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Lucid Pro — Free activation · 5 profit days · 6 payouts to live
Tradeify Growth — 5 day funded payouts · 10 max accounts · 35% funded consistency
Alpha Zero — 1 eval day · 5 qualified days · no eval consistency
Apex Performance — 5 trading day payouts · 20 max accounts · 6 payout requests
My Funded Futures Rapid — Daily payouts · no DLL · no activation fee
Top One Elite — 1 day pass · $149 activation · 25% funded consistency
Lucid Pro — Free activation · 5 profit days · 6 payouts to live
Tradeify Growth — 5 day funded payouts · 10 max accounts · 35% funded consistency
Alpha Zero — 1 eval day · 5 qualified days · no eval consistency
Apex Performance — 5 trading day payouts · 20 max accounts · 6 payout requests
My Funded Futures Rapid — Daily payouts · no DLL · no activation fee
Top One Elite — 1 day pass · $149 activation · 25% funded consistency
Take Profit Trader — DLL removed · 5 sizes · 25K to 150K · code CHAMP
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Lucid Pro
CGQ / Rithmic feeds · 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K
Activation fee is free across the plan.
Can pass to funded in 1 day with 5 minimum profit days for payout qualification.
Consistency is 40% and payouts move to live after 6 payouts.
25K → 150K
Profit target: $1,250 → $9,000
✓ No activation fee ✓ 5 profit days ✓ $500 min payout request
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Lucid

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Pro · Black · Flex · Direct
Programs
4 paths
Pro, Black, Flex, and Direct.
  • Pro: activation fee free, 40% consistency, pass funded in 1 day.
  • Black: legacy program, 60% funded consistency, bonus payout option.
  • Flex: no DLL, 50% eval consistency.
  • Direct: straight to funded with 20% consistency.
Account Sizes
25K → 150K
25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K coverage.
  • Max size: 2 minis on 25K through 10 minis on 150K.
  • Buffer balance: $26,100 up to $154,600 on Pro.
Rule Snapshot
Targets $1,250 → $9,000
Max loss $1,000 → $4,500 with path-specific DLL rules.
  • Pro: DLL none on 25K, then $1,200 / $1,800 / $2,700.
  • Flex: no DLL across the path.
  • Direct: max accounts 5 with 5-day payout minimum.
Payout / Min Days
5-day payout path
Minimum payout request is $500.
  • Profit days: 5 minimum across listed sizes.
  • Payout 1 caps: $1,000 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000.
  • Payout 2 caps: $1,500 / $2,500 / $3,000 / $3,500.
Platforms
7 platforms
CGQ and Rithmic stack included.
  • CGQ data feed, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView.
  • Rithmic data feed, MotiveWave, Quantower.
Alpha Futures
Zero · Standard · Advanced
Programs
3 plans
Zero, Standard, and Advanced.
  • Zero: 25K / 50K / 100K with 1 eval day and 5 qualified days.
  • Standard: 50K / 100K / 150K with 2 eval days and 3 qualified days.
  • Advanced: 50K / 100K / 150K with 2 eval days and 5 qualified days.
Account Sizes
25K → 150K
Zero starts at 25K. Standard and Advanced run 50K to 150K.
  • Zero max position: 1 / 3 / 6 minis.
  • Standard max position: 5 / 10 / 15 minis.
  • Advanced max position: 5 / 10 / 15 minis.
Rule Snapshot
DLL varies by plan
Zero uses DLL, Standard DLL only funded, Advanced no DLL.
  • Zero: DLL $500 / $1,000 / $2,000 with 40% qualified consistency.
  • Standard: no eval DLL, then $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 funded DLL with 40% qualified consistency.
  • Advanced: no eval DLL, no qualified DLL, and no qualified consistency.
Payout / Split
70% → 90% or flat 90%
Standard tiers payouts. Advanced stays at 90%.
  • Zero: 90% qualified split.
  • Standard: payouts 1–2 = 70%, 3–4 = 80%, 5+ = 90%.
  • Advanced: 90% at all times with payout requests every 5 winning days of $200+.
News / Accounts
News allowed
All three allow holding through news in eval.
  • Zero: 5 max qualified accounts.
  • Standard: 3 qualified accounts.
  • Advanced: 3 qualified accounts.
Apex Futures
Intraday Trail · EOD Trail · Rithmic · Tradovate · WealthCharts
Programs
2 trail types
Intraday Trail and EOD Trail across 3 platforms.
  • Platforms: Rithmic, Tradovate, WealthCharts.
  • All evals: 1 day to pass with built-in scaling for PA.
Account Sizes
25K → 150K
Same size ladder across Intraday and EOD.
