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E8 Market Futures
FXIFY Futures100 Crescent Ct, Unit 700, Dallas, Texas 75201, US
Suite 302, 2 Pembroke Street Upper, Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Dylan Elchami
Peter Brown, David Bhidey
United States
Ireland
2021
2024
100 Crescent Ct, Unit 700, Dallas, Texas 75201, US
Suite 302, 2 Pembroke Street Upper, Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Dylan Elchami
Peter Brown, David Bhidey
United States
Ireland
2021
2024
E8 charges no payout fee. WorkMarket or Rise may charge a processing fee depending on the selected withdrawal method.
- Signature Futures: on demand once all payout requirements are met.
- Zero Starter and Zero Max: daily, minimum $100.
- Standard and Expert: Every 14 calendar days from first trade on funded account. Minimum $100.
- Straight to Sim Live: Every 14 calendar days. Minimum 3% of account balance ($450 on $15K, $900 on $30K, $1,800 on $60K, $2,400 on $80K).
E8 Signature Futures
| Payout | $25K | $50K | $100K | $150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st–2nd | $1,000 | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 |
| 3rd–4th | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 | $4,250 |
| 5th | $1,500 | $3,250 | $4,250 | $5,250 |
E8 Zero Starter
- $50K: $1,000
- $100K: $1,600
- $200K: $2,100
E8 Zero Max
- $50K: $3,000
- $100K: $5,000
- $200K: $7,000
Signature Futures and Zero allow a maximum of 5 payouts per account; after the fifth, the account closes and a free Challenge of the same size is issued.
Standard and Expert
- $50,000 Account → $5,000
- $100,000 Account → $10,000
- $150,000 Account → $15,000
Straight to Live Sim
- $15K → $3,000
- $30K → $6,000
- $60K → $12,000
- $80K → $15,000
Withdrawals Structure
Withdrawals follow a tier-based structure, where the percentage of profits available for withdrawal increases with each payout:
- Payout 1 → 60% of the total profits (On Standrad and Expert only profits above the buffer count)
- Payout 2 → 70%
- Payout 3 → 80%
- Payout 4 → 90%
- Payout 5 and onwards → 100%
$100
- Standard and Expert: $100
- Straight to Live Sim: 3% of balance
Payouts require successful onboarding and KYC with WorkMarket or Rise. If neither provider accepts the trader, E8 cannot process the payout.
E8 charges no payout fee. WorkMarket or Rise may charge a processing fee depending on the selected withdrawal method.
- Signature Futures: on demand once all payout requirements are met.
- Zero Starter and Zero Max: daily, minimum $100.
- Standard and Expert: Every 14 calendar days from first trade on funded account. Minimum $100.
- Straight to Sim Live: Every 14 calendar days. Minimum 3% of account balance ($450 on $15K, $900 on $30K, $1,800 on $60K, $2,400 on $80K).
E8 Signature Futures
| Payout | $25K | $50K | $100K | $150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st–2nd | $1,000 | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 |
| 3rd–4th | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 | $4,250 |
| 5th | $1,500 | $3,250 | $4,250 | $5,250 |
E8 Zero Starter
- $50K: $1,000
- $100K: $1,600
- $200K: $2,100
E8 Zero Max
- $50K: $3,000
- $100K: $5,000
- $200K: $7,000
Signature Futures and Zero allow a maximum of 5 payouts per account; after the fifth, the account closes and a free Challenge of the same size is issued.
Standard and Expert
- $50,000 Account → $5,000
- $100,000 Account → $10,000
- $150,000 Account → $15,000
Straight to Live Sim
- $15K → $3,000
- $30K → $6,000
- $60K → $12,000
- $80K → $15,000
Withdrawals Structure
Withdrawals follow a tier-based structure, where the percentage of profits available for withdrawal increases with each payout:
- Payout 1 → 60% of the total profits (On Standrad and Expert only profits above the buffer count)
- Payout 2 → 70%
- Payout 3 → 80%
- Payout 4 → 90%
- Payout 5 and onwards → 100%
$100
- Standard and Expert: $100
- Straight to Live Sim: 3% of balance
Payouts require successful onboarding and KYC with WorkMarket or Rise. If neither provider accepts the trader, E8 cannot process the payout.
After an account fails, a 10% discount is available for 7 days to retry the same account size and settings.
Only available for evaluation accounts
| Account Type | $50,000 Account | $100,000 Account | $150,000 Account |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $79.00 | $125.00 | $199.00 |
| Expert | $125.00 | $225.00 | $299.00 |
EOD Dynamic Drawdown based on the highest end-of-day balance. Intraday equity does not move it. It locks permanently at the initial balance level.
EOD (End of Day Balance)
- Signature Futures: 80%.
- Zero Starter/Max: 80% base; 100% can be selected at checkout.
Standard and Expert Accounts
Tier-based withdrawal structure:
- Payout 1: 60% of amount above buffer zone
- Payout 2: 70%
- Payout 3: 80%
- Payout 4: 90%
- Payout 5+: 100%
Straight to Sim Live
- Base split: 90% trader / 10% firm
- 100% available with checkout add-on
- Same tier-based withdrawal (60→100% per payout)
- Signature Challenge: none.
