Head to head · 33 criteria compared Funded Trading Plus wins this comparison (6 against 3). Elite Trader Funding stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
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: 3 / 33
A London firm founded in late 2021 and bought by Instant Funding in May 2026, Funded Trading Plus pays every 7 days on its 1-Step Express and Instant programs, with the split rising from 80 to 100% and scaling up to $5 million. The catch: intraday trailing drawdown on both, and a Trustpilot score the platform has pulled.
Criteria won: 6 / 33
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Elite Trader Funding
$205
Funded Trading Plus
$549
| Full comparison | Elite Trader Funding | Funded Trading Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 77/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Trustpilot | 3.8/5 | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 ✓ |
| Headquarters | US | GB |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $99 | $89 ✓ |
| Price for a 100 K account | $205 ✓ | $549 |
| Refundable fee | — | Yes |
| Reset price | $47 | — |
| Account sizes | 250 K ✓ | 200 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | — | 10 % |
| Max daily loss | — | 4 % |
| Max total drawdown | — | 6 % |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing intraday |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | — |
| Min trading days | 5 | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 100 % ✓ | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % | 100 % |
| First payout | 8 days | — |
| Payout frequency | On demand, approved the same day | Every 7 days on 1-Step Express and Instant; every 10 days on 2-Step Classic |
| Payout methods | — | crypto and rise |
| Scaling plan | — | Yes |
| Max allocation | 250 K | 5 M ✓ |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate | mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, match-trader |
| Instruments | futures | fx, indices, metals, energy, crypto ✓ |
| Leverage | — | 1:30 on 1-Step Express, 1:50 on 2-Step Classic |
| News trading | — | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Expert Advisors | No | Yes ✓ |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Elite Trader Funding if… Choose Funded Trading Plus if… Elite Trader Funding applies a trailing intraday drawdown. Funded Trading Plus applies a trailing intraday drawdown capped at 6 %, with a 4 % daily limit. Both use the same model, so the difference plays out on the percentages rather than on the mechanism.
Elite Trader Funding keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 8 days, then pays On demand, approved the same day. Funded Trading Plus keeps 100 % of profits, then pays Every 7 days on 1-Step Express and Instant; every 10 days on 2-Step Classic. 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.
Elite Trader Funding is the only one of the two to offer ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate. Funded Trading Plus covers mt5, ctrader, dxtrade, match-trader, 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.
Funded Trading Plus has been running since 2021, 1 years longer than Elite Trader Funding. Our trust pillar scores them 67/100 and 74/100, 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.
Funded Trading Plus opens at $89 against $99 for Elite Trader Funding, a moderate gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $205 for Elite Trader Funding against $549 for Funded Trading Plus. 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.
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