Best futures prop firms for beginners, ranked on the rules Rules that
forgive.
The futures prop firm with the most forgiving published rules is Topstep: 19 of 30 rule points on its scored account (Trading Combine, $50K). Alpha Futures and Funded Futures Family score the same, and Topstep goes first on its higher overall score (71 against 64).
Data checked 5 Oct 2026 · ranking rebuilt 6 Oct 2026
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Scored accountTrading Combine, $50K
Data checked1 Oct 2026
How this list is ordered
Most forgiving published rules: the highest rules score out of 30. A rule the firm doesn't publish scores nothing.
For a first evaluation, the rules can matter as much as the price: a drawdown that trails your open profit, a daily loss limit, a cap on how much of your profit one day can be. This list orders futures firms by how forgiving their published rules are: the rules part of our score, out of 30, from 7 rules each tagged Easy, Standard or Read by a fixed threshold.
A rule the firm doesn’t publish scores nothing, so a firm can’t look forgiving by staying quiet. The table shows four of the seven: target ÷ loss, drawdown type, daily loss and consistency; open a row for all of them. Forgiving rules don’t make a firm cheap, so the score column and the cheapest list cover price.
Best futures prop firms for beginners
| Rank | Firm | Rules /30 | Route scored | Target ÷ loss | Drawdown | Daily loss | Consistency | Score | Data checked |
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| 1 | Topstep | 19 | Trading Combine, $50K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 55% of profit | 71 | 1 Oct 2026 |
Why Topstep scores 19/30 on rules 9 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 3 Standard, 1 Read The 7 rules, on Trading Combine, $50K
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| 2 | Alpha Futures | 19 | Standard, $50K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 50% of profit | 64 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Alpha Futures scores 19/30 on rules 9 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 3 Standard, 1 Read The 7 rules, on Standard, $50K
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| 3 | Funded Futures Family | 19 | Premier+ (Intraday Trailing), $50K | 1.50× | Intraday trailing | No daily limit | No rule | 57 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Funded Futures Family scores 19/30 on rules 9 of 14 rule points: 4 Easy, 1 Standard, 1 Read, 1 not on record The 7 rules, on Premier+ (Intraday Trailing), $50K
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| 4 | Phoenix Trader Funding | 17 | Classic V3, $25K | 1.00× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 50% of profit | 61 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Phoenix Trader Funding scores 17/30 on rules 8 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 2 Standard, 2 not on record The 7 rules, on Classic V3, $25K
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| 5 | Tradeify | 17 | Growth, $50K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | $1,250 | Best day ≤ 35% of profit | 56 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Tradeify scores 17/30 on rules 8 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 2 Standard, 2 Read The 7 rules, on Growth, $50K
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| 6 | GOAT Funded Futures | 17 | EOD, $50K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 50% of profit | 36 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why GOAT Funded Futures scores 17/30 on rules 8 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 4 Standard, 1 not on record The 7 rules, on EOD, $50K
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| 7 | Leeloo Trading | 17 | Leeloo Bundle (LB), $25K | 1.00× | Intraday trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 30% of profit | 17 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Leeloo Trading scores 17/30 on rules 8 of 14 rule points: 4 Easy, 3 Read The 7 rules, on Leeloo Bundle (LB), $25K
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| 8 | DayTraders.com | 15 | Trail, $300K | 2.14× | Intraday trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 50% of profit | 78 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why DayTraders.com scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 1 Standard, 2 Read, 1 not on record The 7 rules, on Trail, $300K
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| 9 | Bulenox | 15 | Option 2 (EOD), $25K | 1.00× | End-of-day trailing | $500 | Best day ≤ 40% of profit | 49 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Bulenox scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 1 Standard, 3 Read The 7 rules, on Option 2 (EOD), $25K
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| 10 | MyFundedFutures | 15 | Rapid, $50K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 50% of profit | 48 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why MyFundedFutures scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 3 Standard, 1 Read, 1 not on record The 7 rules, on Rapid, $50K
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| 11 | Earn2Trade | 15 | Trader Career Path, $25K | 1.17× | End-of-day trailing | $550 | Best day ≤ 30% of profit | 47 | 5 Oct 2026 |
Why Earn2Trade scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 3 Easy, 1 Standard, 3 Read The 7 rules, on Trader Career Path, $25K
