/
Login
Breaking
All news
Comparator

Futures firms comparator

Pick two prop firms and see them side by side: rules, plans, platforms, leverage, commissions and payouts, next to each one's discount.

  • Field by field, side by side
  • Only the differences in one click
  • Link to the written comparison
Read the comparison
Head to head

45 differences

Headquarters

Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia

30 North Gould Street, Ste R
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming (WY)
Postal code: 82801

CEO

Lucas Antonio

Matt Morris

Country

Saint Lucia

United States

Foundation

2024

2024

Banned Countries
No data
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Croatia, Cuba, DR Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Assets
Equity Indexes, Metals, Commodities
Futures
Platforms
Volumetrica
Project X, Quantower, Black Arrow, WealthCharts
Payout Methods
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Rise, Crypto, Transfer
Live Account
No
Yes

Transition to Live
After 3 successful payouts, a risk manager will evaluate your account and decide whether you continue in INSTANT or move to Live (the transition may occur before the third payout).

During the transition:

  • All other accounts are paused or closed
  • Only 1 Live account is allowed
  • Trading on SIM accounts is not allowed while the review is ongoing

Pre-Live Stage
Pre-Live is an intermediate phase created to facilitate the move from SIM to real capital and to evaluate discipline and risk management under conditions close to Live:

  • 1 daily payout from the first day in profit
  • No consistency rule
  • No maximum withdrawal limits
  • Activation in 3–5 days

Move to Full Live
After demonstrating consistency in Pre-Live, the account is upgraded to Live (Plus500) with real capital, without restarting the process or affecting payouts:

  • Up to 10% of the initial balance of the SIM account is transferred
  • Only one account migrates to Live
  • The highest profit from a single account is transferred
Payment Methods
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Standard, Apex and Direct: first payout after 14 days, then every 14, according to checkout. Atlas Live: every 7 days, according to documentation.

Elite Challenge / Elite Sim Funded

  • Profit target per payout cycle: 6% (1st) / 5% (2nd) / 4% (3rd onward)
  • Consistency resets after each payout

Elite Daily (Funded)

  • Daily payouts starting from day 1
  • Must reach buffer + $500 minimum

Elite ACCESS (Funded)

  • On-demand payouts (any time after meeting requirements)
  • Min 5 profitable days (per size: 25k=$200, 50k=$250, 100k=$300, 150k=$350)

Instant Sim Funded

  • Profit target per payout cycle: 6% (1st) / 5% (2nd) / 4% (3rd onward)
  • Consistency rule 20%

S2F Sim Pro

  • Min 10 trading days, at least 7 profitable (profitable day = 0.1% of starting balance)
  • Profit target per cycle: 6% / 5% / 4%
  • ESS 20% or less

IGNITE

  • 5% profit target each payout (resets after every payout cycle)
  • No minimum trading days

X-ULTRA

  • 7 profitable days before each payout; 4 with the paid add-on
  • Minimum closing profit for a day to count: 50K $250 / 100K $500 / 150K $750
  • New qualifying days required after each payout
Payout Guarantee

First payout: 24 working hours; subsequent payouts: 48. Working hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 BST. Late payment: $500 with that payout and $500 with the next. Giveaway and collaborator accounts excluded.

Less than 12 hours on average from request to payment. Average support response time: under 60 seconds via 24/7 live chat.

Maximum Withdrawal

Standard, Apex and Direct: up to 50% of cycle profit and the limit in the corresponding row. Live: first payout capped at $4,000/$6,000/$7,000/$8,000 for $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K; afterwards, no cap beyond available profit.

Maximum payout per withdrawal before moving to Live. No cap applies after moving to Live.

ELITE and S2F Sim Pro

Account Size Max Payout Per Withdrawal
$25,000 $1,500
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $3,000
$150,000 $3,500

INSTANT Sim Funded, purchased before 7/27/2026

Account Size Max Payout Per Withdrawal
$25,000 $1,500
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $3,000
$150,000 $3,500

INSTANT Sim Funded 2.0, purchased on or after 7/27/2026

Account Size Max Payout Per Withdrawal
$25,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,000
$100,000 $2,500
$150,000 $3,000

IGNITE

Account Size Max Payout Per Withdrawal
$25,000 $500
$50,000 $1,000
$100,000 $1,500

X-ULTRA

Account Size Max Payout Per Withdrawal
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $7,000
$150,000 $9,000
Minimum Withdrawal

Standard, Apex and Direct: $100. Live: $1,500/$2,500/$5,000/$7,500 for $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K sizes.

