Bulenox vs Elite Trader Funding: prop firm rules compared

Bulenox's Option 1 plan and Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step plan trail the drawdown intraday: the floor follows the highest balance the account reaches during the session, open profit included, and never moves back down — a winning trade given back before it is closed still lifts it. For example, at Bulenox's Option 1 plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $47,500, $2,500 under the start; at Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Bulenox's Option 2 plan and Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Bulenox's Option 2 plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $47,500, $2,500 under the start; at Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

Elite Trader Funding's Static plan uses a static drawdown: the floor is set once, the drawdown below the starting balance, and does not move for the whole evaluation. For example, at Elite Trader Funding's Static plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step and End of Day plans the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.

A soft daily loss limit pauses the day instead of failing the account: reach it and open positions are flattened, trading stops until the next session, and the account stays open. Bulenox's Option 2 plan sets it at $1,100 on $50,000. A hard daily loss limit ends the evaluation: one day that loses that much fails the account. Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan sets it at $1,100 on $50,000. Bulenox's Option 1 plan and Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step and Static plans have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Bulenox and Elite Trader Funding start the trading day at the same moment, 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.

A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Neither Bulenox nor Elite Trader Funding applies a consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full toward the target.

Elite Trader Funding requires at least 5 trading days before a pass; Bulenox sets no minimum number of days.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — Bulenox has no written answer on record; at Elite Trader Funding it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account. Written answers: Elite Trader Funding (read Oct 21, 2026).

Bulenox and Elite Trader Funding differ on 4 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model, daily loss limit, max drawdown at $50K and minimum trading days. If your trades often run into open profit that you give back before closing them, start with the drawdown: Bulenox trails intraday or at end of day, depending on the plan, while Elite Trader Funding trails intraday or at end of day or holds a static floor, depending on the plan. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: Bulenox pauses the day at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others; Elite Trader Funding fails the account at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others. In dollars at $50K, Bulenox asks for $3,000 of profit with $2,500 of drawdown room, Elite Trader Funding for $3,000 with $2,000. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Bulenox sets no minimum, Elite Trader Funding needs at least 5 trading days.

Once funded, the profit split is 100% of the first $10K, then 90/10 at Bulenox and 100% of sim profits up to $25K at Elite Trader Funding. Payout terms — Bulenox: Weekly (Wednesdays); Elite Trader Funding: Approved daily, paid in Monday / Wednesday batches. Bulenox sells 2 plans: Option 1 and Option 2; Elite Trader Funding sells 3 plans: 1-Step, End of Day and Static. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Bulenox has no written answer on record, and Elite Trader Funding's written answer is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Bulenox's site and Elite Trader Funding's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.