Firm directory
18 firms that fund futures traders. Filter by the rules that decide whether a firm fits how you trade: the platform you use, whether bots and copiers are allowed, and how the loss floor moves.
Every firm verified against its own site. Latest check Sep 24, 2026
18 of 18 firms
You're happy trading on TopstepX and want an end-of-day floor that locks at the starting balance, no mandatory daily loss limit, and a real-capital Live Funded stage.
You trade by hand, want to run many funded accounts (up to 20 per household) with a copier between them, and like keeping 100% of approved payouts.
You want one-time pricing with no activation fee, NinjaTrader or Tradovate support, daily 90/10 payouts on Rapid, and permission to automate your own strategy.
You want an evaluation you can pass in a day, an end-of-day drawdown on every account, news trading, a 90/10 split, and owner-built bots allowed.
You trade by hand, want withdrawals from the first day of the funded stage, and would rather pay a one-time activation fee than a monthly funded fee.
You want one-time pricing with no activation fee, an optional daily limit that only pauses you, and explicit permission to run automation and copiers.
You trade by hand on TradingView, WealthCharts, Quantower, or Alpha's own platform and want an end-of-day drawdown on every plan, a 90% split, and no activation fee.
You trade on NinjaTrader or another Rithmic platform, want news trading with no blackout windows, and like keeping 100% of your first $10,000 in payouts.
You want no activation fee, no daily loss limit, a floor that stops trailing at the starting balance, and a defined path to a live account at 90/10.
You trade the news, want the option of a real-capital live account right after passing, and like a ladder to a larger account.
You trade by hand and want to hold overnight or over the weekend (Diamond Hands, Direct to Funded), or want a static-drawdown plan with no daily loss limit.
You want one-time pricing with no activation or monthly fees, no daily loss limit, news trading, and explicit permission to run bots and copy your own trades across firms.
You trade by hand and want the cheapest way into an evaluation ($39 at any size on Elite ACCESS), an end-of-day floor that locks at the starting balance plus $100, and news trading during evaluations.
You want a one-time fee (STEADY) with no daily loss limit and a 90/10 split from the first funded payout, on a Rithmic platform.
You trade by hand and want no daily loss limit, no activation fee, news trading on every account, and payouts every 3 trading days on Prime.
You trade the news, want to hold swings overnight (Premium), or want the shortest route to a real-money account (Express to Live).
You trade on a Rithmic platform, want the cheapest possible entry, keep 100% of simulated payouts, and run many accounts at once.
You want an end-of-day floor that locks at the starting balance, no activation fee, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, and TradingView under one login, and permission to run your own automated strategy.
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The same firms, one row each, with the rules that most often end accounts. Hover a verdict for the detail, or open the firm for the full fine print.
| Firm | Drawdown | Daily loss limit | Trader keeps | Automation | Copy trading | Max accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep | EOD trailing, locks | None | 90% | Allowed, with limits Allowed in the Trading Combine and XFA at the trader's own risk (no support. | Allowed, with limits TopstepX has a built-in Trade Copier (lead/follower) for the trader's own Trading Combine and XFA accounts; the lead must be the account with the lowest position size. | 5 funded |
| Apex Trader Funding | EOD trailing Intraday | Varies by program | 90% to 100% | Not allowed Apex's Prohibited Activities page bans automation and algorithms. | Allowed, with limits Copying across your own PAs, including ones held under a business name, is allowed (e.g.. | 20 funded |
| MyFundedFutures | EOD trailing | Varies by program | 80% to 90% | Allowed, with limits Automated strategies are allowed on evaluation and funded accounts if they are tailored to the trader's own settings and do not aim to exploit favorable simulated fills. | Allowed, with limits Copy trading is allowed across all of the trader's own MFFU account types. | 10 eval / 5 funded |
| Tradeify | EOD trailing, locks EOD trailing | Varies by program | 80% to 90% | Allowed, with limits Bots and algorithms are allowed if the trader is the sole owner (Tradeify may ask for proof, such as a live video of enabling the code on your own PC), the bot is not shared with other traders, it is not used at other prop firms, and it is not high-frequency. | Allowed, with limits Group trading/copying is allowed only between accounts the trader owns and manages (Tradovate Group Trade add-on, WealthCharts trade copier; third-party copiers at the trader's own risk). | 15 eval / 5 funded |
