{ "dataset": "zvxscore-systematic-esmes-fit", "version": "1.3-preview", "verified_at": "2026-09-08", "methodology": { "name": "ZvxScore Systematic ES/MES Fit", "version": "1.1", "scope": "50K remains the cross-firm score path for v1.1 scoring comparability. Step4Z v2 models program/account-size families separately so size efficiency can be analyzed without changing the structural score methodology.", "weights": { "automation": 40, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 20, "payout_access": 15 }, "price_policy": "Standard and promotional prices are displayed separately when verified but excluded from v1.1 score because promotions and checkout-only pricing change faster than structural trading rules.", "rubric": { "automation": { "0": "Trading bots explicitly prohibited.", "10": "Signals/alerts permitted, but automated order submission is prohibited.", "30": "Automation permitted but with material ownership/exclusivity/verification restrictions.", "40": "Automated strategies explicitly permitted; ordinary anti-HFT/exploit restrictions only." }, "platform_fit": { "5": "ES/MES supported", "10_tradovate": "Tradovate supported", "10_tradingview": "TradingView supported" }, "funded_risk_structure": { "drawdown": "8 static or EOD / 4 intraday trailing", "dll": "4 none or optional-off / 2 soft daily pause / 0 hard or materially restrictive", "consistency": "4 none / 2 payout-only <=50% / 0 materially stricter or unresolved", "lock": "4 drawdown locks/static after defined threshold / 0 not verified" }, "payout_access": { "split": "5 >=90% / 4 80-89% / 2 below 80%", "cadence": "5 day-one/daily / 3 after <=5 qualifying days / 1 slower", "buffer": "5 no buffer/safety-net requirement / 2 buffer or safety-net required / 0 unresolved" } }, "data_model_version": "2.0-preview" }, "firms": [ { "rank": 1, "id": "lucid", "name": "Lucid Trading", "plan": "LucidFlex 50K", "score": 98, "breakdown": { "automation": 40, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 20, "payout_access": 13 }, "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time; exact current LucidFlex 50K price not captured in the verified public source set. Price is not scored." }, "automation": { "status": "allowed", "summary": "Automated trading systems and trade copiers are explicitly permitted. HFT is prohibited." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "2-day pass path", "activation_fee": "$0" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD trailing", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Locks at $50,100 after the threshold is reached", "scaling": "Yes; funded scaling applies" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Eligible after 5 separate qualifying profit days per cycle; no fixed payout window", "buffer": "None", "min": "$500", "cap": "50% of profit, max $2,000 per request on 50K" }, "notes": [ "This score is a structural fit score, not a claim that Lucid is the best firm overall.", "Exact current LucidFlex 50K purchase price remains intentionally marked unknown rather than inferred." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Lucid Trading Supported Platforms", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11404614-lucid-trading-supported-platforms", "fields": [ "Tradovate", "TradingView" ] }, { "title": "Other Trading Activities", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11404728-other-trading-activities", "fields": [ "automation policy" ] }, { "title": "Prohibited: High Frequency Trading", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11404736-prohibited-high-frequency-trading", "fields": [ "HFT restriction" ] }, { "title": "LucidFlex Evaluation Account", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945790-lucidflex-evaluation-account", "fields": [ "50K evaluation rules", "one-time fee model", "activation fee" ] }, { "title": "LucidFlex Funded Account", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945795-lucidflex-funded-account", "fields": [ "funded drawdown", "DLL", "consistency", "scaling" ] }, { "title": "LucidFlex Drawdown", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945815-lucidflex-drawdown", "fields": [ "drawdown lock" ] }, { "title": "LucidFlex Payouts", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945796-lucidflex-payouts", "fields": [ "split", "payout days", "buffer", "min/max payout" ] }, { "title": "Approved Products and Commissions", "url": "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11508978-approved-products-and-commissions", "fields": [ "ES", "MES" ] } ], "official_url": "https://lucidtrading.com/", "score_path": { "program_id": "lucidflex", "account_size": 50000, "purpose": "Cross-firm structural ZvxScore path; size-family analysis is separate from the v1.1 score." }, "programs": [ { "id": "lucidflex", "name": "LucidFlex", "program_type": "evaluation", "coverage": "full_size_family", "account_sizes": [ { "size": 25000, "label": "25K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time LucidFlex evaluation; exact current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set, so price is intentionally left unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 1250, "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "2-day pass path", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "2 minis / 20 micros" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD trailing", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "None", "lock": "$26,100 trailing threshold; locks at $25,100", "scaling": "Funded scaling applies; account family supports up to 2 minis / 20 micros." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Eligible after 5 separate qualifying profit days per payout cycle", "buffer": "None", "min": "$500", "cap": "50% of profit, max $1,000 per request", "qualifying_day_min_profit": 100 }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "max_contracts": "2 minis / 20 micros", "payouts": "Daily once in live structure" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 25000, "usable_max_loss": 1000, "pt_dd": 1.25, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Rule family verified from LucidFlex official evaluation, funded, drawdown and payout documentation." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 50000, "label": "50K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time LucidFlex evaluation; exact current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set, so price is intentionally left unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "2-day pass path", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "4 minis / 40 micros" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD trailing", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "None", "lock": "$52,100 trailing threshold; locks at $50,100", "scaling": "Funded scaling applies; account family supports up to 4 minis / 40 micros." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Eligible after 5 separate qualifying profit days per payout cycle", "buffer": "None", "min": "$500", "cap": "50% of profit, max $2,000 per request", "qualifying_day_min_profit": 150 }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "max_contracts": "4 minis / 40 micros", "payouts": "Daily once in live structure" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 50000, "usable_max_loss": 2000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Rule family verified from LucidFlex official evaluation, funded, drawdown and payout documentation." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 100000, "label": "100K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time LucidFlex evaluation; exact current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set, so price is intentionally left unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 6000, "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "2-day pass path", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "6 minis / 60 micros" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD trailing", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "None", "lock": "$103,100 trailing threshold; locks at $100,100", "scaling": "Funded scaling applies; account family supports up to 6 minis / 60 micros." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Eligible after 5 separate qualifying profit days per payout cycle", "buffer": "None", "min": "$500", "cap": "50% of profit, max $2,500 per request", "qualifying_day_min_profit": 200 }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "max_contracts": "6 minis / 60 micros", "payouts": "Daily once in live structure" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 100000, "usable_max_loss": 3000, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Rule family verified from LucidFlex official evaluation, funded, drawdown and payout documentation." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 150000, "label": "150K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time LucidFlex evaluation; exact current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set, so price is intentionally left unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 9000, "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "2-day pass path", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "10 minis / 100 micros" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD trailing", "dll": "Optional", "consistency": "None", "lock": "$154,600 trailing threshold; locks at $150,100", "scaling": "Funded scaling applies; account family supports up to 10 minis / 100 micros." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Eligible after 5 separate qualifying profit days per payout cycle", "buffer": "None", "min": "$500", "cap": "50% of profit, max $3,000 per request", "qualifying_day_min_profit": 250 }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "max_contracts": "10 minis / 100 micros", "payouts": "Daily once in live structure" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 150000, "usable_max_loss": 4500, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Rule family verified from LucidFlex official evaluation, funded, drawdown and payout documentation." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] } ], "common_rules": { "automation": { "status": "allowed", "summary": "Automated trading systems and trade copiers are explicitly permitted. HFT is prohibited." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ] }, "source_precedence": [ "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11404614-lucid-trading-supported-platforms", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11404728-other-trading-activities", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11404736-prohibited-high-frequency-trading", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945790-lucidflex-evaluation-account", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945795-lucidflex-funded-account", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945815-lucidflex-drawdown", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945796-lucidflex-payouts", "https://support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/11508978-approved-products-and-commissions" ], "size_analysis": { "score_path": 50000, "preferred_size": 50000, "confidence": "medium", "label": "Balanced ES/MES capacity", "reasons": [ "50K doubles usable MLL versus 25K and doubles contract capacity while avoiding the 2.00 PT/DD burden of 100K and 150K.", "25K has the easiest PT/DD (1.25), so it remains the efficiency alternative when lower capacity is acceptable." ], "caveat": "Current LucidFlex prices were not captured; cost-efficiency must remain unscored until a current official price source is frozen." } } ] }, { "rank": 2, "id": "mffu", "name": "MyFundedFutures", "plan": "Rapid 50K", "score": 93, "breakdown": { "automation": 40, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 16, "payout_access": 12 }, "price": { "standard": 209, "promo": 105, "billing": "One-time. Official page displayed $209 standard and $105 current promotional starting price at verification." }, "automation": { "status": "allowed", "summary": "Automated strategies tailored to the trader’s own settings are permitted; HFT and simulated-fill exploitation are prohibited." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50% eval-only", "min_days": "2", "activation_fee": "$0" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "Intraday trailing", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Trailing floor locks after the defined +$100 buffer condition", "scaling": "50K max 5 minis / 50 micros" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Daily eligibility", "buffer": "$2,100 on 50K", "min": "$500", "cap": "Plan rules apply; Rapid is positioned for daily payouts" }, "notes": [ "Rapid receives a strong automation/platform score but loses risk-structure points because the sim-funded drawdown is intraday trailing.", "Tier 1 news trading is restricted in the funded stage." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Fair Play and Prohibited Trading Practices", "url": "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/8444599-fair-play-and-prohibited-trading-practices", "fields": [ "automation", "HFT" ] }, { "title": "Rapid Plan", "url": "https://marketing.myfundedfutures.com/plans/rapid", "fields": [ "50K price", "evaluation rules", "funded drawdown", "payout", "buffer", "contracts", "news rule" ] }, { "title": "How MFFU Works", "url": "https://marketing.myfundedfutures.com/how-it-works", "fields": [ "Tradovate", "TradingView", "activation model" ] }, { "title": "2% Price Limit Rule", "url": "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/9698984-2-price-limit-rule", "fields": [ "ES", "MES availability context" ] }, { "title": "Rapid Evaluation — Simplified", "url": "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/11802636-traders-evaluation-simplified", "fields": [ "Rapid sizes", "targets", "MLL", "contracts", "consistency", "minimum days" ] }, { "title": "Payout Policy Overview", "url": "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/13745661-payout-policy-overview-best-and-fastest-prop-firm-payouts", "fields": [ "payout cadence", "buffers", "minimum payout", "split" ] } ], "official_url": "https://myfundedfutures.com/", "score_path": { "program_id": "rapid", "account_size": 50000, "purpose": "Cross-firm structural ZvxScore path; size-family analysis is separate from the v1.1 score." }, "programs": [ { "id": "rapid", "name": "Rapid", "program_type": "evaluation", "coverage": "full_size_family", "account_sizes": [ { "size": 25000, "label": "25K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Rapid evaluation; current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 1500, "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50% eval-only", "min_days": "2", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "3 minis / 30 micros", "news": "Allowed in evaluation under current Rapid rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "Intraday trailing", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Trailing floor locks after the defined +$100 condition; size-family MLL $1,000.", "scaling": "Max 3 minis / 30 micros; Tier-1 news restrictions apply in Sim Funded." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Daily eligibility", "buffer": "$1,100", "min": "$500", "cap": "Rapid payout policy applies; no separate activation fee." }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "max_contracts": "2 minis / 20 micros", "buffer": "$1,100" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 25000, "usable_max_loss": 1000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "25K/50K active Sim Funded accounts can have different total-account limits than 100K/150K; account-limit policy should be checked before scaling multiple accounts." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 50000, "label": "50K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 209, "promo": 105, "billing": "One-time Rapid evaluation. Official current 50K page showed $209 standard / $105 promotional starting price; other size prices were not captured and remain unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50% eval-only", "min_days": "2", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "5 minis / 50 micros", "news": "Allowed in evaluation under current Rapid rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "Intraday trailing", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Trailing floor locks after the defined +$100 condition; size-family MLL $2,000.", "scaling": "Max 5 minis / 50 micros; Tier-1 news restrictions apply in Sim Funded." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Daily eligibility", "buffer": "$2,100", "min": "$500", "cap": "Rapid payout policy applies; no separate activation fee." }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "max_contracts": "4 minis / 40 micros", "buffer": "$2,100" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 50000, "usable_max_loss": 2000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 104.5, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 9.57 }, "notes": [ "25K/50K active Sim Funded accounts can have different total-account limits than 100K/150K; account-limit policy should be checked before scaling multiple accounts." ], "unknown_fields": [] }, { "size": 100000, "label": "100K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Rapid evaluation; current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 6000, "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50% eval-only", "min_days": "2", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "8 minis / 80 micros", "news": "Allowed in evaluation under current Rapid rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "Intraday trailing", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Trailing floor locks after the defined +$100 condition; size-family MLL $3,000.", "scaling": "Max 8 minis / 80 micros; Tier-1 news restrictions apply in Sim Funded." