FuturesElite Prime Challenge rules
Account sizes and limits
| Size | Price | Target | Daily loss | Max loss | Contracts | Activation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $96 One-time; site promo 2026-10-27 (auto-applied coupon NEW): $57.60 | $1,250 | $600 | $1,000 | 2 minis / 20 micros | $0 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $50,000 | $179 One-time; site promo 2026-10-27 (auto-applied coupon NEW): $107.40 | $3,000 | $1,200 | $2,000 | 4 minis / 40 micros | $0 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $100,000 | $279 One-time; site promo 2026-10-27 (auto-applied coupon NEW): $167.40 | $6,000 | $1,800 | $3,000 | 6 minis / 60 micros | $0 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $150,000 | $369 One-time; site promo 2026-10-27 (auto-applied coupon NEW): $221.40 | $9,000 | $2,700 | $4,500 | 10 minis / 100 micros | $0 | Track·Would I pass? |
List prices, without temporary discounts. “—” means the firm doesn't publish that value for this size.
Daily loss limit
- Resets
- soft lock
- If you hit it
- Trading pauses until the reset; the account stays open
Max loss (drawdown)
- Type
- End-of-day trailing
The floor moves up to your highest end-of-day balance minus the max loss. Open trades during the day don't move it, but it is still enforced live. See it on a chart
Phases
- Target
- —
- Minimum days
- 1
- Time limit
- None stated
Funded account and payouts
- Profit split
- 90%
- First payout
- funded profit target $250/$500/$900/$1,350 + balance above buffer; min $500/$500/$900/$1,100 (25K needs 3 trading days)
- Payout cycle
- caps 1st/2nd/3rd: 25K $1,000/$1,500/$1,500; 50K $2,000/$2,500/$2,800; 100K $2,500/$3,000/$3,500; 150K $3,000/$3,500/$3,800
- Consistency rule
- None in challenge; 40% of requested amount funded
- Platforms
- Tradovate, WealthCharts, NinjaTrader, Quantower, ATAS, Volumetrica, DeepCharts
What you can trade and how
Evaluations may trade Tier-1 news; on funded accounts trades in the restricted window are voided, and Nitro Sim Funded bans Tier-1 news trading.
Applies to: Funded: trades in a news window are voided; Nitro Sim Funded: no Tier-1 news trading; evaluations unrestricted
Source, checked 2026-11-02 News rules at every firm →Good to know
Can pass on first day. Buffer never withdrawable.
How much room do I have left?
Enter your numbers to see which floor you hit first today. Empty fields use the starting balance.
A planning estimate from the published limits. Trailing floors usually stop rising once they reach a set level; check the lock rule above. Commissions and open trades count toward the limits at most firms.
Your odds of passing
Enter how you trade and we run 1,000 evaluations of the FuturesElite Prime Challenge against its own daily limit, drawdown, target and day rules.
- Passed 46%
- Max loss 54%
A model, not a forecast: each trade wins or loses your average amount at random, days are whole weekdays, and trailing floors never lock. Consistency, news and weekend rules aren't applied. Expected spend assumes every attempt costs the same as the first. Have real results? Replay your own days.
Similar programs at other firms
Same market, $50K account, closest structure to the FuturesElite Prime Challenge — cheapest first among equals.
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