News
Futures prop firm news, each item dated and sourced.
Topstep clarifies Tier 1 news trading restrictions
Topstep's current rules separate new orders, existing positions and micro limits around Tier 1 releases.
FundedNext Futures launches Direct, a $50K instant account
FundedNext's $50K Direct account skips the challenge: $2,100 buffer, 20% consistency, $800 to $1,200 per withdrawal.
MyFundedFutures launches Studio with a static loss limit
MyFundedFutures Studio: $10K and $20K plans with a static max loss, no daily loss limit and payouts anytime.
CME withdraws its 24/7 10-barrel crude oil futures filing
CME drops its plan for a 10-barrel crude oil contract that would have traded around the clock.
CME September volume hits 31.8 million contracts a day
CME reports a September record, with Micro Nasdaq futures volume up 73%. The figures do not change prop rules.
FundedSeat closes, citing no access to big platforms
Futures prop firm FundedSeat announced its closure on September 28, 2026 and says active accounts will be refunded.
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.
MyFundedFutures adds Builder 100K/150K, soft DLL on 25K
Builder now comes in 100K and 150K sizes, and the Builder 25K carries a $600 soft daily loss limit.
CME to list Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19
CME plans Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, in standard and micro sizes, for October 19, pending regulatory review.
TradersYard ends FX/CFD challenges to focus on futures
TradersYard stops selling FX/CFD challenges after September 30, 2026 and makes futures its main product.
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.
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.
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.
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