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Best futures prop firms 2026: ranked by live evaluation passes
Futures prop firms ranked by where strategies have actually passed live — PropPass's own record of finished evaluations — with each firm's rules side by side.
Recorded live on a virtual evaluation account.
147Live passes
12Fails
8Prop firms
2Median days to pass
Futures prop firms ranked by live passes
"Best" here means one thing only: where strategies in the PropPass directory have actually passed evaluations live. The ranking is PropPass's own record of finished evaluations as of Nov 1, 2026 — not an opinion of the firms, their service or their payouts.
| # | Prop firm | Live passes | Fails | Strategies | Packages | Median days to pass | Instruments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FundedNext Futures | 44 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | CL, ES, GC, MGC, MNQ, NQ, SI, SIL, YM |
| 2 | BluSky Trading | 28 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | CL, ES, M2K, MCL, MGC, MNQ, NQ, RTY, SI, SIL, YM |
| 3 | My Funded Futures | 21 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ES, GC, NQ, SI, YM |
| 4 | Tradeify | 17 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | M2K, MNQ, NQ, SI, SIL, YM |
| 5 | Apex Trader Funding | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | GC, M2K, NQ, RTY, SI, SIL, YM |
| 6 | Lucid Trading | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | GC, MNQ, NQ, SI, YM |
| 7 | Topstep | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | MYM, NQ, SI |
| 8 | Take Profit Trader | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 | ES, NQ |
Recorded live on a virtual evaluation account. Finished evaluations only. The count depends on how many strategies run on each firm's packages, so compare passes with fails.
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Each firm's most-passed package
| Package | Profit target | Max loss | Daily loss limit | Consistency | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding Apex EOD Trail 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | $1,000 | None in the evaluation | 30 calendar days |
| BluSky Trading Orbit 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | None | None in the evaluation | 30 calendar days |
| FundedNext Futures Rapid Pro 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | None | None in the evaluation | No time limit |
| Lucid Trading LucidPro 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | $1,200 (optional — only if added at purchase) | None in the evaluation | No time limit |
| My Funded Futures Builder 25K | $1,500 | $1,000 · End-of-day trailing | $600 | None in the evaluation | No time limit |
| Take Profit Trader Test-PRO 25K | $1,500 | $1,500 · End-of-day trailing | None | Best day ≤ 50% of total profit, or the profit target rises | No time limit |
| Topstep Trading Combine (XFA Standard) 100K | $6,000 | $3,000 · End-of-day trailing | $2,000 (optional — only if added at purchase) | Best day ≤ 55% of total profit, or the profit target rises | No time limit |
| Tradeify Growth 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | $1,250 | None in the evaluation | No time limit |
From each firm's published rules; dates on each firm's page.
Profit split on funded accounts
| Prop firm | Profit split (by plan) | Rules as of |
|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding | 100% | 2026-09-11 |
| BluSky Trading | 90% | 2026-10-22 |
| FundedNext Futures | 80% / 90% / 95% | 2026-09-11 |
| Lucid Trading | 90% | 2026-09-11 |
| My Funded Futures | 80% / 90% | 2026-10-03 |
| Take Profit Trader | 80% | 2026-10-03 |
| Topstep | 90% | 2026-10-03 |
| Tradeify | 90% | 2026-10-03 |
Compare firms
- Apex Trader Funding vs BluSky Trading
- Apex Trader Funding vs FundedNext Futures
- Apex Trader Funding vs Lucid Trading
- Apex Trader Funding vs My Funded Futures
- Apex Trader Funding vs Take Profit Trader
- Apex Trader Funding vs Topstep
- Apex Trader Funding vs Tradeify
- BluSky Trading vs FundedNext Futures
- BluSky Trading vs Lucid Trading
- BluSky Trading vs My Funded Futures
- BluSky Trading vs Take Profit Trader
- BluSky Trading vs Topstep
- BluSky Trading vs Tradeify
- FundedNext Futures vs Lucid Trading
- FundedNext Futures vs My Funded Futures
- FundedNext Futures vs Take Profit Trader
- FundedNext Futures vs Topstep
- FundedNext Futures vs Tradeify
- Lucid Trading vs My Funded Futures
- Lucid Trading vs Take Profit Trader
- Lucid Trading vs Topstep
- Lucid Trading vs Tradeify
- My Funded Futures vs Take Profit Trader
- My Funded Futures vs Topstep
- My Funded Futures vs Tradeify
- Take Profit Trader vs Topstep
- Take Profit Trader vs Tradeify
- Topstep vs Tradeify
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Questions traders ask
What is a futures prop firm?
A futures prop firm sells evaluations: a simulated account with a profit target and loss limits. Pass it and you trade a funded account and keep a share of the profit (the profit split). In PropPass's researched rule files the profit target runs from 2% to 20% of the account size (median 6%).
What is the best futures prop firm?
By PropPass's live record as of Nov 1, 2026, FundedNext Futures has the most live evaluation passes (44). The full ranking above is by finished live evaluations only — not an opinion of the firms.
How many futures prop firms do PropPass strategies pass?
8 firms, with 147 live passes and 12 fails by 23 strategies as of Nov 1, 2026.
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Can you swing trade at a futures prop firm?
Apex Trader Funding, FundedNext Futures, Lucid Trading, My Funded Futures, Take Profit Trader, Topstep, Tradeify do not allow positions to be held overnight on evaluation accounts, per their published rules.
How long does it take to pass a futures prop firm evaluation?
Across 147 live passes in the PropPass directory, the median was 2 trading days (fastest 1, longest 15), as of Nov 1, 2026. Firm minimum-day rules apply.