Futures Firms Comparator

Algaroud Center, 2nd Floor, Office 101-05, Dubai, UAE

3514 Tangier Terrace, 34239, Sarasota, United States

Sean Bainton

John Novak

United Arab Emirates

United States

2021

2024

2% processing fee on all withdrawals (Riseworks).

• Rise: $50 USD flat fee per payout
• PayPal: trader covers all PayPal fees (processing, receiving, currency conversion, international).

• Standard: every 3 days, from 3 days after the first trade
• Reserve: instant payout once eligible (5 winning days)
• Express: daily payouts
• Direct: instant payout from day one

• Current Sim/Live and Instant accounts (NPFLIVE): after every 5 qualified trading days. Requests made during premarket hours are typically processed in the early afternoon; requests submitted just after the Day 5 session begins at 6:00 PM ET take longer.
• Legacy Sim/Live accounts (NEXLIVE): after every 7 trading days.

Payouts processed within 24 business hours. If Blue Guardian misses that window through a delay on their end, you receive an extra 10% profit share on that payout. Does not apply on weekends or bank holidays, nor to delays from compliance or risk reviews, Rise onboarding or a pending trader response.

$500 across all account types.

• Current NPFLIVE accounts: $250.
• Legacy NEXLIVE accounts: $500.

Payout cap on Sim/Live accounts per payout cycle (5 qualified trading days for current NPFLIVE accounts; 7 trading days for legacy NEXLIVE accounts):

• $25K: $750
• $50K: $1,500
• $75K: $1,750
• $100K: $2,250
• $150K: $2,500

The applicable cap may vary based on account size, previously approved payouts, account status, payout-cycle rules and any applicable cap-doubling structure.

• Current NPFLIVE accounts: 5 qualified trading days are required. A day qualifies only when its minimum daily profit is reached: $25K: $100; $50K: $150; $75K: $200; $100K: $250; $150K: $300. The payout-request day does not count toward the next cycle. At least $350 must be available above the account buffer. Days considered flipping may be excluded, and Nexgen may require additional trading days.
• Legacy NEXLIVE accounts: 7 trading days are required. The minimum payout request is $500 and at least $600 must be available above the account buffer.

$5.00 round-turn commission will be subtracted for each contract you trade, $0.50 for a micro contract

Failed accounts reset automatically after 30 days. Manual reset fee (one-time):

• Evaluation:
  • $25K: $59
  • $50K: $79
  • $75K: $99
  • $100K: $99
  • $150K: $99
• Sim/Live:
  • $25K: $299
  • $50K: $399
  • $75K: $499
  • $100K: $599
  • $150K: $799

Trailing end-of-day (EOD) on all plans. Values per plan and size:

• Standard $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,500 / $2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000
• Reserve $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500
• Express $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,000 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,500
• Direct $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,500 / $2,000 / $3,500 / $4,500

Once the trailing drawdown reaches the starting balance, it locks and stops trailing.

On Direct the drawdown becomes static after the account exceeds the initial trail balance or after the first payout request. After any approved payout the drawdown floor locks at starting balance + $100 on every plan.

End-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown, calculated from the account balance at the close of each trading day. Unrealized intraday profits do not raise the limit; it updates only after the trading day ends. Stops trailing at the Account Buffer Level + $100, locking in and protecting profits.

90% on all funded accounts and plans.

A payout delayed beyond the 24-business-hour guarantee adds an extra 10% profit share on that payout.

• 100% of the first $12,500 withdrawal
• 90% of everything else
• 100% after 16 successful withdrawals

Paid as contractor income (1099 form).

Soft breach on every plan: open trades are closed automatically and the account is disabled for the rest of the day, then reinstated the next trading day.

• Standard $25K: none. $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000
• Reserve: configurable at checkout. Traders can choose no daily loss limit or a soft DLL of $600 / $1,200 / $1,700 / $3,000 on $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K. The price varies depending on the selected option
• Express challenge $25K: none. $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,000 / $1,250 / $1,750
• Express funded $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K: $500 / $1,000 / $1,250 / $1,750
• Direct $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K: $1,000 / $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,000

No Daily Loss Limit on semi-live accounts (Evaluation and Sim/Live).

Up to 10 evaluation accounts and up to 3 Sim/Live accounts (up to 10 with approval based on performance).

• No minimum trading days on evaluation. Standard can be passed in as little as one trading day
• Express with the optional 50% consistency add-on can qualify after 2 green days
• Funded: one trade every 7 days to keep the account active

1 trading day minimum to pass a Rapid evaluation. Current Sim/Live and Instant accounts (NPFLIVE) require 5 qualified trading days for every payout. Legacy Sim/Live accounts (NEXLIVE) require 7 trading days.

No activation

One-Time Fee

• Standard: no minimum. First payout 3 days after the first trade
• Reserve: 5 winning days before each payout, with a minimum of $100 / $150 / $200 / $250 profit per day on $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K. Winning days reset after every payout
• Express: no minimum
• Direct: no minimum

One-time fee

Monthly Subscription

No time limit.

At least one trade every 7 days on funded accounts.

• Automated scalping systems exceeding 200 trades per day.
• AI, bots and fully automated trading mechanisms (all account types).
• Hands-off, continuous day-and-night trading or complete automation.
• Placing multiple limit orders at the same price to manipulate fills.
• Strategies aimed at exploiting isolated fills in low-liquidity or gapped markets.
• Using tight brackets or absence of slippage in the simulated market for favorable fills.
• Trading during tier 1 economic data releases.
• Coordinated trading across unconnected accounts (identical or opposing strategies).
• Microscalping (trades held seconds with minimal margins).
• Trading within 2% of a CME price limit.
• Trading without a stop loss, relying on the trailing threshold to close trades.

• Fully automated bots or hands-off systems
• Group, coordinated or shared trading
• Erratic trading or system changes intended to manipulate payout timing
• Cross-account or correlated-market hedging
• Trading within 5 minutes before market close
• Trading within 5 minutes after a limit-up/limit-down reopening