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Tradeify drops its 10-second trade rule from evaluations
Tradeify's under-10-second trade rule now applies only to funded payouts, not to evaluations.
TradeDay sets 45% consistency rule on new Fast Pass accounts
New Fast Pass Funded Sim accounts cap any single day at 45% of gross profits and pay out less per request.
CME 1-Ounce Gold goes 24/7; nearly 15,000 trade in first weekend
CME's 1-Ounce Gold futures began weekend trading on July 24; nearly 15,000 contracts traded that weekend.
Alpha Futures reopens Standard plan, lifts account limit to 5
Standard accounts bought from July 27, 2026 can be held five at a time; older ones stay capped at three.
Lucid Trading launches LucidDaily with daily payout requests
LucidDaily allows a payout request on any eligible day, with intraday drawdown and a red-folder news ban.
CME launches Single Stock futures on 55 US stocks
CME began trading cash-settled Single Stock futures on 55 US stocks on July 27, with micros on 22 names.
Trader who spent $404,941 on Apex accounts sues over commodity pool
A federal suit in Texas alleges Apex Trader Funding operated an unregistered commodity pool.
Take Profit Trader automates withdrawals on Tradovate PRO
Account-to-wallet approval on Tradovate PRO accounts now clears in seconds instead of manual review.
Apex asks Florida court to dismiss trader suit or order arbitration
Apex refiled its motion to dismiss or compel arbitration on July 16; trial term is set for December 2027.
Alpha Futures pays first 10% batch of approved Premium payouts
Alpha Futures says approved Premium payouts will be paid in batches, starting with 10% on July 15.
NinjaTrader ends Alpha Futures contract; Premium plan closes
Alpha Futures lost NinjaTrader and Tradovate access on July 12 and closed its Premium plan, refunding accounts.
FundedNext Futures retires Bolt, launches Rapid Pro and Rapid Daily
Bolt and the old Rapid are off sale from 10 July 2026; the new Rapid challenge splits into Pro and Daily.
CFTC stays CME's 24/7 crude oil contract; futures hours unchanged
The CFTC stayed NYMEX's 10-Barrel WTI listing a day before around-the-clock crude trading could start.
Alpha Futures drops the $149 activation fee on Advanced accounts
Advanced accounts bought after the July 8 announcement move to Qualified with no $149 activation fee.
Topstep swaps Live Performance Bonus for $250,000 Octagon contest
Topstep's level-based Live Performance Bonus ended in June; the Octagon started July 1, 2026.
Alpha Futures launches Direct, an instant-funded account
Alpha Futures' Direct accounts skip the evaluation but gate payouts behind a target and a 20% rule.
Earn2Trade drops minimum trading days, ties split to withdrawals
Evaluations bought from July 6, 2026 have no minimum trading days and a threshold-based profit split.
CME reports record June volume; Micro Nasdaq at 3.2M a day
CME Group reported record June average daily volume of 30.6 million contracts, led by micro equity index products.
Topstep Labs opens with a $25,000 static-drawdown Trading Combine
Topstep's first Labs drop is a $25,000 Combine with a fixed max loss limit, no resets and a $75 one-time fee.
Funded Futures Network replaces old plans with STEADY evaluation
Funded Futures Network closed Standard OG to new buyers and replaced Express MAX with the two-day STEADY account.
cTrader will not onboard new US traders at prop firms
Spotware says prop firms can no longer sign up new US-based traders on cTrader, after Q1 review.
CME Globex closes early Friday, July 3, for Independence Day 2026
CME Globex closes at noon CT on Friday, July 3, and those trades carry a July 6 trade date.
Earn2Trade raises concurrent evaluation limit from three to five
Earn2Trade now allows five evaluation accounts at once; funded-side limits are unchanged.
CFTC seeks comment on 24/7 futures and energy perpetual contracts
The CFTC opened public comment on 24/7 trading of standard futures and on energy perpetual contracts.