Futures prop firm · Flexibility grade B
E8 Futures Review
US-based futures programs — E8 Signature, E8 Zero Starter, and E8 Zero MAX — with EOD drawdown
E8 Futures
Checked 1 Oct 2026
10%off
On all 6 plans we price
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- Save up to $108.80
- No stated expiry
- Max profit split
- 80%
- Combines from
- $178
- Largest account
- $200K
- Payouts
- After 5 profitable days
- Drawdown model
- EOD Dynamic Trailing
How E8 Futures compares
Strengths
- Rated 4.7/5 across public trader reviews — above the 4.5 median among the 14 futures firms we track.
Trade-offs
- Entry starts at $178 — above the typical starting price among the 14 futures firms we track.
- The maximum profit split is 80%, below the 90% median among the 14 futures firms we track.
Ratings
The Capital Critic rating comes from reviews traders leave on this page; the other scores are aggregated from public trader review scores, verified 2026-10.
About E8 Futures
E8 Futures is the futures division of E8 Markets. It sells three one-step programs (E8 Signature, E8 Zero Starter, E8 Zero MAX) on Tradovate, with EOD dynamic drawdown, no activation fee, and an 80% split (Zero can take 100% at checkout). Official site e8futures.com; rules live on helpfutures.e8markets.com.
Platforms
Markets
Challenges & pricing
E8 Futures' cheapest plan is a $50,000 1-step account at $178; the largest funded account is $200,000 (from $558). In total E8 Futures lists 6 plan configurations across 2 account models, with profit splits up to 80%.
E8 Futures' E8 Zero Starter runs from a $50,000 1-step account at $178 up to $200,000 at $558, with a profit target of $3,000, $6,500 or $13,500, a max loss of $1,500, $3,000 or $6,000, no daily loss limit and a profit split of 80%.
Customizable at checkout — payout. Prices show the default config.
About the E8 Zero Starter program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| In detail | |
|---|---|
| Profit split | 80% or 100% of trading performance |
| Evaluation | |
| Min trading days | No minimum trading days |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | 3% EOD-Dynamic Drawdown; after first payout the loss level moves to initial balance and stays permanently |
| Consistency rule | 40% Best Day rule in the challenge; no consistency rules in performance |
| Consistency rule (funded) | No consistency rules; no daily profit cap; no minimum profitable days |
| Max allocation | Maximum 3 Performance accounts (E8 Zero); Challenge stage unlimited |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily; payout can be requested every day |
| First payout | Performance stage; daily payouts, minimum payout $100 |
| Processing time | Median approval 11 hours and funds 24 hours; may take up to 5 business days |
| Min days to payout | None in performance; payout can be requested daily |
| Trading rules | |
| Overnight holding | Open positions are forced closed daily at 15:10 CT |
| Hedging | Hedging across multiple users or accounts is prohibited |
| Copy trading | Allowed across own accounts |
| Expert advisors | Semi-automated or fully-automated trading, including bots and AI tools, is prohibited |
| Other restrictions | Futures prohibited practices include exploiting simulated-market imperfections, HFT over 300 trades/day, all-or-nothing trading, and hedging across users/accounts |
| Commission / lot | Yes · commissions depend on product/account type; E8 Signature Forex: Yes for no commissions or Raw spreads option; E8 Signature Crypto: Commission only |
| Access | |
| Platforms | Tradovate |
| Payout methods | Rise, WorkMarket |
E8 Futures' E8 Zero MAX runs from a $50,000 1-step account at $328 up to $200,000 at $1,088, with a profit target of $3,000, $6,500 or $13,500, a max loss of $1,500, $3,000 or $6,000, no daily loss limit and a profit split of 80%.
Customizable at checkout — payout. Prices show the default config.
About the E8 Zero MAX program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| In detail | |
|---|---|
| Profit split | 80% or 100% of trading performance |
| Evaluation | |
| Min trading days | No minimum trading days |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | 3% EOD-Dynamic Drawdown; after first payout the loss level moves to initial balance and stays permanently |
| Consistency rule | 40% Best Day rule in the challenge; no consistency rules in performance |
| Consistency rule (funded) | No consistency rules; no daily profit cap; no minimum profitable days |
| Max allocation | Maximum 3 Performance accounts (E8 Zero); Challenge stage unlimited |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily; payout can be requested every day |
| First payout | Performance stage; daily payouts, minimum payout $100 |
| Processing time | Median approval 11 hours and funds 24 hours; may take up to 5 business days |
| Min days to payout | None in performance; payout can be requested daily |
| Trading rules | |
| Overnight holding | Open positions are forced closed daily at 15:10 CT |
| Hedging | Hedging across multiple users or accounts is prohibited |
| Copy trading | Allowed across own accounts |
| Expert advisors | Semi-automated or fully-automated trading, including bots and AI tools, is prohibited |
| Other restrictions | Futures prohibited practices include exploiting simulated-market imperfections, HFT over 300 trades/day, all-or-nothing trading, and hedging across users/accounts |
| Commission / lot | Yes · commissions depend on product/account type; E8 Signature Forex: Yes for no commissions or Raw spreads option; E8 Signature Crypto: Commission only |
| Access | |
| Platforms | Tradovate |
| Payout methods | Rise, WorkMarket |
Recent changes
Reviewed updates to E8 Futures's pricing, account configuration, FAQs and trading rules, tracked in Fine Print.
- Account config
E8 Futures cuts the E8 Zero Starter $100K payout cap
The E8 Zero Starter $100K payout cap is now $1,500, down from $1,600.
- Account config
E8 Futures adds EOD drawdown to E8 Zero Starter and Max
EOD drawdown is now available on E8 Zero Starter and Max, in addition to E8 Signature.
- Account config
E8 Futures changes the E8 Zero drawdown model
E8 Zero evaluations now use dynamic drawdown from the highest end-of-day balance, locking at the starting balance, instead of a hard-breach model based on the initial balance.
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Answers sourced from E8 Futures’s own help center.
There are currently no active discounts.
Profit split is 80/20 for Standard Plan and 85/15 for Pro Plan.
Payouts are done bi-weekly for Standard Plan and weekly for Pro Plan.
Max loss is 10% for Standard and 12% for Pro Plan.
Daily loss limit is 5% for both plans.
The reset fee is $50 for both plans.
There is no activation fee for either plan.
Monthly consistency is required for the Pro Plan.
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