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450 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017
1201 N Orange St, Suite 7149 Wilmington, DE 19801, United States
United States
United States
2026
2022
No Boxcar payout fee.
Evaluation and initial funding are simulated. Prime, Flex and Funded reach live review after 5 approved payouts. Payout triggers review at USD 6,000 / 8,000 / 10,000 / 12,000 daily profit for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K; the risk team may also initiate review. Approval, KYC and a separate agreement are required. One live account per eligible funded account with at least one payout.
Live starts at USD 0 with size-based EOD drawdown of USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000 / 4,500, no DLL and exchange-specific position scaling. The floor locks at USD 100 upon earning profit equal to the starting drawdown or requesting an earlier payout. Daily requests when eligible.
Moving live closes all household simulated accounts; accounts without payouts are refunded. Prime, Flex and Funded forfeit remaining simulated profit, apart from an eligible final payout. Payout may settle profit above the buffer, capped at USD 15,000 combined with the usual split, after broker verification; the prior close is used and the transition session is excluded. Standard cooldown after a live breach: 2 weeks.
Payout: daily requests when eligible. Prime: from 3 days; Flex and Funded: from 5 days per cycle. Plaid: instant delivery to US banks; WorkMarket by ADP: 2 days for international banks. Prior review and approval required.
- Legacy Master: requests can be submitted at any time and are processed weekly on Wednesday.
- Momentum Master and Fast Track: eligible requests submitted before 12:01 PM CT, Monday–Friday, are processed the same day.
Gross amounts, in 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K order:
- Prime: first payout USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 2,500 / 3,000; later payouts USD 1,500 / 2,500 / 3,000 / 3,500.
- Flex: up to 50% of cycle profit, capped at USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 2,500 / 3,000.
- Payout: available profit above the buffer, with no additional per-request cap.
- Funded: payouts 1-3, USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 2,500 / 3,000; payouts 4-5, USD 1,000 / 2,500 / 3,000 / 3,500.
Legacy Master — first three payouts:
| Account | Maximum |
|---|---|
| 25K | $1,000 |
| 50K | $1,500 |
| 100K | $1,750 |
| 150K | $2,000 |
| 250K grandfathered accounts | $2,500 |
Momentum Master:
| Account | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 50K | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 |
| 100K | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| 150K | $2,500 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 |
Fast Track:
| Account | 1st–3rd | 4th+ |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | $1,000 | $1,250 |
| 50K | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 100K | $2,500 | $3,000 |
| 150K | $3,000 | $3,500 |
USD 500 gross per request, before the split.
- Legacy Master: $1,000.
- Momentum Master: $500 on 25K; $1,000 on 50K, 100K and 150K.
- Fast Track: $1,000.
Cycle profit goals, in 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K order:
- Prime: USD 250 / 500 / 750 / 1,000.
- Funded: first cycle USD 1,500 / 3,000 / 6,000 / 9,000; later cycles USD 1,250 / 2,500 / 3,500 / 4,500.
Flex and Payout need a net-positive cycle. Each approval starts a new cycle. Minimum age: 18. Identity verification is required; businesses receive payment in their own name and provide formation, ownership and IDs for owners holding at least 25%. One permanent personal or business profile per trader, with no conversion or replacement. Requests are final and submitted through support.
- Momentum Master: 5 qualifying profitable days per cycle. Minimum profit per qualifying day: $100 on 25K, $150 on 50K, $200 on 100K and $250 on 150K. Minimum balances: $26,500, $53,000, $104,500 and $156,500 respectively.
- Fast Track: later payout goals after the first payout are $1,000 on 25K, $2,000 on 50K, $3,000 on 100K and $4,500 on 150K.
USD per contract per side; round trip = twice the rate:
- ES, NQ, RTY, NKD, YM: 1.75.
- 6A, 6B, 6C, 6E, 6J, 6S, 6N: 2.40.
- CL, QM, NG: 2.00; QG: 1.30.
- PL, GC, SI, HG: 2.30.
- HE, LE, ZS, ZC, ZL, ZM, ZW: 2.80.
- MES, MNQ, M2K, MYM, MCL: 0.50; MGC: 0.80; SIL: 1.60.
CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX contracts. QM, QG and NKD count as minis. MNG and MHG are unavailable. Live costs follow onboarding terms.
Active or failed evaluations and purchased direct-funded BoxcarFunded accounts can be reset. A reset replaces the account with the same plan and retains its history. Cost is the lower of the original amount paid for that account and its current reset price. Free accounts pay the current reset price. Funding earned by passing an evaluation needs a new evaluation after a breach; live accounts cannot be reset.
