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Platforms and execution: Funded Futures Family and Top One Futures

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Where you trade

The choice of platform defines your technical capabilities. Funded Futures Family (FFF) offers a robust ecosystem centered around Tradovate and NinjaTrader. This allows traders to use TradingView via the Tradovate integration or specialized tools like WealthCharts. It is a setup designed for those who already have a preferred workflow in the most popular retail futures software.

Top One Futures (TOF) takes a different path by offering Project X, Quantower, and Black Arrow. While Project X is their native environment, the inclusion of Quantower provides a high-level professional interface for order flow trading, though it lacks the native TradingView integration found in FFF.

Who executes your orders

Execution quality depends on the bridge between the firm and the CME. Funded Futures Family utilizes Tradovate, Rithmic, and NinjaTrader as brokers/data providers. Their "Professional Stage" accounts are notable for using real capital, where the Pro environment runs on Tradovate and the Live Market Execution environment runs on Rithmic.

Top One Futures uses Project X for its simulated stages. Upon reaching the "Live" stage (typically after 3 successful payouts), traders transition to Plus500 for real capital execution. This transition is a hard filter: only one account can migrate to Live, and all other SIM accounts are closed during the review.

Leverage and margin

Risk management is governed by the drawdown, which acts as the ultimate margin call.

  • Funded Futures Family: Offers a wide variety of drawdown structures. The Premier EOD plans use End-of-Day trailing drawdown (based on realized gains), while Elite and S2F Accelerate use Intraday trailing drawdown. Most plans require a mandatory buffer (drawdown level + $100) to be maintained even after withdrawals.
  • Top One Futures: Primarily uses EOD trailing drawdown for evaluations (Elite Challenge, Ignite). However, their Elite ACCESS Intraday plan switches to real-time intraday trailing once funded. TOF frequently applies a Daily Loss Limit (DLL), such as 2.5% on Elite Challenges, which acts as a daily circuit breaker.

Markets available

Top One Futures offers a significantly broader range of instruments. Their commission schedule covers:

  • Indices (/ES, /NQ, /RTY).
  • Metals (/GC, /SI, /HG).
  • Energy (/CL, /NG).
  • Agricultural (/ZM, /ZS, /ZW).
  • Currencies (/6E, /6B, /6J).
  • Crypto (/MBT - Micro Bitcoin).

Funded Futures Family focuses its technical setup on Indices and Commodities. While they offer the main futures contracts, they do not provide the same depth in agricultural or crypto futures as TOF.

What the setup lets you do

Both firms allow scalping and news trading, but with specific technical constraints:

  • FFF: Prohibits "micro-scalping." Over 50% of trades and profits must come from positions held longer than 20 seconds. It allows overnight trading (closing at 4:15 PM EST) but prohibits weekend holding.
  • TOF: Implements a strict 10-second rule; trades closed before 10.01 seconds are violations. If more than 50% of profits come from such trades, they are removed. Like FFF, it allows overnight trading but requires all positions to be closed by 4:10 PM EST on Fridays. TOF allows copy trading (up to 10 accounts for Ignite), whereas FFF explicitly prohibits it.

What the setup costs

Costs are divided between entry fees and execution drag (commissions).

  • Cost of Execution: TOF charges $5.76 round-turn for standard indices (/ES, /NQ) and $1.90 for micros. FFF commissions depend on the platform; using NinjaTrader or Tradovate means paying their standard exchange and clearing fees.
  • Entry and Payouts: FFF uses monthly subscriptions for evaluations but has a $100,000 profit cap in the simulated phase. TOF offers both monthly (Elite) and one-time fee (Instant, Ignite) plans.
  • Payout Split: Both firms offer a 90/10 split. FFF payouts range from every 3 to 7 days depending on the plan. TOF offers Daily Payouts on its Elite Daily plan and "On-demand" payouts for Elite ACCESS.

Better setup for

  • Funded Futures Family is the better setup for NinjaTrader or TradingView loyalists who want a clear path toward a professional environment with real capital and don't mind the 20-second minimum hold time.
  • Top One Futures is the better setup for diversified traders needing access to agricultural or crypto futures and those seeking daily payouts or high-frequency copy trading across multiple accounts.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm is cheaper for a $50,000 account, Funded Futures Family or Top One Futures?

Top One Futures is generally cheaper for entry, as their Elite Challenge 50K has a monthly fee of $63, while the Funded Futures Family Premier EOD 50K costs $159 or $194 per month depending on the pass type. However, TOF requires a $149 activation fee upon passing, whereas FFF's Prime and Premier plans have no activation fee, making FFF potentially cheaper in the long run for those who pass quickly.