  • IGNITE: $250
  • Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS / Instant / S2F / Elite Challenge: $500
  • X-ULTRA: $50
Other Payout Requirements

Approved KYC. Requesting closes positions and pauses the account until payout is resolved. Challenge fee refunded as Atlas Balance with the third consecutive payout, according to the shared FAQ.

X-ULTRA: at least 50% of each payout request must come from new profit earned since the previous payout. No payout buffer.

Brokers
No data
Project X
Add-ons
No
Yes

X-ULTRA: 4 profitable days before each payout instead of 7 (+30%).

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Atlas Live after the fourth payout: trailing equity drawdown and Direct contract limits.

No
Max Drawdown

Trailing at each day's close, 16:45 New York. On funded Standard, Apex and Direct, stops rising at starting balance; the first payout request locks the floor there. Live: trailing equity without a lock.

EOD trailing drawdown: Elite Challenge, Elite Daily, Elite ACCESS Standard, Instant Sim Funded and IGNITE.

Elite ACCESS Intraday uses EOD trailing drawdown during evaluation and real-time intraday trailing drawdown when funded. The funded drawdown follows the highest realized or unrealized equity and locks at starting balance + $100 after the first payout.

S2F Sim Pro uses intraday trailing drawdown.

For Instant Sim Funded, the trailing drawdown locks above the starting balance once its lock condition is reached or after the first payout.

X-ULTRA
EOD trailing in evaluation and funded stages; follows the highest closing balance, never moves down and locks at starting balance + $100. Falling below the threshold fails the account. Funded drawdown: $3,000 / $4,500 / $6,000 for 50K / 100K / 150K.

Profit Split

Atlas Live: 100%. Reached after the fourth paid payout. All programs remain simulated.

All products: 90/10 (trader keeps 90%).

  • Elite Challenge / Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS
  • Instant Sim Funded
  • S2F Sim Pro
  • IGNITE
Daily Drawdown

Standard: soft limit. Closes positions and locks trading until the 16:45 New York reset; does not close the account unless maximum drawdown is also reached.

Elite Challenge

  • 2.5% (EOD soft breach)

Elite Daily

  • $25K: 2% ($500)
  • $50K: 2% ($1,000)
  • $100K: 1.25% ($1,250)
  • $150K: 1% ($1,500)
  • V2 (5/11/26 onward, evaluation and funded): same as V1

Elite ACCESS

  • Evaluation: none
  • Funded: $25K $500 / $50K $1,000 / $100K $1,250 / $150K $1,750

Instant Sim Funded

  • 2.5% ($625 / $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,750)

S2F Sim Pro

  • 2% intraday ($500 / $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000)

IGNITE

  • 2% ($500 / $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000)

X-ULTRA

  • Hard breach in evaluation and funded accounts, measured from the starting balance for the day. Includes closed and floating losses, commissions and fees. Resets at 6:00 PM ET.
Max Allocation
400,000

Accounts per trader or household:

  • 5 ELITE (Elite Challenge / Elite Sim Funded)
  • 5 ELITE DAILY
  • 5 ELITE ACCESS
  • 5 INSTANT Sim Funded
  • 5 S2F Sim Pro (more during special promotions)
  • 10 IGNITE (same size, for copy trading)

Purchasing limits (Elite / Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS)

  • 10 evaluation accounts per rolling 30-day window
  • 12 resets per 30-day window
  • Max 5 active funded accounts at any time

X-ULTRA

  • Maximum 3 X-ULTRA accounts at the same time
Mandatory buffer
Yes

After withdrawal, balance must remain $100 above starting balance.

No
Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation deadline.

Elite ACCESS (evaluation)

  • 30 days to pass

Elite Challenge / Elite Daily / Instant / S2F / IGNITE

  • No time limit

X-ULTRA (evaluation)

  • 30 days to pass; a purchased reset starts a new 30-day period
Minimum Trading Days

Standard evaluation: 2 days; Apex: 1. Funded per cycle: Standard 5; Apex 4; Direct 5; Live 4.

