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Elite Trader Funding Elite Trader Funding
The TradeMakers The TradeMakers
Elite Trader Funding 7.4 Get Started
The TradeMakers 4.7 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - -
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic Blackarrow
Trading Rules
Profit Split Keep up to 100% Best Up to 90% (Futures), Up to 80% (Equities)
Daily Drawdown None on 1 Step, Static, Fast Track, and DTF plans; End of Day Realized on EOD and Diamond Hands plans. Futures Instant: $1,250 soft breach; Futures Eval: $1,250 hard breach; Equities Instant: $1,500 soft breach; Equities Eval: $1,000 soft breach (at $50K size)
Payout Frequency Same-day approval Every 6 days
Request payouts as often as every 6 active trading days once eligibility requirements are met
Direct Path to Funded ✓ Yes ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 6 plan types (1 Step, Direct to Funded, Static, Diamond Hands, End of Day, Fast Track); accounts from $10K to $250K; up to 100% profit split; same-day payout approval; no daily loss limit on 1 Step, Static, Fast Track, and DTF plans.
  • Only prop firm offering BOTH futures AND equities, instant funding available, up to 90% profit split, payouts every 6 active trading days, same-day account activation, up to $1.75M in buying power, BlackArrow by Nelogica platform included with data fees and platform license
Main Drawbacks
  • Most plans auto-renew every 30 days (1 Step, Static, EOD, DH); one-time activation fees up to $307; only Fast Track and DTF are one-time payments.
  • Equities Eval has $210/month recurring fee (not one-time), Equities Instant uses Static drawdown with strict $2,000 max loss at $50K size (4% of account), 20% consistency rule on Instant plans, no automation/EAs/copy trading allowed, account hedging across firms prohibited, no chargebacks permitted (arbitration only)
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
80% off non-Fast-Track evaluations. Fast Track evaluations are $40 flat. All add-ons 30% off. Code REALTRADER. Verified from ETF affiliate email Apr 24 2026. REALTRADER
90% off first month on Non-Fast Track evaluations (1-Step / End of Day / Static / Diamond Hands / Direct to Funded). Code SAVE90. Verified live on elitetraderfunding.app 2026-06-16. SAVE90
80% off non-Fast Track evaluations (recurring monthly renewal lock-in discount). Code JUNE80. Verified live on elitetraderfunding.app/evaluations 2026-06-23. JUNE80
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Challenge Details

Elite Trader Funding Challenges

15 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$57 $10K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: -
P1: $500 End of Day Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% None
$77 $10K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: -
P1: $500 Static Minimum Balance Never Trails
 Keep up to 100% None
$97 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Live Trailing, Open and Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$147 $10K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: -
P1: $500 Static Minimum Balance Never Trails
 Keep up to 100% $47
$247 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Live Trailing, Open and Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$277 $25K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 Static Minimum Balance Never Trails
 Keep up to 100% $47
$347 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,100 Hard Breach
P1: $2,000 End of Day Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$347 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $5,000 Live Trailing, Open and Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$397 $100K 1 Step P1: $5,000
 P1: $1,500 Hard Breach
P1: $3,500 End of Day Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$487 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $2,200 Hard Breach
P1: $3,500 End of Day Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$497 $50K 1 Step P1: $4,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Static Minimum Balance Never Trails
 Keep up to 100% $47
$597 $250K 1 Step P1: $15,000
 P1: -
P1: $6,500 Live Trailing, Open and Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$657 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $3,300 Hard Breach
P1: $4,500 End of Day Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% $47
$747 $50K Instant P1: $5,100
 P1: -
P1: $5,000 End of Day Realized Profit
 Keep up to 100% None
$997 $100K Instant P1: $5,100
 P1: -
P1: $5,000 Static Minimum Balance Never Trails
 Keep up to 100% None

The TradeMakers Challenges

4 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$180 $108
one-time (Save $72 with discount) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,250
Hard Breach
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90/10 (Keep up to 90%) None
$350 $210
/month (Save $140 with discount) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
Soft Breach
P1: $2,000 Intra-Day Trailing
 80/20 (Keep up to 80%) None
$520 $312
one-time (Save $208 with discount) 		$50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,250
Soft Breach
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90/10 (Keep up to 90%) None
$1500 $900
one-time (Save $600 with discount) 		$50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,500
Soft Breach
P1: $2,000 Static
 80/20 (Keep up to 80%) None
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