Head-to-head
E8 Markets vs FundYourFX
E8 Markets vs FundYourFX covers the two firms side by side on the facts recorded in their profiles, profiled by proprietarytrading.com.
Profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules for E8 Markets and FundYourFX. Data pulled live from our firm listings.
Quick verdict
E8 Markets is best for
traders avoiding evaluation hurdles; news traders; swing traders holding overnight.
Full E8 Markets profile →Quick verdict
FundYourFX is best for
traders who want to skip the evaluation.
Full FundYourFX profile →Cost to first payout
Cost to first payout
What it actually costs to reach payout — a normalized estimate built from each firm's lowest published evaluation cost, monthly fees, and first-payout window. Estimates, not guarantees. Each card shows the assumptions used.
E8 Markets
estimateApprox. total
$5
to reach first payout eligibility
Approx. time
3days
from sign-up to first eligible request
- Start cost
- $5
- Monthly fee
- None
How we estimated this
- Evaluation path: lowest published one-time evaluation fee.
- Firm advertises no monthly fee.
- Source — eval fee: E8 One one-phase evaluation $48 ($5K) to $1,998 ($500K), one-time, no activation fee; monthly: No monthly fee; first payout: First payout in as little as 3 days (E8 One); 40% consistency rule on the funded stage.
FundYourFX
Not enough structured fee data published to estimate a cost-to-first-payout figure for this firm.
Decision guide
Best for your trader type
- Highest profit share
Tie
Both pay 95%.
- Fastest to funded
Offers instant funding.
- Biggest scaling ceiling
Up to $400,000.
- News traders
Allows trading through news events.
- Swing & overnight
Permits holding positions overnight.
- Fastest payouts
Bi-weekly (weekly on EightCap Plus) payouts.
| Attribute | E8 Markets Evaluation · est. 2021 | FundYourFX Evaluation + Instant Funding · est. 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Evaluation fee | E8 One one-phase evaluation $48 ($5K) to $1,998 ($500K), one-time, no activation fee | — |
| Monthly fee | No monthly fee | — |
| Evaluation required | No | Yes |
| Instant funding | No | Yes |
| Capital | ||
| Profit split | 95% | 95% |
| Max allocation | $400,000 | — |
| Account sizes | $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K, $500K | — |
| Scaling | 25% balance growth every 4 months when profitable. | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Frequency | Bi-weekly (weekly on EightCap Plus) | — |
| First payout | First payout in as little as 3 days (E8 One); 40% consistency rule on the funded stage | — |
| Assets | ||
| Futures | No | — |
| Stocks | Yes | — |
| Options | No | — |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Trading rules | ||
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Overnight holding | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | No | — |
| Technology | ||
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, cTrader, Match-Trader, E8 Terminal | Match-Trader, Platform 5 |
| Data feed | ThinkMarkets liquidity | — |
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | Dallas, USA | Hong Kong |
About E8 Markets
Texas-based funded trader program (formerly E8 Funding) offering evaluation accounts up to $400K with profit splits up to 90%.
Full E8 Markets profile →About FundYourFX
Forex and CFD prop firm (since 2021) offering instant, 1-step, 2-step and pay-after-pass accounts on Match-Trader.
Full FundYourFX profile →Trust & stability
Reputation and rule-change activity
Two added decision signals: a weighted reputation score from independent review sources, and a 90-day view of structural rule-change activity where monitored sources are available.
Reputation
canonical- Sources used
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
Weighted blend of independent trader-review sources. See methodology.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
- —
- Type
- —
- Sources monitored
- —
- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Reputation
Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
- —
- Type
- —
- Sources monitored
- —
- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Which has a higher profit split — E8 Markets or FundYourFX?
- E8 Markets pays 95%; FundYourFX pays 95% of trader profits once funded. Both firms offer the same profit share.
- Is E8 Markets cheaper to start than FundYourFX?
- E8 Markets: evaluation from E8 One one-phase evaluation $48 ($5K) to $1,998 ($500K), one-time, no activation fee. FundYourFX: offers instant funding (no evaluation).
- Which pays out faster — E8 Markets or FundYourFX?
- E8 Markets payouts: Bi-weekly (weekly on EightCap Plus). FundYourFX payouts: not published. First-payout eligibility: E8 Markets — First payout in as little as 3 days (E8 One); 40% consistency rule on the funded stage; FundYourFX — n/a.
- What's the maximum allocation at E8 Markets vs FundYourFX?
- E8 Markets scales up to $400,000. FundYourFX scales up to an undisclosed ceiling.
- Can I trade news at E8 Markets or FundYourFX?
- E8 Markets: permits news trading. FundYourFX: policy unconfirmed.
- Can I hold positions overnight at E8 Markets or FundYourFX?
- E8 Markets: allows overnight holds. FundYourFX: policy unconfirmed.
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