Futures prop firm with monthly 1 Step, EOD, Static and Diamond Hands evaluations plus Direct to Funded.
Founded
2022 (4 years)
Headquarters
United States
CEO
Kanwal Singh
Max funding
$3M
Profit split
Up to 100%
Programs
1-step, Instant funding
Trading permissions
NewsAllowed
EAsAllowed with limits
CopyAllowed with limits
OvernightAllowed with limits
WeekendAllowed with limits
Overview
Elite Trader Funding is a futures prop firm founded on 14 February 2022 by Kanwal Singh and run as Elite Trader Funding, LLC. It sells monthly-billed evaluations on four plans (1 Step with a live trailing drawdown, End of Day, Static and Diamond Hands), a one-time-fee 10K Fast Track evaluation with a 10-day limit, and Direct to Funded accounts that skip the evaluation. Passing leads to a simulated Elite Sim-Funded account, kept active with a one-time or $87 monthly activation fee, where traders keep up to 100% of payouts until they have withdrawn $25,000 in total. At that point, or earlier at the firm's discretion, traders move to LIVE ELITE, a real-capital account on an 80/20 split with withdrawals on any business day. Up to 20 Elite accounts can be held at once.
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1 Step
1-step
Account sizes
$50K to $150K
Price
$207 to $347 a month
Drawdown
Intraday trailing
Profit split
100%
Payouts
8 Active Trade Days, then 10 per cycle
Minimum trading days
5 to pass; 8 Active Trade Days for the first payout and 10 for each later one
Time limit
None; the subscription renews every 30 days until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
ETF calls this its most popular plan. The drawdown follows the highest unrealized balance in real time, during the evaluation and in the Elite account.
After passing, the Elite Sim-Funded account is kept active with either the one-time activation fee shown ($177 or $247) or $87 a month; the two are alternatives, and monthly payers can switch to the one-time fee later.
In the Elite account the trailing stops once realized profit reaches the drawdown plus $100 (the safety net), and the floor is then fixed at the starting balance plus $100.
For accounts bought from 28 July 2026, payout cycle limits run from $250 up to $1,000, $1,250 or $1,500 (50K, 100K, 150K) in the first cycle, rising to $1,750, $2,000 or $2,250 from the fourth.
Active Trade Day rules apply to evaluations bought from 2 October 2026; earlier purchases use $200 and 23% of the best day.
A failed evaluation can be reset for $47 as often as needed, and a failed evaluation is reset at no charge when the subscription renews. The One Day to Pass add-on removes the 5-day minimum.
End of Day
1-step
Account sizes
$50K to $100K
Price
$347 to $487 a month
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
100%
Payouts
8 Active Trade Days, then 10 per cycle
Minimum trading days
5 to pass; 8 Active Trade Days for the first payout and 10 for each later one
Time limit
None; the subscription renews every 30 days until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
The drawdown trails the highest end-of-day balance, but open losses count intraday: touching the floor or the daily loss limit fails the account at once.
The daily loss limit ($1,100 or $2,200) is measured from the prior day's closing balance and is a hard breach; the TradeShield add-on turns it into a soft breach.
In the Elite account the drawdown locks and the daily loss limit is removed once realized profit reaches the drawdown plus $100.
Payout cycle limits run from $100 up to $1,250 (50K) or $1,750 (100K) in the first cycle, rising to $2,000 or $2,500 from the fourth.
Elite activation is $177 or $257 one-time, or $87 a month. A failed evaluation can be reset for $47.
Only the 50K and 100K sizes were on sale on the check date.
Static
1-step
Account sizes
$10K to $50K
Price
$147 to $497 a month
Drawdown
Static
Profit split
100%
Payouts
8 Active Trade Days, then 10 per cycle
Minimum trading days
5 to pass; 8 Active Trade Days for the first payout and 10 for each later one
Time limit
None; the subscription renews every 30 days until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
The minimum balance is set on day one and never moves, in the evaluation or in the Elite account; reaching the safety net does not change it.
Payout cycle limits run from $100 up to $500, $750 or $1,250 (10K, 25K, 50K) in the first cycle, rising to $1,000, $1,500 or $2,000 from the fourth.
If an account qualifies for the next cycle before the current cycle's maximum has been withdrawn, the unused amount is lost.
Elite activation is $177 one-time or $87 a month. A failed evaluation can be reset for $47.
Diamond Hands
1-step
Account sizes
$100K to $100K
Price
$397 to $397 a month
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
100%
Payouts
8 Active Trade Days, then 10 per cycle
Minimum trading days
5 to pass; 8 Active Trade Days for the first payout and 10 for each later one
Time limit
None; the subscription renews every 30 days until passed or cancelled
Fee refunded
No
The one evaluation plan that allows positions to be held overnight and over the weekend.
End-of-day trailing drawdown of $3,500 and a $1,500 daily loss limit measured from the prior day's closing balance; open losses count intraday.
In the Elite account the drawdown locks and the daily loss limit is removed once realized profit reaches $3,600.
