E8 Markets vs FTMO Futures: prop firm rules compared

On E8 Markets and FTMO Futures 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 E8 Markets and FTMO Futures a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On E8 Markets' E8 Signature plan and FTMO Futures the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there. On E8 Markets' E8 Zero Starter and E8 Zero Max plans it keeps trailing for the whole evaluation.

A hard daily loss limit ends the evaluation: one day that loses that much fails the account. FTMO Futures' Pro plan sets it at $1,000 on $50,000. E8 Markets and FTMO Futures' Growth plan have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

FTMO Futures starts the trading day at 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. E8 Markets' E8 Zero Starter and E8 Zero Max plans and FTMO Futures' Growth plan cap any single day at 40% of total profit, so it takes at least 3 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,200 of a $3,000 target. FTMO Futures' Pro plan caps 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. E8 Markets' E8 Signature plan applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

E8 Markets and FTMO Futures set no minimum number of days.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — E8 Markets has no written answer on record; at FTMO Futures it is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account. Written answers: FTMO Futures (read Oct 21, 2026).

E8 Markets and FTMO Futures differ on 3 of the evaluation rules compared here: trailing floor, daily loss limit and consistency rule. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: E8 Markets caps one day at 40% of total profit on some plans and has no cap on others; FTMO Futures caps one day at 40–50% of total profit. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: E8 Markets has no daily loss limit; FTMO Futures fails the account at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others.

Once funded, the profit split is 80/20 at E8 Markets and 90/10 at FTMO Futures. Payout terms — E8 Markets: On demand (5 profitable days between payouts; max 4 per Signature account); FTMO Futures: Every 4 qualifying days (Growth) / 5 (Pro). E8 Markets sells 3 plans: E8 Signature, E8 Zero Starter and E8 Zero Max; FTMO Futures sells 2 plans: Growth and Pro. 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, E8 Markets has no written answer on record, and FTMO Futures' written answer is allowed in the evaluation and on a funded account.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on E8 Markets' site and FTMO Futures' site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.