  • Eval max contracts: 4 / 6 / 8 / 12 minis.
  • PA max contracts: 2 / 4 / 6 / 10 minis.
Rule Snapshot
1-day pass / 50% consistency
Targets run $1,500 to $9,000 with $1,000 to $4,000 drawdown.
  • Eval: reset fee N/A with built-in PA scaling.
  • PA: DLL yes, consistency 50%, payout split none–100%.
Payout / Activation
$79 activation
Performance accounts have the same payout cadence across versions.
  • Activation: $79 within 7 days of passing eval.
  • Payouts: every 5 trading days with max 6 payout requests.
  • Max accounts: 20.
Platform Features
Feature stack varies
Tradovate versions include the broadest compatibility stack.
  • Rithmic: NinjaTrader value + real-time data fee value.
  • Tradovate: TradingView, browser, mobile, Mac, Tradovate license, NinjaTrader value, data fee value.
  • WealthCharts: real-time data fee value.
My Funded Futures
Rapid · Pro · Flex
Programs
3 payout styles
Rapid, Pro, and Flex.
  • Rapid: daily payouts.
  • Pro: bi-weekly payouts.
  • Flex: weekly payouts.
Account Sizes
See full rules
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Rule Snapshot
No DLL / no activation fee
All three paths keep those two rules simple.
Payout / Min Days
Daily / bi-weekly / weekly
Depends on path, with 50% eval consistency and none funded.
Platforms
See full rules
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Top One Futures
Elite · Instant Sim · S2F Pro · Ignite
Programs
4 funding paths
Elite, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim PRO, and Ignite.
  • Elite Challenge: 1-step challenge with activation fee.
  • Instant Sim: one-time fee instant funded path.
  • S2F Sim PRO: ESS 20% with 10 payout days.
  • Ignite: instant funding for 25K to 100K.
Account Sizes
25K → 150K
Ignite goes to 100K. Other paths reach 150K.
  • Max contracts: 1 mini on 25K through 12 minis on 150K.
  • Max accounts: varies by path, with current website exceptions noted.
Rule Snapshot
DLL path by path
Consistency ranges 15% to 25% depending on route.
  • Elite: DLL $625 → $3,750, funded consistency 25%.
  • Instant Sim: consistency 20% with website note exceptions.
  • Ignite: consistency 15% and current 100K drawdown exception noted.
Payout / Min Days
1-day pass to 10-day payout
Elite can pass in 1 day. S2F needs 10 payout days.
  • Elite: min days to pass 1.
  • S2F: min trading days to payout 10.
  • Instant / Ignite: immediate funded-style purchase paths.
Platforms
See full rules
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Tradeify

Growth · Select · Lightning
Programs
3 paths
Growth, Select, and Lightning.
  • Growth: evaluation then funded with 35% funded consistency and 5-day payouts.
  • Select: evaluation then choose Daily or Flex funding path. No eval DLL, 40% eval consistency.
  • Lightning: direct-style plan with 20% consistency and 5-day payouts.
Account Sizes
25K → 150K
Growth and Select run 25K to 150K. Lightning also covers all four sizes.
  • Growth / Select: 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K · 1 / 4 / 8 / 12 minis max.
  • Lightning: 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K · 1 / 4 / 8 / 12 minis.
Rule Snapshot
DLL varies by path
Growth has DLL · Select Flex path removes DLL · Lightning none on 25K.
  • Growth eval: DLL $600 / $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,750 · no eval consistency.
  • Select eval: no DLL · 40% consistency.
  • Lightning: DLL none on 25K, then $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,750.
Payout Options
Daily or 5-day
Select Daily path offers daily payouts. All others are 5-day.
  • Growth funded: 5-day · 35% consistency · max accounts 5.
  • Select Daily: daily · max payout $600 / $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,500.
  • Select Flex: 5-day · max payout $3,000 / $4,000 / $5,000 · no DLL.
  • Lightning: 5-day · 20% consistency · max accounts 5.
Platforms
2 platforms
Tradovate and WealthCharts.
  • Tradovate
  • WealthCharts
Take Profit Trader
Straight size ladder
Programs
Single ladder
Take Profit Trader uses a straightforward size ladder — 25K through 150K with DLL removed on all accounts.
Account Sizes
25K · 50K · 75K · 100K · 150K
25K · 50K · 75K · 100K · 150K.
  • Max size: 3 minis on 25K through 15 minis on 150K.
Rule Snapshot
DLL removed
Straightforward target and drawdown ladder.
  • Targets: $1,500 / $3,000 / $4,500 / $6,000 / $9,000.
  • Drawdown: $1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000 / $4,500.
Payout / Min Days
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Platforms
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