| Take Profit Trader | EOD trailing, locks | None | 80% to 90% | Not allowed Universal Trading Policy #1 applies to Test, PRO and PRO+: no automated systems. | Allowed, with limits Trade copiers are allowed only across accounts you solely own and control. | 5 funded |
| Lucid Trading | EOD trailing, locks Intraday, locks | Varies by program | 90% | Allowed, with limits Automated systems are allowed in all phases as long as they follow Lucid rules. | Allowed, with limits Trade copiers are explicitly permitted (the store even sells a Rithmic Trade Copier add-on). | 10 eval / 5 funded |
| Alpha Futures | EOD trailing, locks | Varies by program | 80% to 90% | Not allowed Bots, AI and fully automated or hands-off trading are banned on all account types. | Allowed, with limits Copying is allowed only when a single person executes the trades across accounts in their own name (help center). | 5 funded |
| Bulenox | EOD trailing, locks EOD trailing Intraday, locks Intraday | Varies by program | 90% to 100% | Allowed, with limits Bots and algorithms are permitted, but only user-built tools for the account owner's personal use. | Allowed, with limits Trade copiers are permitted and all of a trader's accounts sit under one Rithmic User ID. | 5 funded |
| TradeDay | EOD trailing, locks Intraday, locks | None | 50% to 90% | Allowed, with limits Self-built automated systems are allowed only through supported platforms (NinjaTrader. | Allowed, with limits Copying between your own accounts only. | 10 eval / 5 funded |
| Earn2Trade | EOD trailing, locks | Hard limit | 50% to 80% | Not stated No help-center article addresses automated strategies directly. | Not allowed Trade copiers are banned on every program, in evaluation and after funding. | 5 eval / 3 funded |
| Elite Trader Funding | Static EOD trailing, locks EOD trailing Intraday | Varies by program | 80% to 100% | Not allowed AI, bots, EAs, algorithmic and other automated trading are banned unless ETF authorizes them in writing, in evaluation and funded alike. | Allowed, with limits Allowed only with approved copiers (since October 14, 2025): Tradesyncer, Tradecopia. | 5 funded |
| FundedNext Futures | EOD trailing, locks | Varies by program | 80% to 95% | Allowed, with limits EAs and trading bots are allowed in both the challenge and FundedNext Accounts. | Allowed, with limits Copying your own trades is allowed between your FundedNext accounts and between FundedNext and other prop firms, as long as every account is in the trader's exact name (verification may be requested). | 5 funded |
| Top One Futures | EOD trailing, locks | Varies by program | 80% to 90% | Not allowed Expert advisors, bots, scripts, automated trading systems and high-frequency execution tools are banned on every program and stage, and the firm makes no exception for semi-automated or alert-driven order entry. | Allowed, with limits You may copy only between your own accounts in the identical program and the identical size (for example Elite ACCESS 50K to Elite ACCESS 50K). | 10 of each |
| Funded Futures Network | EOD trailing | Varies by program | 80% to 90% | Allowed, with limits Automated strategies (EAs, algorithms) are allowed at FFN's discretion if they run the account holder's own strategy on their own accounts. | Allowed, with limits Copying between your own FFN accounts is allowed up to 5 accounts at once. | 10 eval / 5 funded |
| Funded Futures Family | EOD trailing, locks Intraday | None | 80% to 90% | Not allowed Bots and algorithmic trading are prohibited on evaluation and funded accounts. | Not allowed The firm lists copy-trading across accounts, hedging one account against another. | 5 funded |
| Phidias Propfirm | Static EOD trailing | None | 75% to 100% | Not allowed Robots and fully automated algorithms, plus HFT, are banned. | Allowed, with limits Copy trading, including third-party copier software. | 15 funded |
| DayTraders.com | Static EOD trailing, locks EOD trailing Intraday, locks Intraday | Varies by program | 80% to 100% | Not stated Only automated high-frequency trading is explicitly banned on all accounts. | Allowed, with limits Copying between your own accounts is supported through Rithmic's rTrader Pro Copier ($10/month add-on) and the Onyx Trade Copier (lead/follower). | 15 of each |
| FTMO Futures | EOD trailing, locks | Varies by program | 90% | Allowed, with limits Automated and algorithmic trading is allowed, including NinjaScript strategies. | Allowed, with limits Copying trades between your own FTMO Futures accounts is allowed as long as each account follows every rule on its own. | 3 funded |