The split
Profit sharing varies significantly based on your choice of plan:
- Funded Elite: Offers a selectable split at checkout for 1-Step and 2-Step accounts, ranging from 60%, 70%, 80%, up to 95%. Their Catalyst plan follows a ladder that starts at 80% and reaches 95% as you scale your balance.
- Orion Funded: Generally starts with an 80% profit split. This can be increased to 90% through their scaling plan (requiring a 15% return over 3 months). They also offer a 100% split as compensation if they fail to process a payout within 48 hours.
How often you can withdraw
The wait time for your first and subsequent checks differs:
- Funded Elite: Highly flexible. You can choose your payout cadence at checkout: every 3, 7, 14, or 21 days.
- Orion Funded: Follows a fixed schedule of every 14 days. There is no initial waiting period, meaning you can request your first profit as soon as the 14-day cycle is met.
Minimums and methods
How you receive your money and the limits applied:
- Funded Elite:
- Minimums: $30 for Crypto and $500 for Rise.
- Maximums: Crypto withdrawals are capped at $500 per request.
- Methods: Crypto (TRC20, ERC20, BTC) and Rise.
- Orion Funded:
- Minimums: $100 for all methods.
- Maximums: No withdrawal limit.
- Methods: Crypto and Wise.
What delays a payout
Both firms use specific rules that can prevent you from withdrawing if not followed:
- Funded Elite: Requires a minimum of 3 "profitable days" on funded accounts, where each day must net at least 0.5% profit. They also enforce a 30% consistency rule on certain accounts (Activation and Catalyst).
- Orion Funded: Enforces a "Best Day" rule of 20% on Zero and Nova funded accounts, meaning no single day can account for more than 20% of your total profit. On Standard and Select accounts, you must complete 4 minimum trading days before your first payout.
- Risk Limits: Funded Elite prohibits risking more than 50% of your daily loss limit on a single instrument. Orion Funded calculates daily drawdown on equity (including open trades), which is more restrictive than balance-based calculations.
What it takes to get there
The investment and hurdles before reaching the funded stage:
- Price and Phases: For a $50,000 account, Funded Elite charges $329 for a 1-Step evaluation. Orion Funded offers the "Nova" path where you pay just $7 to start and an activation fee of $349 only after passing.
- Platforms: Funded Elite uses MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker. Orion Funded offers MetaTrader 5 and Match-Trader.
- Trading Styles: Funded Elite is strictly for manual traders; automated trading (EAs) is prohibited. Orion Funded allows EAs as long as the strategy is unique.
- Scalping: Allowed in both, but Funded Elite requires a specific add-on if you want to hold trades for less than 3 minutes (otherwise, the minimum hold time is 3 minutes).
Which pays out more comfortably
Funded Elite is more comfortable for manual traders who prioritize frequency, as the 3-day payout option is rare in the industry, though the $500 crypto cap is a significant bottleneck for large accounts. Orion Funded is the better choice for algorithmic traders and high earners, as it has no withdrawal limits and supports EAs, providing a more professional environment for scaling without the friction of "profitable day" percentages.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm is cheaper to start an evaluation, Funded Elite or Orion Funded?
Orion Funded is significantly cheaper to start through its "Nova" or "Select" plans; for example, you can begin a $50,000 Nova challenge for just $7, whereas Funded Elite requires a full upfront payment of $329 for a similar 1-Step account. however, keep in mind that Orion requires a $349 activation fee after you pass, while Funded Elite's price is all-inclusive.
In which firm can I receive my money faster, Funded Elite or Orion Funded?
Funded Elite is faster, as it allows you to select a 3-day payout frequency at checkout. Orion Funded requires a 14-day wait between payouts. While Orion guarantees processing within 48 hours once requested, the actual time spent trading before being eligible to click the withdraw button is much shorter at Funded Elite.
Which firm allows the use of Expert Advisors (EAs), Funded Elite or Orion Funded?
Orion Funded allows the use of EAs provided the strategy is the trader's own and not a widely used commercial "off-the-shelf" bot. In contrast, Funded Elite strictly prohibits all forms of automated trading, allowing only manual trading tools.
Between Funded Elite and Orion Funded, which has better withdrawal limits?
Orion Funded has better limits for successful traders because it imposes no maximum withdrawal amount. Funded Elite limits crypto withdrawals to a maximum of $500 per request, which can be extremely restrictive if you have earned several thousand dollars in profit.






















