkout; no Marketgrid coupon code. Country eligibility and final taxes still apply.
View offer at the firm ↗Checked 2026-11-02 · End date not stated
Challenge plans
FTMO Challenge · 2-Step
Two evaluation stages · Simulated accounts
FTMO Challenge · 1-Step
One evaluation stage · Simulated accounts
FTMO Instant Account
Direct entry to a simulated FTMO Account. Available capital ranges from $5,000 to $100,000; confirm the exact sizes at checkout.
FTMO Futures · Growth
Lower subscription; no daily loss limit during Evaluation.
FTMO Futures · Pro
Larger overall drawdown allowance, with a hard daily loss limit.
Trading Combine
Futures evaluation with two payment routes and three account sizes.
EOD Evaluation
The drawdown threshold updates at the daily close and is enforced during the next session. The evaluation has a 30-day access period.
Intraday Evaluation
A separate Apex route built around an intraday trailing threshold.
Learn the rules before the challenge.
Daily loss vs maximum loss
Two plans can display the same percentage and still behave differently.
Explain with an example →What makes a payout eligible?
Passing the challenge is one milestone. Qualifying for a payout is another.
Explain with an example →Simulated and live accounts
The account label and its headline size do not tell the whole story.
Explain with an example →Questions traders actually ask
Should I buy a challenge if I am new to trading? +
Start with learning and practice. A paid evaluation is not a substitute for a tested routine, and its fee is money you may lose.
Does Marketgrid decide whether I can join? +
No. We explain published rules and flag conflicts. The firm must confirm your country, identity, strategy and agreement eligibility.
Do offers change the shortlist? +
No. Compatibility and your stated needs come first. An offer cannot make an unsuitable programme suitable.
BEFORE YOU PAY
A checklist for your decision.
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First-hand experiences
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What changed?
Programme rules checked
The current 1-Step consistency basis uses net profit for orders or merges from 12 October 2026. Older accounts follow the legacy wording.
Understand the programme →Programme rules checked
The Combine uses a 55% consistency target. The XFA Consistency payout path has a separate 40% requirement.
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