E8 Markets vs Funded Trader Markets: which prop firm is better?
E8 Markets
Wins on 5 of 19 points
Funded Trader Markets
Wins on 0 of 19 points
Choose E8 Markets if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- a cheaper entry price
- a cheaper 1-step $100K plan
- larger account sizes
- a higher profit split
Choose Funded Trader Markets if you care most about…
No outright wins — it ties or trails on every measured point.
Overview
Our rating
3.5
3.1
Trustpilot
No score shown
No score shown
Founded
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Platforms
MT5, TradeLocker, cTrader, Match-Trader
MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader
Cost & challenge
Cheapest entry (any plan)
$28 · $5K E8 Pro (6% drawdown, 80% payout)
$43 · $5K Instant Pro
1-step at $100K
$398 · E8 One (4% drawdown, 80% payout)
$622 · 1-Step Nitro
Account sizes
$5K – $500K
$5K – $300K
Evaluation types
1-step
Instant, 1-step, 2-step
Drawdown
Trailing (intraday), Static
Trailing (intraday), Static
Payouts
Max profit split
100%
90%
Payout frequency
On demand
On demand
First payout after
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Typical processing
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Payout methods
Rise, Bank transfer
Crypto, Rise
Trading rules
News trading
Not stated
Allowed
Weekend holding
Allowed
Allowed
EAs / bots
Allowed
Allowed
Copy trading
Allowed
Allowed
Consistency rule
E8 One funded stage: 40% best-day rule for payouts on demand; E8 Pro: none (2% daily profit cap counts toward target and profit)
Instant accounts: no single day above 15% of total profit; Nitro also carries a consistency score