Prop Firm Comparisons

Select two or three documented futures account paths to compare side by side. Weigh up evaluation fees, profit targets, drawdown calculations and simulated funded payout conditions across each path. Ten named editorial firm comparisons follow below on this page. There is no automatic winner, so work through the details at your own pace and decide which path suits you.

Compare futures account paths

Published rules checked . Nominal program size: USD 50,000. Account stage and starting balance are separate.

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The comparison covers six documented futures paths. You can select two or three and view the differences, including recurring fees, targets, drawdown calculations and payout constraints. Evaluation and simulated funded conditions are separate stages, so check which stage each set of terms describes. Every path draws on research checked on 3 October 2026. Prices and source notes are historical published terms, not live checkout quotes or completed purchases. Values the research could not confirm stay labelled unverified.

Six documented account paths. Evaluation and simulated funded rules shown separately.

Evaluation fees, loss rules and simulated funded payout conditions
Rule and account stage TopstepTrading Combine Standard pricing / XFA Standard / no DLL add-on Apex Trader FundingEOD Evaluation No Activation Fee / PA / Rithmic Apex Trader FundingIntraday Evaluation No Activation Fee / PA / Rithmic MyFundedFuturesBuilder Default / 2000 MLL / current one-time purchase MyFundedFuturesRapid Intraday / current one-time purchase TradeifySelect Evaluation 40% / Select Flex / new purchase after 1 Sep 2026
Regular evaluation price
$49.00 [1]Evaluation subscription price before taxes. Standard pricing path.
Not verified [18]Exact selector/checkout price not captured. Do not use Legacy subscription prices.
Not verified [18]Exact selector/checkout price not captured. Do not use Legacy subscription prices.
$153.00 [21]
$209.00 [20] [22]
$165.00 [24]
Billing cadence
Monthly [1]Combine subscription cancels after passing.
One-time, 30-day evaluation access [16]
One-time, 30-day evaluation access [16]
One-time [23]
One-time [23]
One-time [24]
Activation fee
$149.00 [1]One-time fee for each earned XFA on Standard pricing.
$0.00 [17]No Activation Fee purchase variant only.
$0.00 [17]No Activation Fee purchase variant only.
$0.00 [21]
$0.00 [30]
$0.00 [25]
Paid reset fee
$49.00 [1]50K Standard Combine reset; separate from XFA reactivation.
Not applicable [16]New products have no reset; failed evaluation requires a new purchase.
Not applicable [16]New products have no reset; failed evaluation requires a new purchase.
Not verified Exact current Builder reset price not verified.
Not verified Current reset availability/price unresolved.
$109.00 [24]
Evaluation environment
Simulated [2]
Simulated [19]Evaluation is part of the simulated phase.
Simulated [19]Evaluation is part of the simulated phase.
Simulated [20]
Simulated [20]
Simulated [28]
Evaluation profit target
$3,000.00 [3]
$3,000.00 [8]
$3,000.00 [12]
$3,000.00 [21]
$3,000.00 [30]
$3,000.00 [25]Current dashboard purchase. Legacy accounts retain 2500 target.
Evaluation minimum trading days
2 [2]
No minimum [8]No minimum requirement; may pass in one trading day.
No minimum [12]No minimum requirement; may pass in one trading day.
1 [21]
2 [30]
3 [25]
Evaluation access days
Not verified [1]Monthly subscription; a fixed evaluation expiry was not verified.
30 [16]
30 [16]
Not verified [23]One-time purchase; seven-day inactivity is not a fixed expiry.
Not verified [23]One-time purchase has inactivity conditions, not a verified fixed expiry.
Not verified Not verified for this exact evaluation stage.
Evaluation loss allowance
$2,000.00 [4]
$2,000.00 [8]
$2,000.00 [12]
$2,000.00 [21]
$2,000.00 [30]
$2,000.00 [25]
Evaluation drawdown type
End-of-day trailing [4]
End-of-day trailing [8]
Intraday trailing [12]
End-of-day trailing [21]
End-of-day trailing [30]
End-of-day trailing [26]
Evaluation open gains raise floor
No [4]Threshold moves at day end, not at an intraday unrealized high.
No [9]
Yes [13]
No [21]
No [30]
No [26]
Evaluation daily loss limit
Not applicable [29]Optional checkout DLL excluded from this row.
$1,000.00 [8]
Not applicable [12]Intraday evaluation has no DLL.
$1,000.00 [21]
Not applicable [30]No evaluation DLL.
Not applicable [25]No evaluation DLL.
Evaluation daily loss consequence
Not applicable [29]No checkout DLL selected.
Trading pauses for the session [8]
Not applicable [12]No DLL in this evaluation.
Trading pauses for the session [21]
Not applicable [30]No evaluation DLL.
Not applicable [25]No evaluation DLL.
Evaluation breach monitoring
Real-time net equity [4]Realized and unrealized losses can breach the current floor intraday.
Real-time net equity [9]
Real-time net equity [13]
Not verified [21]Guide describes open-equity breach determination at day end. Continuous intraday enforcement is not explicitly verified.