Who has stricter scalping rules, Funded Futures Family or Top One Futures?

Funded Futures Family is stricter regarding trade duration, requiring that at least 50% of trades and profits come from positions held for more than 20 seconds. Top One Futures only requires trades to be held for more than 10 seconds, though it also applies a similar 50% profit removal rule if the threshold is consistently violated.

Does Funded Futures Family or Top One Futures offer better platform variety?

Funded Futures Family offers better variety for mainstream users by supporting NinjaTrader, Tradovate, and TradingView. Top One Futures focuses on a different niche by offering Quantower and Black Arrow alongside their native Project X, which may appeal more to order flow traders but lacks the native TradingView integration that FFF provides.

Which firm allows more accounts for copy trading, Funded Futures Family or Top One Futures?

Top One Futures is the clear winner for copy trading, as it explicitly allows copying trades across up to 10 Ignite accounts or 5 Elite Daily accounts. In contrast, Funded Futures Family rules state that they do not allow copy trading, focusing instead on individual account performance.

Field by field

Funded Futures Family and Top One Futures, side by side

Rules, plans, platforms, leverage, commissions and payouts of both, with the option to see only what differs.

Head to head

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CEO

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Country

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Foundation

2024

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Assets
Indices, Commodities
Futures
Brokers
Tradovate, Rithmic, NinjaTrader
Project X
Platforms
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Tradingview, WealthCharts
Project X, Quantower, Black Arrow, WealthCharts
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Rise, Crypto, Transfer
Live Account
Yes

Professional Stage accounts use real capital. Pro environment runs on Tradovate; Live Market Execution environment runs on Rithmic.

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
Card, Crypto, PayPal
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Simulated Funded Accounts

  • Prime: Every 3 trading days
  • Classic: Every 7 trading days
  • Premier / Elite: Every 5 trading days
  • Velocity Standard: Every 3 trading days
  • Velocity Daily Payout Add-On: Daily (1x per day)
  • S2F Accelerate: Eligible for payout after 5 trading days

Professional Stage Accounts

  • Daily withdrawal requests permitted.

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K: daily payouts once eligible.
  • Accelerate 25K: 5 qualifying days per payout.
  • Payday 50K: 7 qualifying days per payout.

Choice

  • Daily Pay: once per trading day, after the 2 p.m. PT close.
  • Weekly Pay: after every 5 winning days.

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

X-Daily Spark: daily payout requests, with no minimum trading days.

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

Maximum Withdrawal

Simulated Funded Accounts: Max Payout Per Request

  • Prime: Payout 1 ($1,000-$3,500), Payout 2+ ($1,500-$4,000)
  • Classic: Payout 1 ($1,750-$3,000), Payout 2+ ($2,000-$6,000)
  • Premier / Elite: Payout 1 ($1,750-$3,000), Payout 2+ ($2,000-$6,500)
  • Velocity Standard: $750-$3,250 per request
  • Velocity Daily Payout Add-On: $600-$2,500 per request
  • S2F Accelerate 50K: $500 per payout for new purchases; earlier purchases keep $1,250 / $1,250 / $1,500 from payout 3

Professional Stage Accounts

  • No maximum withdrawal amount, limited only by available profits above the required buffer.

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K: payouts 1-2 up to $500 each; payout 3 onward up to $1,000 each.
  • Accelerate 25K: up to $500 per payout.
  • Payday 50K: payouts 1-2 up to $1,000 each; payout 3 onward up to $1,250 each.

Choice

  • Daily Pay: $400 / $750 / $1,250 / $1,750 per request (25K / 50K / 100K / 150K), never above the profit over the cushion.
  • Weekly Pay: 50% of total profit, capped at $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,500 / $4,500 per payout.

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

X-Daily Spark: $1,000 per payout; excess profit stays available for later payouts.

Minimum Withdrawal
  • Choice Weekly Pay: $500.
  • Other plans: $250.
  • IGNITE: $250

  • Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS / Instant / S2F / Elite Challenge: $500

  • X-ULTRA: $50

  • X-Daily Spark: $500

Other Payout Requirements

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K: $2,500 profit required between payouts.
  • Payday 50K: $3,000 profit required between payouts.

S2F Accelerate

  • For purchases on or after October 22, 2026, each payout requires the profit target shown in the challenge. It resets after each payout; carried-over profit does not count. Earlier purchases are exempt from this added target. All other payout requirements still apply.
  • 50K, new purchases: at least 3 payouts before moving to live; no early move to live.

