Futures prop firm · Flexibility grade B
Traders Launch Review
US futures firm with live brokerage funding and uncapped payouts
Traders Launch
Checked 1 Oct 2026
25%off
On all 12 plans we price
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- Save up to $149.75
- No stated expiry
- Max profit split
- 80%
- Combines from
- $49
- Largest account
- $300K
- Payouts
- 3-day cycles
- Drawdown model
- EOD Trailing
How Traders Launch compares
Strengths
- Challenges start from $49 — cheaper than the typical entry among the 14 futures firms we track.
- Funds accounts up to $300K — larger than the typical ceiling among the 14 futures firms we track.
- Rated 4.7/5 across public trader reviews — above the 4.5 median among the 14 futures firms we track.
Trade-offs
- The maximum profit split is 80%, below the 90% median among the 14 futures firms we track.
Traders Launch suits traders who value a lower entry price and larger funded accounts; the trade-off is a lower profit split.
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 Traders Launch
US-based futures prop firm founded August 2023 offering 12 configurations across two schedules and two split tiers at non-standard sizes. Uses monthly fees with no activation cost, EOD trailing drawdown, and transitions funded traders to live brokerage accounts.
Platforms
Markets
Challenges & pricing
Traders Launch's cheapest plan is a $100,000 1-step account at $49; the largest funded account is $300,000 (from $139). In total Traders Launch lists 12 plan configurations across 4 account models, with profit splits up to 80%.
Traders Launch's 22-Hour 80% runs from a $100,000 1-step account at $159 up to $300,000 at $599, with a profit target of $2,000, $4,000 or $6,000, a max loss of $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000 and a profit split of 80%.
About the 22-Hour 80% program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | 3 |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailing; locks at starting balance |
| Consistency rule | 40% in evaluation |
| Consistency rule (funded) | None |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 Simfunded accounts active at the same time (and up to 5 evaluation accounts) |
| Scaling plan | Starts 2/20, 4/40, 6/60; current site advertises scaling to 15 minis |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily |
| First payout | Earliest advertised at 3 days; funded eligibility begins at +1% |
| Processing time | Same day; displayed median approximately 6h20m |
| Min days to payout | 3 earliest overall |
| Max payout | No cap |
| Trading rules | |
| Hedging | Prohibited, including correlated and cross-account offsets |
| Other restrictions | Excessive martingale review; HFT flagged if over 10% of trades close within 2 seconds; 5–30-second scalping allowed |
| Access | |
| Platforms | IBKR, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Volumetrica Trading |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Cryptocurrency |
Traders Launch's 22-Hour 55% runs from a $100,000 1-step account at $79 up to $300,000 at $299, with a profit target of $2,000, $4,000 or $6,000, a max loss of $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000 and a profit split of 55%.
About the 22-Hour 55% program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | 3 |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailing; locks at starting balance |
| Consistency rule | 40% in evaluation |
| Consistency rule (funded) | None |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 Simfunded accounts active at the same time (and up to 5 evaluation accounts) |
| Scaling plan | Starts 2/20, 4/40, 6/60; current site advertises scaling to 15 minis |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily |
| First payout | Earliest advertised at 3 days; funded eligibility begins at +1% |
| Processing time | Same day; displayed median approximately 6h20m |
| Min days to payout | 3 earliest overall |
| Max payout | No cap |
| Trading rules | |
| Hedging | Prohibited, including correlated and cross-account offsets |
| Other restrictions | Excessive martingale review; HFT flagged if over 10% of trades close within 2 seconds; 5–30-second scalping allowed |
| Access | |
| Platforms | IBKR, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Volumetrica Trading |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Cryptocurrency |
Traders Launch's NYC 80% runs from a $100,000 1-step account at $99 up to $300,000 at $279, with a profit target of $2,000, $3,000 or $5,000, a max loss of $800, $1,000 or $2,000 and a profit split of 80%.
About the NYC 80% program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | 3 |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailing; locks at starting balance |
| Consistency rule | 40% in evaluation |
| Consistency rule (funded) | None |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 Simfunded accounts active at the same time (and up to 5 evaluation accounts) |
| Scaling plan | Starts at 5 micros / 1 mini + 10 micros / 2 minis + 20 micros; later tiers not exposed |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily |
| First payout | Earliest advertised at 3 days; funded eligibility begins at +1% |
| Processing time | Same day; displayed median approximately 6h20m |
| Min days to payout | 3 earliest overall |
| Max payout | No cap |
| Trading rules | |
| Hedging | Prohibited, including correlated and cross-account offsets |
| Other restrictions | Excessive martingale review; HFT flagged if over 10% of trades close within 2 seconds; 5–30-second scalping allowed |
| Access | |
| Platforms | IBKR, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Volumetrica Trading |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Cryptocurrency |
Traders Launch's NYC 55% runs from a $100,000 1-step account at $49 up to $300,000 at $139, with a profit target of $2,000, $3,000 or $5,000, a max loss of $800, $1,000 or $2,000 and a profit split of 55%.
About the NYC 55% program
Rules that apply to every account size above.
| Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Min trading days | 3 |
| Funded account | |
| Funded drawdown | EOD trailing; locks at starting balance |
| Consistency rule | 40% in evaluation |
| Consistency rule (funded) | None |
| Max allocation | Up to 5 Simfunded accounts active at the same time (and up to 5 evaluation accounts) |
| Scaling plan | Starts at 5 micros / 1 mini + 10 micros / 2 minis + 20 micros; later tiers not exposed |
| Payouts | |
| Payout frequency | Daily |
| First payout | Earliest advertised at 3 days; funded eligibility begins at +1% |
| Processing time | Same day; displayed median approximately 6h20m |
| Min days to payout | 3 earliest overall |
| Max payout | No cap |
| Trading rules | |
| Hedging | Prohibited, including correlated and cross-account offsets |
| Other restrictions | Excessive martingale review; HFT flagged if over 10% of trades close within 2 seconds; 5–30-second scalping allowed |
| Access | |
| Platforms | IBKR, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Volumetrica Trading |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Cryptocurrency |
Recent changes
Reviewed updates to Traders Launch's pricing, account configuration, FAQs and trading rules, tracked in Fine Print.
- Rules
Traders Launch bans HFT-style trading
HFT-style trading is now prohibited; accounts may be reviewed if over 10% of trades are opened and closed within two seconds.
- Rules
Traders Launch adds a 60-day evaluation time limit
Evaluations now have a 60-day time limit, with an automatic 30-day extension if the trader is above 50% of the profit target.
- Rules
Traders Launch adds a $100,000 payout pause for funded accounts
Funded accounts now pause payouts at $100,000 in cumulative payouts, instead of having no payout caps; they become eligible for scaling opportunities.
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