Elite Challenge

  • None (can pass in 1 day)

Elite ACCESS

  • 1 day minimum to pass evaluation

Elite Daily (Funded)

  • 1 day (for payout eligibility)

S2F Sim Pro

  • 10 trading days, at least 7 profitable (profitable day = 0.1% of starting balance)

Instant Sim Funded / IGNITE

  • None

X-ULTRA (evaluation)

  • No minimum trading days.
Funded Phase Pricing Model

No activation or subscription fee.

Elite Challenge: one-time activation fee after passing.

Elite ACCESS Standard activation: $139 / $189 / $259 / $359 for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K.

Elite ACCESS Intraday activation: $69 / $94 / $129 / $179.

Elite Daily, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim Pro and IGNITE: no activation fee.

Minimum Profitable Days

Standard: +$150 per day. Apex: +$200, except $150K: +$195. Direct and Live: +1% of starting balance per day.

Elite ACCESS (Funded)

  • 5 profitable days required before first payout
  • Min daily profit: $25K $200 / $50K $250 / $100K $300 / $150K $350

S2F Sim Pro

  • 7 profitable days out of 10 trading days
  • Profitable day = 0.1% of starting balance

Elite Daily / Instant Sim Funded / IGNITE / Elite Challenge

  • No minimum profitable days requirement (consistency targets only)
Evaluation Phase Pricing Model

One-time fee; no subscription.

Elite Challenge and Elite Daily: monthly subscription.

Elite ACCESS Standard and Intraday: $39 one-time entry fee; a one-time activation fee applies after passing.

Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim Pro and IGNITE: one-time fee.

Account Reset
No data

Elite Challenge (challenge)

  • $25K: $29
  • $50K: $39
  • $100K: $79
  • $150K: $119

Elite Sim Funded (funded reset)

  • $25K: $199
  • $50K: $299
  • $100K: $399
  • $150K: $499

Elite Daily (challenge)

  • $25K: $79
  • $50K: $99
  • $100K: $189
  • $150K: $265

Elite Daily (funded)

  • $25K: $299
  • $50K: $499
  • $100K: $849
  • $150K: $849 (V1); V2 confirm pending

Elite ACCESS (challenge)

  • $35 flat (all sizes)

Elite ACCESS (funded)

  • $25K: $299
  • $50K: $499
  • $100K: $849
  • $150K: $1,349

Instant / S2F Sim Pro / IGNITE

  • No reset option

X-ULTRA

  • Paid evaluation resets remain available after new accounts sell out. Each reset starts a new 30-day evaluation period.
Free Trial
No data
Limited

Receive a practice account when you purchase a paid

Merge Accounts
No data
No
Consistency Rule
No data
Yes

Per-product consistency targets

  • Elite Sim Funded: 25% (best day / total profit)
  • Elite Daily (evaluation only): 45% V1 / 40% V2 (accounts from 5/11/26)
  • Elite ACCESS (Funded): 40%
  • Instant Sim Funded: 20%
  • S2F Sim Pro: 20% Equity Stability Score (ESS), not a consistency rule per se
  • IGNITE: 15%

Consistency / ESS resets after each payout cycle.

  • X-ULTRA: 50% during evaluation (best day / total profit); none when funded.
Position size scaling
No data
Limited

X-ULTRA funded accounts: contract limits adjust daily using closing profit, increasing or decreasing with the applicable level. Payouts can reduce the level. No scaling during evaluation.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
No

EAs and bots are NOT allowed on any account type. Manual trading only. Violations may lead to account suspension, termination or loss of funding privileges.

VPN
Limited

Must not conceal location or identity. Give advance notice of locations inconsistent with registration.

Limited

Not advised. Must notify or your account might be breached.

Allowed

  • Trading from different devices (mobile, desktop)
  • VPS with static IP (must notify support in advance and provide the invoice)
  • Traveling and trading (may require documentation)

Not Allowed

  • Using multiple IPs on the same account frequently
  • Trading multiple accounts from the same IP
  • Using a VPN (strictly prohibited)
Hedging
Limited

Allowed within one account. Prohibited across accounts, brokers or firms.

No data
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Limited

On funded accounts, profits from trades held under 3 minutes are deducted. Losses remain; the deduction does not close the account.