Choice

  • Daily Pay or Weekly Pay is chosen when activating the funded account and stays with that account.
  • After the first payout, at least $1 of net profit since the last payout.

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

X-Daily Spark: from the second payout, at least 50% of each request must come from new profit earned since the previous payout.

Commission

Commission depends on the trading platform used

  • NinjaTrader: standard NinjaTrader/CME exchange and clearing fees apply. Check NinjaTrader's commission schedule for exact rates per contract.
  • Tradovate: standard Tradovate platform and exchange fees apply. See Tradovate's pricing page for per-contract rates.
  • TradingView (via Tradovate): fees are determined by the connected broker (Tradovate). Refer to Tradovate for exact rates.
  • WealthCharts: standard exchange and clearing fees apply. Verify with WealthCharts for specific per-contract pricing.
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Account Reset

Evaluation Accounts

  • Unlimited resets at discounted fees. Fees vary by plan and account size.

Simulated Funded Accounts

  • Maximum of 3 resets per funded account.
    S2F Sniper, S2F Accelerate (including existing accounts) and S2F Payday cannot be reset.

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.

X-Daily Spark: evaluation resets available; no funded reset.

Add-ons
Yes

Daily Payout Add-On available for Velocity Plan: enables daily payout requests (1x per day) with no consistency rule and no minimum trading day requirement.
Velocity EOD Drawdown Add-On: evaluation only. Fees: 25K $30; 50K $50; 100K $80; 150K $110. Funded drawdown remains intraday.
Choice 50% Consistency Add-On: evaluation only, +20% on the evaluation price. Consistency goes from 40% to 50%, allowing a 2-day pass.

Yes

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

No DLL: Elite Daily and Ignite, approximately +30% on purchase; Elite Access, approximately +30% on activation. Select at initial checkout only; unavailable afterwards or on resets.

X-Daily Spark: static evaluation drawdown (+$15); lower evaluation target, 5% (+$15) or 4% (+$30). Bought at checkout, evaluation only. No funded daily loss limit (+$30), selected at activation.

Instant
Yes

Core: S2F Payday and S2F Accelerate 50K. Labs, invite only: S2F Sniper and S2F Accelerate 25K.

Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Scaling plan applies to Simulated Funded and Professional Stage accounts. In Sim Funded, position size increases with realized profit (end-of-day). In Professional Stage, scaling is decided case-by-case by the Live Desk based on EOD realized results.
Sniper 25K and Accelerate 25K have fixed position limits and no scaling plan. Payday 50K has a scaling plan.
Choice has fixed position limits, the same as in the evaluation, and no scaling plan.

No
Max Drawdown

Evaluation Phase

  • Prime / Classic / Premier EOD: End-of-Day trailing drawdown based on realized gains.
  • Elite / Premier Intraday: Intraday trailing drawdown based on unrealized gains.
  • S2F Accelerate: Intraday trailing drawdown with no ceiling.
  • Velocity: Intraday trailing drawdown; optional EOD drawdown during evaluation.
  • Choice: End-of-Day trailing drawdown.

Simulated Funded Phase

  • Velocity: Intraday trailing drawdown, including accounts with the evaluation EOD Add-On.
  • End-of-Day drawdown on all plans except Velocity and S2F Accelerate. Except for Sniper 25K, once an End-of-Day account reaches the buffer zone (e.g., $52,000 for $50K account), the drawdown becomes static at the initial balance.
  • S2F Accelerate: Intraday trailing drawdown with no ceiling.

Professional Stage

  • End-of-Position (EoP) drawdown: adjusts only when a position is closed in profit. Drawdown locks at a static threshold once fully recovered (e.g., $50,100 for $50K account).

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K: EOD trailing drawdown that never locks.
  • Accelerate 25K: intraday trailing drawdown that never locks.
  • Payday 50K: EOD trailing drawdown locks at the initial balance once the EOD balance reaches the initial balance plus the maximum drawdown.

Choice funded

  • End-of-Day trailing drawdown. Locks at the starting balance + $100 once the highest close reaches the starting balance + drawdown + $100, or at the first payout.
  • Daily Pay on 100K / 150K: $2,500 / $3,500 drawdown, tighter than the evaluation. Weekly Pay keeps the evaluation drawdown.

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.

X-Daily Spark: EOD trailing in evaluation and funded; follows the highest closing balance and never moves down. Funded threshold locks at starting balance + $100. Static evaluation drawdown available as an add-on.