- Legacy Qualification: resets cost $78. Active recurring Legacy subscriptions keep the free reset available on their renewal date.
- Momentum Qualification: reset available; price not announced. A reset does not extend the 30-calendar-day validity.
- Fast Track: no reset option.
Level II: USD 13/month for CME only or USD 39/month for all four exchanges. Rithmic server-side copier: USD 15/month across all accounts on the login. An optional second login is also offered in the portal, with no confirmed public price.
BoxcarFunded starts directly in simulated funding.
Prime, Flex and Payout have one evaluation.
EOD trailing on Prime, Flex and Funded. Payout offers EOD or intraday in evaluation; funded is always intraday, including open profit. The floor never falls and stops at starting balance + USD 100, reached at starting balance + MLL + USD 100. A Flex payout request also locks the floor. Touching the floor, including through open losses, breaches the account.
- Legacy No Scaling Account: real-time Trailing Drawdown.
- Legacy EOD Account: End-of-Day Drawdown.
- In Legacy Master accounts, both thresholds stop moving when they reach the initial balance +$100.
- Momentum and Fast Track Option 1: Trailing Drawdown.
- Momentum and Fast Track Option 2: EOD Drawdown.
- The amount for each account appears in the challenge table.
Prime, Flex and Payout offer a DLL at purchase; the choice carries to both stages and cannot change. Hitting it closes positions and locks trading until the next session, without itself breaching the MLL. On funded Prime and Funded, the DLL becomes 60% of peak EOD profit after closing above the initial trail balance, and can only grow. Flex and Payout keep a fixed DLL; Funded 25K never acquires one.
Legacy:
Only EOD accounts have a Daily Loss Limit. If it is reached, trading is paused for the rest of the day without being treated as a rule breach. It stops applying when the maximum drawdown reaches the initial balance.
| Account Size | Daily Loss Limit |
|---|---|
| $10K | $400 |
| $25K | $500 |
| $50K | $1,100 |
| $100K | $2,200 |
| $150K | $3,300 |
| $250K grandfathered accounts | $4,500 |
Momentum and Fast Track:
Option 1 has no Daily Loss Limit. Option 2 has a Daily Loss Limit where specified in the challenge table.
- Unlimited Qualification accounts.
- Shared limit of 5 Master-level accounts across the Bulenox products.
Prime and Payout must retain starting balance + MLL + USD 100 after a payout. Flex has no additional buffer but must respect its loss floor. Funded applies cycle goals and caps as well as loss-floor protection.
| Account Size | Minimum Buffer |
|---|---|
| $25,000 | $1,600 |
| $50,000 | $2,600 |
| $100,000 | $3,100 |
| $150,000 | $4,600 |
| $250,000 | $5,600 |
Unlimited evaluations and up to 5 active funded accounts across plans. Additional direct-funded purchases remain in reserve. No household simulated trading while a member trades live.
No fixed deadline to pass. Inactivity rules still apply.
- Legacy and Momentum Qualification: 30 calendar days from activation.
- Fast Track: not applicable because there is no Qualification.
Prime evaluation: a 1-day pass is possible. Flex and Payout have no separate fixed minimum beyond consistency. Payouts: Prime from 3 days; Funded requires 5 trading days per cycle; Payout allows daily requests when other conditions are met.
- Legacy Qualification: 1 trading day to pass. Legacy Master: 10 trading days before payout.
- Momentum Qualification: 1 trading day to pass. Momentum Master: 5 qualifying profitable days per payout cycle.
- Fast Track: no minimum trading days before payout.
- Funded Account: 5 trading days per payout.
No activation charge after passing and no account subscription.
- Legacy Master: one-time activation fee; amounts applicable from August 17 must be confirmed at checkout.
- Momentum Master: no activation fee.
- Fast Track Master: activation is included in the one-time Fast Track fee.
Funded Flex: 5 separate days per cycle, each with at least USD 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 net profit for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K. Day counts restart after payout approval.
- Momentum Master: 5 qualifying profitable days per payout cycle.
- Fast Track: no minimum profitable-day requirement.
Only Flex sim-funded scales contracts with accumulated closing profit; losses or payouts can lower its tier. Prime, Payout and Funded retain full limits. Live scaling is confirmed per exchange.
Only EOD accounts have scaling.
