Head to head · 33 criteria compared Across pricing, rules and payout terms, Elite Trader Funding takes the lead (6 against 5). Earn2Trade stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Earn2Trade does not fund traders itself: it is a US evaluation and education platform founded in 2016, with capital supplied by partner firms Helios, Appius and Kronos. Its TCP and Gauntlet Mini programs bill monthly, $150 to $550, cover CME futures only, cap the split at 80% and run a trailing EOD drawdown.
Criteria won: 5 / 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: 6 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Earn2Trade
$315
Elite Trader Funding
$205
| Full comparison | Earn2Trade | Elite Trader Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6/5 ✓ | 3.8/5 |
| Founded | 2016 ✓ | 2022 |
| Headquarters | US | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $150 | $99 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $315 | $205 ✓ |
| Refundable fee | — | — |
| Reset price | — | $47 |
| Account sizes | 200 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | — | — |
| Max daily loss | 2.2 % | — |
| Max total drawdown | — | — |
| Drawdown type | Trailing (end of day) ✓ | Trailing intraday |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | 30 | — |
| Min trading days | 0 ✓ | 5 |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 80 % | 100 % ✓ |
| Max profit split | 80 % | 100 % ✓ |
| First payout | — | 8 days |
| Payout frequency | Weekly | On demand, approved the same day |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | Yes | — |
| Max allocation | 200 K | 250 K ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, tradovate, tradingview, rithmic | ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate |
| Instruments | futures | futures |
| Leverage | — | — |
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | — | Yes |
| Expert Advisors | — | No |
| Copy trading | — | Restricted |
| Scalping | — | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Earn2Trade if… Choose Elite Trader Funding if… Elite Trader Funding opens at $99 against $150 for Earn2Trade, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $315 for Earn2Trade 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.
Earn2Trade applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown, with a 2.2 % daily limit. 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.
Earn2Trade keeps 80 % of profits, then pays Weekly. 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.
Earn2Trade has been running since 2016, 6 years longer than Elite Trader Funding. On Trustpilot they sit at 4.6/5 and 3.8/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 94/100 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.
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