Futures Prop Firms
Four rules decide most of what a futures prop firm account is like to trade: where the drawdown stops trailing, what the consistency rule measures, how much a single payout can be, and how much room your contract limit really gives you. Each comparison below reads every firm's own documentation rather than another comparison site.
The four comparisons
Drawdown types
Where each firm’s trailing drawdown actually stops, instead of the “static vs trailing” label comparison sites use.
Consistency rules
Every consistency rule by phase, including the purchase-date splits and the denominators that differ behind identical percentages.
Payout limits
How much you can withdraw per request, by account size and payout number, read from each firm’s own documentation.
Contract limits
What each firm’s maximum size actually buys you in points of room, not just a contract count.
Every futures firm we review
| Firm | Best for | Plans | |
|---|---|---|---|
Apex Trader Funding Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Active intraday futures scalpers and day traders who want to scale across multiple accounts. | 44 plans($25K–$300K) | Review |
My Funded Futures Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Traders who care about payout cadence (faster vs. uncapped) and want to pick a plan tuned to their style. | 30 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
Tradeify Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Traders who want to skip evaluations entirely (Lightning) or move from sign-up to funded in 1–3 days (Growth/Select). | 36 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
Take Profit Trader Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Discretionary traders who want a LIVE funded environment + 90/10 split and don't need to run automated strategies. | 20 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
Alpha Futures AlphaTrader · TradingView (via Plus500) · WealthCharts | Traders who want a drawdown that stops trailing early and permanently, or who need to hold through news events. | 22 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
Earn2Trade Futures Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Traders who value firm longevity + stability and want the Progression Ladder for long-term scaling. | 21 plans($25K–$200K) | Review |
Lucid Trading Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Traders who want flexible plan structure (Pro for fast eval, Flex for no DLL, Direct for instant funding with scaling safety net). | 68 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
Top One Futures Tradovate · NinjaTrader 8 · Rithmic | Traders who want to pick exactly the right structure for their style — and who already know what they're looking for in a prop firm. | 32 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
TopStep TopstepX (proprietary) | Traders who specifically want TopStep's brand and ruleset and are comfortable trading exclusively through TopstepX. | 24 plans($50K–$150K) | Review |
Boxcar Trading Rithmic (every account type) · NinjaTrader · Quantower | Futures traders on NinjaTrader or another Rithmic platform who want one-time pricing and a choice of payout structure. | 68 plans($25K–$150K) | Review |
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