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Daily eligibility", "buffer": "$3,100", "min": "$500", "cap": "Rapid payout policy applies; no separate activation fee." }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "max_contracts": "6 minis / 60 micros", "buffer": "$3,100" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 100000, "usable_max_loss": 3000, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "25K/50K active Sim Funded accounts can have different total-account limits than 100K/150K; account-limit policy should be checked before scaling multiple accounts." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 150000, "label": "150K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Rapid evaluation; current price for this size was not captured in the verified source set.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 9000, "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50% eval-only", "min_days": "2", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "10 minis / 100 micros", "news": "Allowed in evaluation under current Rapid rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "Intraday trailing", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Trailing floor locks after the defined +$100 condition; size-family MLL $4,500.", "scaling": "Max 10 minis / 100 micros; Tier-1 news restrictions apply in Sim Funded." }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Daily eligibility", "buffer": "$4,600", "min": "$500", "cap": "Rapid payout policy applies; no separate activation fee." }, "live": { "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD", "max_contracts": "8 minis / 80 micros", "buffer": "$4,600" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 150000, "usable_max_loss": 4500, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "25K/50K active Sim Funded accounts can have different total-account limits than 100K/150K; account-limit policy should be checked before scaling multiple accounts." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] } ], "common_rules": { "automation": { "status": "allowed", "summary": "Automated strategies tailored to the trader’s own settings are permitted; HFT and simulated-fill exploitation are prohibited." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ] }, "source_precedence": [ "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/8444599-fair-play-and-prohibited-trading-practices", "https://marketing.myfundedfutures.com/plans/rapid", "https://marketing.myfundedfutures.com/how-it-works", "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/9698984-2-price-limit-rule", "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/11802636-traders-evaluation-simplified", "https://help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/13745661-payout-policy-overview-best-and-fastest-prop-firm-payouts" ], "size_analysis": { "score_path": 50000, "preferred_size": 50000, "confidence": "medium", "label": "Balanced drawdown / target path", "reasons": [ "25K and 50K both hold PT/DD at 1.50; 50K doubles MLL to $2,000 and increases contract capacity to 5 minis / 50 micros.", "100K and 150K move to PT/DD 2.00 while adding capacity that is not required for many ES/MES workflows." ], "caveat": "Only the 50K current price snapshot is frozen; cross-size price efficiency is intentionally not ranked yet." } } ] }, { "rank": 3, "id": "tradeify", "name": "Tradeify", "plan": "Select 50K → Select Flex", "score": 88, "breakdown": { "automation": 30, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 20, "payout_access": 13 }, "price": { "standard": 165, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Select 50K evaluation price in the current official pricing reference. Promotions are not used in scoring." }, "automation": { "status": "conditional", "summary": "Bots/algorithms are allowed only under material ownership and exclusivity conditions; Tradeify may require proof and live video verification. HFT bots are prohibited." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "40% (50% add-on available)", "min_days": "3 by default", "activation_fee": "$0" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None on Select Flex", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Locks at $50,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Starts 2 minis / 20 micros; scales to 4 / 40" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Every 5 winning days on Select Flex", "buffer": "None on Select Flex", "min": "$250", "cap": "For accounts purchased after Sep 1 2026: up to 50% of profits, max $2,500 on 50K" }, "notes": [ "The score uses the Select Flex funded path because it is the less restrictive systematic-trading option after a Select evaluation.", "Automation loses 10 points because of firm-specific exclusivity/ownership verification requirements." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Tradeify Pricing Reference", "url": "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/14369021-tradeify-pricing-reference", "fields": [ "50K Select price", "profit split", "Tradovate/TradingView path" ] }, { "title": "Select Evaluation Accounts", "url": "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12853921-select-evaluation-accounts", "fields": [ "evaluation rules", "activation", "funded options" ] }, { "title": "Select Flex and Select Daily Payout Policies", "url": "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12853966-select-flex-and-select-daily-payout-policies", "fields": [ "funded drawdown", "DLL", "consistency", "payout caps", "buffer", "scaling" ] }, { "title": "Guidelines for Traders", "url": "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468318-guidelines-for-traders", "fields": [ "bot/algorithm conditions" ] }, { "title": "Supported Trading Products / Assets", "url": "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468222-rules-supported-trading-products-assets", "fields": [ "ES", "MES" ] } ], "official_url": "https://tradeify.co/", "score_path": { "program_id": "select", "account_size": 50000, "purpose": "Cross-firm structural ZvxScore path; size-family analysis is separate from the v1.1 score." }, "programs": [ { "id": "select", "name": "Select", "program_type": "evaluation", "coverage": "full_size_family", "account_sizes": [ { "size": 25000, "label": "25K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 109, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Select 40% consistency evaluation price from the official pricing reference. Promotions are not used in structural scoring.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 75 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 1500, "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "40% (50% add-on available)", "min_days": "3 default; 2 with 50% add-on", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "1 mini / 10 micros", "news": "Tier-1 news allowed in evaluation" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None on Select Flex", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Locks at $25,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Starts 1 mini / 10 micros; scales to 2 minis / 20 micros" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Every 5 winning days on Select Flex", "buffer": "None on Select Flex", "min": "$250", "cap": "For accounts purchased after Sep 1 2026: up to 50% of profits, max $1,250" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 25000, "usable_max_loss": 1000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 109, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 9.17 }, "notes": [ "This account-size comparison follows the Select → Flex path. Select Daily has a different DLL/buffer/payout structure and should be treated as a separate funded-path comparison." ], "unknown_fields": [] }, { "size": 50000, "label": "50K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 165, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Select 40% consistency evaluation price from the official pricing reference. Promotions are not used in structural scoring.