Cheapest prop firm for futures: $50K plans ranked by cost to funded
By Alexander Burnett (editor) Last updated Data read by our script
How we got this
How: Read by our script on 16 October 2026 from each firm's own pricing, help and terms pages; firms are matched on the same terms the finder uses. How we checkHow we make moneyCorrections
- Cheapest cost to funded
- $59
- Firms priced
- 12
- Read
- 16 October 2026
The cheapest $50,000 futures prop account to reach funded was TradeDay's Daily Payouts, Intraday 50k at $59 (price shown plus activation fee, first-time pass, judged) on 16 October 2026, of 12 firms we could price, according to TradingLookup's US Futures Prop Access Ledger (October 2026).
The price shown plus any activation fee for each firm's cheapest $50,000 plan: what a first-time pass costs before you are funded.
12 firms, cheapest first
| Firm and plan | Price shown | Activation fee | Cost to funded judged | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TradeDay | $59 | $0 | $59 | monthly |
| UProfit | $78 | $0 | $78 | monthly |
| Topstep | $85 | $0 | $85 | monthly |
| Purdia Capital | $89.50 | $1 | $90.50 | monthly (price shown 'for the first month') |
| MyFundedFutures | $92 | $0 | $92 | one-off |
| The Trading Pit (futures) | $99 | $0 | $99 | one-off (30-day challenge) |
| Tradeify | $107 needs a code | $0 | $107 | one-off |
| Top One Futures | $109 | $0 | $109 | one-off |
| Aqua Futures | $117 | $0 | $117 | one-off |
| Alpha Futures | $129 | $0 | $129 | monthly |
| Elite Trader Funding | $167 | $157 | $324 | monthly |
| Leeloo Trading | $280 | $250 | $530 | monthly |
How we built this list
- The testThe firm's cheapest $50,000 plan with a price and an activation fee we could both read; cost to funded = price shown + activation fee (judged: first-time pass, one billing period, no resets or data fees). One qualifying plan is enough.
- Who we checkedThe 23 firms in the US futures ledger we could read on 16 October 2026. Blocked firms are on no list.
- Cost to fundedPrice shown + activation fee, cheapest $50K plan (judged). One month; no resets, data or platform fees.
- "Needs a code"The price is tied to a promo code. We never publish codes: compare the list price.
- Three or moreA list needs 3+ firms. See how we rank.