Prop firm cost report — October 2026

What getting funded at a futures prop firm really costs in October 2026: 226 evaluations at 25 firms, each checked on the firm's own website. The checkout price is only the first try; this report counts what a trader without an edge pays on average to get funded — the evaluation bought again until passed, plus any activation fee. Updated with every price change during the month.

Median checkout price$152the first try, discount included

Median average cost to get funded$983about 5.2× the checkout price

Median tries to pass≈4.5for a trader with no edge

Activation fee after passing55 of 226median $177, up to $498

Accounts on discount201 of 261median 40% off, up to 90%

The cheapest accounts to get funded, by size

Ranked by average cost to get funded, not by checkout price: an evaluation that is cheap but hard to pass ends up costing more than a pricier one with easier rules.

25K accounts

40 evaluations · median checkout price $73 · median average cost $299

#	Account	Checkout price	Average tries	Activation fee	Average cost to get funded
1	Apex Trader Funding 25K	$16.70	≈4.1	$59.00	$127
2	Blue Guardian Reserve 25K	$48.00	≈3.5	None	$169
3	Bulenox Qualification 25K	$15.95	≈2.7	$143.00	$186
4	Lucid Flex 25K	$65.30	≈3	None	$193
5	The5ers Futures Day Trade 25K	$59.00	≈3.5	None	$208

50K accounts

59 evaluations · median checkout price $112 · median average cost $553

#	Account	Checkout price	Average tries	Activation fee	Average cost to get funded
1	Blue Guardian Reserve 50K	$75.00	≈3.5	None	$265
2	Bulenox Qualification 50K	$43.75	≈2.8	$148.00	$272
3	FundedNext Futures Flex 50K	$69.99	≈3.9	None	$272
4	AquaFutures Daily 50K	$84.00	≈3.5	None	$297
5	Apex Trader Funding 50K	$59.00	≈3.5	$90.00	$298

100K accounts

58 evaluations · median checkout price $177 · median average cost $1,228

#	Account	Checkout price	Average tries	Activation fee	Average cost to get funded
1	Top One Elite Access 100K	$39.00	≈4.7	$259.00	$443
2	Traders Launch 60% 100K	$99.00	≈4.7	None	$467
3	Apex Trader Funding 100K	$79.00	≈5.4	$59.00	$488
4	Bulenox Qualification 100K	$53.75	≈4.7	$248.00	$501
5	Blue Guardian Reserve 100K	$111.00	≈4.7	None	$523

150K accounts

46 evaluations · median checkout price $240 · median average cost $1,541

#	Account	Checkout price	Average tries	Activation fee	Average cost to get funded
1	Top One Elite Access 150K	$39.00	≈5.3	$359.00	$566
2	Apex Trader Funding 150K	$119.00	≈6.1	$59.00	$787
3	Phidias Fundamental 150K	$172.60	≈4.7	None	$813
4	FFN Standard MAX 150K	$204.00	≈4.2	None	$858
5	Bulenox Qualification 150K	$81.25	≈4.7	$498.00	$881

Firm by firm

Firm	Cheapest account to get funded	Average cost	Median 50K average cost	Biggest discount	Codes
Apex Trader Funding	Apex Trader Funding 25K	$127	$298	90%	SAVENOW
Blue Guardian Futures	Blue Guardian Reserve 25K	$169	$344	25%	PROPLENS
Bulenox	Bulenox Qualification 25K	$186	$360	89%	2VRMS
Lucid Trading	Lucid Flex 25K	$193	$420	36%	VAULT
The5ers Futures	The5ers Futures Day Trade 25K	$208	$389	—	—
FundedNext	FundedNext Futures Legacy 25K	$213	$583	50%	PROPLENS
My Funded Futures	MyFundedFutures Builder 25K	$222	$441	40%	CLUB
Phidias Propfirm	Phidias Express to Live 25K	$222	$540	80%	PHIDIAS80
Funded Futures Network	FFN Standard MAX 25K	$231	$359	50%	KSWART
OneUp Trader	OneUp Evaluation 25K	$242	$560	—	—
Tradeify	Tradeify Growth 25K	$244	$385	30%	GEMS
Top One Futures	Top One Elite Access 25K	$277	$761	89%	BOGO, OCT
AquaFutures	AquaFutures Daily 50K	$297	$346	26%	AUTUMN
E8 Futures	E8 Signature 25K	$318	$545	35%	E8
Take Profit Trader	Take Profit Trader 25K	$324	$720	40%	NOFEE40
Elite Trader Funding	Elite Fast Track Static 10K	$385	$2,628	—	—
Funded Futures Family	FFF Prime 25K	$426	$1,081	85%	FFF
Traders Launch	Traders Launch 60% 100K	$467	—	38%	—
Topstep	TopStep Trading Combine 50K	$495	$495	13%	—
Alpha Futures	Alpha Futures Zero 25K	$503	$785	40%	ALPHA40
BluSky Trading	BluSky Launch 50K	$516	$703	30%	30OFF
Earn2Trade	Earn2Trade TCP 25K	$551	$1,092	50%	BOTH50
TradeDay	TradeDay Quick Pay Intraday 25K	$591	$897	55%	TDNEW
UProfit	UProfit Day Soft 50K	$734	$782	40%	—
Leeloo Trading	Leeloo Aspire 25K	$930	$1,971	—	—

Fastest to a first payout

Fewest days from purchase to the first payout request, passing at the first try on the fewest days the rules allow.

Phidias Express to Live 25K: 2 days (average cost to get funded $222)
FundedNext Futures Rapid Daily 25K: 2 days (average cost to get funded $282)
FundedNext Futures Rapid Daily 50K: 2 days (average cost to get funded $600)
Phidias Express to Live 50K: 2 days (average cost to get funded $701)
Phidias Express to Live 100K: 2 days (average cost to get funded $968)

What changed in October 2026

113 changes recorded: 24 to prices, 38 to discount codes, 51 to rules. Most changes: Blue Guardian Futures (56), Elite Trader Funding (30), FundedNext (15), Phidias Propfirm (11), AquaFutures (1). Every change, with the date and the values before and after, is on the changelog.

How these numbers are calculated

Prices are the ones shown on each firm's website, with the public discount code when there is one (monthly plans: the months we estimate it takes to pass). The chance to pass comes from the profit target, the drawdown and its type, for a trader with no statistical edge; the average number of tries is 1 ÷ that chance. Average cost to get funded = price × average tries + activation fee once. It's the same published formula behind every ranking on PropLens — see how we score, or try any account in the calculator.