Profit Split

Simulated Funded Accounts

  • 90% trader / 10% firm

Professional Stage Accounts

  • 80% trader / 20% firm

Products listed below, excluding X-Daily Spark: 90/10 (trader keeps 90%).

  • Elite Challenge / Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS
  • Instant Sim Funded
  • S2F Sim Pro
  • IGNITE
Free Trial
No
Limited

Receive a practice account when you purchase a paid

Daily Drawdown

Evaluation & Simulated Funded Accounts

  • Except for Payday 50K and Choice Daily Pay, no explicit daily loss limit (DLL) during evaluation or simulated funded phase. However, the 2% CME price limit rule applies.

Professional Stage Accounts

  • Daily Loss Limit (DLL) applies and is tied to the current scaling tier.

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K and Accelerate 25K: no daily loss limit.
  • Payday 50K: a daily loss limit applies; exceeding it is a hard breach. The amount is shown in the challenge catalogue.

Choice

  • Evaluation and Weekly Pay: no daily loss limit.
  • Daily Pay: $500 / $1,000 / $1,250 / $1,750 (25K / 50K / 100K / 150K). First hit stops trading for the day; second hit closes the account. Strikes never reset.

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.

X-Daily Spark: no evaluation daily loss limit. Funded soft breach pauses trading for the day; calculated from the previous closing balance, including realized and unrealized losses. Trading day: 6:00 PM to 4:10 PM ET. Optional removal at activation.

Max Allocation

Up to 4 Simm Funded Accounts
Choice: up to 5 funded accounts.

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
Limited

Classic / Premier / Elite / Velocity: Buffer Required

  • A buffer must be maintained at all times. The account balance cannot drop below the buffer level after withdrawal. The buffer equals the drawdown level + $100.

Premier Plus (accounts purchased after 4/7/26)

  • No buffer requirement. Net profit rule applies: account must have at least $1 more than the balance requested previously.

Accelerate 25K

  • $1,100 payout buffer; only profits above this buffer can be requested.

Accelerate 50K (new purchases)

  • $2,100 protected buffer. It is part of the first payout's $2,600 profit requirement, not added on top.

Choice

  • Daily Pay: payout cushion of $1,100 / $2,100 / $3,100 / $4,600 in retained profit (25K / 50K / 100K / 150K); only profit above it can be requested.
  • Weekly Pay: no cushion.
Limited

X-Daily Spark: $3,000 must remain in the funded account after every payout.

Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days

No time limit. Traders can take as long as needed to meet the profit target.

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

X-Daily Spark evaluation: 30 days to pass.

Minimum Trading Days
  • Classic Evaluation: Minimum 2 trading days to pass.
  • Prime: Minimum 1 trading day to pass. Standard and Max differ only in position limits and price.
  • Premier: Choose a 1-Day Pass or 2-Day Pass at checkout. The selected minimum applies to the evaluation.
  • Elite: Minimum 1 trading day to pass.
  • Velocity: Minimum 3 trading days to pass; no minimum with the Daily Payout Add-On.
  • Funded payouts: 7 qualifying trading days ($200+ profit) for Classic / Premier / Elite. 3 qualifying days for Prime. 5 qualifying days for Premier Plus accounts purchased after April 7, 2026.
  • Sniper 25K, Accelerate 25K and Payday 50K bypass evaluation. Their funded payout day requirements are listed under minimum profitable days.
  • Choice: minimum 3 trading days to pass due to the 40% consistency rule; 2 days with the 50% Consistency Add-On.

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.

X-Daily Spark: no minimum trading days in evaluation or before a funded payout.

Funded Phase Pricing Model

No subscription fee on funded accounts. No activation fee on Prime, Premier, Velocity and Choice. Classic has an activation fee.
Sniper 25K, Accelerate 25K and Payday 50K use a one-time purchase fee with no activation or recurring funded 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

Payout Requirements (Simulated Funded)

  • Except for plans without a qualifying-day requirement, each payout cycle requires a minimum number of qualifying trading days with at least $200 realized profit per day.
  • Classic / Premier / Elite: 7 qualifying days per payout.
  • Prime: 3 qualifying days per payout.
  • Premier Plus (after 4/7/26): 5 qualifying days per payout.
  • Velocity: 3 qualifying days per payout, each with at least $200 profit; no qualifying-day minimum with the Daily Payout Add-On.
  • S2F Accelerate 50K: 5 qualifying days per payout, each with at least $200 profit.

Professional Stage

  • A Qualified Trading Day is defined as a day with at least $200 in realized profit, used to determine withdrawal stage eligibility.

