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FundedNext Futures: Direct instant account FundedNext Futures added Direct, a $50K instant funded account with no evaluation, on October 7, 2026. It asks for a $2,100 buffer before the first withdrawal, applies a 20% consistency rule for the life of the account and pays $800 to $1,200 per withdrawal. Full story: FundedNext Futures launches Direct, a $50K instant funded account .
Effective October 7, 2026
Firm FundedNext Futures
Area Plans
What changed Direct instant account
Was No standard instant account (FNL:003 limited release, $149.99)
Now Direct 50K instant funded account, $283.99 base ($169.99 launch code); $2,100 buffer, 20% perpetual consistency, $800–$1,200 per withdrawal
Checked on October 11, 2026 MyFundedFutures: Studio plans with a static loss limit
Effective October 7, 2026
Firm MyFundedFutures
Area Plans
What changed Studio plans
Was No Studio line; Builder 50K uses a $2,000 end-of-day trailing Max Loss Limit
Now Studio #001 ($10K, $140) and #002 ($20K, $280): static Max Loss Limit ($500 / $1,000), no daily loss limit, no consistency rule, payouts anytime from $250
Checked on October 13, 2026 Tradeify: Select Daily payout cap (50K / 100K)
Effective September 1, 2026
Firm Tradeify
Area Payouts
What changed Select Daily payout cap (50K / 100K)
Was $1,000 / $1,500
Now $1,250 / $1,750 (accounts bought after Sep 1, 2026)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Select Flex payout cap (50K / 100K / 150K)
Effective September 1, 2026
Firm Tradeify
Area Payouts
What changed Select Flex payout cap (50K / 100K / 150K)
Was $3,000 / $4,000 / $5,000 per payout
Now $2,500 / $3,500 / $4,500 per payout (accounts bought after Sep 1, 2026)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Select 300K (V1 to V2)
Effective August 27, 2026
Firm Tradeify
Area Plans
What changed Select 300K (V1 to V2)
Was $449; $6,000 EOD max loss; no eval DLL; Daily funded drawdown $5,000, DLL $2,500, max $3,500/day
Now $349; $8,000 EOD max loss; $4,000 eval DLL; Daily funded drawdown $6,000, DLL $3,000, max $4,000/day
Checked on September 26, 2026 MyFundedFutures: Billing
Effective August 25, 2026
Firm MyFundedFutures
Area Pricing
What changed Billing
Was Monthly subscription renewing every 30 days (existing subscribers keep this as legacy)
Now One-time payment with no renewal cycle for evaluations purchased on or after Aug 25, 2026; 7-day inactivity rule for these accounts
Checked on September 26, 2026 Earn2Trade: BlackArrow platform
Effective August 17, 2026
Firm Earn2Trade
Area Platforms
What changed BlackArrow platform
Was Not offered
Now Available for all evaluations at no extra cost
Announced August 17, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Take Profit Trader: Minimum days to pass new Test accounts
Effective August 17, 2026
Firm Take Profit Trader
Area Other
What changed Minimum trading days to pass the Test (new Test accounts)
Was 5 trading days
Now 3 trading days (existing and reset Tests keep 5)
Announced August 17, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Alpha Futures: Standard max Qualified Accounts
Effective July 27, 2026
Firm Alpha Futures
Area Plans
What changed Standard max Qualified Accounts
Was 3 (Standard accounts before July 27, 2026)
Now 5
Checked on September 26, 2026 FundedNext Futures: Bolt Challenge
Effective July 10, 2026
Firm FundedNext Futures
Area Plans
What changed Bolt Challenge
Was Sold (50K; daily payouts, $1,000 daily loss pause, buffer to $52,100)
Now No longer available for new purchases or resets; existing accounts may continue trading
Checked on September 26, 2026 FundedNext Futures: Rapid Challenge
Effective July 10, 2026
Firm FundedNext Futures
Area Plans
What changed Rapid Challenge
Was Single-path Rapid Challenge (25K/50K/100K)
Now Rapid Pro & Daily Challenge with two paths chosen at purchase (Rapid Pro: no DLL by default, rewards every 3 days, 40% funded consistency; Rapid Daily: DLL, daily rewards, buffer rule), 90% reward share; old Rapid accounts can keep trading but cannot be reset
Announced July 10, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Alpha Futures: Advanced activation fee
Effective July 8, 2026
Firm Alpha Futures
Area Pricing
What changed Advanced activation fee
Was $149 activation fee on passing (Advanced)
Now No activation fee for Advanced accounts purchased after July 8, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Earn2Trade: Funded profit split
Effective July 6, 2026
Firm Earn2Trade
Area Payouts
What changed Funded profit split
Was Standard 80/20 split
Now 50/50 below size-based withdrawal threshold, 80/20 at/above it; fixed 60/40 on $400K TCP; applies to evaluations bought on/after 6 Jul 2026
Announced July 6, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Earn2Trade: Minimum trading days to pass evaluation
Effective July 6, 2026
Firm Earn2Trade
Area Other
What changed Minimum trading days to pass evaluation
