Head to head · 33 criteria compared Elite Trader Funding wins this comparison (9 against 6). Bulenox stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Bulenox is a futures-only firm run from Delaware since 2022. Accounts are sold as renewable monthly subscriptions, $145 to $325 for $25,000 to $150,000, payouts clear every Wednesday, and the first $10,000 goes entirely to the trader. It holds 4.7/5 across 1,761 Trustpilot reviews, but a 40% consistency rule gates withdrawals and drives recurring complaints.
Criteria won: 6 / 33
At Elite Trader Funding the funded account stays simulated: the headline split is 100%, but payouts are capped at $25,000 per trader, after which moving to the LIVE ELITE program on an 80/20 split becomes mandatory. Six futures evaluation models, $47 resets, but activation fees of $177 to $307 and $87 a month once funded.
Criteria won: 9 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Bulenox
$215
Elite Trader Funding
$205
| Full comparison | | Elite Trader Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.7/5 ✓ | 3.8/5 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | US | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $145 | $99 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $215 | $205 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | — | — |
| Reset price | $78 | $47 ✓ |
| Account sizes | 150 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | 6 % | — |
| Max daily loss | — | — |
| Max total drawdown | — | — |
| Drawdown type | Hybrid ✓ | Trailing intraday |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | — |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 90 % | 100 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 10 days | 8 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | Weekly (processed on Wednesdays) | On demand, approved the same day |
| Payout methods | bank, wire, paypal, and wise | — |
| Scaling plan | — | — |
| Max allocation | 150 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, rithmic, quantower | ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate ✓ |
| Instruments | futures | futures |
| Leverage | — | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | No | Yes ✓ |
| Expert Advisors | Yes ✓ | No |
| Copy trading | Yes ✓ | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Elite Trader Funding if… On Trustpilot they sit at 4.7/5 and 3.8/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 77/100 and 67/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
Elite Trader Funding opens at $99 against $145 for Bulenox, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $215 for Bulenox against $205 for Elite Trader Funding. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
Bulenox applies a hybrid drawdown. Elite Trader Funding applies a trailing intraday drawdown. This is the single most consequential difference between the two. A static drawdown is measured once, from the starting balance, and never moves; a trailing drawdown follows your equity upward, so a winning streak raises the floor you can no longer fall below. Intraday trailing is stricter still, because it tracks unrealised peaks reached inside the session — profit you never actually banked can permanently raise your loss threshold.
Bulenox keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 10 days, then pays Weekly (processed on Wednesdays). Elite Trader Funding keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 8 days, then pays On demand, approved the same day. Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.
Bulenox is the only one of the two to offer quantower. Elite Trader Funding covers tradingview, tradovate, which its rival does not. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
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