Bulenox sits at the top of this Deepcharts prop firm ranking with a score of 7.7/10. FuturesElite follows at 7.2, and the two Trading Pit entries share 7.1. Bulenox suits traders who want no daily loss limit and daily payouts and will accept three qualification steps. FuturesElite suits traders who want a single step and the highest scaling ceiling at $1.5M. Take Profit Trader suits traders who want to withdraw from day one. Every firm here supports Deepcharts, so the order does not measure how well each firm runs it. It reflects how the firms compare on challenge terms, costs, payout rules and trader feedback.
What the ranking order reflects
Each firm carries two numbers that measure different things: the score out of 10, which sets the order, and the user rating with its review count.
The two do not move together. Take Profit Trader has a 4.4 user rating across 11,176 reviews, the largest review base on the list, yet it scores 6.7 and ranks seventh. Blue Guardian Futures has a 3.6 user rating and ranks fifth at 7.0. The score is a broader assessment than trader sentiment alone, so a firm with a high user rating and a lower score has terms that compare less favorably with the entries above it.
The review count also tells you how much weight a user rating can bear. A 4.6 from 1,835 reviews (Bulenox) rests on a far larger base than FuturesElite’s 4.0 from 387. Goat Funded Futures’ 2.0 from 185 reviews is the lowest rating on the list, and it ranks last at 6.0.
The labels on the top five (“Best overall”, “Lowest costs” and so on) are shorthand for each firm’s strongest category within the score. Read them against the specific figures. FuturesElite carries “Lowest costs” and has the lowest fee among the top five at $195. Further down, Take Profit Trader ($165) and Goat Funded Futures ($189) charge lower discounted fees, so the label refers to the short list rather than all eight entries.
How we checked the firms in this list
We checked all 8 brands on this list on 2026-11-13, connecting from Tallinn, Estonia, in the EU. Every official site opened normally except Blue Guardian Futures, whose address redirected to another one. Register results are thin. For 6 of the 8 brands there is no register lookup on record, and that group includes Bulenox, Take Profit Trader and Goat Funded Futures. The two Blue Guardian brands are the exception. Their checkout terms say “Blue Guardian is registered in England and Wales under company number 12087566”, and Companies House (UK) lists 12087566 (ICONIC EXCHANGE LIMITED, Solihull, incorporated 5 July 2019) as dissolved. The site footer and main terms now name Iconic Exchange FZCO in Dubai (IFZA Business Park). Readers should weigh that mismatch for themselves.
We also followed the main sign-up button on each site and noted what appeared. Bulenox stood apart. Its “Join Now” button led to a sign-in or account page before any payment screen. Elsewhere the path was shorter. “Start Trading” at The Trading Pit, “Start Challenge” at Blue Guardian, “Get started” at Take Profit Trader and “Get Funded” at Goat Funded Futures each opened a checkout without an account.
Public signals vary widely. Take Profit Trader shows a Trustpilot score of 4.4 from 11,246 reviews, while Goat Funded Futures shows 2 from 185 reviews. Archive history helps too. The first archive capture for Goat Funded Futures is 2024-06-20 and for Blue Guardian Futures 2024-07-29, against 2021-06-12 for Bulenox. These checks only cover what public pages and records showed on that day. We did not open accounts, deposit money, trade or test any payouts.
Where the entries actually differ
At the $100K account size, the profit target is $6,000 almost everywhere: Bulenox, FuturesElite, The Trading Pit, Blue Guardian, Take Profit Trader and Goat Funded Futures all set it. Max loss is $3,000 for most of them, with Blue Guardian at $3,500.
So the real differences are in how the loss limit is measured, whether a daily cap applies, how many stages you pass, and when you can withdraw.
How the drawdown trails
Most entries use an end-of-day (EOD) trailing max loss. Under an EOD trailing rule, the loss floor moves up based on your closing balance, not on intraday peaks.
Hypothetical example ($100K account, $3,000 trailing max loss):
| Scenario | Starting floor | What happens | New floor |
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| EOD trailing | $97,000 | Day closes at $101,200 | $98,200 |
| EOD trailing | $97,000 | Equity touches $102,000 intraday, closes at $100,500 | $97,500 |
| Intraday trailing | $97,000 | Equity touches $102,000 intraday, closes at $100,500 | $99,000 |
Under EOD trailing, the intraday peak in the second scenario never counts. Under intraday trailing, that same peak tightens the floor by $1,500.
This matters to Deepcharts users who scalp around order flow and often see open profit swing before a position is closed. Goat Funded Futures is the one entry that uses both types. Its evaluation uses EOD trailing, and its funded account uses intraday trailing that locks at the starting balance plus $100. On a $100K account, that means the floor stops rising at $100,100.
Daily loss limits
- No daily loss limit: Bulenox has none.
- Fixed daily limits: The Trading Pit caps daily loss at $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 for its $50K, $100K and $150K accounts. Goat Funded Futures sets 2% on its two smaller accounts and 1.5% on the $100K and $150K accounts. At $100K, that 1.5% equals $1,500.
- Soft breach: Blue Guardian has a $2,000 daily loss that counts as a soft breach rather than one that ends the account outright.
