DayTraders.com vs Elite Trader Funding: prop firm rules compared

DayTraders.com's Full 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 DayTraders.com's Full 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 DayTraders.com's EOD and S2F plans 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 DayTraders.com's EOD and S2F plans and Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

DayTraders.com's Static plan and Elite Trader Funding's Static plan use 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 DayTraders.com's Static plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $49,000, $1,000 under the start; 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. DayTraders.com's EOD plan sets it at $1,250 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. DayTraders.com's Full and Static plans 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.

DayTraders.com 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. DayTraders.com's Full, Static and EOD plans cap any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target and $1,875 of a $3,750 target. DayTraders.com's S2F plan caps any single day at 20% of total profit, so it takes at least 5 profitable days to finish inside the rule. Elite Trader Funding applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

DayTraders.com requires at least 2 trading days before a pass; Elite Trader Funding requires at least 5 trading days before a pass.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at DayTraders.com it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account; at Elite Trader Funding it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account. Written answers: DayTraders.com (read Oct 21, 2026), Elite Trader Funding (read Oct 21, 2026).

DayTraders.com and Elite Trader Funding differ on 4 of the evaluation rules compared here: daily loss limit, consistency rule, max drawdown at $50K and minimum trading days. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: DayTraders.com caps one day at 20–50% of total profit; Elite Trader Funding has no consistency rule. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: DayTraders.com 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, DayTraders.com 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: DayTraders.com needs at least 2 trading days, Elite Trader Funding needs at least 5 trading days.

Once funded, the profit split is 100% (Pro sim) at DayTraders.com and 100% of sim profits up to $25K at Elite Trader Funding. Payout terms — DayTraders.com: Every 8 qualifying days; Elite Trader Funding: Approved daily, paid in Monday / Wednesday batches. DayTraders.com sells 4 plans: Full, Static, EOD and S2F; 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, DayTraders.com's written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account, 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 DayTraders.com's site and Elite Trader Funding's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.