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 109 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "40% (50% add-on available)", "min_days": "3 default; 2 with 50% add-on", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "4 minis / 40 micros", "news": "Tier-1 news allowed in evaluation" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None on Select Flex", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Locks at $50,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Starts 2 minis / 20 micros; scales to 4 minis / 40 micros" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Every 5 winning days on Select Flex", "buffer": "None on Select Flex", "min": "$250", "cap": "For accounts purchased after Sep 1 2026: up to 50% of profits, max $2,500" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 50000, "usable_max_loss": 2000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 82.5, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 12.12 }, "notes": [ "This account-size comparison follows the Select → Flex path. Select Daily has a different DLL/buffer/payout structure and should be treated as a separate funded-path comparison." ], "unknown_fields": [] }, { "size": 100000, "label": "100K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 265, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Select 40% consistency evaluation price from the official pricing reference. Promotions are not used in structural scoring.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 169 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 6000, "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "40% (50% add-on available)", "min_days": "3 default; 2 with 50% add-on", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "8 minis / 80 micros", "news": "Tier-1 news allowed in evaluation" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None on Select Flex", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Locks at $100,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Starts 3 minis / 30 micros; scales to 8 minis / 80 micros" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Every 5 winning days on Select Flex", "buffer": "None on Select Flex", "min": "$250", "cap": "For accounts purchased after Sep 1 2026: up to 50% of profits, max $3,500" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 100000, "usable_max_loss": 3000, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 88.33, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 11.32 }, "notes": [ "This account-size comparison follows the Select → Flex path. Select Daily has a different DLL/buffer/payout structure and should be treated as a separate funded-path comparison." ], "unknown_fields": [] }, { "size": 150000, "label": "150K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 369, "promo": null, "billing": "One-time Select 40% consistency evaluation price from the official pricing reference. Promotions are not used in structural scoring.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 239 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 9000, "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "40% (50% add-on available)", "min_days": "3 default; 2 with 50% add-on", "activation_fee": "$0", "max_contracts": "12 minis / 120 micros", "news": "Tier-1 news allowed in evaluation" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 4500, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None on Select Flex", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Locks at $150,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Starts 3 minis / 30 micros; scales to 12 minis / 120 micros" }, "payout": { "split": "90/10", "cadence": "Every 5 winning days on Select Flex", "buffer": "None on Select Flex", "min": "$250", "cap": "For accounts purchased after Sep 1 2026: up to 50% of profits, max $4,500" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 150000, "usable_max_loss": 4500, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 82, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 12.2 }, "notes": [ "This account-size comparison follows the Select → Flex path. Select Daily has a different DLL/buffer/payout structure and should be treated as a separate funded-path comparison." ], "unknown_fields": [] } ], "common_rules": { "automation": { "status": "conditional", "summary": "Bots/algorithms are allowed only under material ownership and exclusivity conditions; Tradeify may require proof and live video verification. HFT bots are prohibited." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ] }, "source_precedence": [ "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/14369021-tradeify-pricing-reference", "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12853921-select-evaluation-accounts", "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/12853966-select-flex-and-select-daily-payout-policies", "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468318-guidelines-for-traders", "https://help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10468222-rules-supported-trading-products-assets" ], "size_analysis": { "score_path": 50000, "preferred_size": 50000, "confidence": "high", "label": "Strongest balanced Select → Flex path", "reasons": [ "50K keeps PT/DD at 1.50, doubles drawdown versus 25K and has a lower standard price per $1,000 drawdown than 25K.", "100K/150K increase contract capacity but move PT/DD to 2.00; 150K is slightly cheaper per $1,000 drawdown but requires a $9,000 target." ], "caveat": "This recommendation is for the Select → Flex path; Select Daily should be compared separately because its funded DLL, drawdown and payout buffer differ." } } ] }, { "rank": 4, "id": "apex", "name": "Apex Trader Funding", "plan": "EOD 50K", "score": 61, "breakdown": { "automation": 10, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 16, "payout_access": 10 }, "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "Current evaluation pricing is exposed via the product selector/checkout; exact price was not captured in the verified public source set and is not scored." }, "automation": { "status": "signals-only", "summary": "Automated order entry/modification is prohibited. Alerts/signals and analysis software are permitted when they do not submit or modify orders." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "$1,000 soft daily stop/pause", "consistency": "None in evaluation", "min_days": "No minimum", "activation_fee": "Varies by product; current checkout determines product terms" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Tier-based; starts $1,000 on 50K", "consistency": "50% payout consistency requirement", "lock": "EOD threshold stops at $50,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Tier based" }, "payout": { "split": "100% of approved payout", "cadence": "Up to weekly; 5 qualifying trading days", "buffer": "Safety net required", "min": "$500", "cap": "50K payout caps vary by payout number; max six payouts per PA" }, "notes": [ "Apex remains platform-compatible for manual TradingView/Tradovate use, but its current user agreement explicitly blocks automated order submission.", "The low automation score is intentional and dominates the ZOLVEX systematic-fit result." ], "sources": [ { "title": "User Agreement", "url": "https://sim.apextraderfunding.com/legal/user-agreement", "fields": [ "automation prohibition", "signals/alerts exception" ] }, { "title": "TradingView Connection and Possible Issues", "url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/tradovate/tradingview-connection-and-possible-issues/", "fields": [ "TradingView", "Tradovate" ] }, { "title": "EOD Evaluations", "url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-evaluations/", "fields": [ "evaluation rules" ] }, { "title": "EOD Performance Accounts", "url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-performance-accounts-pa/", "fields": [ "funded drawdown", "DLL", "scaling", "split" ] }, { "title": "EOD Payouts", "url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-payouts/", "fields": [ "payout cadence", "consistency", "safety net", "caps" ] }, { "title": "EOD Drawdown Explained", "url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-drawdown-explained/", "fields": [ "drawdown lock" ] }, { "title": "Tradovate Commission & Instruments", "url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/tradovate/tradovate-commission-instruments/", "fields": [ "ES" ] } ], "official_url": "https://apextraderfunding.com/", "score_path": { "program_id": "eod", "account_size": 50000, "purpose": "Cross-firm structural ZvxScore path; size-family analysis is separate from the v1.1 score." }, "programs": [ { "id": "eod", "name": "EOD", "program_type": "evaluation", "coverage": "full_size_family", "account_sizes": [ { "size": 