Yes

Scalping allowed, with one restriction:

10-second rule (all account types)

  • All trades must remain open longer than 10 seconds
  • 10.00 seconds = violation; 10.01 seconds = acceptable
  • Closing any portion of a trade before 10 seconds violates the rule
  • Adding to a trade (scaling in) within 10 seconds is permitted
  • Occasional minor violations are tolerated; if ~50% or more of profits/trades violate this rule, profits are removed
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
Yes
Martingale
No
No data
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Close all positions before 16:45 New York; holding afterwards closes the account. On funded accounts, 80% margin usage closes positions and deducts their profits. Respect contract limits.

No
Copy Trading
Limited

Only between your own Atlas accounts; copying other traders or external accounts is prohibited.

Yes

PRO

  • Only allowed to copy trades from one PRO account to other PRO accounts of the exact same size.
  • Limited to a maximum of 5 PRO accounts for copy trading.
  • NOT allowed: copying between S2F Sim Pro and Instant Sim Funded, or between S2F and Elite plans.

Classic ELITE & Instant Sim

  • Only allowed to copy trades between accounts of the same type and same size
  • Limited to a maximum of 3 ELITE Sim accounts or Instant Sim accounts for copy trading.

ELITE DAILY

  • Copy trade up to 5 accounts.

IGNITE

  • Copy trading allowed on up to 10 IGNITE accounts of the same size
  • Not allowed: between different plan types (IGNITE to Instant or Elite), or between different IGNITE sizes

Copy Trading Between Firms:

  • It's allowed but all trade decisions must originate from activity on their platform.
News Trading
Limited

Unrestricted during evaluation. On funded accounts, profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news are deducted. Holding through the entire window is allowed.

Yes

News trading allowed by default on all account types, with two exceptions:

Elite Daily (Funded)

  • No trades 2 minutes before or after high-impact news events

Elite ACCESS (Funded)

  • No trades 2 minutes before or after high-impact news events

Elite Challenge / Instant / S2F / IGNITE: no news restriction.

Inactivity Rule

Open a trade at least every 30 days.

Yes

14 calendar days without a trade (entry and exit) results in hard breach. The 14-day window includes weekends and holidays. Applies to all account types.

Consistency Rule
Limited

Standard: best day at most 50% of profit, according to checkout. Direct and Live: 20%. Apex: no consistency.

Yes
  • INSTANT: To request a payout, no single trading day's profit can exceed 20% of your total accumulated profits
  • ELITE (funded phase): 25%
  • ELITE DAILY (evaluation only): 45% V1 / 40% V2 (accounts from 5/11/26)
  • ELITE ACCESS (funded): 40%
  • IGNITE: 15%
  • PRO: You need an ESS score of 20% to request a payout. To calculate ESS Score: (Best Day Profit + Worst Day Loss [as a positive number]) ÷ Total Profit × 100%
  • X-ULTRA: 50% during evaluation (best day / total profit); none when funded.
Hold Weekend
No
No

All trades must be closed by 4:10 PM EST. The system force-liquidates any open positions at that time. No overnight or weekend holding allowed. Weekend trading is prohibited.

Trading hours: 6:00 PM EST (Sunday) to 4:10 PM EST (Friday), with a daily break from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST.

Prohibited Strategies

Latency or tick arbitrage, exploiting prices or bugs, order flooding, hedging across accounts or firms, account sharing and passing services. Multiple locations must not hide who trades. Gambling, martingale and manipulating evaluations are prohibited.

  • Exploiting System, Pricing, or Latency Errors
  • Use of Insider or Non-Public Information
  • Front-Running
  • Hedging Between Accounts
  • Unauthorized Account Access
  • Minimum Trade Duration (10-Second Rule)
  • Trading That Risks Broker Relationships
  • Trading That May Create Regulatory Concerns
  • Externally Marked Challenge-Passing Strategies
  • Rolling, Churning, or Gambling Accounts
Overnight positions
No
No
Free newsletter

Pick your firms. Get what matters.

  • Exclusive promotions, updated daily
  • Funded trading industry news
  • Full control: you choose which firms to follow

FreeNo spamOne-click unsubscribe

Community

Join the community

Join us on our mission to become the most influential family in funded trading.

  • trade-ideasTrading ideas from the community
  • giveawaysGiveaways from prop firms
  • respect-leaderboardTop 10 by Respect earned
  • wins-and-lossesFundings, payouts and blown accounts
Join the Discord