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Lucid Trading

Futures · 13 routes

Configurable futures evaluations with EOD or intraday loss floors and simulated funded accounts.

Reference purchase priceNeeds confirmationone time · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded consistencyNoneRead full payout conditions
Dated research35 official sources
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Tradeify

Futures · 16 routes

One evaluation with two permanent simulated-funded payout routes: Flex or Daily.

Reference purchase price$165one time · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded consistencyNoneRead full payout conditions
Dated research11 official sources
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MyFundedFutures

Futures · 16 routes

Builder, Rapid, Rapid EOD, Pro and Studio pricing, with detailed rules for the two researched Rapid 50K routes.

Reference purchase price$209one time · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000Intraday trailing
Funded consistencyNoneRead full payout conditions
Dated research15 official sources
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FundedNext Futures

Futures · 10 routes

Current Rapid Pro and Daily routes trade a funded consistency requirement against a retained payout buffer.

Reference purchase price$299.98one time · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded consistencyAt most 40%Read full payout conditions
Dated research17 official sources
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Topstep

Futures · 9 routes

A monthly Trading Combine followed by a distinct Express Funded Account. Standard and Consistency payout paths have different requirements.

Recorded purchase price$49per month · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded consistencyNoneRead full payout conditions
Dated research11 official sources
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TradeDay

Futures · 12 routes

Quick Pay and Fast Pass have distinct payout structures. This edition models the 50K Fast Pass EOD route.

Reference purchase price$189per month · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded consistencyAt most 45%Read full payout conditions
Dated research5 official sources
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Take Profit Trader

Futures · 5 routes

A futures evaluation leading to a simulated PRO account, with a possible later invitation to live PRO+. PRO combines intraday trailing drawdown with withdrawals above a required buffer.

Reference purchase price$170per month · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000Intraday trailing
Funded consistencyNoneRead full payout conditions
Dated research16 official sources
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Apex Trader Funding

Futures · 34 routes

New EOD accounts use a time-limited evaluation and a simulated Performance Account with staged payout caps.

Reference purchase price$590one time · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded loss limit$2,000EOD trailing
Funded consistencyUnder 50%Read full payout conditions
Dated research11 official sources
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Vest Markets

Perpetual derivatives · 13 routes

A simulated prop program built around perpetual derivatives across several asset classes. Its October 2026 legal terms describe virtual accounts, despite older documentation using live-capital language.

Recorded purchase price$375one time · dated price
Evaluation loss limit$1,500Static
Funded loss limit$1,500Static
Funded consistencyNeeds confirmationRead full payout conditions
Dated researchDifferent market
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