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Elite Trader Funding

Futures · United States · Founded 2022 · PFM 7.2/10 · Verified data
Data last verified Aug 16, 2026 · source ↗ · screenshot, Aug 16, 2026, 17:16 UTC

Elite Trader Funding at a glance

Read from Elite Trader Funding's own site; inputs last verified Aug 16, 2026. Terms change — confirm on the firm's site before you buy.

Elite Trader Funding is a futures prop firm based in United States, founded 2022. Its evaluation uses a trailing drawdown of $2K with a profit target of 6% of the starting balance ($3,000 on $50K), and funded traders keep an 80% profit split. Payout processing is quoted at 2 days, with payouts per cycle, once Active Trade Days are met; same-day approval. Trading is on TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Tickblaze, Rithmic, on accounts from $10K to $150K, with evaluations from $57.

Drawdown model
Trailing · $2K
Follows your peak balance intraday · what this means →
Profit split
80%
Share of funded-account profit the trader keeps · what this means →
Profit target
6%
$3,000 on $50K
Payout processing
2 days
The wire itself — the last step, not the whole wait
Payout frequency
Per cycle, once Active Trade Days are met; same-day approval
Evaluation from
$57
Cheapest listed evaluation; see the cost panel for the full bill · what this means →
Platforms
TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Tickblaze, Rithmic
Account sizes
$10K, $50K, $100K, $150K
  • News trading : yes
  • Weekend holding : yes
  • EAs / bots : no
  • Scaling plan : no
  • Same-day payouts : no

True cost to first payout

Normalised to a $50K account. Billed monthly — the total grows with every month you take to pass.

Recurring

$384to reach a funded account, if you pass in month one

Entry feeFirst payment to start the evaluation
$207
Monthly feeRecurring while the evaluation is open
$207
Activation feeCharged once, on passing, to open the funded account
$177
Reset fee Cost to retry a failed evaluation
$47

1-Step 50K at $207/month list. On passing, activation is either a one-time $177 or $47 once plus $87/month (recorded: the one-time figure). Fast Track 10K EOD is a $57 one-time alternative with no monthly renewal. Sim-funded payouts cap at $25,000 total, after which the firm moves you to a live account at an uncapped 80% split.

See the screenshot we took on Aug 16, 2026, 17:16 UTC — 1-Step Live Trailing Eval cards: 50K / 100K / 150K, captured logged out so it shows the public price, not a personalised one. Check it against the live page↗

Path to your first payout

Elite Trader Funding advertises a 2-day payout. That's the last step, not the whole wait.

at least 15 trading days from purchase to money in your account, at the fastest

  1. 1
    Pass the evaluationmin 5 trading days

    The minimum before you can hit the target — most traders take longer.

  2. 2
    Activate the funded account$177 once

    A one-off charge on passing, before you trade a funded account.

  3. 3
    Trade until you qualifymin 8 trading days

    Funded days required before a first withdrawal.

  4. 4
    Get paid2 days to process

    Per cycle, once Active Trade Days are met; same-day approval

The 8 funded days are Active Trade Days, not calendar days. Payout requests carry the firm's own 48-Hour Payout Guarantee; each 50K payout is capped at $1,750 while sim-funded.

The PFM Score, broken down

Three weighted pillars, computed from this firm's official-site facts. No firm can buy a better rank — ever.

7.2
out of 10
#19 of 25
Payout Integrity 47% weight
7.5
Rule Clarity 29% weight
5.1
Trading Conditions 24% weight
9.0

No trader sentiment is in this score, and we publish no star ratings — self-selected reviews can't be made representative, however carefully each one is checked. Why →

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