Futures prop firms with no activation fee (on at least one plan)
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; a person then sorted each firm by the exact words quoted below, and the build checks those words are in the firm's text. How we checkHow we make moneyCorrections
- Firms that qualify
- 9 of 23
- Not stated
- 5
- Read
- 16 October 2026
9 of the 23 US futures prop firms we could read meet this test on 16 October 2026: the firm's own page says a plan has no activation fee; a fee shown struck through to $0 as a promotion doesn't count, according to TradingLookup's US Futures Prop Access Ledger (October 2026).
An activation fee is a second charge you pay after passing, before the funded account starts.
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The 9 firms, A to Z
| Firm | How it qualifies (our reading) | The firm's own words | Cheapest $50K to funded judged |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpha Futures | None on accounts bought after 8 July 2026 (before: $149) | Alpha Futures Traders pay a one time activation fee of $149 per Advanced Qualified Account.… Accounts Purchased after July 8, 2026 announcement no longer require activation fees.· help.alpha-futures.com, read | $129 |
 Aqua Futures | None | No Activation Fees Funded Faster· aquafunded.com, read | $117 |
 Lucid Trading | None (LucidPro evaluation to funded) | No Activation Fees There is no activation fee to upgrade a LucidPro Evaluation to a LucidPro Funded.· support.lucidtrading.com, read | Not computed |
 MyFundedFutures | None on all plans | All MFFU plans come with $0 activation fee.· help.myfundedfutures.com, read | $92 |
 The Trading Pit (futures) | None on Instant (Prime: $129, struck to $0 as a promotion) | Activation Fee $129 $0… No activation fee· thetradingpit.com, read | $99 |
 Top One Futures | None on Elite Daily (Elite Access: $139–$359) | Activation fee per account size… $50,000 $189… $50K Evaluation Daily Payouts No Activation Fee· help.toponefutures.com, read | $109 |
 Topstep | None on the No Activation Fee path (Standard path: $149) | Standard Path $149 one-time activation fee per XFA No Activation Fee Path No activation fee· help.topstep.com, read | $85 |
 TradeDay | None shown on evaluation cards | No activation fee· tradeday.com, read | $59 |
 Tradeify | None (Select and evaluation cards) | Evaluation price shown below. No hidden fees. No activation costs.· tradeify.co, read | $107 |
Not stated (5)
- Apex Trader Funding
- Bulenox
- Funded Futures Network
- FundedNext Futures
- Purdia Capital
How we built this list
- The testThe firm's own page says a plan has no activation fee; a fee shown struck through to $0 as a promotion doesn't count. 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.
- Our readingThe grade summarises the firm's words. The build stops if those words aren't in the page we read.
- OrderA to Z, never ranked on one rule. The $50K column is our arithmetic (judged).
- Three or moreA list needs 3+ firms. See how we rank.