Instant funding prop firm plans compared

Four futures firms sell a funded account with no evaluation. What each costs and what it requires.

Firms: 4 of 12
Lowest 25K price: $338 (Bulenox)
Billing: One-time
Paid placements: None

Rules checked on September 26, 2026 · Methodology · By helloweekends Editors

An instant funding prop firm sells you a funded account with no evaluation: you pay once and trade under funded-account rules from the first day. Four of the 12 futures firms we track offer it: Bulenox (Fast Track), Tradeify (Lightning Funded), Alpha Futures (Direct) and Lucid Trading (LucidDirect). This list orders them by the lowest confirmed price for the smallest account.

How this list is ordered

Included: firms whose model includes instant funding, with the plan on sale on September 26, 2026.
Order: lowest confirmed price for the 25K account, the smallest size all four sell. Lucid's LucidDirect prices could not be read on an official page, so it is listed after the firms with confirmed prices.
Not included: Apex Trader Funding's homepage shows "Instant PAs" as coming soon, so it is not on sale yet.

No firm paid to appear on this list or for its position.

Prices by account size

One-time list prices from each firm's official pages, checked September 26, 2026.
#	Firm and plan	25K	50K	100K	150K
1	Bulenox Fast Track Bulenox rules	$338	$488	$648	$788
2	Tradeify Lightning Funded Tradeify rules	$345	$492	$660	$796
3	Alpha Futures Direct Alpha Futures rules	$349	$519	$689	$859
4	Lucid Trading LucidDirect Lucid Trading rules	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed

None of the four charges an activation fee on these plans. For comparison, the same firms sell 50K evaluations for $143 (Bulenox Momentum), $145 (Tradeify Growth) and $119 a month (Alpha Futures Zero). Instant funding costs more because you skip the evaluation.

Rules at 50K

EOD = end of day. Source: each firm's official pages, checked September 26, 2026.
Firm and plan	Max loss (25K / 50K)	Drawdown	Daily loss limit (50K)	Consistency for payouts	Profit split	First payout
Bulenox Fast Track	$1,000 / $2,250	Option 1 trailing or Option 2 EOD; stops at start + $100	Option 1: none. Option 2: $1,200, never lifted (25K Option 2: none)	Applies; percentage not confirmed	100% of first $10,000, then 90%	Not confirmed
Tradeify Lightning Funded	$1,000 / $2,000	EOD trailing	$1,250 soft, rising to $2,000 at 6% profit (25K: none)	20%, 25%, then 30% from payout 3	90%	At the first profit goal, $3,000 on 50K; $1,000 minimum
Alpha Futures Direct	$1,000 / $2,000	EOD trailing	$1,000 ($500 on 25K)	20% per withdrawal	90%	At the first withdrawal target, $3,000 on 50K
Lucid Trading LucidDirect	$1,000 / $2,000	EOD trailing	$1,200 soft, then 60% of peak end-of-day profit (25K: none)	20% per payout	90%	At the first profit goal, $3,000 on 50K

The four plans

1. Bulenox Fast Track

Fast Track has no evaluation, no activation fee and no monthly subscription. You choose Option 1, a trailing drawdown with no daily loss limit, or Option 2, an end-of-day drawdown with a daily loss limit that stays for the life of the account. Bulenox's payout rules for Fast Track are in collapsed sections that could not be read, so its consistency percentage and payout limits are not confirmed.

2. Tradeify Lightning Funded

Lightning accounts cannot be reset. You can request a payout whenever you reach the cycle profit goal and meet the consistency rule; on 50K the first goal is $3,000 and later goals are $2,000. The 50K plan allows up to 4 minis or 40 micros.

3. Alpha Futures Direct

Direct launched on July 7, 2026. You may request up to four withdrawals a month once you reach the withdrawal target. On Direct, no orders may be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news. Alpha's pages disagree on the 50K withdrawal cap: most say $2,000, one help article says $1,500.

4. Lucid Trading LucidDirect

LucidDirect has no resets. On 50K, payouts 1 to 3 are capped at $2,000 and payouts 4 and 5 at $2,500; each needs a profit goal and a 20% consistency rule. Hitting the daily loss limit pauses trading until the next session; it does not fail the account.

What instant funding does not change

The account still has a trailing drawdown. Touching it ends the account.
At Tradeify, Lucid and Alpha Futures the funded account is simulated. Bulenox's pages we read do not say either way.
Payouts still need profit goals and consistency rule checks, and most plans cap each payout.
Positions must be closed each day at all four firms. See prop firms that allow overnight holding.

For the plans that start with an evaluation, see cheapest futures prop firms or the full futures prop firms comparison. What happens after you are funded is in our funded account guide.

Know the riskAn instant funding plan is a paid service, usually on a simulated account. You pay more up front than for an evaluation, and one breach of the loss limit ends the account. Firms change their rules, pause payouts and close. Not investment advice.

Questions

What is an instant funding prop firm?

A prop firm that sells a funded account with no evaluation. You pay once, trade under the funded rules from day one and can request payouts when you meet the firm's profit and consistency conditions.

Is instant funding cheaper than an evaluation?

No. At 50K, Tradeify charges $492 for Lightning Funded and $145 for a Growth evaluation; Bulenox charges $488 for Fast Track and $143 for Momentum.

Is an instant funded account real money?

At Tradeify, Lucid Trading and Alpha Futures it is a simulated account. Bulenox's Fast Track pages we could read do not say.

Does Apex Trader Funding offer instant funding?

Not yet. On September 26, 2026 its homepage listed "Instant PAs" as coming soon.

Sources

All checked on September 26, 2026.