Futures ranking · 23 Oct 2026

Best futures prop firms for beginners

Cheap to retry and hard to fail by accident: the best first evaluations.

How this list is built

Futures firms with end-of-day or static drawdown and a list cost to get funded of $250 or less, ranked by our rating.

Ranked firms

  1. 3

    BluSky

    Launch 50K
    $158to get funded
    8.2/10 4.7 (933)
    • $158 to get funded at list price
    • End-of-day trailing drawdown
    • No daily loss limit, so set your own daily stop
  2. 4

    Lucid Trading

    LucidFlex 50K
    $146to get funded
    8.0/10 4.4 (6.8K)
    • $146 to get funded at list price
    • End-of-day trailing drawdown
    • A $1,200 daily loss limit you can switch off, a useful brake while you learn
  3. 9

    Topstep

    Trading Combine 50K
    $198to get funded
    7.0/10 3.7 (15K)
    • $198 to get funded at list price
    • End-of-day trailing drawdown
    • A $1,000 daily loss limit you can switch off, a useful brake while you learn

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