Payout cycle limits run from $100 up to $1,750 in the first cycle, rising to $2,500 from the fourth.
Elite activation is $307 one-time or $87 a month. A failed evaluation can be reset for $47.
Fast Track (EOD)
1-step
Account sizes
$10K to $10K
Price
$57 to $57
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
100%
Payouts
8 Active Trade Days, then 10 per cycle
Minimum trading days
3 to pass; 8 Active Trade Days for the first payout and 10 for each later one
Time limit
10 calendar days to pass; the evaluation cannot be reset or renewed
Fee refunded
No
Paid once with no monthly renewal. The first month of Elite activation is included; from the second month the Elite account costs $87 a month, and the one-time activation option is not available.
An Active Trade Day needs at least $100 of realized profit, with no best-day percentage rule.
Payout cycle limits are $500, $750 and $1,000 over three cycles, with total payouts from the account capped at $2,250.
The live picker listed a limit of 5 active Fast Track accounts per user, while the help article states 1.
Fast Track (Static)
1-step
Account sizes
$10K to $10K
Price
$77 to $77
Drawdown
Static
Profit split
100%
Payouts
8 Active Trade Days, then 10 per cycle
Minimum trading days
3 to pass; 8 Active Trade Days for the first payout and 10 for each later one
Time limit
10 calendar days to pass; the evaluation cannot be reset or renewed
Fee refunded
No
Same rules as Fast Track (EOD), but the $500 floor is fixed from day one and never trails.
Payout cycle limits are $750, $1,000 and $1,250 over three cycles, with total payouts from the account capped at $3,000.
The first month of Elite activation is included, then $87 a month.
Direct to Funded (EOD)
Instant funding
Account sizes
$10K to $50K
Price
$357 to $747
Drawdown
End-of-day trailing
Profit split
100%
Payouts
5 or 15 Active Trade Days per cycle
Minimum trading days
None; 5 (10K) or 15 (50K) Active Trade Days per payout cycle
Fee refunded
No
A one-time purchase that starts directly in an Elite Sim-Funded account with no evaluation and no activation fee; the 10K size is called the Mini Inferno.
The drawdown trails the end-of-day balance until realized profit reaches $1,600 (10K) or $5,100 (50K), after which the floor is the starting balance plus $100. The picker shows these safety-net amounts as the profit target.
Payout cycle limits are $1,200 per cycle on 10K and $2,500, $2,500, $5,000 and $5,000 on 50K; the minimum request is $500 (10K) or $1,000 (50K).
Positions may be held overnight and over the weekend, and each micro counts as a full position.
Up to 5 active Direct to Funded accounts per trader and up to 10 resets per account ($200 for 10K, $297 for 50K).
Direct to Funded (Static)
Instant funding
Account sizes
$100K to $100K
Price
$997 to $997
Drawdown
Static
Profit split
100%
Payouts
20 Active Trade Days per cycle
Minimum trading days
None; 20 Active Trade Days per payout cycle
Fee refunded
No
The 100K Direct to Funded account uses a fixed $95,000 floor that never trails; the $5,100 safety net must be reached before the first payout.
Payout cycle limits are $1,500, $2,500, $3,500 and then $5,000, with a $500 minimum request.
Positions may be held overnight and over the weekend; a reset costs $447, up to 10 times.
Trading rules
What Elite Trader Funding lets you do on its accounts, taken from its rules and FAQ pages.
News trading
Allowed
Major economic releases can be traded with no restrictions; ETF takes no responsibility for platform or fill problems during those periods.
Expert advisors
Allowed with limits
AI, bots, EAs and algorithmic systems need ETF's written authorization; the only automated tools currently authorized are the approved trade copiers.
Copy trading
Allowed with limits
Only approved copiers (Tradesyncer, Tradecopia, Affordable Indicators, the compliance edition of Replikanto) and copiers built into a platform may be used; trading for other people is prohibited.
Overnight holding
Allowed with limits
Positions must be closed one minute before the instrument's close on most plans; only Diamond Hands and Direct to Funded accounts may hold through the close.
Weekend holding
Allowed with limits
Only Diamond Hands and Direct to Funded accounts may hold positions over the weekend.
Rules to read before you buy
Give-back rule: once an Elite Sim-Funded account is up 20%, losing more than 35% of its total profit can remove it from the program and from LIVE ELITE eligibility.
Up to 20 Elite Sim-Funded accounts can be active at once, including accounts from Fast Track, and no more than 5 of them may be Direct to Funded.
One account per user and one trader per household; letting anyone else trade an account is prohibited.
VPNs, VPS, proxies and other IP-masking tools are prohibited, except approved partner services running from approved IP ranges.
Only the current, highest-volume contract month may be traded, and low-liquidity contracts are not allowed.
Going over the contract limit fails the account; in Elite accounts it also forfeits the profit.
Declaring professional market data status costs $128 per exchange per month, and accounts using a Rithmic data feed opened from 28 January 2026 pay a separate monthly connection fee.
Buyers must live in a country served by both Rise and Stripe; Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are not supported.
