Your comparison
FuturesElite vs Traders Launch: price, cost to get funded and rules side by side. Pick an account size to compare like for like.
Key numbers at 100K
| Value | FuturesElite | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | $96 | No 25K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 25K account |
| Cost to get funded | $96 (eval + activation, list price) | No 25K account |
| Profit target | $1,250 | No 25K account |
| Max drawdown | $1,000 | No 25K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | No 25K account |
| Daily loss limit | $600 | No 25K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | None | No 25K account |
| Max contracts | 2 | No 25K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | No 25K account |
| Reset fee | $89 | No 25K account |
| Plan | Prime 25K | <span class="muted">No 25K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | $152 | No 50K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 50K account |
| Cost to get funded | $152 (eval + activation, list price) | No 50K account |
| Profit target | $3,000 | No 50K account |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | No 50K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | No 50K account |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | No 50K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | No 50K account |
| Max contracts | Unverified | No 50K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | No 50K account |
| Reset fee | $99 | No 50K account |
| Plan | Nitro 50K | <span class="muted">No 50K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | $240 | $99 |
| Activation fee | None | None |
| Cost to get funded | $240 (eval + activation, list price) | $99 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $2,000 |
| Max drawdown | $3,000 | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | 40% |
| Max contracts | Unverified | Unverified |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $149 | Unverified |
| Plan | Nitro 100K | Legacy NYC 100K (80% split) |
| Evaluation price | $328 | No 150K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 150K account |
| Cost to get funded | $328 (eval + activation, list price) | No 150K account |
| Profit target | $9,000 | No 150K account |
| Max drawdown | $4,500 | No 150K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | No 150K account |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | No 150K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | No 150K account |
| Max contracts | Unverified | No 150K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | No 150K account |
| Reset fee | $219 | No 150K account |
| Plan | Nitro 150K | <span class="muted">No 150K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | No 200K account | $149 |
| Activation fee | No 200K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 200K account | $149 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 200K account | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 200K account | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 200K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 200K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 200K account | 1 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Reset fee | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 200K account</span> | Legacy NYC 200K (80% split) |
| Evaluation price | No 300K account | $279 |
| Activation fee | No 300K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 300K account | $279 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 300K account | $5,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 300K account | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 300K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 300K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 300K account | 2 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Reset fee | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 300K account</span> | Legacy NYC 300K (80% split) |
Cost to get funded = evaluation fee (two months for monthly subscriptions) + activation fee; it assumes you pass on the first attempt and excludes data fees and resets.
Price, target and drawdown by account size
| Size | FuturesElite | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | $96 Target $1,250 · Max DD $1,000 | – |
| 50K | $152 Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | – |
| 100K | $240 Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,000 | $99 Target $2,000 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 150K | $328 Target $9,000 · Max DD $4,500 | – |
| 200K | – | $149 Target $3,000 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 300K | – | $279 Target $5,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
Rules side by side
| Rule | FuturesElite | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | 80/20 | 80% |
| Payoutsⓘ | Every 24h once >= $500 above buffer | Daily payout requests when eligible |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | None in the evaluation | 40% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | 40% (payout phase) | None |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | Yes | Unverified |
| Daily loss breach | Soft: trading paused for the day | Unverified |
| Drawdown lock | Locks at start + $100 | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) |
| News tradingⓘ | Allowed | Unverified |
| News window when funded | Unverified | Unverified |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Unverified |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Unverified |
| Automation / EAs | Not allowed | Unverified |
| Challenge steps | Instant funding, 1-step | 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | Unverified | 60 days |
| Hedging | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Unverified |
| Scalping | Restricted | Allowed |
| Martingale | Unverified | Restricted |
| Accounts you may hold | 10 | 5 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 1 days | 3 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | None | None |
| Commission per round turn | ES $2.80 · MES $0.74 | Unverified |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Unverified |
| Reset feeⓘ | $79–$229 by size | Varies / unverified |
| Fee refund | No | No |
| First payout after | Unverified | Unverified |
| Payout methods | Unverified | Unverified |
| Max payouts | 4, then Usual path to FuturesElite Live is the 4th… | Unverified |
| Funded account | Simulated (per terms) | Unverified |
| Payout bufferⓘ | Elite: no buffer, min payout $500. | A buffer account opens automatically after passing |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Elite eval full size from day one | Premium start size 2 mini/20 micro |
| Headquarters | Italy | United States |
| Founded | Unverified | Unverified |
| Platforms | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, WealthCharts, DeepCharts, Quantower | Quantower, TradingView, Volumetrica |
| Entry price | from $96 | from $99 |
| Promo code | None known | None known |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-18 |
Highlighted rows differ between firms. Green = trader-friendly, red = restrictive, “Unverified” = we could not confirm it from the firm’s public rules.