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| 12 | Top One Futures | 15 | Elite Access, $25K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 40% of profit | 46 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Top One Futures scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 3 Standard, 1 Read, 1 not on record The 7 rules, on Elite Access, $25K
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| 13 | Take Profit Trader | 15 | PRO, $150K | 2.00× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 50% of profit | 45 | 5 Oct 2026 |
Why Take Profit Trader scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 3 Standard, 2 Read The 7 rules, on PRO, $150K
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| 14 | Phidias PropFirm | 15 | Fundamental, $50K | 1.60× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 30% of profit | 34 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Phidias PropFirm scores 15/30 on rules 7 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 3 Standard, 2 Read The 7 rules, on Fundamental, $50K
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| 15 | OneUp Trader | 13 | Pro Evaluation, $25K | 1.00× | Intraday trailing | No daily limit | — not on record | 53 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why OneUp Trader scores 13/30 on rules 6 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 2 Standard, 1 Read, 2 not on record The 7 rules, on Pro Evaluation, $25K
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| 16 | TradeDay | 11 | Fast Pass, $50K | 1.50× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 45% of profit | 45 | 5 Oct 2026 |
Why TradeDay scores 11/30 on rules 5 of 14 rule points: 1 Easy, 3 Standard, 3 Read The 7 rules, on Fast Pass, $50K
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| 17 | Purdia Capital | 11 | Pro Evaluation, $100K | 2.00× | Intraday trailing | No daily limit | — not on record | 37 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Purdia Capital scores 11/30 on rules 5 of 14 rule points: 2 Easy, 1 Standard, 2 Read, 2 not on record The 7 rules, on Pro Evaluation, $100K
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| 18 | Funded Futures Network | 11 | MAX Standard, $25K | 1.33× | End-of-day trailing | $1,000 | Best day ≤ 40% of profit | 34 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why Funded Futures Network scores 11/30 on rules 5 of 14 rule points: 1 Easy, 3 Standard, 3 Read The 7 rules, on MAX Standard, $25K
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| 19 | Traders Launch | 9 | Legacy NYC Futures Evaluation, $100K | 2.00× | End-of-day trailing | No daily limit | Best day ≤ 40% of profit | 27 | 17 Sep 2026 |
Why Traders Launch scores 9/30 on rules 4 of 14 rule points: 1 Easy, 2 Standard, 3 Read, 1 not on record The 7 rules, on Legacy NYC Futures Evaluation, $100K
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| 20 | FXIFY Futures | 6 | Expert (One Step), $100K | 1.56× | End-of-day trailing | $3,000 | Best day ≤ 40% of profit | 41 | 30 Sep 2026 |
Why FXIFY Futures scores 6/30 on rules 3 of 14 rule points: 3 Standard, 2 Read, 2 not on record The 7 rules, on Expert (One Step), $100K
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Real cost: the fee × 3 (or 3 months on a monthly plan) plus activation. Per $1K: that cost per $1,000 of max loss. A “+” means the activation fee isn’t on record, so the figure is a floor. A dash means it isn’t in our data yet.
What puts #1 first
Topstep scores 19 of 30 on rules, on its Trading Combine, $50K account: Easy on daily loss, minimum days and news; Standard on target ÷ loss, consistency and drawdown type; Read on overnight.
Alpha Futures also scores 19 (Easy on daily loss, minimum days and news; Standard on target ÷ loss, consistency and drawdown type; Read on overnight), and Topstep goes first on its higher overall score (71 against 64).
Funded Futures Family also scores 19 (Easy on consistency, daily loss, minimum days and news; Standard on target ÷ loss; Read on drawdown type; overnight not on record), and Topstep goes first on its higher overall score (71 against 57).
Who isn’t on this list
Firms that don’t pass our ranking gate aren’t on any list. Each one is on the full ranking’s not-ranked list, with what it’s missing. The methodology sets out the gate and every band.
Questions about this list
- What is the best futures prop firm for beginners?
- On published rules, Topstep: 19 of 30 rule points on its scored account (Trading Combine, $50K), the most forgiving set on our list. Alpha Futures and Funded Futures Family score the same.
- What makes a prop firm’s rules forgiving?
- We score 7 rules: target ÷ loss, consistency, daily loss, minimum days, news, overnight and drawdown type. Each is tagged Easy, Standard or Read by a fixed threshold and earns 2, 1 or 0 points, and the 14 points are scaled to 30.
- Which drawdown type is easiest?
- A static drawdown, which stays where it starts. An end-of-day trailing drawdown rises with each day’s closing balance; an intraday trailing one follows your open profit during the day, so a winning trade you give back can still end the account.
- Does a rule the firm doesn’t publish count as easy?
- No. It scores 0, the same as a Read, so a firm can’t look forgiving by leaving rules out. A firm with more than 2 of the 7 rules unpublished isn’t ranked at all.
- Are forgiving rules enough to pick a firm?
- No. This list leaves price out, and a forgiving firm can still cost more to get funded. The real cost on the full futures list, or the cheapest list, covers that.