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PropBench Prop Firm Benchmarks

We measure every prop firm plan the same way, with plain math on its published rules that you can check yourself. Compare plans of the same account size, and see which firms keep changing the rules.

PropBench Score v1.0
Composite score of 5 parts, each ranked within the market and account size:
Cost · 20%
Price per try divided by the coin flip odds of reaching the first payout
Speed · 20%
Trading days to the first payout for a steady trader making 0.4% of the account a day
Payouts · 20%
What that steady trader keeps from 3 months of funded profit, after every payout rule
Rules · 20%
Trading restrictions to live with, from a published checklist
Stability · 20%
How often the firm changed rules or prices against traders in the last 12 months

Plans are re-scored every day from the live rules. Prices use what traders typically pay: a discount counts once it has lasted at least 14 days, so one day promos don't move the rankings. See methodology for scoring details and version history.

PropBench Score

$50K plans · Higher is better

78Topstep78Topstep77Topstep76Topstep75Funded Futur…72FundedNext F…71E8 Markets71Earn2Trade71Lucid Trading70Blue Guardian
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Cost to Funded

$50K plans · Lower is better

$49Apex Trader …$53TradeDay$55DayTraders.c…$70FundedNext F…$70TradeDay$75DayTraders.c…$77Alpha Futures$83Alpha Futures$85Topstep$95TradeDay
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Profit Needed for First Payout

$50K plans · Lower is better

$2,500Funded Futur…$2,500Funded Futur…$2,500Top One Futu…$2,900FundedNext F…$3,000Alpha Futures$3,000Blue Guardian$3,000Bulenox$3,000Bulenox$3,000Funded Futur…$3,000Funded Futur…
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PropBench Score

The overall score for each plan, ranked against plans of the same account size.

PropBench Score

$50K futures plans · Weighted score against plans of the same size · Higher is better

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78TopstepCombine78TopstepNo Fee77TopstepNo Fee + DLL76TopstepCombine + DLL75Funded Futures …STEADY Instant72FundedNext Futu…Flex71E8 MarketsZero Starter71Earn2TradeGauntlet Mini71Lucid TradingLucidFlex70Blue GuardianReserve70Earn2TradeTCP70Funded Futures …Premier+ EOD70Funded Futures …Premier+ Intrad…68Alpha FuturesZero66Alpha FuturesAdvanced66E8 MarketsZero Max63FundedNext Futu…Rapid Pro61Alpha FuturesStandard61FundedNext Futu…Rapid Pro DLL59Funded Futures …Prime
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Cost

What it costs at the price traders typically pay. Odds are coin flip math from the drawdown and the profit needed.

Cost to Funded

$50K futures plans · Price plus activation fee for one try, at the typical paid price (USD) · Lower is better

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$49Apex Trader Fun…Intraday Trail …$53TradeDayQuick Pay Intra…$55DayTraders.comStatic$70FundedNext Futu…Flex$70TradeDayQuick Pay EOD$75DayTraders.comTrail$77Alpha FuturesStandard$83Alpha FuturesZero$85TopstepNo Fee + DLL$95TradeDayFast Pass$95TopstepNo Fee$100The5ersDay Trade$110DayTraders.comEOD$119Apex Trader Fun…EOD Trail (No A…$120The5ersSwing$124Apex Trader Fun…Intraday Trail$125Blue GuardianReserve$125Alpha FuturesAdvanced$130Blue GuardianExpress$133Top One FuturesElite Access In…
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Payouts

How much you need to make before you can withdraw, how fast, and how much you can take out.