Not verified [30]Exact intraday enforcement for the evaluation stage not verified.
Real-time net liquidation value [26]
Evaluation breach boundary
At or below the loss floor [4]
Source noteTouching the current loss floor breaches the account.
At or below the loss floor [9]
Source noteTouching the current threshold breaches the account.
At or below the loss floor [13]
Source noteTouching the current threshold breaches the account.
Not verified Exact touch versus below operator not verified for this stage.
Not verified Exact touch versus below operator not verified for this stage.
At or below the loss floor [26]
Source noteNet liquidation value touching the current loss floor breaches the account.
Evaluation consistency threshold
55% [3]
Not applicable [8]No evaluation consistency requirement.
Not applicable [12]No evaluation consistency requirement.
Not applicable [31]Builder has no evaluation consistency rule.
50% [31]
40% [25]50% add-on excluded.
Evaluation consistency boundary
At or below the threshold [3]
Not applicable [8]Not applied.
Not applicable [12]Not applied.
Not applicable [31]Not applied.
At or below the threshold [31]
At or below the threshold [25]
Evaluation consistency basis
Best-day profit divided by total profit [3]Above 55% raises the required profit target. Additional profit must come on a separate trading day.
Not applicable [8]Not applied.
Not applicable [12]Not applied.
Not applicable [31]Not applied.
Best-day profit divided by total evaluation profit [31]
Best-day profit divided by total evaluation profit [25]
Funded environment
Simulated [5]
Simulated [10]
Simulated [14]
Simulated [21]
Simulated [30]
Simulated [28]
Funded starting balance
$0.00 [5]
$50,000.00 [9]Displayed 50K PA balance; profits are simulated.
$50,000.00 [13]Displayed 50K PA balance; profits are simulated.
$0.00 [21]
$0.00 [30]
$50,000.00 [27]
Funded loss allowance
$2,000.00 [4]
$2,000.00 [10]
$2,000.00 [14]
$2,000.00 [21]
$2,000.00 [30]
$2,000.00 [27]
Funded drawdown type
End-of-day trailing [4]
End-of-day trailing [10]
Intraday trailing [14]
End-of-day trailing [21]
Intraday trailing [30]
End-of-day trailing [26]
Funded breach monitoring
Real-time net equity [4]
Real-time net equity [10]
Real-time net equity [14]
Not verified [21]Exact real-time enforcement is not clear in this plan-specific guide.
Real-time net equity [32]
Real-time net liquidation value [26]
Funded floor cap
$0.00 [4]
$50,100.00 [9]
$50,100.00 [13]
$100.00 [21]General account-rule lock at starting balance plus 100. Live table separately says zero.
$100.00 [30]
$50,100.00 [26]
Funded floor cap condition
EOD balance reaches 2000, or first payout, whichever occurs first [4]
Highest EOD balance reaches 52100 [9]
Highest intraday equity, including unrealized gains reaches 52100 [13]
Loss floor reaches starting balance plus 100 [21]
Trailing floor reaches 100; high-water equity reaches 2100 [30]Plan-specific help takes precedence over older generic drawdown text.
EOD balance reaches 52100, or payout is requested, whichever occurs first [26]
Funded open gains raise floor
No [4]
No [9]
Yes [13]
No [21]
Yes [32]
No [26]
Funded daily loss limit
Not applicable [5]Optional checkout DLL excluded.
Not verified [10]DLL varies with PA scaling tier; exact tier amounts not verified.
Not verified [14]DLL varies with PA scaling tier; exact tier amounts not verified.
$1,000.00 [21]
Not applicable [30]No simulated-funded DLL.
Not applicable [27]Select Flex has no DLL; Select Daily is a different funded path.
Funded daily loss consequence
Not applicable [5]No checkout DLL selected.
Trading pauses for the session [10]
Trading pauses for the session [14]
Trading pauses for the session [21]
Not applicable [30]No simulated-funded DLL.
Not applicable [27]No DLL on Select Flex.
Funded breach boundary
At or below the loss floor [4]
Source noteTouching the current loss floor breaches the account.
At or below the loss floor [9]
Source noteTouching the current threshold breaches the account.
At or below the loss floor [13]
Source noteTouching the current threshold breaches the account.
Not verified Exact touch versus below operator not verified for this stage.
Below the loss floor [30]
Source noteCurrent plan-specific article says below the $100 locked floor breaches. Other generic descriptions may differ.
At or below the loss floor [26]
Source noteNet liquidation value touching the current loss floor breaches the account.
Payout consistency threshold
Not applicable [5]XFA Standard has no payout consistency target. XFA Consistency is a separate path.
50% [11]Strictly below 50%, unlike inclusive 50% rules.
50% [15]Strictly below 50%, unlike inclusive 50% rules.
50% [21]
Not applicable [30]No simulated-funded consistency rule.
Not applicable [27]No consistency rule once funded.
Payout consistency boundary
Not applicable [5]No consistency rule on selected funded path.
Below the threshold [11]
Below the threshold [15]