- Signature Performance: 2% Daily Pause (soft breach; trading resumes the next day).
- Zero Challenge and Performance: none.
In all accounts
- Challenge stage: unlimited accounts.
- Signature Futures: up to 5 active Performance accounts.
- Zero Starter/Max: up to 3 active Performance accounts. Limits apply per household.
5 active accounts across the Evaluation and Funded stages combined, and one Sim Live account
Unlimited, but the account closes after 7 days of inactivity.
- Signature Futures: can pass in 1 day.
- Zero Starter/Max: earliest pass in 3 days because of the 40% Best Day rule.
- Standard evaluation phase: 4 days to pass
- Expert evaluation phase: 3 days to pass
No activation fee or recurring subscription.
Lifetime activation fee
- Signature: 5 profitable days between payouts after the first payout; a profitable day requires at least 0.3% realized profit.
- Zero Starter/Max: no minimum profitable days in Performance.
One-time fee. No subscription.
Montly fee
After an account fails, a 10% discount is available for 7 days to retry the same account size and settings.
Only available for evaluation accounts
| Account Type | $50,000 Account | $100,000 Account | $150,000 Account |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $79.00 | $125.00 | $199.00 |
| Expert | $125.00 | $225.00 | $299.00 |
EOD Dynamic Drawdown based on the highest end-of-day balance. Intraday equity does not move it. It locks permanently at the initial balance level.
EOD (End of Day Balance)
- Signature Futures: 80%.
- Zero Starter/Max: 80% base; 100% can be selected at checkout.
Standard and Expert Accounts
Tier-based withdrawal structure:
- Payout 1: 60% of amount above buffer zone
- Payout 2: 70%
- Payout 3: 80%
- Payout 4: 90%
- Payout 5+: 100%
Straight to Sim Live
- Base split: 90% trader / 10% firm
- 100% available with checkout add-on
- Same tier-based withdrawal (60→100% per payout)
- Signature Challenge: none.
- Signature Performance: 2% Daily Pause (soft breach; trading resumes the next day).
- Zero Challenge and Performance: none.
In all accounts
- Challenge stage: unlimited accounts.
- Signature Futures: up to 5 active Performance accounts.
- Zero Starter/Max: up to 3 active Performance accounts. Limits apply per household.
5 active accounts across the Evaluation and Funded stages combined, and one Sim Live account
Unlimited, but the account closes after 7 days of inactivity.
- Signature Futures: can pass in 1 day.
- Zero Starter/Max: earliest pass in 3 days because of the 40% Best Day rule.
- Standard evaluation phase: 4 days to pass
- Expert evaluation phase: 3 days to pass
No activation fee or recurring subscription.
Lifetime activation fee
- Signature: 5 profitable days between payouts after the first payout; a profitable day requires at least 0.3% realized profit.
- Zero Starter/Max: no minimum profitable days in Performance.
One-time fee. No subscription.
Montly fee
No inactivity rule. Funded accounts will NOT be closed for inactivity. Accounts remain active as long as trading parameters are respected.
- Exploiting gaps, illiquid markets, pricing errors or slow data feeds
- Semi-automated or fully automated trading, bots, AI tools and HFT above 300 trades/day
- Trading within 2% of a CME product lock limit
- Irresponsible or all-or-nothing trading
- Hedging across accounts or users
- Tick scalping where less than 50% of profit comes from trades held at least 10 seconds
- Trading anything other than the front-month contract
- Account rolling and strategies that are not reproducible in real markets
- All or Nothing Approach: max leverage on single position using loss limits as stop-loss
- Tick or Micro Scalping: trades with <10 ticks movement
- Exploiting Favorable Fills (no slippage exploitation, tight brackets)
- Account Rolling
- Reverse Trading (opposite positions on separate accounts)
- Manipulating Gaps and Illiquid Markets
- Group Trading
- Account Management (third-party trading on your behalf)
- Latency Arbitrage
No inactivity rule. Funded accounts will NOT be closed for inactivity. Accounts remain active as long as trading parameters are respected.
- Exploiting gaps, illiquid markets, pricing errors or slow data feeds
- Semi-automated or fully automated trading, bots, AI tools and HFT above 300 trades/day
- Trading within 2% of a CME product lock limit
- Irresponsible or all-or-nothing trading
- Hedging across accounts or users
- Tick scalping where less than 50% of profit comes from trades held at least 10 seconds
- Trading anything other than the front-month contract
- Account rolling and strategies that are not reproducible in real markets
- All or Nothing Approach: max leverage on single position using loss limits as stop-loss
- Tick or Micro Scalping: trades with <10 ticks movement
- Exploiting Favorable Fills (no slippage exploitation, tight brackets)
- Account Rolling
- Reverse Trading (opposite positions on separate accounts)
- Manipulating Gaps and Illiquid Markets
- Group Trading
- Account Management (third-party trading on your behalf)
- Latency Arbitrage
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