Payouts Kept

$50K futures plans · What a steady trader making 0.4% a day keeps from 3 months of funded trading, after every payout rule (USD) · Higher is better

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$11,340FundedNext Futu…Rapid Pro$11,340FundedNext Futu…Rapid Pro DLL$10,710TradeifyGrowth$10,450FundedNext Futu…Flex$10,200DayTraders.comTrail$10,200DayTraders.comEOD$10,200DayTraders.comStatic$10,080E8 MarketsZero Starter$10,080E8 MarketsZero Max$10,080Earn2TradeTCP$10,080Earn2TradeGauntlet Mini$9.9KAlpha FuturesZero$9.9KAlpha FuturesStandard$9.9KAlpha FuturesAdvanced$9.9KFunded Futures …Premier+ EOD$9.9KFunded Futures …Premier+ Intrad…$9.9KLucid TradingLucidFlex$9.9KTopstepCombine$9.9KTopstepCombine + DLL$9.9KTopstepNo Fee
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Best Value

Two measures at once. Plans on the Pareto line aren't beaten on both by anything else.

PropBench Score vs. Cost per Payout

Score against what a trader with no edge spends per first payout

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Most attractive quadrantPareto line
Alpha FuturesBlue Guardian (Futures)BluSky TradingBulenoxDayTraders.comE8 Markets (Futures)Earn2TradeElite Trader FundingFunded Futures FamilyFunded Futures NetworkFundedNext FuturesLegends TradingPhidias PropfirmThe5ers (Futures)Top One FuturesTradeDayLucid TradingMy Funded Futures (MFFU)Take Profit TraderTopstepTradeifyApex Trader Funding
1020304050607080$500$1,000$2,000$5,000$10,000$20,000Cost per Payout (USD, log scale)PropBench ScoreAlpha Futures ZeroAlpha Futures StandardTradeDay Quick Pay IntradayTopstep No FeeTopstep No Fee + DLLAlpha Futures AdvancedAlpha Futures DirectBlue Guardian (Futures) StandardBlue Guardian (Futures) ExpressBlue Guardian (Futures) DirectBluSky Trading LaunchBluSky Trading PropelBluSky Trading OrbitBluSky Trading Instant Sim FundedBulenox Qualification TrailingBulenox Qualification EODBulenox Fast Track TrailingBulenox Momentum TrailingBulenox Momentum EODDayTraders.com TrailDayTraders.com EODDayTraders.com S2FDayTraders.com S2LE8 Markets (Futures) Zero StarterE8 Markets (Futures) Zero MaxEarn2Trade Gauntlet MiniElite Trader Funding 1-StepElite Trader Funding End of DayElite Trader Funding DTFFunded Futures Family VelocityFunded Futures Family S2FFunded Futures Network STEADY InstantFundedNext Futures Rapid ProPhidias Propfirm E2LTop One Futures Elite DailyTradeDay Quick Pay EOD
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Stress Tests

Six situations every trader runs into. Same script for every plan, scaled to its own target and drawdown.

Stress Test Results

Hover a result for the details

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PlanThe Big DayThe GivebackFOMC DayThe Slow GrindOvernight HoldOne Rough Day
Topstep Combine✓ Pass✓ Pass! Careful✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Topstep No Fee✓ Pass✓ Pass! Careful✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Topstep No Fee + DLL✓ Pass✓ Pass! Careful✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Topstep Combine + DLL✓ Pass✓ Pass! Careful✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Funded Futures Network STEADY Instant✓ Pass✓ Pass! Careful✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
FundedNext Futures Flex! Careful✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
E8 Markets (Futures) Zero Starter! Careful✓ Pass✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✓ Pass
Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini! Careful✕ Fail✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✓ Pass
Lucid Trading LucidFlex! Careful✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Blue Guardian (Futures) Reserve! Careful✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Earn2Trade TCP! Careful✕ Fail✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✓ Pass
Funded Futures Family Premier+ EOD✓ Pass✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Funded Futures Family Premier+ Intraday✓ Pass✕ Fail✓ Pass✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Alpha Futures Zero✓ Pass✓ Pass! Careful✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
Alpha Futures Advanced! Careful✓ Pass✓ Pass✕ Fail✕ Fail✓ Pass
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Rule Stability

Firms that keep changing the rules against traders.

Nerfs vs. Buffs

Rule or price changes of real importance in the last 12 months, by firm. Cosmetic edits are not counted

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