Prop Trading Brief · Published August 3, 2026
Evaluation vs. Instant Funding | Weekly Brief
Earn2Trade and Tradeify rule updates, AIFO added, and this week's featured analysis.
Featured analysis
Evaluation vs. Instant Funding: Mechanics, Costs, and Capital Efficiency
An operational comparison of instant funding and evaluation models across retail prop firms, analyzing fee structures, drawdown mechanics, and capital efficiency.
Rule changes (3)
Earn2Trade
- Removed the minimum trading-day requirement for new evaluation accounts.
Tradeify
- Updated Lightning-account consistency thresholds, with limits ranging from 20% to 30% based on approved payouts.
- Removed the EOD trailing-drawdown lock from Growth and Select evaluations; it now applies only to funded accounts.
New firm added
Now listed in our firm directory.
Term of the week
Real-Time Drawdown
A drawdown calculation that includes unrealized PnL on open positions and triggers immediately when crossed.