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The Best Futures Prop Firms in 2026, Ranked by Verified Score
10 CME-futures firms · TVSM-PF v2.0.2 · Hybrids and CFD-default shops excluded · Freshest verification 2026-06-17
Futures funding is where most 2026 prop volume actually lives — and where the rule details bite hardest. The three questions that decide whether you keep a funded futures account are the drawdown model (intraday-trailing floors end accounts on unrealized swings), the consistency rule (one outsized day can gate a payout), and the payout schedule. Every firm below has all three verified from its own rules documents, cited on its scorecard under published criteria.
The futures ranking
| # | Firm | TVSM Score | Best for | Challenge fee | Drawdown model | Payout split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earn2Trade | 79.6Strong | Long-horizon CME futures traders who want a multi-year track record, formal exa… | Trader Career Path exam ~$1… | Trailing Drawdown until top-tier fu… | 80/20 in trader favour acro… |
| 2 | Tradeify | 78Strong | CME futures intraday traders who want EOD trailing drawdown over Apex-style tra… | Growth $50K ~$129/mo; $150K… | EOD trailing — balance-based; e.g. … | 90% on sim-funded (Growth /… |
| 3 | MyFundedFutures | 76Strong | CME futures intraday traders prioritising fast payouts, EOD trailing drawdown, … | Core from $77/mo; Rapid fro… | EOD trailing — balance-based (close… | 100% of first $10,000 in pr… |
| 4 | OneUp Trader | 75.9Strong | CME futures traders with a defined intraday strategy and disciplined risk manag… | $25K $125/mo; $50K $165/mo;… | 3.5% trailing intraday across all a… | 100% of first $10,000 in pr… |
| 5 | TradeDay | 75.1Strong | CME futures traders who value drawdown-model choice (Intraday / EOD / Static), … | $125–$375/mo subscription d… | Choice of Intraday Trailing / EOD T… | 80% on first $50K profit, 9… |
| 6 | Lucid Trading | 73Strong | CME futures traders who prefer one-time fees over subscriptions, value EOD draw… | One-time fee model; competi… | EOD across all current programs — b… | 90/10 across LucidPro and L… |
| 7 | Alpha Futures | 72.4Strong | Cost-sensitive CME futures traders who want fast (1-2 business day) payouts, a … | $50K tiers: Premium $119/mo… | EOD trailing — balance-based; updat… | 90% on payout requests per … |
| 8 | Apex Trader Funding | 66.2Strong | CME futures intraday traders who can work within an EOD trailing drawdown and w… | One-time: ~$399 eval + $139… | EOD Trailing — ratchets up with pea… | 100% on first $25,000 lifet… |
| 9 | Topstep | 61.1Adequate | CME futures traders who prioritize platform integration, established community,… | $49–$149/month subscription | Trailing EOD MLL — ratchets up with… | 90% (flat for new traders a… |
| 10 | Take Profit Trader | 60.1Adequate | Existing TPT funded traders working through PRO toward the PRO+ upgrade with a … | $150–360/mo subscription de… | PRO: 6% trailing intraday; PRO+: EO… | PRO: 80/20; PRO+ upgrade af… |
Live-derived: a rule change that moves a score reorders this table. Change history is public in the changelog.
What separates the futures firms that rank well
The top of this table is not the firms with the loudest discounts — it is the firms whose payout mechanics survive scrutiny: transparent splits without hidden gates, drawdown floors a disciplined trader can actually manage, and terms that have stayed stable instead of being rewritten under traders mid-account. The bottom of the table is usually there for one of two reasons: an intraday-trailing drawdown paired with an aggressive consistency rule, or a payout policy whose fine print contradicts its marketing. The scorecards quote the exact clauses.
Platform stacks matter more in futures than anywhere else: most firms here route through NinjaTrader, Tradovate, or Rithmic-connected platforms rather than a proprietary terminal, and futures market integrity itself runs on CME Group infrastructure overseen by the CFTC; firm-level registration and disciplinary history checks run against NFA BASIC. The verified platform list is on every scorecard — treat it as a hard filter if your edge depends on your setup.
Broader cuts: all prop firms ranked · static-drawdown firms · no payout cap · Canada-ready firms. Or run any firm’s verified drawdown model against your own trading style in the Survival Calculator.
Common questions
What counts as a futures prop firm on this list?
A firm whose funded accounts trade CME-group futures through futures platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic-routed stacks, TradingView futures integrations) and which does NOT primarily sell forex/CFD accounts. Hybrids whose default product is CFDs are excluded — they are compared against forex firms instead, because their drawdown and payout mechanics behave differently.
What matters most when choosing a futures prop firm?
The drawdown model, before anything else. An intraday-trailing drawdown can end an account on an unrealized swing you never banked; end-of-day and static models forgive intraday excursions. After that: the consistency rule (whether one big day can disqualify a payout), the payout cap and schedule, and whether the platform stack matches your setup. Every one of those is a verified spec on each firm’s scorecard.
Are futures prop firms safer than forex prop firms?
Structurally they clear a slightly higher bar: futures data and routing run through regulated CME infrastructure, and pricing is exchange-derived rather than dealer-quoted. But the counterparty risk that actually hurts traders — payout reliability, retroactive rule changes, firm solvency — is identical in kind. That is what the TVSM score measures, and it varies as widely among futures firms as anywhere else.
Why is this list shorter than the main ranking?
Because it only admits recommended, scored, futures-native firms. The full ranking of every scored prop firm — including forex/CFD firms and Research Only entries — lives on the best-prop-firms page.