On a 50K evaluation, Topstep, Apex, MyFundedFutures, Tradeify and Take Profit Trader all use a $3,000 profit target and about a $2,000 drawdown. They differ on how fast your first payout can arrive, whether the drawdown trails intraday, how a consistency rule is applied, and what each says about copy trading. Bulenox is the exception on numbers: its own pages show a $2,250 drawdown on Fast Track and Momentum. Each firm's own guide has the detail. This page is the side-by-side.
Every figure was checked against the firm's own pages on October 14, 2026. Where a firm's public pages don't say, the cell says so.
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| Topstep | Apex | MFFU | Tradeify | TPT | Bulenox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 (6%) | $3,000 |
| Drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 ($1,500 Builder add-on) | $2,000 | About $2,000 | $2,250 (Fast Track, Momentum) |
| Drawdown type | Trails the end-of-day balance | EOD or Intraday, your choice | EOD (Rapid intraday once funded) | End-of-day trailing | EOD in the Test | Trailing or EOD, your choice |
| Consistency in the evaluation | 55% best day | None stated on the evaluation page | 30% to 50%, by plan | 40% Select, none Growth | 50% | None stated |
| Minimum days | None (two in practice) | None | 1 to 4, by plan | 3 Select, 1 Growth | 3 (new Tests) | None |
| Max position | 5 minis | 6 (EOD), 4 (Intraday) | 3 to 5 minis, by plan | 4 minis | Not published | 7 minis (trailing), 4 (EOD, Fast Track) |
| Daily loss limit | Not confirmed | $1,000 (EOD only) | None on Rapid and Pro, soft pause on Builder | None Select, soft breach Growth | None | $1,200 on EOD Fast Track |
The firms' own guides on this site go through each one: Topstep, Apex, MFFU, Tradeify, TPT and Bulenox.
This is where the firms differ most, and it's usually what people are actually choosing on.
| Firm | What you need before a first request |
|---|---|
| Topstep | 5 winning days of $150 or more (Standard), or 3 trading days with your best day at most 40% of profit (Consistency) |
| Apex | 5 qualifying days with no single profitable day at 50% or more of profit, and a balance at least $500 above the safety net |
| MFFU | Builder: 48 hours after the first trade. Rapid: 24 hours. Pro: 14 days. All need a $2,100 buffer on the 50K first. |
| Tradeify | Select Flex: 5 winning days. Select Daily: any day above the buffer. Growth: 5 profitable days. Lightning: no minimum days, but a 20% consistency rule. |
| TPT | Day one on PRO and PRO+, once your balance is above the buffer (PRO only) |
| Bulenox | Not published. Master payout rules aren't in the public help pages. |
| Firm | Split | Per-request limit, 50K | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep | 90/10 (100% of the first $10,000 for pre-Jan 12, 2026 traders) | $2,000 Standard, $3,000 Consistency, and 50% of balance | $125 |
| Apex | Apex pays 100% of the approved amount | $1,500, $1,500, $2,000, $2,500, $2,500, $3,000 over six payouts (EOD), then the account closes | $500 |
| MFFU | 80/20 Builder and Pro, 90/10 Rapid | Builder $2,000 a cycle, Pro $100,000 per user, Rapid not stated | $500 Builder and Rapid, $1,000 Pro |
| Tradeify | 90/10 on Select, Growth and Lightning | Flex $2,500, Daily $1,250, Growth $1,500 rising to $3,000, Lightning $2,000 rising to $2,500 | $250 Select, $500 Growth, $1,000 Lightning |
| TPT | 80% PRO (above the buffer), 90% PRO+ | No cap | None, but a $50 fee on withdrawals under $250 |
| Bulenox | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Apex's 100% looks best on paper, but it closes the account after the sixth payout and the payout caps are small. TPT has no cap but splits 80%. Compare what you take home over a year on your actual results, not the headline split.
If you run several accounts, this is the rule that matters most, and it's the one most often misreported.
| Firm | What the firm's own pages say |
|---|---|
| Topstep | A trade copier is allowed up to $750K of buying power. Hedging across accounts and coordinated trading with other people are prohibited. |
| Apex | Bans copying with other traders and says nothing explicit about your own accounts, so get written confirmation from Apex support. |
| MFFU | Allowed across all account types. You take responsibility and MFFU gives no copier support. Copy-trading other traders is not allowed, and hedging is prohibited. |
| Tradeify | Allowed between accounts you own and manage, in the same direction. No third-party copier support. Opposite positions across your accounts are hedging. |
| TPT | The FAQ lists copy trading as allowed, up to 5 PRO accounts. Ask support to confirm in writing. |
| Bulenox | No policy found. A $100 monthly fee applies to Third-Party API or Trader Composite connections, and third-party algorithms need management approval. |
Across firms, the pattern is the same. Same person, own accounts, same direction is the case that's allowed. Opposite positions across your accounts is hedging everywhere, and copying someone else is banned almost everywhere.
That's a reading of the published numbers. The right firm depends on how you trade and on what each firm's dashboard shows once you're inside.
Corrections on October 14, 2026. An earlier version of this hub compared three firms from April 2026 and described MyFundedFutures as Core, Rapid and Pro. It now covers six firms, using only figures from each firm's own pages. Individual rules were corrected in each firm's own guide.