At or below the threshold [21]
Not applicable [30]Not applied.
Not applicable [27]Not applied.
Payout consistency basis
Not applicable [5]No consistency rule on selected funded path.
Best-day profit divided by profit since the last approved payout [11]
Best-day profit divided by profit since the last approved payout [15]
Best-day profit divided by net profit in the current payout cycle [21]
Not applicable [30]Not applied.
Not applicable [27]Not applied.
Trader profit share
90% [6]New trader terms. Pre-12-Jan-2026 legacy concession excluded.
100% [11]100% of approved simulated PA payout, not the separate live split.
100% [15]100% of approved simulated PA payout, not the separate live split.
80% [21]
90% [30]
90% [27]
Payout qualifying winning days
5 [6]
5 [11]
5 [15]
Not applicable [21]Requires two trading days, not a winning-day dollar threshold.
Not applicable [30]Daily requests rely on buffer and minimum, not a five-winning-day cycle.
5 [27]
Payout qualifying trading days
Not verified
Not verified
Not verified
2 [21]
Not verified
Not verified
Minimum qualifying day profit
$150.00 [6]
$250.00 [11]
$200.00 [15]
Not applicable [21]No daily dollar minimum stated in payout criteria.
Not applicable [30]Not stated as a requirement.
$150.00 [27]
Minimum payout request
$125.00 [6]
$500.00 [11]
$500.00 [15]
$500.00 [21]
$500.00 [30]
$250.00 [27]
Request cap (first for sequential caps)
$2,000.00 [6]50K XFA Standard without DLL offer. Also limited to 50% of balance.
$1,500.00 [11]First approved payout cap; subsequent caps stored separately.
$1,500.00 [15]First approved payout cap; subsequent caps stored separately.
$2,000.00 [21]
Not verified No explicit maximum request amount verified for Rapid Intraday; Rapid EOD rules must not be substituted.
$2,500.00 [27]50K Select Flex purchased after 1 Sep 2026; old 3000 cap excluded.
Caps by approved payout
Not verified
  1. Payout 1: $1,500.00
  2. Payout 2: $1,500.00
  3. Payout 3: $2,000.00
  4. Payout 4: $2,500.00
  5. Payout 5: $2,500.00
  6. Payout 6: $3,000.00
[11]
  1. Payout 1: $1,500.00
  2. Payout 2: $2,000.00
  3. Payout 3: $2,500.00
  4. Payout 4: $2,500.00
  5. Payout 5: $3,000.00
  6. Payout 6: $3,000.00
[15]
Not verified
Not verified
Not verified
Payout balance share cap
50% [6]
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
50% [27]50% of total profit position: current balance minus starting balance.
Payout buffer
Not applicable [6]No separate safety-net earning threshold stated for XFA Standard; loss floor still applies.
$2,100.00 [11]Lifetime profit safety net, separate from the 50100 drawdown floor.
$2,100.00 [15]Lifetime profit safety net, separate from the 50100 drawdown floor.
$2,100.00 [21]
$2,100.00 [30]Realized-profit buffer must be earned before a request; separate from 100 loss floor.
Not applicable [27]Select Flex has no payout buffer. Select Daily 2100 buffer does not apply.
Minimum request balance
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
$52,600.00 [11]
$52,600.00 [15]
$2,600.00 [21]
Not verified [30]Buffer unlock is verified, but exact retained balance/withdrawable amount interaction is not fully stated.
Not applicable [27]No separate minimum balance requirement; winning days, request cap and loss floor still apply.
Maximum payout count
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
6 [11]
6 [15]
5 [21]
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
Not verified Not verified for this exact simulated-funded stage.
Other payout conditions
  • Five non-consecutive winning days per cycle
  • After the first payout: at least 0.01 net profit since the prior payout
  • First payout sets MLL to zero; qualifying-day count restarts
  • Request and payment fees may reduce cash received
[6]
  • Five qualifying days need not be consecutive
  • Only profit above the lifetime safety net can be withdrawn
  • Sixth approved payout closes the PA
  • Account balance must remain eligible while a request is processed
[11]
  • Five qualifying days need not be consecutive
  • Only profit above the lifetime safety net can be withdrawn
  • Sixth approved payout closes the PA
  • Account balance must remain eligible while a request is processed
[15]
  • First payout: at least 500 net profit above 2100 buffer
  • Later payouts: at least 500 net profit since prior approved payout
  • At least two trading days and inclusive 50% consistency each cycle
  • First request no earlier than 48 hours after first simulated-funded trade
[21]
  • First request: at least 24 hours after first simulated-funded trade, with buffer and minimum satisfied
  • Daily cadence: every 24 hours
  • Tier 1 news trading is prohibited in simulated-funded stage
[30]
  • Five new winning days per payout cycle
  • After first payout: positive net profit since prior payout
  • Only one pending request per account
  • Payout request can lock loss floor to 50100 immediately
[27]

Named firm comparisons

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