Prop firm rules, side by side
The drawdown, daily loss, consistency and payout terms of 45 plans across 11 futures prop firms, each one read from the firm’s own documentation and dated. No rankings, no “easiest to pass” — just what the rules actually say, in the same words for every firm, so you can compare them.
- Firms
- 11
- Plans
- 45
- Never stop trailing
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- Every row
- Sourced
The rule most comparisons get wrong
Nearly every prop firm comparison you will find describes a plan’s drawdown in one word: static or trailing. But “trailing” covers three genuinely different rules, and the difference between them decides whether an account survives a normal losing day.
Stops at your start
The floor climbs with your balance until it reaches exactly what you started with, then freezes. Every dollar after that is genuinely yours to risk.
Stops just above it
The same rule, frozen $100 higher. It sounds identical and is the most common convention — but it is a different number, and the account fails at that number.
Never stops
The floor follows your high-water mark for the life of the account. Give back profit you never withdrew and you can breach a balance that is still up on the day.
The other half of the question is when the floor moves. An end-of-day floor recalculates once, after the close. An intraday floor follows your highest balance while you are still in the trade — including profit you have not closed — so a winner that gives its gains back can raise your floor and then breach it without a single losing trade being closed. Both columns are stated for every plan below.
Every plan at a glance
All figures are for $50,000 accounts, the size most firms publish in full. Sizes scale differently at each firm, so confirm your own before trading it.
| Firm | Plan | Stage | Drawdown | Floor moves | Locks at | Daily loss | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex | Performance Account (PA) | Funded | $2,500 | Trails intraday | $50,100 | — | 50% |
| Apex | Full Account — Intraday Trailing | Evaluation | $2,500 | Trails intraday | Never | — | — |
| Bulenox | Master | Funded | $2,500 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | $1,100 soft | — |
| Bulenox | Evaluation | Evaluation | $2,500 | Trails end-of-day | Never | $1,100 soft | — |
| Earn2Trade | Gauntlet Mini (GAU50) | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | $1,100 | 30% |
| Elite Trader Funding | 1 Step | Funded | $2,000 | Trails intraday | $50,100 | — | 30% |
| Elite Trader Funding | Direct to Funded | Funded | $5,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | — |
| Elite Trader Funding | End of Day | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,100 hard | — |
| Elite Trader Funding | Static | Funded | $2,000 | Static | n/a — fixed | — | — |
| Elite Trader Funding | 1 Step | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails intraday | Never | — | 30% |
| Elite Trader Funding | End of Day | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | Never | $1,100 hard | — |
| Elite Trader Funding | Static | Evaluation | $2,000 | Static | n/a — fixed | — | — |
| FundedNext | Flex | Funded | $1,500 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | — |
| FundedNext | Legacy | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | — | — |
| FundedNext | Rapid Daily | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,000 soft | — |
| FundedNext | Rapid Pro | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,000 soft | 40% |
| FundedNext | Flex | Evaluation | $1,500 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | 40% |
| FundedNext | Legacy | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | — | 40% |
| FundedNext | Rapid Pro | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,000 soft | — |
| Lucid Trading | LucidDaily | Funded | $2,000 | Trails intraday | $50,100 | — | — |
| Lucid Trading | LucidDirect | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,200 soft | 20% |
| Lucid Trading | LucidFlex | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,200 soft | — |
| Lucid Trading | LucidPro | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,200 soft | 40% |
| Lucid Trading | LucidDaily | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | 50% |
| Lucid Trading | LucidFlex | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | 50% |
| Lucid Trading | LucidPro | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,200 soft | — |
| MyFundedFutures | Builder | Evaluation | — | Trails end-of-day | Never | $1,000 soft | — |
| MyFundedFutures | Rapid / Flex / Pro | Evaluation | — | Not stated | — | — | 50% |
| MyFundedFutures | Starter | Evaluation | $2,500 | Trails intraday | Never | $1,200 hard | — |
| Phidias | Express to Live | Funded | $650 | Static | n/a — fixed | — | — |
| Phidias | Fundamental | Funded | $2,500 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | 30% |
| Phidias | Premium | Funded | $2,500 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | 30% |
| Phidias | Express to Live | Evaluation | $650 | Static | n/a — fixed | — | — |
| Phidias | Fundamental | Evaluation | $2,500 | Trails end-of-day | Never | — | — |
| Phidias | Premium | Evaluation | $2,500 | Trails end-of-day | Never | — | — |
| TopStep | Trading Combine | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | — | 50% |
| TradeDay | Fast Pass | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | — | 45% |
| TradeDay | Quick Pay | Funded | $2,000 | Trails intraday | $50,000 (start) | — | — |
| TradeDay | Fast Pass | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | — | 45% |
| TradeDay | Quick Pay | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,000 (start) | — | 30% |
| Tradeify | Growth | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | Never | — | — |
| Tradeify | Select Daily | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | $1,000 | — |
| Tradeify | Select Flex | Funded | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | $50,100 | — | — |
| Tradeify | Growth | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | Never | $1,250 soft | — |
| Tradeify | Select | Evaluation | $2,000 | Trails end-of-day | Never | — | 40% |
A dash means the firm did not state that rule on the pages we read — not that the rule does not exist. “Locks at (start)” means the floor freezes at exactly the starting balance.