Was 10 trading days
Now No minimum (30% consistency rule means at least 4 profitable days in practice); applies to evaluations bought on/after 6 Jul 2026
Announced July 6, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Earn2Trade: NinjaTrader connection
Effective June 30, 2026
Firm Earn2Trade
Area Platforms
What changed NinjaTrader connection
Was NinjaTrader via legacy Rithmic connection
Now NinjaTrader via NinjaTrader-Tradovate unified API; legacy NinjaTrader-Rithmic connection terminated 30 Jun 2026 (Rithmic remains for other platforms)
Announced June 15, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Earn2Trade: Max concurrent evaluation accounts
Effective June 22, 2026
Firm Earn2Trade
Area Other
What changed Max concurrent evaluation accounts
Was 3
Now 5 (funded: up to 3 LiveSim/Live, only 1 Live)
Announced June 22, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Take Profit Trader: Test reset price
Effective May 16, 2026
Firm Take Profit Trader
Area Pricing
What changed Test reset price
Was $100 flat for all sizes
Now $79 (25K), $99 (50K), $139 (75K), $169 (100K), $199 (150K)
Announced May 11, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Phidias Propfirm: Account families
Effective April 27, 2026
Firm Phidias Propfirm
Area Plans
What changed Account families
Was Static, Fundamental and Swing accounts
Now Express to Live (replaces Static; 25K/50K/100K/150K), Fundamental (unchanged), Premium (replaces Swing; 50K/100K/150K)
Announced April 27, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Phidias Propfirm: Minimum trading days, Premium (ex-Swing) evaluation
Effective April 27, 2026
Firm Phidias Propfirm
Area Other
What changed Minimum trading days, Premium (ex-Swing) evaluation
Was 3 days
Now 1 day
Announced April 27, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Phidias Propfirm: Payout frequency, Premium (ex-Swing) CASH account
Effective April 27, 2026
Firm Phidias Propfirm
Area Payouts
What changed Payout frequency, Premium (ex-Swing) CASH account
Was Every 10 days
Now Every 5 trading days
Announced April 27, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Phidias Propfirm: Supported platforms
Effective April 27, 2026
Firm Phidias Propfirm
Area Platforms
What changed Supported platforms
Was Rithmic and DeepCharts
Now Rithmic, DeepCharts, Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView execution (via Tradovate)
Announced April 27, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: Billing
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Pricing
What changed Billing
Was Monthly recurring evaluation subscriptions with resets (legacy)
Now One-time evaluation fee with 30-day access; no rebill, no resets
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: Drawdown type
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Drawdown
What changed Drawdown type
Was Trailing drawdown accounts only (plus legacy 100K Static)
Now Trader chooses End-of-Day (EOD) or Intraday trailing drawdown accounts
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: MAE / 30% negative P&L rule
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Other
What changed MAE / 30% negative P&L rule
Was Open negative P&L per trade limited to 30% of start-of-day profit (legacy PA rule)
Now No MAE rule; replaced by tier-based Daily Loss Limits and automatic scaling
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: PA payout consistency rule
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Consistency
What changed PA payout consistency rule
Was 30% windfall rule (no day over 30% of profit balance)
Now 50% rule (largest day must be under 50% of profit since last payout)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: payout caps
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Payouts
What changed payout caps
Was Max payout for first five payouts (e.g., $2,000 on 50K), no maximum from the sixth payout
Now Maximum 6 payouts per PA with per-payout caps (e.g., $1,500-$3,000 on 50K EOD); PA closes after 6th payout
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: payout eligibility
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Payouts
What changed payout eligibility
Was At least 8 trading days with 5 days of $50+ profit between requests
Now 5 qualifying days meeting a minimum daily profit of $100-$350 by account size and type
Checked on September 26, 2026 Apex Trader Funding: Profit split
Effective March 1, 2026
Firm Apex Trader Funding
Area Payouts
What changed Profit split
Was 100% of first $25,000 per account, then 90%
Now 100% of approved payouts
Checked on September 26, 2026 Lucid Trading: LucidFlex path to live
Effective February 28, 2026
Firm Lucid Trading
Area Payouts
What changed LucidFlex path to live
Was Moved live after the 6th and final payout; live funding capped per account ($4,000-$16,000) with part held in escrow
