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Cheaper
Base price: $249.99With code CRITIC: $125
50% off with CRITIC · saves $124.99
Base price: $265
Base price · no live code
Cost
Base price
$249.99
$265
Price with code
$125
50% off with
CRITICNo live code
Account size
$100K
$100K
Profit split
95%
90%
Evaluation rules
Profit target
50K $2,500; 100K $5,000; 150K $8,000
25K $1,500; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Max drawdown
50K $1,500; 100K $2,500; 150K $4,000 — EOD trailing
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
None
None in evaluation
Min trading days
5 benchmark days before a payout (no minimum to pass)
3
Funded rules
Funded drawdown
Same EOD trailing amounts; locks at starting balance + $100
EOD trailing; locks at starting balance + $100
Consistency rule
40% in evaluation
40%
Consistency rule (funded)
None
None
News trading (challenge)
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Max live balance
Up to 5 active FundedNext (funded) Accounts per user/household at any time, any sizes and models; Challenge allocation capped at $750,000
Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning
Scaling plan
Not recorded
Progressive funded contract scaling, updated EOD
Options & add-ons
Customizable at checkout
Not recorded
Payout policy is chosen at funded activation and cannot later be changed
Payouts
Payout frequency
Every 5 benchmark days
Permanent post-pass choice: Daily or Flex 5-day
First payout
After 5 benchmark days and $500 cycle profit
Daily has no day minimum; Flex requires 5 winning days
Min days to payout
5 benchmark days
0 Daily / 5 Flex
Processing time
Not recorded
Daily eligibilityfirm-level
Trading rules
Hedging
Not recorded
Prohibited
Other restrictions
Not recorded
Allowed if you own the strategy exclusively · not shared with other traders/firms · not high-frequency trading · Hedging not allowed · No swing trading or holding positions overni…firm-level
Commission / lot
Not recorded
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level
Platforms
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Where they differ
FundedNext Futures leads 3 of 3
FundedNext Futures
Flex
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Base price
Winner: $249.99
$265
Price with code
Winner: $125.00
$265
Profit split
Winner: 95%
90%
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