Best prop firms
Cheapest prop firms
The 28 prop firms with the lowest challenge price for the account size you get. Ranked by price per $1,000 of account (challenge plus any activation fee), so sizes compare fairly.
- firms ranked
- 28
- matching plans
- 125
- cheapest at
- $22
Top 3
- 1The Trading Pit
Futures Prime 100K · +2 other plans
$1.89
per $1K of account
See plan → - 2Lucid Trading
LucidPro 150K · +3 other plans
$2.43
per $1K of account
See plan → - 3E8 Markets
E8 Signature 50K · +5 other plans
$2.60
per $1K of account
See plan →
Ranks 4 to 28
| # | Firm and plan | Per $1K | Price | Drawdown | Split | Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $2.65 | $398150K account | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | 80% | On demand | |
| 5 | $2.68 | $133.9950K account | EOD trailing, then locks | 95% | After a number of winning days | |
| 6 | $3.65 | $365100K account | Static | 90% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 7 | $3.66 | $549150K account | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | 90% | Daily | |
| 8 | $4.38 | $657150K account | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | 100% | On demand | |
| 9 | $4.40 | $225K account | — | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 10 | $4.63 | $215+ $248 activation100K account | Intraday trailing | 90% | Weekly | |
| 11 | $4.64 | $23250K account | Static | 85% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 12 | $4.78 | $478100K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 13 | $4.80 | $12025K account | Static | 70% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 14 | $4.94 | $989200K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 15 | $5.24 | $1,049200K account | Static | 75% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 16 | $5.24 | $1,049200K account | Intraday trailing | 80% | Monthly | |
| 17 | $5.29 | $529100K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 18 | $5.45 | $545100K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 19 | $5.49 | $549100K account | Static | 80% | Monthly | |
| 20 | $5.49 | $549100K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 21 | $5.49 | $549100K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 22 | $5.77 | ≈ $577100K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 23 | $5.79 | ≈ $579100K account | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | 90% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 24 | $6.05 | $9+ $1,200 activation200K account | Intraday trailing | 80% | On demand | |
| 25 | $7.08 | $17725K account | Static | 80% | On demand | |
| 26 | $7.46 | $746100K account | Static | 80% | Weekly | |
| 27 | $9.16 | $22925K account | Static | 80% | Every 2 weeks | |
| 28 | $9.29 | $790+ $139 activation100K account | End-of-day (EOD) trailing | 100% | After a number of winning days |
- Price (150K)
- $398
- Drawdown
- End-of-day (EOD) trailing
- Payouts
- On demand
- Price (50K)
- $133.99
- Drawdown
- EOD trailing, then locks
- Payouts
- After a number of winning days
- Price (100K)
- $365
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (150K)
- $549
- Drawdown
- End-of-day (EOD) trailing
- Payouts
- Daily
- Price (150K)
- $657
- Drawdown
- End-of-day (EOD) trailing
- Payouts
- On demand
- Price (5K)
- $22
- Drawdown
- —
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- $215+ $248 activation
- Drawdown
- Intraday trailing
- Payouts
- Weekly
- Price (50K)
- $232
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- $478
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (25K)
- $120
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (200K)
- $989
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (200K)
- $1,049
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (200K)
- $1,049
- Drawdown
- Intraday trailing
- Payouts
- Monthly
- Price (100K)
- $529
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- $545
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- $549
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Monthly
- Price (100K)
- $549
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- $549
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- ≈ $577
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- ≈ $579
- Drawdown
- End-of-day (EOD) trailing
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (200K)
- $9+ $1,200 activation
- Drawdown
- Intraday trailing
- Payouts
- On demand
- Price (25K)
- $177
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- On demand
- Price (100K)
- $746
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Weekly
- Price (25K)
- $229
- Drawdown
- Static
- Payouts
- Every 2 weeks
- Price (100K)
- $790+ $139 activation
- Drawdown
- End-of-day (EOD) trailing
- Payouts
- After a number of winning days
How this list is ranked
Ranked by price per $1,000 of account (challenge plus any activation fee), so sizes compare fairly.
Each firm appears once, with the plan that ranks best on this list. Rankings are computed from published rules and prices, never paid for. Always check the firm's official rules before you buy.
Updated automatically from our checked data whenever a firm changes its rules or prices.
More lists
Narrowed it down?
Compare plans side by side, or see how likely your strategy is to pass each one.