United States
The cheapest stated route to a funded $50K account at Elite Trader Funding cost $324 at the prices shown on 16 October 2026 (price plus activation fee, first-time pass, judged), according to TradingLookup's US Futures Prop Access Ledger (October 2026).
- Facts in Elite Trader Funding's own words
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At a glance
- Company
- Elite Trader Funding LLC
- Pages read
- 10 on 16 October 2026
- Firm's website
- elitetraderfunding.com
Elite Trader Funding payout rules
When you can ask Elite Trader Funding for a payout, the minimum, how you're paid and the rules that can stop a payout, in the firm's own words, read 16 October 2026. Every firm side by side: prop firm payout rules compared.
When you can ask
Per payout cycle per reward cycle after a set number of Active Trade Days; per-cycle caps by size until the $25,000 cap, then liveThe tables below specify how much you can request per reward cycle, until you reach the $25,000 reward cap per trader· elitetraderfunding.app, read
How you're paid
- Bank transfer or wire
- Crypto
- Rise (Riseworks)
When you earn a reward with ETF, your funds are sent through our reward partner, Rise.…
Your bank account (local currency or USD, depending on your location)…
A crypto wallet (for example USDC or USDT on supported networks)· elitetraderfunding.app, read
Rules that can stop a payout
Breaking a loss limit usually closes the account outright, and the consistency rule is under Rules. Beyond that:
- News trading, evaluation: Allowed
- News trading is allowed during the End of Day plan evaluation.
Q: Can I trade on holidays and during news? Yes
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - News trading, funded: Allowed
- The End of Day plan help page says you can trade during news on Elite Sim-Funded accounts; this conflicts with the terms of service which require funded accounts to be flat 5 minutes either side of major news.
Q: Can I trade on holidays and during news? Yes
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - News trading, funded: Restricted on funded accounts
- The terms say funded (Elite) accounts must be flat from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after listed major news while evaluations are exempt; this conflicts with the End of Day plan help page which says news trading is allowed.
all Elite Accounts must be flat 5 minutes before the event to 5 minutes after the event starts. … Traders still in evaluation phase do not have this rule.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read
Pass and payout rates, in Elite Trader Funding's words
Elite Trader Funding doesn't publish a pass rate or a payout rate on the pages we read. The firms that do.
What it costs to reach a funded account
- As shown to a US visitor, 16 October 2026
- Mostly promo prices: they change often
- Cost to funded = price + activation fee, first pass (judged)
| Plan | Size | Price shown | List price | Activation fee | Billing | Cost to funded judged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50K evaluation (firm's cost-calculator default) | $50K | $167 | Not stated | $157 | monthly | $324 |
Elite Trader Funding's words for this plan
50K evaluation (firm's cost-calculator default)
- Price shown:
$50K account · $3,000 profit target · $2,000 trailing drawdown
(elitetraderfunding.app/cost-to-get-funded-calculator, read ) - Price shown, Billing:
the ETF eval is a monthly subscription ($167 / 30 days)
(elitetraderfunding.app/cost-to-get-funded-calculator, read ) - Activation fee:
once you count roughly 4.0 resets and the $157 funding fee.
(elitetraderfunding.app/cost-to-get-funded-calculator, read )
Elite Trader Funding's cheapest $50K route ($324, judged) is one of the 12 in the ledger's median of $103.
- Activation fee
- Elite Sim-Funded: one-time activation $177 (75K and below, most plans) to $307, or a monthly subscription; Fast Track not eligible for one-time
One-Time Activation Fee Price
…75K and Below $177 $177 $177
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Reset fee
- Not stated on the pages we read
- Monthly fees once funded
- monthly subscription alternative to one-time activation (amount not in the text read); Rithmic accounts opened from 28 Jan 2026 pay an extra monthly connection cost
choose between a one-time activation or a monthly subscription.
…new accounts that select a Rithmic data feed will incur an additional separate monthly connection cost
· elitetraderfunding.app, elitetraderfunding.app, read
Rules
- Drawdown
- EOD plan: trails highest end-of-day balance, open losses count intraday; other plans (static, 1 Step) exist
In your Evaluation & Elite account, the drawdown trails your highest end-of-day balance.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Consistency rule
- Not stated on the pages we read
- Profit split
- up to 100% of simulated profits up to $25,000
Once approved, traders keep up to 100% of simulation profits up to $25,000.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read
Loss limits and drawdown, plan by plan
- 50K evaluation
- Max loss $2,000; daily loss limit not in our figures
$2,000 trailing drawdown
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Drawdown: EOD plan
- End-of-day trailing
trails your highest end-of-day balance
· elitetraderfunding.app, read
Try these rules on your own numbers: the drawdown calculator shows where the max-loss line sits after each day, the futures calculator gives tick values and how many contracts fit the room left, and the risk of ruin calculator estimates the odds of hitting the max loss before the profit target.
Platforms and data feed
- Platforms
- Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, R|Trader, ATAS, Bookmap, Quantower, Sierra Chart and others
Tradovate - Visit Tradovate
…NinjaTrader - Visit NinjaTrader
…TradingView - Visit TradingView
…Quantower - Visit Quantower
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Data feed
- Tradovate (CQG) and Rithmic
Rithmic - Visit Rithmic
· elitetraderfunding.app, read
Who runs it
- Company
- Elite Trader Funding LLC
binding contract between you and Elite Trader Funding LLC.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Where it is based
- Address Wilmington, Delaware; terms governed by Delaware law
Elite Trader Funding LLC, 2810 N. Church St, PMB 53832, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, 19802.
…THESE TERMS ARE GOVERNED BY AND WILL BE CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Regulatory status
- The firm doesn't state one on the pages we read
US access
Says it serves US traders. the firm's own page names US traders. What the firm says, not a view on US legality.
- US access
- yes (stated: only Guam, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands listed as unsupported US territories; firm uses U.S. FCMs)
Unsupported States and Territories in the US: Guam, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Restricted countries
- OFAC-sanctioned countries plus any country not supported by both Rise and Stripe (auto-updated list on page)
If you are a citizen or resident of a restricted country, you cannot purchase, obtain funding, or receive rewards through Elite Trader Funding.
…In order to trade with ETF, your country must be supported by both Rise and Stripe.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - US state or territory limits
- Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands (via Rise)
Unsupported States and Territories in the US: Guam, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands.
· elitetraderfunding.app, read - Country check
- India: not on list · Pakistan: restricted · Nigeria: not on list · South Africa: not on list · Kenya: not on listFrom Elite Trader Funding's own restricted-country list (elitetraderfunding.app), read . "Not on list" is not a promise: KYC, payout processors and local law still apply. How we checked.
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Pages we read
- 10 pages read
- From a US network address
- Text saved with a SHA-256 fingerprint
- Method and CSV
- elitetraderfunding.app/help/countries-restricted-and-supported
- elitetraderfunding.app/help/how-the-end-of-day-plan-works
- elitetraderfunding.app/help/how-do-payouts-work
- elitetraderfunding.app/help/payout-withdrawal-options
- elitetraderfunding.app/help/supported-platforms-and-data-feed
- elitetraderfunding.app/help/what-are-the-elite-funded-account-fees
- elitetraderfunding.app/terms-of-service
- elitetraderfunding.app/cost-to-get-funded-calculator
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