Firm by firm
Performance Account (PA)
Funded$50,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 50% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
Full Account — Intraday Trailing
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
Bulenox
2 plans · checked August 22, 2026 · source
Master
Funded$50,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,100. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
Evaluation
Evaluation$50,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Daily loss
- $1,100. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
Earn2Trade
1 plan · checked August 22, 2026 · source
Gauntlet Mini (GAU50)
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0006 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,100. Whether it ends the account or only the day was not stated.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 30% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Cost
- $170/mo
Elite Trader Funding
7 plans · checked August 21, 2026 · source
1 Step
Funded$50,0008 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 30% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 100% to you. 8 qualifying days, a day counts at $200+, $250 minimum request, capped at $1,000, once per cycle.
Direct to Funded
Funded$50,0005 contractsA $5,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Payouts
- 100% to you. 15 qualifying days, a day counts at $200+, $100 minimum request, capped at $5,000, once per cycle.
End of Day
Funded$50,0008 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,100, and it is a hard breach — reaching it ends the account.
- Payouts
- 100% to you. 8 qualifying days, a day counts at $200+, $100 minimum request, capped at $1,250, once per cycle.
Static
Funded$50,0004 contractsA fixed floor at $48,000. It never moves, whatever you make — so every dollar of profit is a dollar of extra room.
- Payouts
- 100% to you. 8 qualifying days, a day counts at $200+, $100 minimum request, capped at $1,250, once per cycle.
1 Step
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0008 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 30% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 5 qualifying days.
- Cost
- $167/mo · $157 activation · $47 reset
End of Day
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0008 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Daily loss
- $1,100, and it is a hard breach — reaching it ends the account.
- Payouts
- 5 qualifying days.
- Cost
- $177 activation · $47 reset
Static
Evaluation$50,000Target $4,0004 contractsA fixed floor at $48,000. It never moves, whatever you make — so every dollar of profit is a dollar of extra room.
- Payouts
- 5 qualifying days.
- Cost
- $177 activation · $47 reset
Flex
Funded$50,0003 contractsA $1,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Payouts
- 95% to you. 5 qualifying days, a day counts at $200+, $250 minimum request, capped at $1,500, once per cycle.
Legacy
Funded$50,0005 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Payouts
- 80% to you. 5 qualifying days, a day counts at $200+, $250 minimum request, capped at $6,000, once per cycle.
Rapid Daily
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,000. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. no minimum number of trading days, $250 minimum request, capped at $1,200, any day.
- Cost
- $300 one-time
Rapid Pro
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,000. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 40% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. no minimum number of trading days, $250 minimum request, capped at $1,200, every 3 days.
Flex
Evaluation$50,000Target $2,5003 contractsA $1,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 40% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Cost
- $134 one-time · $78 reset
Legacy
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0003 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 40% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Cost
- $200 one-time
Rapid Pro
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,000. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Cost
- $300 one-time · $300 reset
LucidDaily
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. no minimum number of trading days, $500 minimum request, any day.
LucidDirect
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,200. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 20% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. 5 qualifying days, $500 minimum request, capped at $2,000, once per cycle.
- Cost
- $515 one-time
LucidFlex
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,200. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. 5 qualifying days, a day counts at $150+, $500 minimum request, capped at $2,000, every 5 days.
LucidPro
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,200. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 40% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. no minimum number of trading days, $500 minimum request, capped at $2,000, once per cycle.
LucidDaily
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 50% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
LucidFlex
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 50% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
LucidPro
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,200. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
- Cost
- $192 one-time · $115 reset
Builder
Evaluation$50,000A floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Daily loss
- $1,000. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
Rapid / Flex / Pro
Evaluation$50,000This plan’s drawdown rule was not stated on the pages we read.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 50% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
Starter
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Daily loss
- $1,200, and it is a hard breach — reaching it ends the account.
Phidias
6 plans · checked August 21, 2026 · source
Express to Live
Funded$50,000Target $2,5005 contractsA fixed floor at $49,350. It never moves, whatever you make — so every dollar of profit is a dollar of extra room.
- Payouts
- 80% to you. no minimum number of trading days, capped at $2,000, when you hit the target.
Fundamental
Funded$50,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 30% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 80% to you. 10 qualifying days, a day counts at $150+, $500 minimum request, capped at $2,000, every 10 days.