Inactivity: Each active account needs at least one valid trade every calendar week and a login at least every 30 days; missing either closes the account and forfeits its profit.
How the drawdown works
Intraday trailing (1 Step)
The loss limit follows your highest intraday equity in real time, including open profit that you later give back.
End-of-day trailing (End of Day, Diamond Hands, Fast Track (EOD), Direct to Funded (EOD))
The loss limit moves up once a day, based on your end-of-day balance, and ignores swings during the session.
Static (Static, Fast Track (Static), Direct to Funded (Static))
The loss limit is fixed at a set distance below your starting balance and never moves.
Consistency rules
1 Step
None on profit; an Active Trade Day needs $250 of realized profit and 30% of the best day's profit
End of Day
None on profit; an Active Trade Day needs $250 of realized profit and 30% of the best day's profit
Static
None on profit; an Active Trade Day needs $125 (10K, 25K) or $250 (50K) of realized profit and 30% of the best day
Diamond Hands
None on profit; an Active Trade Day needs $250 of realized profit and 30% of the best day's profit
Fast Track (EOD)
Best day at most 40% of total profit to pass and 30% at payout
Fast Track (Static)
Best day at most 40% of total profit to pass and 30% at payout
Direct to Funded (EOD)
An Active Trade Day needs $150 and 50% of the best day (10K) or $600 and 62% (50K)
Direct to Funded (Static)
An Active Trade Day needs $500 of realized profit and 50% of the best day
Up to 100% of Elite Sim-Funded payouts until a trader's total payouts reach $25,000; LIVE ELITE withdrawals are split 80/20 in the trader's favour.
How often
Elite Sim-Funded payouts follow cycles of Active Trade Days (8 for the first cycle and 10 after on standard plans; 5 to 20 on Direct to Funded) and are processed on Mondays and Wednesdays. LIVE ELITE withdrawals can be requested on any business day.
First payout
Once realized profit reaches the account's drawdown plus $100 (the safety net) and the first cycle's Active Trade Days are complete.
Minimum withdrawal
$100 per request on most plans, $250 on 1 Step accounts bought from 28 July 2026, $500 or $1,000 on Direct to Funded, and $250 on LIVE ELITE.
Payouts are made through Rise, which pays out to a bank account (ACH), a crypto wallet or an exchange account.
The safety-net amount can never be withdrawn, and moving to the next cycle requires withdrawing the full maximum of the current one.
Sim payouts are capped at $25,000 per trader in total; at that point, or earlier at ETF's discretion, traders move to a LIVE ELITE account funded with real capital.
LIVE ELITE accounts use an end-of-day drawdown with no mandatory daily loss limit, require 34 CME rules lessons, and allow withdrawals with no maximum above the onboarding balance.
ETF states a 48-hour approval guarantee for LIVE ELITE payout requests, excluding weekends and US holidays.
KYC and Rise onboarding must be completed in the same name as the ETF account.
Requests approved by 5 PM ET on Friday are paid in Monday's batch and by 5 PM ET on Tuesday in Wednesday's batch.
Ways to get paid
Rise
ACH
Crypto
Platforms and payments
Trading platforms
Tradovate
NinjaTrader
TradingView
Rithmic
R|Trader Pro
Quantower
Sierra Chart
ATAS
Bookmap
MotiveWave
Markets
Indices
Forex
Energy
Metals
Interest rates
Crypto
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Who can sign up
Elite Trader Funding accepts traders from the United States. It lists 21 restricted countries.
We checked these pages on or before 25 October 2026. Firms change their terms often, so confirm the details on Elite Trader Funding's site before you pay.
How much does a Elite Trader Funding challenge cost?
List prices run from $57 for the $10K Fast Track (EOD) account to $997 for the $100K Direct to Funded (Static) account, before any discount.
What profit split does Elite Trader Funding pay?
Up to 100% of Elite Sim-Funded payouts until a trader's total payouts reach $25,000; LIVE ELITE withdrawals are split 80/20 in the trader's favour.. The highest split across its programs is 100%.
How often does Elite Trader Funding pay out?
Elite Sim-Funded payouts follow cycles of Active Trade Days (8 for the first cycle and 10 after on standard plans; 5 to 20 on Direct to Funded) and are processed on Mondays and Wednesdays. LIVE ELITE withdrawals can be requested on any business day.. First payout: Once realized profit reaches the account's drawdown plus $100 (the safety net) and the first cycle's Active Trade Days are complete..
Does Elite Trader Funding allow news trading?
Allowed. Major economic releases can be traded with no restrictions; ETF takes no responsibility for platform or fill problems during those periods.
Can I use expert advisors (EAs) with Elite Trader Funding?
Allowed with limits. AI, bots, EAs and algorithmic systems need ETF's written authorization; the only automated tools currently authorized are the approved trade copiers.
Does Elite Trader Funding accept traders from the United States?
Yes. Elite Trader Funding's terms allow US residents to sign up. It does restrict 21 other countries, listed on this page.
Which platforms can I trade on with Elite Trader Funding?