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K: no qualifying-day minimum; payout profit requirements still apply.
  • Accelerate 25K: 5 qualifying days per payout, each with at least $200 profit.
  • Payday 50K: 7 qualifying days per payout, each with at least $200 profit.

Choice

  • Weekly Pay: 5 winning days per payout, each with at least $200 profit.
  • Daily Pay: no winning-day requirement.

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)
Position size scaling
Yes

Scaling applies to Simulated Funded accounts based on end-of-day realized profit. Position size increases progressively as profit thresholds are met. S2F Accelerate does not use a scaling plan.

Premier Plus Simulated Funded

  • Accounts purchased before September 9, 2026 use the legacy scaling plan, with maximums of 3 minis / 30 micros on 25K, 5 / 50 on 50K, 10 / 100 on 100K and 15 / 150 on 150K.
  • Accounts purchased from September 9, 2026 have fixed maximums of 2 minis / 20 micros on 25K, 4 / 40 on 50K, 6 / 60 on 100K and 10 / 100 on 150K.

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K and Accelerate 25K: no position size scaling.
  • Payday 50K: position size scaling applies.
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.

X-Daily Spark funded: 1 mini / 10 micros below $1,500 closing profit; 2 minis / 20 micros from $1,500 to $1,999; 3 minis / 30 micros from $2,000. The next trading day uses the previous closing balance. No evaluation scaling.

Evaluation Phase Pricing Model

Monthly subscription for Prime, Premier (Intraday and EOD), Velocity, Choice and Classic.

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.

Maximum Accounts
No data

X-Daily Spark: maximum 3 accounts in total, evaluation and funded combined.

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.

  • X-Daily Spark: none in evaluation or funded.

Expert Advisor (EA)
No
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
Yes

VPNs and VPSs are allowed for trading activities on the trading platform. They must not be used to access or log in to the FFF account dashboard. Use is at the trader's own discretion and risk.

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
No
No data
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes
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
Maximum Risk Limit
No
No
Copy Trading
No
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
Yes
Yes

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

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.

X-Daily Spark: unrestricted during evaluation. Funded accounts cannot open or close trades within 2 minutes before or after major high-impact news.

Inactivity Rule

At least 1 trade per week (Monday-Friday) lasting minimum 10 seconds is required per account. Accounts idle for 2 consecutive weeks are marked inactive and automatically closed without restoration.

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

Classic Evaluation

  • 50% consistency rule applies: no more than 50% of the total profit target can be achieved in a single day.

Simulated Funded Accounts (Classic / Premier / Elite / Velocity: before 4/7/26)

  • Payouts 1-3: 40% maximum per trading day
  • Payouts 4-5: 45% maximum per trading day
  • Payouts 6+: 50% maximum per trading day

S2F Accelerate

  • 25K / 50K: purchases before October 22, 2026 retain 25% lifetime consistency. Purchases on or after that date: payout 1, 20%; payout 2, 25%; payout 3 onward, 30%.

Prime Simulated Funded

  • 40% consistency per payout cycle; resets after a payout.

Premier Plus Simulated Funded

  • Accounts purchased before September 9, 2026: no consistency rule.
  • Accounts purchased from September 9, 2026: 40% consistency rule.
  • Promotional giveaway accounts: 40% consistency rule.

Professional Stage

  • No consistency rule.

S2F Sniper / Accelerate / Payday

  • Sniper 25K: no consistency rule.
  • Payday 50K: 40% consistency requirement.

Velocity

  • Evaluation and Simulated Funded: 40% lifetime consistency. No consistency rule with the Daily Payout Add-On.

Premier+ Evaluation

  • No consistency rule on FastPass or Standard evaluations.

Choice

  • Evaluation: 40% consistency; 50% with the add-on.
  • Funded (Daily Pay and Weekly Pay): no consistency rule.
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.

  • X-Daily Spark: none in evaluation or 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
  • Bots / algorithmic trading
  • Hedging
  • Trading within 2% of CME price limits
  • Straddles / strangles exploiting news volatility
  • Excessive Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) into losing positions
  • Micro-scalping: over 50% of trades and over 50% of profits must come from positions held longer than 20 seconds
  • Unauthorized group trading / signal services
  • 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
Yes

Overnight trading is allowed. All positions must be closed by 4:15 PM EST daily (automatic close if not closed manually). Trading resumes at 6:00 PM EST. Weekend trading is not permitted; all positions must be closed before Friday 4:15 PM EST.

No
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