FuturesElite’s challenge also applies a daily loss limit.
Without a daily cap, one bad session can consume most of the trailing allowance. With a tight cap, a strategy that sometimes needs room before it recovers may be stopped out for the day even when the account is well clear of max loss.
Steps and minimum days
- One step: FuturesElite, The Trading Pit, Take Profit Trader and Goat Funded Futures.
- Two steps: Blue Guardian’s Elite challenge.
- Three steps: Bulenox’s Qualification challenge.
Bulenox balances its extra stages with no minimum trading days. The Trading Pit requires 5 profitable trading days with at least $150 profit each, which sets a floor on how fast you can finish regardless of how quickly you hit the target.
Payout conditions and split
Splits and payout conditions differ more than the headline percentages suggest:
| Firm | Split | Payout condition |
|---|---|---|
| Bulenox | Up to 90% | Every day |
| FuturesElite | 90% | 6 winning days of $350 each, with a consistency rule met |
| The Trading Pit | 80% | Every 7 days |
| Blue Guardian (non-futures entry) | 90/10 | Every 3 days |
| Take Profit Trader | 80% | Withdraw from day one in the PRO account, with no payout windows |
| Goat Funded Futures | 90/10 | From the first reward, every 24 hours |
A 90% split that requires a run of qualifying days can pay out later than an 80% split on a fixed schedule. Weigh the share against how soon your trading pattern would actually meet the condition.
Fees and discount dependence
Several fees are discounted prices that depend on a promo code:
- Blue Guardian: $231, down from $330 (30% off)
- Take Profit Trader: $165, down from $330 (50% off)
- Goat Funded Futures: $189, down from $378 (50% off)
Promo codes change, so compare the undiscounted prices as well: Blue Guardian and Take Profit Trader both sit at $330 and Goat at $378, against $211 at The Trading Pit and $215 at Bulenox. Blue Guardian Futures states no refund.
Entry notes
Bulenox
Bulenox leads on score and on user rating among the top five. It trades a longer path of three qualification steps for looser constraints: no daily loss limit, no minimum days, and EAs and news trading allowed. Max loss runs from $1,500 on the $25K account to $4,500 on the $150K, all EOD trailing, and payouts go out daily by Rise, crypto or bank transfer. Its $150K max scaling is the lowest ceiling on the list, shared with The Trading Pit Futures listing.
FuturesElite
FuturesElite pairs a single step with the highest max scaling on the list at $1.5M. The trade-offs are its daily loss limit and the most specific payout requirement of any entry. Traders who make many small gains will meet the six $350 days more easily than those who earn in a few large sessions.
The Trading Pit: two listings
The Trading Pit appears twice with the same Futures Prime 1-Step challenge, the same $211 fee and identical targets, limits and payout terms. The difference is scope:
| Listing | Markets | Max scaling |
|---|---|---|
| The Trading Pit Futures | Futures | $150K |
| The Trading Pit | Forex, futures and stocks | $400K |
Both disallow weekend holding and accept credit cards, PayPal and Apple Pay. The firm is based in Liechtenstein.
Blue Guardian Futures and Blue Guardian
These two entries share the same fee and the 2-step Elite, drawdown and soft-breach daily loss terms described above. Both allow weekend holding and EAs.
The entry ranked fifth (7.0) is the futures program. The one ranked sixth (6.7) covers forex and crypto markets and adds a payout schedule of every three days. If you plan to trade futures through Deepcharts, the futures entry is the relevant one.
Take Profit Trader
Take Profit Trader’s distinguishing term is withdrawal from day one in the PRO account without waiting on payout windows, paired with an 80% split. It accepts payment by Plaid, PayPal and Wise.
Goat Funded Futures
Goat Funded Futures is the most restrictive entry: news trading is restricted, weekend holding and EAs are not allowed, and the funded stage uses intraday trailing. In return, its 24-hour payout cycle from the first reward is among the fastest here, paid in USDC, USDT or by bank transfer. It has operated since 2022 from Hong Kong.
Choosing a firm for Deepcharts
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Confirm the open terms first. A firm supporting Deepcharts means you can route that account through it. Whether the Deepcharts licence and market data come bundled or are billed separately is a cost to confirm with the firm and with Deepcharts before you buy a challenge, and it can outweigh a fee difference of $20 to $50 between firms. At Blue Guardian, also confirm exactly what its soft breach daily loss triggers.
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Match the drawdown to how you trade on the DOM. If your positions often show open profit before you close them, EOD trailing keeps those intraday peaks from tightening your floor. If you hold positions over the weekend, only Blue Guardian among these entries allows it.
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Count the days to your first withdrawal. Use your own typical daily profit to work out how long FuturesElite’s six $350 days, The Trading Pit’s seven-day cycle or Bulenox’s three steps before daily payouts would take under your trading.
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Look past the score for scaling. If account growth matters more than entry cost, FuturesElite’s $1.5M ceiling far exceeds the $150K at Bulenox and The Trading Pit Futures listing.
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Start small and compare the full rules. Buy one account at a size you can afford to lose, run it through Deepcharts, and read the firm’s complete rulebook in its review.