Futures Prop Firms With No Activation Fee

34 firms, 524 plans, ranked November 2026. An activation fee is a second payment due when you pass, before the funded account opens; these plans charge none, so the evaluation price is the full price.

As of November 12, 2026, 34 of the 86 prop firms PropTested tracks qualify. The best value is Tradeify Select ($300K) at $368 to start, an estimated $1,488 until funded. Activation fees of $85 to $150 are common on futures plans and are easy to miss in the headline price. No fee means the price you see is what getting funded costs.

Every qualifying firm, best plan first

Futures Prop Firms With No Activation Fee, best plan per firm, checked 2026-11-12
#Firm and planSizeTo startCost to fundedTargetMax lossDrawdownDaily lossConsistencySplit
1Tradeify Select$300K$368$1,488$14,000$8,000End of day$4,00040%90%
2Top One Futures IGNITE Instant Funding$150K$319.60$770n/a$6,000End of day$3,000n/a90%
3Lucid Trading LucidDaily$50K$65.80$258$3,000$2,000Intraday$1,20040%90%
4Funded Futures Family S2F Payday$50K$70$169n/a$2,000End of day$1,000n/a90%
5BluSky Trading Propel$150K$119 /mo$727$3,000$1,000StaticNone34%90%
6FundedNext Futures Flex$50K$74.99$298$2,500$1,500End of dayNone40%95%
7My Funded Futures Builder$50K$91.80$312$3,000$2,000End of day$1,000None80%
8Apex Trader Funding Intraday Trail No Activation Fee$100K$99.90$558$6,000$3,000IntradayYesNone100%
9Ylos Trading No Activation Fee$50K$99$291$3,000$2,500End of dayn/aNone90%
10FTMO Futures Growth$150K$229 /mo$1,170$9,000$5,000End of dayNone40%90%
11TradeDay Quick Pay$50K$59 /mo$371$3,000$2,000IntradayNone30%80%
12Alpha Futures Direct$150K$429.50$1,019n/a$4,500End of day$3,000n/a90%
13Traders Launch Legacy NYC$100K$99$451$2,000$1,000End of dayNone40%80%
14Take Profit Trader Test$150K$180 /mo$1,121$9,000$4,500End of dayNone50%80%
15LEGENDS Trading Elite$50K$98.15$320$2,700$2,200End of dayNone40%90%
16The5ers Futures Day Trade$50K$100$359$3,000$2,000End of dayn/a40%80%
17Blue Guardian Futures Reserve$100K$111$505$6,000$3,000End of day$1,70040%90%
18Topstep Trading Combine, No Activation Fee$100K$129 /mo$794$6,000$3,000End of day$2,00055%90%
19DayTraders.com S2F (Straight to Funded)$150K$495$1,175n/a$6,000End of day$3,750n/a100%
20FuturesElite ELITE$150K$194.60$809$9,000$4,500End of day$2,70040%90%
21Bulenox Momentum$50K$143$524$3,000$2,000End of day$1,200None90%
22Goat Funded Futures Flex$50K$71.10$256$3,000$2,000End of day$1,00050%80%
23Hola Prime Futures 1-Step Prime$150K$359$1,591$9,000$4,500End of dayNone40%90%
24Finotive Futures One Step$150K$239.40$1,098$9,000$4,500End of day$3,000None90%
25Alpha Funded Futures Flex$150K$279.60$829$9,000$7,500End of day$4,50050%90%
26TradersYard Standard$25K$36.75$138$1,250$750End of dayNone40%100%
27Savius One Step Evaluation$50K$79$223$3,000$1,600Static$80030%80%
28Phidias Propfirm Fundamental (one-time)$150K$172.60$788$9,000$4,500End of dayNoneNone80%
29BrightFunded BrightPlus$50K$99$382$3,000$2,000IntradayNone50%80%
30The Trading Pit Futures Futures Prime$50K$110.16 converted from EUR 99$405$3,000$2,000End of day$1,00040%80%
31Blueberry Futures Accelerated$100K$110.40 /mo$928$6,000$3,000IntradayNoneNone90%
32BrightFunded Futures BrightPlus$50K$99$359$3,000$2,000IntradayNone50%80%
33AquaFunded Futures Daily$50K$121.70$450$3,000$2,000End of day$1,00040%90%
34E8 Futures E8 Signature$50K$128$435$3,000$2,000End of day$1,000None80%

Dollar prices that show a euro amount are converted from EUR at 1.1127, the ECB reference rate of November 11, 2026. The firm charges in EUR.

One row per firm: the plan that scored best for this list. Prices and rules read on each firm's own pages, latest check November 12, 2026. Sizes in this list: $3.5K, $5K, $10K, $20K, $25K, $50K, $75K, $100K, $150K, $200K, $300K, $450K. How the score works.

Questions traders ask

Which futures: no activation fee plan is the cheapest to start?

TradersYard Standard at $36.75 for a $25K account, checked November 12, 2026. Cheapest to start is not cheapest to get funded: the table's "cost to funded" column counts resets and fees against the simulated pass rate.

Which firm in this list has the best Trustpilot score?

My Funded Futures, with 4.9 of 5 from 22,692 reviews, among firms with at least 100 reviews.

What does activation and reset fees mean?

The listed price is often not the full cost. An activation fee may be due when you pass, a reset costs money when you fail, and monthly plans keep billing until you pass. Read the full explainer: Activation and reset fees.

How does PropTested rank these plans?

Each plan is scored out of 100 the same way whichever firm sells it: 45% cost until funded (the plan's own rules simulated 3,000 times for a trader with no edge), 35% the firm's record and 20% payout terms. Commission never enters the score. The method is published on the methodology page.

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