$10K EOD Account Scaling
| Profit Range | Max Contracts |
|---|---|
| No Scaling | 5 Micro-Contracts |
$25K EOD Account Scaling
| Profit Range | Max Contracts |
|---|---|
| $0 – $1,500 | 2 |
| $1,501 + | 3 |
$50K EOD Account Scaling
| Profit Range | Max Contracts |
|---|---|
| $0 – $1,500 | 2 |
| $1,501 – $4,000 | 4 |
| $4,001 + | 7 |
$100K EOD Account Scaling
| Profit Range | Max Contracts |
|---|---|
| $0 – $2,000 | 3 |
| $2,001 – $3,000 | 5 |
| $3,001 – $5,000 | 8 |
| $5,001 + | 12 |
$150K EOD Account Scaling
| Profit Range | Max Contracts |
|---|---|
| $0 – $4,000 | 5 |
| $4,001 – $8,000 | 8 |
| $8,001 – $12,000 | 10 |
| $12,001 + | 15 |
$250K EOD Account Scaling
| Profit Range | Max Contracts |
|---|---|
| $0 – $5,000 | 6 |
| $5,001 – $12,000 | 12 |
| $12,001 – $20,000 | 18 |
| $20,001 + | 25 |
One-time purchase with no automatic renewal. Platform and Level I data included. Breaches, lack of use or a change of mind do not normally qualify for refunds; duplicate or incorrect charges, missing access and statutory rights are reviewed. An unused purchase may receive discretionary review before any order or trade.
- Legacy Qualification and Momentum Qualification: one-time purchase with no recurring subscription; valid for 30 calendar days.
- Active Legacy subscriptions opened before August 17, 2026 remain under their existing subscription terms.
- Fast Track has no Qualification stage.
- First $10,000 in eligible cumulative profits per trader profile: 100% to the trader.
- Thereafter: 90% to the trader and 10% to Bulenox.
- The first-$10,000 threshold is shared across accounts and products.
The Rithmic 14-day free trial (equivalent to 10 trading days) is offered directly by Rithmic and is available only to traders who have not previously registered or used Rithmic services.
Once the funded account is achieved, all active master accounts must be merged into a single funded account.
Own automated strategies are allowed on evaluations and simulated-funded accounts, subject to all account rules. Software errors and HFT restrictions still apply.
Opposing different products or mini/micro pairs are allowed within one evaluation or sim-funded account. Long and short in the same exact contract, or opposing same/correlated products across accounts, including other traders or firms, are prohibited. Same-account exceptions do not carry over to live. A first violation may return balances to the prior close; repeated violations may breach accounts and end access.
Realistic scalping is allowed. More than 50% of profit from trades lasting 5 seconds or less may trigger review. A flag is not automatic failure; confirmed or repeated exploitation may lead to profit removal and loss of access.
DCA and scaling into positions within contract and loss limits.
Permitted within account limits, although Boxcar strongly discourages it.
Across your own Boxcar accounts, using built-in or third-party copiers. Each account keeps its own limits. Credential sharing and trading for others are prohibited.
Allowed on Prime, Flex, Funded and Payout evaluation. Funded Payout must be flat from 1 minute before through 1 minute after high-impact USD news on the Forex Factory calendar; violations breach the account. Cancel pending entries and pause automation. Live has separate terms.
At least one closed trade with USD 1 net profit or loss in every 30-calendar-day period. Otherwise the account may be permanently removed. Breached evaluations may be removed after 30 days without a reset.
Prime: none in evaluation, 40% per funded cycle. Flex and Payout: nominal 50% in evaluation plus a 2-point cushion, an effective 52% ceiling; no funded consistency. Funded: 20% per cycle. Best net day divided by total net profit; fees and losing days count. Missing consistency delays passing or payouts without itself breaching drawdown.
- Legacy Master: 40%.
- Momentum Master: 35%.
- Fast Track: 20% for the first payout, 25% for the second and 30% from the third onward.
- No consistency rule applies during Qualification.
Evaluation and sim-funded positions must close before weekends and exchange early closes.
Exploitative HFT, latency or delayed prices, unrealistic simulated fills, technical defects, spoofing, layering, prohibited coordination or hedging, and trading for others. Brief flipping to count trading days is allowed but does not replace minimum-profit days or payout goals.
Trading during the overnight session is allowed, but positions cannot cross the daily close: flatten by 16:45 ET and re-enter from 18:00 ET in the next open session. Scheduled automatic flattening is not a breach. Live follows its own schedule.


















