Prop firm rule changes: September 2026
Seventeen confirmed items across fifteen firms, five reported ones that still need a second source, and four claims that did not survive checking, two of them from our own pages. Updated 22 September after the full audit of 16 cards and the addition of 8 CFD cards; the month closes in the first week of October and this page is updated then. The rules cards and the comparison table already reflect every confirmed row.
Update, 1 November 2026: the catalogue now has 11 strategy families and 36 tracks, and the ranking moved to the 2026-11 edition. Current figures: the strategies page.
Confirmed changes and newly documented rules
Each row is supported by the firm’s own documentation or by at least two independent sources. Where a firm did not change a rule but published numbers we had not documented before, the row says “documented”.
| Date | Firm | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 (help center article date) | Take Profit Trader | Test account: minimum trading days stated as 3 in the help center (most trackers still list 5); the 50% consistency rule applies on the Test only, with the firm’s FAQ stating there is no consistency rule on PRO; PRO Account Rules add no bots, a weekly trading requirement, limit-up/down obligation and news blackouts | takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com (Rule 5), PRO Account Rules via phidiaspropfirm.com (Aug 2026), fundedfuturesfamily.com (5 Sep 2026) |
| 16 Jul – 5 Aug 2026 (help center article dates) | Topstep | Scaling Plan documented as an Express Funded Account objective only: the XFA starts at a $0 balance and max position is set by current balance, released between sessions; replaced in the Live Funded Account by Dynamic Live Risk Expansion. XFA payout paths documented: Standard (5 winning days of $150+) or Consistency (3 trading days, no day above 40% of profit) | help.topstep.com articles 8284223, 8284215, 11748475 |
| 2026, checked 21 Sep | Phidias | Phidias 2.0 lineup: Express to Live (static drawdown, live after the first payout, no consistency rule, no DLL), Fundamental (EOD trailing), Premium (ex-Swing, overnight and weekend holds, 75–100% progressive split), 10K Drawdown Challenge. Contract caps 10 / 14 / 17 minis on 50K / 100K / 150K Fundamental and Premium; Tradovate and DeepCharts added to Rithmic | thepropfirmguide.com, thegodfunded.com |
| 2026, checked 21 Sep | TradeDay | TradeDay 2.0 product page: 100K evaluation 10 contracts (50 micros), 150K 15 contracts (50 micros); Funded Sim opens at 3 contracts and adds 1 per $2,000 of EOD profit; micro position capped at 50 lots on every size; 100K consistency 45% | tradeday.com, tradeday.freshdesk.com |
| 2026, checked 21 Sep | FundedNext Futures | Contract limits documented per program: Flex 3 / 5 / 8 minis on 50K / 100K / 150K (same when funded); Legacy and Rapid funded accounts get two more minis than the challenge (3 → 5 on 50K, 5 → 7 on 100K); Rapid counts micros at 5× the mini cap, Bolt at 3× | tradetanto.com, thepropfirmguide.com, pipback.com |
| 2026, checked 21 Sep | Bulenox | Option 2 scaling ladder documented per size: 50K 2 → 4 → 7 contracts (above $1,500 and $4,000 profit); 100K 3 → 5 → 8 → 12; 150K 5 → 8 → 10 → 15. Option 1: 7 / 12 / 15 from day one | propfirmsfinder.com, proptradingvibes.com, tradetanto.com |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Funded Futures Family | Premier+ funded accounts bought from 9 September: 40% consistency rule and flat contract limits (2 / 4 / 6 / 10 minis), no scaling ramp; not retroactive. Confirmed by the firm’s own post | fundedfuturesfamily.com (9 Sep 2026), thegodfunded |
| 2 and 5 Sep 2026 | GOAT Funded Trader | Floating-loss hard breach tightened from 1.5% to 1% of balance for challenges bought from 2 September; Pay Later consistency raised from 20% to 30% and minimum days from 3 to 5 for accounts bought from 5 September | help.goatfundedtrader.com (Instant Premium, Pay Later articles) |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Alpha Futures | TradingView connectivity returns through Plus500 after the 12 July split from NinjaTrader and Tradovate; AlphaTrader app released | alpha-futures.com plan comparison post |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Tradeify | Select V2: evaluation maximum loss and a new daily loss limit on the largest size; funded floor locks at start + $100 or at a payout, whichever first | help.tradeify.co via propfirmtrader (checked 8 Sep 2026) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | MyFundedFutures | Rapid, Pro, Builder and Rapid EOD evaluations bought from 25 August are one-time with no renewal cycle; Rapid EOD added in 25K | proptradingvibes (10 Sep 2026) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | FundingPips | 2 Step Standard Master Accounts bought from 15 August: the Monthly 100% cycle also requires the 35% consistency score, 7 profitable days of 0.5% and a 1% Striking System trigger | help.fundingpips.com (2 Step Standard) |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Top One Futures | Instant Sim Funded 2.0 terms for purchases from 27 July (20% consistency, EOD trailing by size); Elite Challenge and S2F Sim PRO removed from the purchase page in August | proptradingvibes (Aug 2026), damnpropfirms |
| 26 Jul 2026 | TradeDay | Fast Pass Funded Sim accounts opened from 26 July carry a 45% consistency objective; Quick Pay funded has no consistency objective. TradeDay 2.0 relaunch 29 May, Rithmic route added August, no daily loss limit on any account | tradeday.freshdesk.com (Fast Pass payout policy), fundedtrading, The Industry Spread |
| Apr 2026 | BrightFunded | BrightFunded 2.0 lineup: 1-Step (trailing), 2-Step Bright and 2-Step Classic (static); no consistency rule at any stage | fundedtrading, tradetanto, traderfuel |
| Feb 2026 | Funded Trading Plus | FT+ 2.0: Instant Funding, 1-Step Express, 2-Step Classic replace the legacy programs; consistency introduced (50% Instant, 35% / 50% on 1-Step); weekly payouts from day one | pickmytrade (Jun 2026), lunefi |
| early 2026 | FTMO | 1-Step Challenge: 10% target, 3% daily, 10% EOD trailing, no minimum days, 50% Best Day rule, 90% split, non-refundable fee | tradetanto, forexcracked, ftmo.com |
Reported, not yet confirmed
Single-source items and conflicts between trackers. Listed so they can be verified, not relied on.
