Head-to-head
FundedNext vs Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)
A direct, side-by-side comparison of FundedNext and Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) — profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules. Data pulled live from our firm directory.
Quick verdict
FundedNext is best for
news traders; swing traders holding overnight.
Full FundedNext profile →Quick verdict
Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) is best for
traders who prefer Evaluation-Based Funding and a Dubai, UAE-based firm.
Full Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) 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.
FundedNext
estimateApprox. total
$39
to reach first payout eligibility
Approx. time
24days
from sign-up to first eligible request
- Start cost
- $39
- Monthly fee
- None
How we estimated this
- Evaluation path: lowest published one-time evaluation fee.
- Adds ~10 calendar days for evaluation completion (most firms require ≥5 minimum trading days).
- Firm advertises no monthly fee.
- Source — eval fee: $39–$999 one-time; monthly: No monthly fee; first payout: 5–14 days depending on plan.
Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)
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
95% vs —%
- Biggest scaling ceiling
Up to $400,000.
- News traders
Allows trading through news events.
- Swing & overnight
Permits holding positions overnight.
- Fastest payouts
Weekly (Stellar) / on-demand payouts.
| Attribute | FundedNext Evaluation Based · est. 2022 | Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) Evaluation Based · est. 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Evaluation fee | $39–$999 one-time | — |
| Monthly fee | No monthly fee | — |
| Evaluation required | Yes | Yes |
| Instant funding | No | No |
| Capital | ||
| Profit split | 95% | — |
| Max allocation | $400,000 | — |
| Account sizes | $6K, $15K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K | — |
| Scaling | 40% scaling every 4 months; up to $4M total allocation. | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Frequency | Weekly (Stellar) / on-demand | — |
| First payout | 5–14 days depending on plan | — |
| Assets | ||
| Futures | No | No |
| Stocks | Yes | No |
| Options | No | No |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | No |
| Trading rules | ||
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Overnight holding | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | No | — |
| Technology | ||
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader | MT4, MT5 |
| Data feed | GBE Brokers / liquidity providers | — |
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE | Dubai, UAE |
About FundedNext
Rapidly growing prop firm offering evaluation and instant funding programs up to $300K across FX and CFDs.
Full FundedNext profile →About Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)
Dubai-based evaluation prop firm offering one-step and two-step challenges across forex and CFDs.
Full Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) 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 — FundedNext or Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)?
- FundedNext pays 95% of trader profits once funded.
- Is FundedNext cheaper to start than Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)?
- FundedNext: evaluation from $39–$999 one-time. Skilled Funded Traders (SFT): evaluation pricing varies.
- Which pays out faster — FundedNext or Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)?
- FundedNext payouts: Weekly (Stellar) / on-demand. Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) payouts: not published. First-payout eligibility: FundedNext — 5–14 days depending on plan; Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) — n/a.
- What's the maximum allocation at FundedNext vs Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)?
- FundedNext scales up to $400,000. Skilled Funded Traders (SFT) scales up to an undisclosed ceiling.
- Can I trade news at FundedNext or Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)?
- FundedNext: permits news trading. Skilled Funded Traders (SFT): policy unconfirmed.
- Can I hold positions overnight at FundedNext or Skilled Funded Traders (SFT)?
- FundedNext: allows overnight holds. Skilled Funded Traders (SFT): policy unconfirmed.
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