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Funded Futures Network says it is buying PropEd; payouts run late
FFN emailed traders that it is acquiring PropEd Capital, naming a new CEO, and that payouts are late.

FTMO enters futures with EOD drawdown and 90/10 payouts
FTMO opened a futures program on September 17, 2026 with Growth and Pro plans on three platforms.

Tradeify cuts Select Flex payout caps, raises two Select Daily caps
Select Flex caps drop and two Select Daily caps rise for Tradeify accounts bought from September 1.

NinjaTrader launches AI Innovation Lab with Nina and an MCP server
NinjaTrader's new Innovation Lab adds the Nina assistant, an AI Strategy Builder and an MCP server.

The5ers Futures adds 22 CME single stock futures
The5ers says 22 single stock futures, among them Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft, are live on its futures accounts.

CME futures close early Monday for Labor Day, reopening at 5 p.m. CT
Equity and rate futures stop at midday Monday, September 7; energy and metals follow at 1:30 p.m. CT.
FundedNext claims $350M in payouts; on-chain tracker verifies 64%
The firm's counter combines CFD and futures, is self-reported, and an on-chain tracker matches only part of it.

MyForexFunds opens claims form for accounts frozen in August 2023
The firm opened a one-month submission form for Evaluation, Accelerated and Rapid accounts frozen in 2023.

MyFundedFutures ends evaluation subscriptions, adds inactivity rule
New evaluations are one-time purchases from August 25, and an untraded account can be closed after seven days.

Tradeify opens Forge limited drops with a $449 Select 300K evaluation
Tradeify's first Forge drop is a $300,000 Select evaluation at $449, limited to three per trader.

CME delays 10-Barrel WTI weekend futures as CFTC review runs on
NYMEX's 10-barrel WTI contract will not list on August 30 while the CFTC's extended review runs to October 26.

Judge denies Alpha Futures' injunction bid in NinjaTrader case
A judge denied Alpha Futures' preliminary injunction against NinjaTrader and sent the case to settlement talks.

Topstep Labs sells a $3,000 fixed-payout challenge for $49
Topstep's $3K Challenge runs two rounds and pays a flat $3,000, after which the account closes.

Rev One Trading closes; founder moves to prediction markets
Angelo Ciaramello says the futures prop firm shut down the previous week, with no word on subscriptions.

CFTC proposes new CPO and CTA exemptions; comments due October 5
A CFTC proposal would exempt some SEC-registered advisers and double the Small Pool Exemption threshold.

Bulenox adds Fast Track and Momentum, cuts master accounts to five
Bulenox put Fast Track and Momentum on sale August 17, ended monthly billing and capped masters at five.

Earn2Trade adds BlackArrow platform to all evaluations at no cost
Earn2Trade says BlackArrow, Nelogica's trading platform, is now available on all its evaluations at no extra cost.

Take Profit Trader cuts evaluation minimum to three trading days
New Take Profit Trader test accounts can pass in three trading days from August 17; existing tests keep five.

Court stays discovery in McCrudden v. Topstep pending arbitration
A Florida magistrate judge paused discovery in the McCrudden suit until the arbitration motion is decided.

MyFundedFutures adds Rapid EOD with end-of-day funded drawdown
MyFundedFutures started selling Rapid EOD on August 6, with end-of-day drawdown at every stage.

Lucid makes the daily loss limit a checkout option on LucidFlex
Lucid's LucidFlex now sets the daily loss limit at checkout, on for a lower price or off for a higher one.

CME reports record July volume of 27 million contracts a day, up 23%
CME Group reported record July volume of 27 million contracts a day, led by micro-sized contracts.

CME to launch E-nano equity index futures on August 24
CME announced four E-nano index contracts for August 24, sized below one Micro E-mini.

Apex sues a funded trader over chargebacks
Apex Trader Funding sued a customer on July 29, 2026, alleging thousands of bad-faith card chargebacks.