Activation fees, November 2026
What each futures prop firm charges after you pass.
The evaluation price is not the whole bill. 13 of 29 firms charge again to activate the funded account; 8 confirmed to charge nothing. Plan by plan, from each firm's own site where we can read it; figures from a comparison site say so.
Updated Nov 14, 11:56 PM ET
No activation fee
8 firms charge for the evaluation and nothing more when you pass.
- Alpha Futures
- Lucid Trading
- My Funded Futures
- Tradeify
- TradeDay
- BrightFunded Futures
- Funded Futures Network
- UProfit
A comparison site also lists FundedNext Futures, Goat Funded Futures, AquaFunded Futures, Blueberry Futures, Funded Futures Family, FuturesElite, The Trading Pit Futures, Traders Launch with no activation fee. We have not confirmed that on their own sites yet.
Apex Trader Funding's activation fee
Every Apex Trader Funding ruleYes, on some plans. Apex Trader Funding charges a one-time activation fee of $89 to $159 after you pass, depending on the plan. Its Intraday Trail No Activation Fee, EOD Trail No Activation Fee plans have none.
- 25K
- $89 one-time PA activation or $109 one-time PA activation. None on some plans
- 50K
- $99 one-time PA activation or $129 one-time PA activation. None on some plans
- 100K
- $129 one-time PA activation or $139 one-time PA activation. None on some plans
- 150K
- $149 one-time PA activation or $159 one-time PA activation. None on some plans
Bulenox's activation fee
Every Bulenox ruleYes, on some plans. Bulenox charges a one-time activation fee of $143 to $498 after you pass, depending on the plan. Its Momentum plans have none. Part of this was last seen on an aggregator, not on the firm's own site.
- 25K
- $143 one-time Master activation. None on some plans
- 50K
- $148 one-time Master activation. None on some plans
- 100K
- $248 one-time Master activation. None on some plans
- 150K
- $498 one-time Master activation. None on some plans
Elite Trader Funding's activation fee
Every Elite Trader Funding ruleYes. Elite Trader Funding charges a one-time activation fee of $177 to $307 after you pass, depending on the plan. Or $87 a month instead.
- 25K
- $87/mo sim-funded fee, or $177 once
- 50K
- $87/mo sim-funded fee, or $177 once
- 100K
- $87/mo sim-funded fee, or $247 once or $87/mo sim-funded fee, or $307 once or $87/mo sim-funded fee, or $257 once
- 150K
- $87/mo sim-funded fee, or $247 once
Take Profit Trader's activation fee
Every Take Profit Trader ruleYes. Take Profit Trader charges a one-time activation fee of $130 after you pass.
- 25K
- $130 one-time PRO activation (waived for life with NOFEE40)
- 50K
- $130 one-time PRO activation (waived for life with NOFEE40)
- 100K
- $130 one-time PRO activation (waived for life with NOFEE40)
- 150K
- $130 one-time PRO activation (waived for life with NOFEE40)
Topstep's activation fee
Every Topstep ruleYes, on some plans. Topstep charges a one-time activation fee of $149 after you pass. Its Trading Combine No Activation Fee path plans have none.
- 50K
- $149 one-time Express Funded Account activation. None on some plans
- 100K
- $149 one-time Express Funded Account activation. None on some plans
- 150K
- $149 one-time Express Funded Account activation. None on some plans
Blusky Trading's activation fee
Every Blusky Trading ruleYes, on some plans. Blusky Trading charges a one-time activation fee of $99 to $149 after you pass, depending on the plan. Its Propel Premium - Advanced, Propel Premium, Orbit plans have none.
- 25K
- None
- 50K
- $99 one-time launch fee due within 14 days of passing. None on some plans
- 100K
- $149 one-time launch fee due within 14 days of passing. None on some plans
- 150K
- None
Earn2Trade's activation fee
Every Earn2Trade ruleYes. Earn2Trade charges a one-time activation fee of $139 after you pass.
- 25K
- $139 deducted from first withdrawal (LiveSim); nothing upfront
- 50K
- $139 deducted from first withdrawal (LiveSim); nothing upfront
- 100K
- $139 deducted from first withdrawal (LiveSim); nothing upfront
- 150K
- $139 deducted from first withdrawal (LiveSim); nothing upfront
OneUp Trader's activation fee
Every OneUp Trader ruleYes. OneUp Trader charges a one-time activation fee of $65 to $175 after you pass, depending on the plan.
- 25K
- $65 one-time on approval (remaining 50% of the fee)
- 50K
- $75 one-time on approval (remaining 50% of the fee)
- 100K
- $150 one-time on approval (remaining 50% of the fee, per billing article's 'same structure')
- 150K
- $175 one-time on approval (remaining 50% of the fee)
Top One Futures' activation fee
Every Top One Futures ruleYes, on some plans. Top One Futures charges a one-time activation fee of $139 to $359 after you pass, depending on the plan. Its Elite Daily plans have none.
- 25K
- $139 one-time at funding. None on some plans
- 50K
- activation $139-$359 by size (exact 50K figure not itemized). None on some plans
- 100K
- activation $139-$359 by size (exact 100K figure not itemized). None on some plans
- 150K
- $359 one-time at funding. None on some plans
DayTraders' activation fee
Every DayTraders ruleYes. DayTraders charges a one-time activation fee of $5 after you pass. These figures come from a comparison site; we have not confirmed them on the firm's own site yet.
- 25K
- $5
- 50K
- $5
- 100K
- $5
- 150K
- $5
Leeloo Trading's activation fee
Every Leeloo Trading ruleYes. Leeloo Trading charges a one-time activation fee of $250 after you pass. Or $88 a month instead.
- 25K
- PA fee $88/month or $250 one-time
- 50K
- PA fee $88/month or $250 one-time
- 100K
- PA fee $88/month or $250 one-time (Express fee refunded when you qualify) or PA fee $88/month or $250 one-time
- 150K
- PA fee $88/month or $250 one-time
Purdia Capital's activation fee
Every Purdia Capital ruleYes. Purdia Capital charges a one-time activation fee of $130 after you pass.
- 25K
- $130 one-time after passing
- 50K
- $130 one-time after passing
- 100K
- $130 one-time after passing
Ylos Trading's activation fee
Every Ylos Trading ruleYes. Ylos Trading charges a one-time activation fee of $59 to $89 after you pass, depending on the plan. These figures come from a comparison site; we have not confirmed them on the firm's own site yet.
- 25K
- $59
- 50K
- $59
- 100K
- $89
Fees as each firm words them on its own site (or a comparison site, where the answer says so), read Nov 14, 11:56 PM ET. A firm whose prices we could not re-check in the last 8 days is left out. Reset and data fees are separate. Check the firm's own page before you buy.