Premium
Funded$50,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 30% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 75% to you. 5 qualifying days, a day counts at $150+, $500 minimum request, capped at $2,000, every 5 days.
- Cost
- $399 reset
Express to Live
Evaluation$50,000Target $2,5005 contractsA fixed floor at $49,350. It never moves, whatever you make — so every dollar of profit is a dollar of extra room.
- Payouts
- 80% to you. no minimum number of trading days.
- Cost
- $145 one-time · $149 activation
Fundamental
Evaluation$50,000Target $4,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Payouts
- 3 qualifying days.
- Cost
- $116 one-time · $149 activation
Premium
Evaluation$50,000Target $4,00010 contractsA $2,500 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Payouts
- 1 qualifying day.
- Cost
- $145 one-time · $149 activation
TopStep
1 plan · checked August 22, 2026 · source
Trading Combine
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0005 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 50% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
TradeDay
4 plans · checked August 21, 2026 · source
Fast Pass
Funded$50,0002 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 45% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Payouts
- 80% to you. 5 qualifying days, a day counts at $150+, $250 minimum request, capped at $1,500, once per cycle.
Quick Pay
Funded$50,0005 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your highest balance as you trade, including profit you have not banked yet, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Payouts
- 50% to you. 1 qualifying day, $250 minimum request, any day.
Fast Pass
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0005 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 45% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Cost
- $189/mo · $85 reset
Quick Pay
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0005 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches exactly your starting balance ($50,000) — then it is frozen there for good.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 30% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
- Cost
- $131/mo · $59 reset
Growth
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. every 5 days.
Select Daily
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Daily loss
- $1,000. Whether it ends the account or only the day was not stated.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. no minimum number of trading days, capped at $1,000, any day.
Select Flex
Funded$50,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day, until it reaches $50,100 — then it is frozen there for good.
- Payouts
- 90% to you. 5 qualifying days, capped at $1,250, every 5 days.
Growth
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Daily loss
- $1,250. Hitting it stops your trading for the day; the account survives.
Select
Evaluation$50,000Target $3,0004 contractsA $2,000 floor that follows your balance at the end of each day and never stops climbing. Give profit back and the floor stays where your high-water mark put it.
- Consistency
- No single day may be more than 40% of your total profit. One outsized day does not fail you — it raises the total you need before the rest counts.
Common questions about prop firm rules
What is a trailing drawdown on a prop firm account?
A trailing drawdown is a minimum balance that rises as your account grows. Instead of a fixed floor, the line follows your account up — so profit you make raises the level at which the account fails. The two things that decide how dangerous it is are WHEN it moves (as you trade, or once at the end of the day) and WHERE it stops moving, if it ever does.
Does a trailing drawdown ever stop trailing?
It depends entirely on the plan, and this is the single biggest difference between two plans that both advertise "trailing drawdown". Some freeze the floor once it reaches your starting balance. Some freeze it at your starting balance plus $100. And some never freeze it at all — the floor keeps following your high-water mark for the life of the account. Of the 45 plans on this page, 11 have a trailing floor with no documented stopping point.
What is the difference between intraday and end-of-day trailing?
An intraday trailing drawdown follows your highest balance while you are in the trade, including profit you have not closed yet — so an open winner that gives its gains back can move your floor up and then breach it, even though you never closed a losing trade. An end-of-day trailing drawdown only recalculates once the session closes, so unrealized profit during the day does not move the line.
What is a consistency rule?
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit may come from your single best day — commonly 30% to 50%. It does not fail the account. What it does is raise the total profit you need before the rest of it counts, so one outsized day means you must trade more days to balance it out. Plans differ on whether the rule applies during the evaluation, after funding, or both.
Is a daily loss limit the same as failing the account?
Not always, and the difference matters. On some plans hitting the daily loss limit is a hard breach and the account ends immediately. On others it is a soft stop: trading is disabled for the rest of the day and the account resumes the next session. Some firms sell it as an optional add-on. This page marks which is which wherever the firm states it, and says so plainly when a firm does not.
Where do these numbers come from?
Every row was read from the firm's own help centre, rules page or terms, and each plan below links to the page it came from with the date it was checked. Prop firm rules change often — firms revise drawdown terms, payout ladders and consistency percentages with little notice — so treat the date as part of the number and confirm anything decision-critical against the firm directly.
MAV tracks these rules against your actual account
This table is the research behind a feature. Add your evaluation or funded account to MAV and it prefills the rules for your firm and plan — including the lock point — then tracks your balance against them as you log trades, so you can see how much room you actually have left rather than working it out on a notepad. You can edit any rule that differs from your own terms.
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Check the date. Every plan above links to the page it was read from, with the date it was checked — currently August 21, 2026 to August 22, 2026. Prop firm rules change frequently and often without notice, and firms may apply different terms to accounts opened before a change. Treat the date as part of the number and confirm anything decision-critical with the firm directly before you rely on it.
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