Head-to-head comparison
E8 Markets vs Funded Futures Family: Which Futures Prop Firm Wins? (2026)
A side-by-side breakdown of the rules that decide which prop firm fits your strategy — drawdown type, profit splits, payout speed, account sizes, and total cost.
E8 Markets
- From
- $110
- Account sizes
- $25K – $150K
- Profit split
- 80%
- Payout
- —
Funded Futures Family
- From
- $20
- Account sizes
- $25K – $150K
- Profit split
- 100%
- Payout
- 3 days
The verdict
Funded Futures Family has the lower starting price ($19.75 vs $110 for E8 Markets). Funded Futures Family offers a higher max profit split (100% vs 80%). Funded Futures Family offers a one-time payment option, avoiding recurring monthly fees. Funded Futures Family has an instant-funding path with no evaluation phase.
Rules side by side
Each value is the best (or full range) across all of the firm's products.
| Rule | E8 Markets | Funded Futures Family |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge type | Evaluation | Evaluation + Instant Funding |
| Drawdown type | EOD | EOD / Intraday Trailing |
| Account sizes | $25K – $150K | $25K – $150K |
| Starting price | $110 | $20 |
| Profit split | 80% | 90–100% |
| Payout speed | — | 3 days |
| Payout frequency | — | — |
| Consistency rule | Eval: 35–35% | Eval: 0–40% / Funded: 25–40% |
| Payment model | Subscription | Mixed (one-time + subscription) |
| Verified payouts | No | No |
| Sage rating | — | — |
About each firm
E8 Markets
E8 Markets offers a one-step Signature Futures Challenge with a 6% profit target and an end-of-day dynamic drawdown that adjusts based on the highest closing balance. Funded accounts range from $25K to $150K with an 80% profit split, on-demand payouts after five profitable days, and a 35% consistency rule. Supported platforms are NinjaTrader and Tradovate.
Products
- E8 Signature — 80% split
Funded Futures Family
Funded Futures Family runs a multi-step evaluation with plan-dependent rules: Prime and Premier Plus use end-of-day drawdown while the S2F plan uses an intraday trailing drawdown. Payouts issue within 24 hours of approval after seven winning trading days; the Velocity plan offers payouts every three days. Supported platforms are Tradovate and WealthCharts.
Products
- Premier Plus EOD — 100% split
- S2F — Instant funding · One-time · 90% split
- Prime — 100% split
- Premier Plus Intraday — 100% split
- Velocity — 100% split · 3 days
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper to start, E8 Markets or Funded Futures Family?
Funded Futures Family has the lower starting price at $20 for its smallest evaluation account, compared to $110 for the other.
Which has the better profit split, E8 Markets or Funded Futures Family?
Funded Futures Family pays out a higher max profit split (100%) compared to 80% on the other side.
Are payouts verified at E8 Markets and Funded Futures Family?
E8 Markets does not have third-party verified payout history. Funded Futures Family does not have third-party verified payout history.