25000, "label": "25K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "Current Apex EOD evaluation price is exposed through the live product selector/checkout and was not frozen in the verified public source set; price is intentionally unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 1500, "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "$500 soft daily stop/pause", "consistency": "None in evaluation", "min_days": "No minimum; possible 1-day pass", "activation_fee": "Current product/checkout terms apply", "max_contracts": "4 contracts", "access_window": "30 days" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Tier-based; initial daily threshold corresponds to $500 on this size", "consistency": "50% payout consistency requirement", "lock": "EOD trailing threshold stops at $25,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Tier-based; max 2 contracts" }, "payout": { "split": "100% of approved payout", "cadence": "5 qualifying trading days; up to weekly under current EOD PA rules", "buffer": "Safety net $26,100; minimum balance to request $26,600", "min": "$500", "cap": "Payout cap varies by account size and payout number; exact size-specific sequence is available in the official EOD payout table.", "max_payouts": "6 per PA" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 25000, "usable_max_loss": 1000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Current price is deliberately excluded until an official product-selector snapshot is captured." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 50000, "label": "50K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "Current Apex EOD evaluation price is exposed through the live product selector/checkout and was not frozen in the verified public source set; price is intentionally unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "$1,000 soft daily stop/pause", "consistency": "None in evaluation", "min_days": "No minimum; possible 1-day pass", "activation_fee": "Current product/checkout terms apply", "max_contracts": "6 contracts", "access_window": "30 days" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Tier-based; initial daily threshold corresponds to $1,000 on this size", "consistency": "50% payout consistency requirement", "lock": "EOD trailing threshold stops at $50,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Tier-based; max 4 contracts" }, "payout": { "split": "100% of approved payout", "cadence": "5 qualifying trading days; up to weekly under current EOD PA rules", "buffer": "Safety net $52,100; minimum balance to request $52,600", "min": "$500", "cap": "50K payout cap sequence under the current EOD policy: $1,500 / $1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $2,500 / $3,000 across the six payout opportunities.", "max_payouts": "6 per PA" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 50000, "usable_max_loss": 2000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Current price is deliberately excluded until an official product-selector snapshot is captured." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 100000, "label": "100K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "Current Apex EOD evaluation price is exposed through the live product selector/checkout and was not frozen in the verified public source set; price is intentionally unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 6000, "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "$1,500 soft daily stop/pause", "consistency": "None in evaluation", "min_days": "No minimum; possible 1-day pass", "activation_fee": "Current product/checkout terms apply", "max_contracts": "8 contracts", "access_window": "30 days" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 3000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Tier-based; initial daily threshold corresponds to $1,500 on this size", "consistency": "50% payout consistency requirement", "lock": "EOD trailing threshold stops at $100,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Tier-based; max 6 contracts" }, "payout": { "split": "100% of approved payout", "cadence": "5 qualifying trading days; up to weekly under current EOD PA rules", "buffer": "Safety net $103,100; minimum balance to request $103,600", "min": "$500", "cap": "Payout cap varies by account size and payout number; exact size-specific sequence is available in the official EOD payout table.", "max_payouts": "6 per PA" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 100000, "usable_max_loss": 3000, "pt_dd": 2, "risk_budget_pct": 3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Current price is deliberately excluded until an official product-selector snapshot is captured." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] }, { "size": 150000, "label": "150K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": null, "promo": null, "billing": "Current Apex EOD evaluation price is exposed through the live product selector/checkout and was not frozen in the verified public source set; price is intentionally unknown.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 9000, "max_drawdown": 4000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "$2,000 soft daily stop/pause", "consistency": "None in evaluation", "min_days": "No minimum; possible 1-day pass", "activation_fee": "Current product/checkout terms apply", "max_contracts": "12 contracts", "access_window": "30 days" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 4000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "Tier-based; initial daily threshold corresponds to $2,000 on this size", "consistency": "50% payout consistency requirement", "lock": "EOD trailing threshold stops at $150,100 after threshold", "scaling": "Tier-based; max 10 contracts" }, "payout": { "split": "100% of approved payout", "cadence": "5 qualifying trading days; up to weekly under current EOD PA rules", "buffer": "Safety net $154,100; minimum balance to request $154,600", "min": "$500", "cap": "Payout cap varies by account size and payout number; exact size-specific sequence is available in the official EOD payout table.", "max_payouts": "6 per PA" }, "live": null, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 150000, "usable_max_loss": 4000, "pt_dd": 2.25, "risk_budget_pct": 2.67, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Current price is deliberately excluded until an official product-selector snapshot is captured." ], "unknown_fields": [ "current_standard_price", "current_promo_price" ] } ], "common_rules": { "automation": { "status": "signals-only", "summary": "Automated order entry/modification is prohibited. Alerts/signals and analysis software are permitted when they do not submit or modify orders." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ] }, "source_precedence": [ "https://sim.apextraderfunding.com/legal/user-agreement", "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/tradovate/tradingview-connection-and-possible-issues/", "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-evaluations/", "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-performance-accounts-pa/", "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-payouts/", "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-drawdown-explained/", "https://apextraderfunding.com/help-center/tradovate/tradovate-commission-instruments/" ], "size_analysis": { "score_path": 50000, "preferred_size": 50000, "confidence": "medium", "label": "Balanced EOD evaluation size", "reasons": [ "25K and 50K both keep PT/DD at 1.50; 50K doubles usable drawdown and increases evaluation capacity from 4 to 6 contracts.", "100K rises to PT/DD 2.00 and 150K to 2.25, so headline size increases faster than target efficiency." ], "caveat": "Cross-size cost efficiency is not scored because current official evaluation prices were not frozen." } } ] }, { "rank": 5, "id": "phidias", "name": "Phidias Propfirm", "plan": "Express to Live 50K", "official_url": "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/", "plan_url": "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/express-to-live", "score": 59, "breakdown": { "automation": 0, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 20, "payout_access": 14 }, "price": { "standard": 723, "promo": 144.6, "billing": "Current Express to Live page displayed $723 standard / $144.60 promotional one-time pricing for 50K at targeted review. The page states one-time payment, no monthly subscription and no activation fee. Promotional pricing is not scored." }, "automation": { "status": "prohibited", "summary": "Phidias explicitly prohibits robots, fully automated trading algorithms and HFT. Semi-automated software is allowed only when actively monitored and manually adjusted." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "evaluation": { "profit_target": 2500, "max_drawdown": 650, "drawdown": "Static", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "min_days": "0", "activation_fee": "$0 on the verified one-time E2L route; other billing routes can have activation fees" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 650, "drawdown": "Static; same fixed-loss logic on E2L CASH before LIVE", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "50K liquidation threshold is fixed at $49,350 before LIVE; it never trails", "scaling": "E2L/CASH: 5 E-mini / 50 micro. LIVE from 50K E2L: max 3 lots initially." }, "payout": { "split": "80/20", "cadence": "Automatic E2L bonus at Switch to Live; LIVE withdrawals available daily", "buffer": "No E2L withdrawal buffer before the Switch-to-Live bonus; LIVE minimum balance follows cumulative LIVE credit", "min": "$500 on LIVE", "cap": "No maximum LIVE payout stated in the current Rules page" }, "notes": [ "Express to Live is structurally unusual: static drawdown, zero minimum trading days, no consistency rule and no daily loss limit.", "The E2L path requires two profit targets: first in Evaluation, then the same target again on the funded CASH account before Switch to Live.", "News trading is authorized, but overnight and over-week positions are not permitted on E2L unless a LIVE exception is agreed.", "The 59/100 systematic score is pulled down by the 40-point automation category: full bots are explicitly prohibited. Manual ES/MES structural fit is materially stronger than the aggregate systematic score alone suggests.", "50K is retained as the cross-firm ZvxScore path for comparability, not declared the best Phidias size. Within E2L, 25K has the lowest target/drawdown ratio and the largest static-loss allowance relative to headline account size.", "Current first-party pages conflict on E2L reward/live-credit amounts for 50K/100K/150K. ZOLVEX uses the dedicated Rules page for structural data and flags the marketing-page discrepancy.", "Phidias is a newer provider. Independent reputation data is treated separately from structural score rather than blended into ZvxScore." ], "source_conflict": { "status": "open", "title": "First-party source conflict", "summary": "Phidias Rules currently lists E2L 50K as $2,000 bonus + $1,000 LIVE credit, while the current Express to Live marketing page shows $1,850 cash payout + $650 live account. Similar differences appear at 100K and 150K. Structural scoring follows the Rules page until Phidias resolves the inconsistency." }, "external_trust": { "status": "caution", "label": "External trust caution", "summary": "Trustpilot currently marks the company rating unavailable due to a guideline breach. This is not proof that the E2L structure is invalid, but it is a reason to verify current terms and operational claims directly before purchase.", "sources": [ { "title": "Trustpilot — Phidias Propfirm", "url": "https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.phidiaspropfirm.com" }, { "title": "CFTC selected FCM data — Dorman Trading LLC listed as an FCM at CME", "url": "https://www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/2025-11/01%20-%20FCM%20Webpage%20Update%20-%20September%202025.pdf" } ], "caveat": "The CFTC record corroborates Dorman Trading LLC as an FCM at CME; it does not independently validate Phidias payout, support or marketing claims." }, "sources": [ { "title": "Phidias — All Our Rules", "url": "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/rules", "fields": [ "E2L sizes", "static drawdown", "profit targets", "contract limits", "zero minimum days", "no consistency", "no DLL", "news/overnight rules", "CASH-to-LIVE path", "bonus/live credit", "LIVE payout rules", "automation prohibition", "ES/MES" ] }, { "title": "Phidias — Express to Live", "url": "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/express-to-live", "fields": [ "current one-time standard/promo prices", "one-time fee model", "marketing-page payout/live figures used only for conflict detection" ] }, { "title": "Phidias — Tradovate & TradingView", "url": "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/tradovate", "fields": [ "Tradovate", "native TradingView integration", "platform fee context" ] } ], "score_path": { "program_id": "express-to-live", "account_size": 50000, "purpose": "Cross-firm structural ZvxScore path; size-family analysis is separate from the v1.1 score." }, "programs": [ { "id": "express-to-live", "name": "Express to Live", "program_type": "express-to-live", "coverage": "full_size_family", "account_sizes": [ { "size": 25000, "label": "25K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 277, "promo": 55.4, "billing": "One-time E2L price snapshot for 25K; promotional price is displayed separately and is not scored.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 1500, "max_drawdown": 500, "drawdown": "Static", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "min_days": "0", "activation_fee": "$0 on the verified one-time E2L route; other billing routes can have activation fees" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 500, "drawdown": "Static; same fixed-loss logic on E2L CASH before LIVE", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Static liquidation threshold remains fixed at $24,500 before LIVE; it does not trail.", "scaling": "E2L/CASH: 2 mini / 20 micro. LIVE initial cap: 2 lots." }, "payout": { "split": "80/20", "cadence": "Automatic E2L bonus at Switch to Live; LIVE withdrawals available daily", "buffer": "No E2L withdrawal buffer before the Switch-to-Live bonus; LIVE minimum balance follows cumulative LIVE credit", "min": "$500 on LIVE", "cap": "No maximum LIVE payout stated in the current Rules page" }, "live": { "rules_bonus": 1000, "rules_live_credit": 500, "initial_contract_limit": "2 lots", "source_conflict": true }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 25000, "usable_max_loss": 500, "pt_dd": 3, "risk_budget_pct": 2, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 554, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 1.81 }, "notes": [ "Best PT/DD in the E2L family; strongest relative static-loss cushion." ] }, { "size": 50000, "label": "50K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 723, "promo": 144.6, "billing": "One-time E2L price snapshot for 50K; promotional price is displayed separately and is not scored.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 2500, "max_drawdown": 650, "drawdown": "Static", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "min_days": "0", "activation_fee": "$0 on the verified one-time E2L route; other billing routes can have activation fees" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 650, "drawdown": "Static; same fixed-loss logic on E2L CASH before LIVE", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Static liquidation threshold remains fixed at $49,350 before LIVE; it does not trail.", "scaling": "E2L/CASH: 5 mini / 50 micro. LIVE initial cap: 3 lots." }, "payout": { "split": "80/20", "cadence": "Automatic E2L bonus at Switch to Live; LIVE withdrawals available daily", "buffer": "No E2L withdrawal buffer before the Switch-to-Live bonus; LIVE minimum balance follows cumulative LIVE credit", "min": "$500 on LIVE", "cap": "No maximum LIVE payout stated in the current Rules page" }, "live": { "rules_bonus": 2000, "rules_live_credit": 1000, "initial_contract_limit": "3 lots", "source_conflict": true }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 50000, "usable_max_loss": 650, "pt_dd": 3.85, "risk_budget_pct": 1.3, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 1112.31, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 0.9 }, "notes": [ "Cross-firm score path and a clear capacity step-up, but not the best PT/DD inside Phidias E2L." ] }, { "size": 100000, "label": "100K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 900, "promo": 180, "billing": "One-time E2L price snapshot for 100K; promotional price is displayed separately and is not scored.