| Date | Firm | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Funded Futures Family | Prime evaluations sold in two position-limit variants, Standard (2 / 4 / 6 / 10) and Max (3 / 5 / 10 / 15), the limit chosen at purchase applying in both stages | thegodfunded.com (single source) |
| 2026 | Bulenox | New 250K accounts no longer sold; existing ones kept | thegodfunded.com (single source) |
| 2026 | FundedNext Futures | Flex reward share reported as 95% by default; another tracker lists 80% with a paid 90% add-on. Conflict, verify on the product page | thegodfunded.com vs tradetanto.com |
| 11 May 2026 | Top One Futures | Elite Daily V2 with the same drawdown parameters as V1; funded activation price for 150K listed as pending confirmation | thegodfunded.com (single source) |
| 28 Nov 2025 cutoff | Lucid Trading | LucidPro funded consistency 40% per payout cycle; accounts bought or reset before 28 November 2025 keep 35% | proptradingvibes.com (single source) |
What did not survive checking
Claims that were live somewhere, including on this site, and that the primary documentation contradicts.
| Date | Firm | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Topstep | “Topstep runs a flat 5 / 10 / 15 cap with no ladder on funded accounts.” Our own scaling-plan page said this until 21 September. False: the cap is Combine-only; the XFA opens at 2 lots on a $0 balance and scales by balance | help.topstep.com 8284223; corrected on the scaling page and the Topstep card |
| — | Take Profit Trader | “No consistency rule on the evaluation.” Our card said this. False: the Test carries a 50% rule; it is PRO that has none | takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com; corrected on the TPT card, the consistency table and the hidden-rules matrix |
| — | Apex Trader Funding | “No daily loss limit on evaluation accounts.” Our card said this. Only half true: Intraday evaluations have none, EOD evaluations carry a soft DLL ($1,000 on a 50K) | proptradingvibes.com, tradetanto.com, velotrade.com; corrected on the Apex card |
| — | Apex Trader Funding | “Evaluation requires 7 or more trading days.” One tracker states it; Apex product pages and three other trackers say there is no minimum since 4.0 and a one-day pass is possible | tradecovex.com vs proptradingvibes.com, tradetanto.com, curvedtrading.com |
What we corrected on our own cards
On 22 September all 16 original cards were audited against firm help centers; ten needed corrections (Take Profit Trader, Apex, Topstep, Phidias, Funded Futures Family, FundingPips, MyFundedFutures, Lucid, Tradeify, TradeDay), and eight CFD cards were added (FundedNext, The5ers, E8 Markets, Alpha Capital Group, Blue Guardian, GOAT Funded Trader, BrightFunded, Funded Trading Plus). Three cards contradicted primary documentation and were corrected on 21 September: Take Profit Trader (drawdown model on the Test, daily loss limit, consistency, minimum days, automation on PRO), Apex Trader Funding (daily loss limit by product, Safety Net, payout ladder, inactivity), Topstep (scaling plan row, Live daily loss limit). Three more cards describe a lineup the firm has since replaced and are scheduled for a full refresh: Phidias (2.0 lineup), Funded Futures Family (Prime, Premier+, Velocity, S2F) and FundedNext Futures (automation row describes the CFD product). Every table that draws on those cards was updated in the same pass.
What it means for a systematic strategy
Two patterns. First, funded-stage tightening continues: Funded Futures Family’s reported Premier+ change and TradeDay’s Fast Pass change in July both add a payout-stage consistency rule where the evaluation had none, which is the shape that catches lumpy strategies on the hidden-rules matrix. Second, contract limits are being restructured rather than raised: Bulenox, FundedNext Futures and TradeDay all publish ladders that open well below the evaluation cap, so size the strategy against the rung you start on, not the number on the sales page. The contract-limit table now covers 13 futures firms.
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FAQ
What prop firm rules changed in September 2026?
Confirmed as documented: Take Profit Trader’s 3-day Test minimum and PRO with no consistency rule, Topstep’s XFA scaling plan and payout paths, the Phidias 2.0 lineup, TradeDay 2.0 contract limits, FundedNext Futures and Bulenox contract ladders. Reported but not yet confirmed: Funded Futures Family’s Premier+ consistency rule and flat caps from 9 September.
Did Take Profit Trader remove its consistency rule?
No. The 50% rule applies on the Test account and has always been a Test rule; PRO and PRO+ have none. What changed in the documentation is the minimum days on the Test, now stated as 3.
Does Topstep have a scaling plan on funded accounts?
On the Express Funded Account, yes: it starts at a $0 balance and max position follows the balance (2 lots on a 50K, 3 above $1,500, 5 from $2,000). The Combine has a fixed cap and the Live account uses Dynamic Live Risk Expansion instead.
Did Funded Futures Family change Premier+?
Yes. The firm confirmed in its own 9 September 2026 post that funded Premier+ accounts bought on or after that date carry a 40% consistency rule and flat contract caps of 2 / 4 / 6 / 10 minis with no scaling ramp; existing accounts are unchanged.
Checked 21 September 2026 against firm help centers and current rule trackers; sources per row. Rules change quarterly; the firm’s help center is the binding source.