TRADER FREEDOM MAPEOD > INTRADAYLUCID FLEX ▲ one-timeAPEX 4.0 ▲ EOD defaultMFFU ▼ buffer collapseCOPY: Rithmic + TradovatePHIDIAS ▲ 25K staticALPHA ▼ tick-scalp banSCALP-FIT FIRSTFUNDEDNEXT FLEX ▲ $69.99TOPSTEP ▼ intraday trail
Futures · ES / MES · Orderflow scalping

The prop firm index
for tick-scalpers

Every other ranking sorts by affiliate commission. We rank on the rules that break or scale a scalper: EOD/static drawdown, scalp-fit and copy trading. No pay-to-rank.

FIRMS TRACKED 13
KILL-CRITERIA 3
LAST VERIFIED 08-06-2026
COMMISSION-DRIVEN RANKING NO
Scalp-fit
AllClean GreyRisk
Drawdown
AllEOD StaticIntraday
Eval fee
AllOne-time Monthly
SHOWING 13 / 13
COREActive core · clean fit
01
Lucid (Flex)Clean
The cleanest bulk vehicle for scalpers: one-time fee, EOD trailing in both eval and funded, no buffer.
DD EOD FEE One-time SPLIT 90/10 COPY Own accts PAYOUT ~15 min
Visit firm → Review → ACTIVE · CORE
02
BluSkyClean
Choose EOD trailing or a static plan, daily payouts, no activation fee.
DD EOD · STATIC FEE Monthly SPLIT 90/10 COPY Own accts PAYOUT Daily
Visit firm → Review → ACTIVE · CORE
03
Take Profit TraderClean
PRO+ switches back to EOD. Note Rule 6: no counter-positions across accounts.
DD EOD · INTRADAY FEE Monthly SPLIT 80 - 90/10 COPY Up to 5 (PRO+) PAYOUT Daily
Visit firm → Review → ACTIVE · CORE
CANDIDATEStrong fit · ready for sim-test
04
Apex 4.0Check
4.0 dropped monthly billing and made EOD the default. Largest copy cap on the market (20 accounts).
DD EOD · INTRADAY FEE One-time SPLIT 100% - 90/10 COPY Up to 20 PAYOUT 24-48h
05
PhidiasClean
True static drawdown on the 25K account, runs on Rithmic. The 25K static DD is tight ($500).
DD STATIC · EOD FEE One-time (OTP) SPLIT 80 - 90 COPY Up to 15 PAYOUT 1-3 days
06
FundedNext (Flex)Clean
Cheapest one-time EOD challenge, no daily loss limit, no buffer. Max 5 accounts.
DD EOD FEE One-time SPLIT 80 (90 add-on) COPY Own accts PAYOUT On-demand
07
Elite Trader FundingClean
Choice between EOD and static models, the 10s rule is not enforced. Note: $80/mo funded fee.
DD EOD · STATIC FEE One-time SPLIT 100% - 90 COPY Own accts PAYOUT Every 10d
WATCHConditional · monitor
08
TradeifyRisk
EOD structure is excellent, but >50% of trades and profit must be held >10s - clashes with sub-10s scalps.
DD EOD FEE Lightning one-time SPLIT 90/10 COPY Own accts PAYOUT ~60 min
Visit firm → Review → WATCH · scalp-flag
09
Alpha FuturesRisk
The EOD lock is the most forgiving DD, but tick scalping (<10t and <2min) is explicitly banned.
DD EOD FEE Monthly SPLIT up to 90 COPY Own accts PAYOUT 48 bus. h
Visit firm → Review → WATCH · scalp-flag
10
The Trading PitGrey
Futures scalping allowed, but micro-scalping (<=10-15s) is banned across all account types. 80% split.
DD EOD FEE One-time SPLIT 80 COPY Own, up to 5 PAYOUT Every 7d
Visit firm → Review → WATCH · grey
11
TopstepCheck
Established name with strong education, but intraday trailing MLL and platform-dependent copy.
DD INTRADAY FEE Monthly SPLIT 90/10 COPY Limited PAYOUT Fast
DROPPEDDisqualifying drawback · monitor for change
12
MyFundedFuturesCheck
The Flex plan resets max loss to $100 after the first payout - a post-payout buffer collapse. Monitor.
DD EOD · INTRADAY · STATIC FEE Monthly SPLIT 80-90/10 COPY Own accts PAYOUT Per plan
13
BulenoxCheck
Aggressive intraday trailing and a single-Rithmic-ID requirement. Some data is 2025 - re-verify.
DD INTRADAY FEE TBD SPLIT 100% - 90/10 COPY 1 Rithmic ID PAYOUT Weekly

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How we rank

Position on this index depends on fit for one kind of trader: the ES futures tick-scalper copy-trading across multiple funded accounts. Not on who pays the highest commission.

CRITERION 01

Drawdown type

EOD or static — never intraday trailing. Intraday trailing is the #1 account-killer when scaling across accounts.

CRITERION 02

Scalp-fit

No minimum hold time or anti-(micro)scalp rule that bites 2–8 tick entries. Green = clean, amber = grey, red = clashes.

CRITERION 03

Copy trading

Allowed across your own accounts, reachable via Rithmic/Tradovate, with per-follower stop & close control.

CRITERION 04

Cost lifecycle

Eval-fee model (one-time vs monthly), eval rebilling, activation and funded rebilling. The real total cost per account.

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