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3500, "max_drawdown": 800, "drawdown": "Static", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "min_days": "0", "activation_fee": "$0 on the verified one-time E2L route; other billing routes can have activation fees" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 800, "drawdown": "Static; same fixed-loss logic on E2L CASH before LIVE", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Static liquidation threshold remains fixed at $99,200 before LIVE; it does not trail.", "scaling": "E2L/CASH: 7 mini / 70 micro. LIVE initial cap: 4 lots." }, "payout": { "split": "80/20", "cadence": "Automatic E2L bonus at Switch to Live; LIVE withdrawals available daily", "buffer": "No E2L withdrawal buffer before the Switch-to-Live bonus; LIVE minimum balance follows cumulative LIVE credit", "min": "$500 on LIVE", "cap": "No maximum LIVE payout stated in the current Rules page" }, "live": { "rules_bonus": 3000, "rules_live_credit": 1500, "initial_contract_limit": "4 lots", "source_conflict": true }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 100000, "usable_max_loss": 800, "pt_dd": 4.38, "risk_budget_pct": 0.8, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 1125, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 0.89 }, "notes": [ "More size, while the target grows faster than the static drawdown allowance." ] }, { "size": 150000, "label": "150K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 1125, "promo": 225, "billing": "One-time E2L price snapshot for 150K; promotional price is displayed separately and is not scored.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11" }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 4500, "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "Static", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "min_days": "0", "activation_fee": "$0 on the verified one-time E2L route; other billing routes can have activation fees" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": 1000, "drawdown": "Static; same fixed-loss logic on E2L CASH before LIVE", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Static liquidation threshold remains fixed at $149,000 before LIVE; it does not trail.", "scaling": "E2L/CASH: 9 mini / 90 micro. LIVE initial cap: 5 lots." }, "payout": { "split": "80/20", "cadence": "Automatic E2L bonus at Switch to Live; LIVE withdrawals available daily", "buffer": "No E2L withdrawal buffer before the Switch-to-Live bonus; LIVE minimum balance follows cumulative LIVE credit", "min": "$500 on LIVE", "cap": "No maximum LIVE payout stated in the current Rules page" }, "live": { "rules_bonus": 4500, "rules_live_credit": 2000, "initial_contract_limit": "5 lots", "source_conflict": true }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 150000, "usable_max_loss": 1000, "pt_dd": 4.5, "risk_budget_pct": 0.67, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 1125, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 0.89 }, "notes": [ "Maximum E2L capacity, but the thinnest static-loss cushion relative to headline account size." ] } ], "common_rules": { "automation": { "status": "prohibited", "summary": "Phidias explicitly prohibits robots, fully automated trading algorithms and HFT. Semi-automated software is allowed only when actively monitored and manually adjusted." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "minimum_trading_days": "0", "consistency": "None on E2L", "daily_loss_limit": "None on E2L", "news_trading": "Authorized under current Rules; separate event/position restrictions still apply.", "overnight_weekend": "Not permitted on E2L/CASH unless a LIVE exception is agreed." }, "source_precedence": [ "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/rules", "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/tou", "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/express-to-live", "https://phidiaspropfirm.com/tradovate" ], "size_analysis": { "score_path": 50000, "preferred_size": null, "confidence": "mixed", "label": "Efficiency and capacity point to different sizes", "reasons": [ "25K has the best PT/DD (3.00) and the largest static loss allowance relative to headline capital (2.00%).", "50K is the ZvxScore comparison path and offers a large contract-capacity step-up, but its PT/DD worsens to 3.85 and relative risk budget falls to 1.30%.", "100K/150K add more nominal capacity while target burden rises faster than the static drawdown allowance." ], "caveat": "Phidias first-party pages currently conflict on E2L bonus/live-credit figures; formal Rules/Terms take precedence for structural scoring and the conflict remains visible." } } ] }, { "rank": 6, "id": "tpt", "name": "Take Profit Trader", "plan": "50K Test → PRO", "score": 48, "breakdown": { "automation": 0, "platform_fit": 25, "funded_risk_structure": 12, "payout_access": 11 }, "price": { "standard": 170, "promo": null, "billing": "$170/month for the 50K Test at verification. Temporary promo codes are excluded." }, "automation": { "status": "prohibited", "summary": "The current public 50K Test terms explicitly state “No trading bots.” Self-copying between owned accounts is separately allowed, but bot execution is not scored as compatible." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ], "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "3", "activation_fee": "$0 under current program messaging" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": "Plan-specific", "drawdown": "PRO uses intraday drawdown; PRO+ uses EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Not used as a verified scoring input", "scaling": "Maximum contract allotment applies" }, "payout": { "split": "80/20 PRO; 90/10 PRO+", "cadence": "Day-one and daily", "buffer": "PRO requires profits above its buffer; PRO+ messaging states no buffer", "min": "Plan-specific", "cap": "Public 2026 messaging states no cap on withdrawals" }, "notes": [ "The score evaluates the path from current Test to PRO, not the later PRO+ live stage in isolation.", "The strong payout/platform terms do not offset the explicit no-bot rule for a ZOLVEX automation-oriented use case." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Take Profit Trader — current account page", "url": "https://takeprofittrader.com/", "fields": [ "50K price", "no bots", "platforms", "PRO/PRO+ split" ] }, { "title": "3-Day Evals", "url": "https://takeprofittrader.com/blog/3-day-evals", "fields": [ "3-day evaluation", "50% consistency", "daily payouts", "no funded consistency", "no DLL" ] }, { "title": "Take Profit Trader FAQs", "url": "https://try.takeprofittrader.com/TPT-FAQs-nf40-4-0725", "fields": [ "PRO rules", "copy trading", "daily payouts", "consistency" ] }, { "title": "What Is a Drawdown in Trading?", "url": "https://takeprofittrader.com/blog/what-is-drawdown-in-trading", "fields": [ "evaluation EOD drawdown", "PRO intraday drawdown" ] }, { "title": "Speed of Payouts", "url": "https://takeprofittrader.com/blog/speed-of-payouts", "fields": [ "day-one/daily payout mechanics" ] } ], "official_url": "https://takeprofittrader.com/", "score_path": { "program_id": "test", "account_size": 50000, "purpose": "Cross-firm structural ZvxScore path; size-family analysis is separate from the v1.1 score." }, "programs": [ { "id": "test", "name": "Test → PRO", "program_type": "evaluation", "coverage": "full_size_family", "account_sizes": [ { "size": 25000, "label": "25K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": 150, "promo": null, "billing": "Monthly Test subscription at the current base price; temporary promo codes are excluded.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 79 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": null, "max_drawdown": null, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "3", "activation_fee": "$0 under current program messaging", "max_contracts": null, "news": "Allowed in Test under current FAQ/rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": "Plan-specific", "drawdown": "PRO uses intraday drawdown; PRO+ uses EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Not used as a verified size-specific input", "scaling": "Maximum contract allotment applies" }, "payout": { "split": "80/20 PRO; 90/10 PRO+", "cadence": "Day-one and daily", "buffer": "PRO requires profits above its buffer; PRO+ messaging states no buffer", "min": "Plan-specific", "cap": "Public 2026 messaging states no cap on withdrawals" }, "live": { "stage": "PRO+ / live invitation path", "payout_split": "90/10", "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 25000, "usable_max_loss": null, "pt_dd": null, "risk_budget_pct": null, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Base monthly price and reset fee are verified for this size." ], "unknown_fields": [ "profit_target", "max_drawdown", "exact_max_contracts", "size_specific_PRO_buffer" ] }, { "size": 50000, "label": "50K", "verification_status": "targeted_verified", "price": { "standard": 170, "promo": null, "billing": "Monthly Test subscription at the current base price; temporary promo codes are excluded.