Now Up to 5 payouts, then moved live; live accounts start at $0 with a one-time Live Bonus (accounts bought or reset after 2/27/26)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Topstep: Profit split
Effective January 12, 2026
Firm Topstep
Area Payouts
What changed Profit split
Was 100% of the first $10,000 in lifetime profits, then 90/10
Now 90/10 from the first dollar for traders joining on or after Jan 12, 2026 (earlier traders keep the 100%-of-first-$10,000 treatment)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Lucid Trading: LucidPro profit split
Effective November 28, 2025
Firm Lucid Trading
Area Payouts
What changed LucidPro profit split
Was 100% of the first $10,000, then 90/10
Now 90/10 from the first payout (accounts bought or reset from 11/28/2025 3:00 PM EST)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: DLL after reaching 6% profit (funded)
Effective September 12, 2025
Firm Tradeify
Area Daily loss limit
What changed DLL after reaching 6% profit (funded)
Was DLL removed entirely at 6% profit
Now DLL increased to drawdown-sized amount at 6% profit, not removed
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Lightning max position (50K / 100K / 150K)
Effective September 12, 2025
Firm Tradeify
Area Other
What changed Lightning max position (50K / 100K / 150K)
Was 5 / 10 / 15 minis
Now 4 / 8 / 12 minis
Checked on September 26, 2026 MyFundedFutures: Builder 25K daily loss limit
Firm MyFundedFutures
Area Daily loss limit
What changed Builder 25K daily loss limit
Was None
Now $600 soft pause (trading stops for the session; account not breached); legacy 25K accounts keep no DLL
Checked on September 30, 2026 MyFundedFutures: entry-level plan
Firm MyFundedFutures
Area Plans
What changed entry-level plan
Was Core plan (payout request cap $3,000)
Now Flex plan supplanted Core (50% of profits per payout up to $5,000, 80/20)
Announced February 2, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 MyFundedFutures: Flex $50K max payout per cycle
Firm MyFundedFutures
Area Payouts
What changed Flex $50K max payout per cycle
Was $5,000
Now $2,000
Announced May 14, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 MyFundedFutures: Max 50K Flex sim-funded accounts
Firm MyFundedFutures
Area Plans
What changed Max 50K Flex sim-funded accounts
Was 5
Now 3 (effective March 24; earlier holders grandfathered at 5)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Phidias Propfirm: LIVE eligibility threshold (Fundamental and Premium)
Firm Phidias Propfirm
Area Payouts
What changed LIVE eligibility threshold (Fundamental and Premium)
Was 3 payouts or $75,000 cumulative profits
Now 5 payouts or $100,000 cumulative profits (discretionary review)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Take Profit Trader: Tradovate PRO account-to-wallet withdrawals
Firm Take Profit Trader
Area Payouts
What changed Account-to-wallet withdrawal processing, Tradovate PRO accounts
Was Manual review, up to 12 business hours
Now Fully automated, about 5-10 seconds (Rithmic PRO, PRO+ and archived accounts still manual)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Topstep: Express Funded Account payout path
Firm Topstep
Area Plans
What changed Express Funded Account payout path
Was Single XFA path: 5 winning days of $150+ to request a payout (Standard)
Now Choice at activation between Standard (5 winning days of $150+) and new Consistency path (3 trading days, 40% consistency target, up to $6,000 per payout)
Announced February 11, 2026
Checked on September 26, 2026 Topstep: Trading Combine consistency target
Firm Topstep
Area Consistency
What changed Trading Combine consistency target
Was 50% of the profit target, with an unpublished buffer on top
Now 55% hard limit, no buffer (best day must be at or below 55% of total profit)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Billing model
Firm Tradeify
Area Pricing
What changed Billing model
Was Subscriptions available
Now One-time purchase for all plans (Tradeify 3.0); existing subscriptions continue until cancelled
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Lightning 150K daily loss limit
Firm Tradeify
Area Daily loss limit
What changed Lightning 150K daily loss limit
Was $3,750
Now $3,000 (new purchases; help center says purchases before 'March 31st' keep $3,750)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Lightning 150K max trailing drawdown
Firm Tradeify
Area Drawdown
What changed Lightning 150K max trailing drawdown
Was $6,000
Now $5,250 (new purchases, Tradeify 3.0)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Tradeify: Select 50K profit target
Firm Tradeify
Area Plans
What changed Select 50K profit target
Was $2,500
Now $3,000 (new purchases, Tradeify 3.0)
Checked on September 26, 2026 Each entry shows what the rule was, what it is now and a link to the firm’s own announcement or rules page. Newest first, by effective date.
Quarterly review: prop firm rule changes Q3 2026 , with new plans, closures and court cases from July to September.
