Head-to-head comparison · 2026
Funded Futures Family vs TradeDay
Side-by-side on the metrics that actually matter: true cost to funded, drawdown type, profit split and payout speed.
Quick verdict
- Funded Futures Family is $6 cheaper to get funded on a 50K account ($125 vs $131, activation fees included).
- Both bill monthly, so both get more expensive the longer you take to pass.
- Both use intraday trailing drawdown, so a winning trade that reverses can shrink your room with either firm.
- Funded Futures Family has a consistency rule on the funded account, which can hold up payouts after a big day. TradeDay doesn't. Rule: 40% eval and funded (Velocity).
- TradeDay pays out faster (after 1 day, $250 minimum vs every 3 trading days (daily add-on)).
- Funded Futures Family allows trading during news. TradeDay restricts it.
Market
Futures
Futures
Founded
2024
2020
Total cost to funded
Best$125
$131
Eval cost
$125
$131
Activation fee
-
-
Pricing model
Monthly sub
Monthly sub
Challenge type
1-Step
1-Step
Drawdown type
Trailing
Trailing
Max profit split
90%
90%
First profit
90/10 from first payout
50/50 under $4K profit, 80/20 above, 90/10 live
Payout speed
Every 3 trading days (daily add-on)
After 1 day, $250 minimum
Max account
$150K
$150K
Consistency rule
40% eval and funded (Velocity)
30% eval, none funded
News trading
Allowed
Restricted
Platforms
NinjaTraderTradingViewTradovateWealthCharts
TradovateNinjaTraderJigsaw DayTradrTradingView
Strengths & watch-outs
Funded Futures Family
Strengths
- No activation fee on any plan
- 90/10 split from the first payout, news trading allowed
- Prime and Premier+ plans ($159/mo): EOD drawdown, no daily loss limit
Watch-outs
- Velocity uses intraday trailing drawdown (EOD is a $50 add-on)
- 40% consistency rule and 3 trading days between payouts
- Payouts capped at $1,250 per request on 50K
TradeDay
Strengths
- No activation fee, cheap $59 resets
- No consistency rule or payout buffer once funded
- Payouts after just 1 day, 90/10 split in Funded Live
Watch-outs
- Only 50/50 split on your first $4K of profit
- Intraday trailing drawdown ($2,000)
- 30% consistency rule and 5 minimum days on the evaluation
🐨 Which should you choose?
Choose Funded Futures Family if you want the lower cost to get funded and news trading.
Choose TradeDay if you want no consistency rule on payouts and faster payouts.
Written from our verified data for a 50K account, or the closest size a firm offers. Always check each firm's current terms before buying.
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