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 99 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": 3000, "max_drawdown": 2000, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "3", "activation_fee": "$0 under current program messaging", "max_contracts": "6 minis / 60 micros", "news": "Allowed in Test under current FAQ/rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": "Plan-specific", "drawdown": "PRO uses intraday drawdown; PRO+ uses EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Not used as a verified size-specific input", "scaling": "Maximum contract allotment applies" }, "payout": { "split": "80/20 PRO; 90/10 PRO+", "cadence": "Day-one and daily", "buffer": "PRO requires profits above its buffer; PRO+ messaging states no buffer", "min": "Plan-specific", "cap": "Public 2026 messaging states no cap on withdrawals" }, "live": { "stage": "PRO+ / live invitation path", "payout_split": "90/10", "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 50000, "usable_max_loss": 2000, "pt_dd": 1.5, "risk_budget_pct": 4, "price_per_1000_drawdown": 85, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": 11.76 }, "notes": [ "50K remains the fully specified cross-firm score path." ], "unknown_fields": [] }, { "size": 75000, "label": "75K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": 245, "promo": null, "billing": "Monthly Test subscription at the current base price; temporary promo codes are excluded.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 139 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": null, "max_drawdown": null, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "3", "activation_fee": "$0 under current program messaging", "max_contracts": null, "news": "Allowed in Test under current FAQ/rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": "Plan-specific", "drawdown": "PRO uses intraday drawdown; PRO+ uses EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Not used as a verified size-specific input", "scaling": "Maximum contract allotment applies" }, "payout": { "split": "80/20 PRO; 90/10 PRO+", "cadence": "Day-one and daily", "buffer": "PRO requires profits above its buffer; PRO+ messaging states no buffer", "min": "Plan-specific", "cap": "Public 2026 messaging states no cap on withdrawals" }, "live": { "stage": "PRO+ / live invitation path", "payout_split": "90/10", "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 75000, "usable_max_loss": null, "pt_dd": null, "risk_budget_pct": null, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Base monthly price and reset fee are verified for this size." ], "unknown_fields": [ "profit_target", "max_drawdown", "exact_max_contracts", "size_specific_PRO_buffer" ] }, { "size": 100000, "label": "100K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": 330, "promo": null, "billing": "Monthly Test subscription at the current base price; temporary promo codes are excluded.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 169 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": null, "max_drawdown": null, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "3", "activation_fee": "$0 under current program messaging", "max_contracts": null, "news": "Allowed in Test under current FAQ/rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": "Plan-specific", "drawdown": "PRO uses intraday drawdown; PRO+ uses EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Not used as a verified size-specific input", "scaling": "Maximum contract allotment applies" }, "payout": { "split": "80/20 PRO; 90/10 PRO+", "cadence": "Day-one and daily", "buffer": "PRO requires profits above its buffer; PRO+ messaging states no buffer", "min": "Plan-specific", "cap": "Public 2026 messaging states no cap on withdrawals" }, "live": { "stage": "PRO+ / live invitation path", "payout_split": "90/10", "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 100000, "usable_max_loss": null, "pt_dd": null, "risk_budget_pct": null, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Base monthly price and reset fee are verified for this size." ], "unknown_fields": [ "profit_target", "max_drawdown", "exact_max_contracts", "size_specific_PRO_buffer" ] }, { "size": 150000, "label": "150K", "verification_status": "partial_verified", "price": { "standard": 360, "promo": null, "billing": "Monthly Test subscription at the current base price; temporary promo codes are excluded.", "currency": "USD", "verified_at": "2026-09-11", "reset": 199 }, "evaluation": { "profit_target": null, "max_drawdown": null, "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "50%", "min_days": "3", "activation_fee": "$0 under current program messaging", "max_contracts": "15 minis maximum verified for 150K", "news": "Allowed in Test under current FAQ/rules" }, "funded": { "max_drawdown": "Plan-specific", "drawdown": "PRO uses intraday drawdown; PRO+ uses EOD", "dll": "None", "consistency": "None", "lock": "Not used as a verified size-specific input", "scaling": "Maximum contract allotment applies" }, "payout": { "split": "80/20 PRO; 90/10 PRO+", "cadence": "Day-one and daily", "buffer": "PRO requires profits above its buffer; PRO+ messaging states no buffer", "min": "Plan-specific", "cap": "Public 2026 messaging states no cap on withdrawals" }, "live": { "stage": "PRO+ / live invitation path", "payout_split": "90/10", "drawdown": "EOD", "dll": "None" }, "derived": { "headline_account_size": 150000, "usable_max_loss": null, "pt_dd": null, "risk_budget_pct": null, "price_per_1000_drawdown": null, "drawdown_per_standard_dollar": null }, "notes": [ "Base monthly price and reset fee are verified for this size." ], "unknown_fields": [ "profit_target", "max_drawdown", "exact_max_contracts", "size_specific_PRO_buffer" ] } ], "common_rules": { "automation": { "status": "prohibited", "summary": "The current public 50K Test terms explicitly state “No trading bots.” Self-copying between owned accounts is separately allowed, but bot execution is not scored as compatible." }, "platforms": [ "ES", "MES", "Tradovate", "TradingView" ] }, "source_precedence": [ "https://takeprofittrader.com/", "https://takeprofittrader.com/blog/3-day-evals", "https://try.takeprofittrader.com/TPT-FAQs-nf40-4-0725", "https://takeprofittrader.com/blog/what-is-drawdown-in-trading", "https://takeprofittrader.com/blog/speed-of-payouts" ], "size_analysis": { "score_path": 50000, "preferred_size": null, "confidence": "insufficient", "label": "No cross-size winner published yet", "reasons": [ "All five current base subscription prices and reset fees are represented.", "Only the 50K Test has a fully frozen structural target/drawdown/contract dataset in this Preview candidate; declaring another size superior would overstate the evidence." ], "caveat": "Populate the remaining size-specific target, drawdown and contract fields from first-party account specifications before publishing a preferred-size badge." } } ] } ], "disclaimer": "Research snapshot for informational comparison. Firm terms change quickly; confirm current terms directly with each provider before purchase or trading.", "verification_meta": { "baseline_verified_at": "2026-09-08", "last_targeted_review_at": "2026-09-11", "targeted_scope": "Phidias Propfirm Express to Live added from current first-party Rules, Express to Live and Tradovate/TradingView pages. Existing five firms retain the 2026-09-08 full-baseline verification.", "source_conflict_policy": "When current first-party pages disagree, ZOLVEX scores from the dedicated Rules page and flags the conflict instead of silently selecting the more favorable marketing value.", "step4z_model_migration": "2026-09-11", "model_scope": "All six firms now use the canonical programs/account_sizes container. Existing five firms contain only the previously verified 50K representative path; Phidias E2L has a targeted-reviewed full size family.", "step4z_account_family_expansion": "2026-09-11", "account_family_scope": "All six initial firms now enumerate their known current account-size families. Unknown dynamic prices or unverified size-specific rule fields remain null and are explicitly flagged; no values are inferred." }, "schema_version": "2.0-preview", "data_model": { "canonical": "firm.programs[].account_sizes[]", "compatibility": "Legacy firm-level plan/price/evaluation/funded/payout fields are retained during Step4Z Preview migration so the existing renderer and score engine remain stable.", "coverage_policy": "representative_path_only means only the scored account path has been migrated from the verified baseline; full_size_family means every listed size in that program has been targeted-reviewed.", "account_family_state": "Step4Z-B: all six initial firms enumerate current account-size families; field-level evidence may remain partial where first-party data is not frozen." }, "publication": { "status": "bundled_verified_snapshot", "published_at": null, "candidate_id": null, "reviewed_by": null }, "_delivery": { "storage": "static_fallback", "fallback": true } }