Which has a higher profit split — Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?

Lark Funding pays 80%; Nordic Funder pays 85% of trader profits once funded. Nordic Funder pays a higher share to the trader.

Is Lark Funding cheaper to start than Nordic Funder?

Lark Funding: offers instant funding (no evaluation). Nordic Funder: evaluation from One-time: FX One-Step $42.50–$4,887.50, Two-Step $60–$2,760, Three-Step $42–$1,932 ($5K–$500K); Lite tracks, Crypto and Equities $25–$750 ($2.5K–$100K); Instant Funding Lite $45–$1,000.

Which pays out faster — Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?

Lark Funding payouts: Bi-Weekly. Nordic Funder payouts: First payout with no delay, then every 14 days. First-payout eligibility: Lark Funding — After 14 days; Nordic Funder — First withdrawal with no delay after funding, then every 14 days.

What's the maximum allocation at Lark Funding vs Nordic Funder?

Lark Funding scales up to $200,000. Nordic Funder scales up to $200,000.

Can I trade news at Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?

Lark Funding: permits news trading. Nordic Funder: policy unconfirmed.

Can I hold positions overnight at Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?

Lark Funding: allows overnight holds. Nordic Funder: allows overnight holds.

Head-to-head

Lark Funding vs Nordic Funder

Lark Funding vs Nordic Funder 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 Lark Funding and Nordic Funder. Data pulled live from our firm listings.

Quick verdict

Lark Funding is best for

traders who want to skip the evaluation; news traders.

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Quick verdict

Nordic Funder is best for

traders prioritizing profit share (85% vs 80%).

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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.

Nordic Funder is roughly $46.5 cheaper to reach a first payout than Lark Funding, based on published fees alone.

Lark Funding

estimate

Approx. total

$49

to reach first payout eligibility

Approx. time

14days

from sign-up to first eligible request

Start cost: $49
Monthly fee: —

How we estimated this

Instant-funding path: lowest published activation cost.
Source — eval fee: $49; monthly: —; first payout: After 14 days.

Nordic Funder

estimate

Approx. total

$2.5

to reach first payout eligibility

Approx. time

24days

from sign-up to first eligible request

Start cost: $2.5
Monthly fee: —

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).
Source — eval fee: One-time: FX One-Step $42.50–$4,887.50, Two-Step $60–$2,760, Three-Step $42–$1,932 ($5K–$500K); Lite tracks, Crypto and Equities $25–$750 ($2.5K–$100K); Instant Funding Lite $45–$1,000; monthly: —; first payout: First withdrawal with no delay after funding, then every 14 days.

Trade-offs

Where each firm is weaker

No firm wins on every axis. These are the most meaningful drawbacks of each option — derived from the same structured fields shown in the table, never invented.

Lark Funding trade-offs

Lower profit split
Pays 80% versus 85% — 5 points less of every funded dollar.

Nordic Funder trade-offs

Slower to funded
Requires passing an evaluation before payouts. Lark Funding offers instant funding as an alternative path.

Decision guide

Best for your trader type

Highest profit share
Nordic Funder
85% vs 80%
Fastest to funded
Lark Funding
Offers instant funding.
News traders
Lark Funding
Allows trading through news events.
Fastest payouts
Lark Funding
Bi-Weekly payouts.

Attribute	Lark Funding Evaluation + Instant Funding · est. 2023	Nordic Funder Evaluation · est. 2023
Retail accessibility	Open to retail traders via evaluation	Open to retail traders via evaluation
Cost
Evaluation fee	$49	One-time: FX One-Step $42.50–$4,887.50, Two-Step $60–$2,760, Three-Step $42–$1,932 ($5K–$500K); Lite tracks, Crypto and Equities $25–$750 ($2.5K–$100K); Instant Funding Lite $45–$1,000
Monthly fee	—	—
Evaluation required	Yes	Yes
Instant funding	Yes	No
Capital
Profit split	80%	85%
Max allocation	$200,000	$200,000
Account sizes	$10K–$200K	$2.5K–$500K
Scaling	—	Accounts can scale up to a maximum funded account size of $500,000.
Payouts
Frequency	Bi-Weekly	First payout with no delay, then every 14 days
First payout	After 14 days	First withdrawal with no delay after funding, then every 14 days
Assets
Futures	No	No
Stocks	No	No
Options	No	No
Forex	Yes	Yes
Crypto	Yes	Yes
Trading rules
News trading	Yes	—
Overnight holding	Yes	Yes
Weekend holding	Yes	Yes
Copy trading	Yes	Yes
Technology
Platforms	MetaTrader 5	MetaTrader 5
Data feed	—	—
Company
Headquarters	Riga, Latvia	Stockholm, Sweden

About Lark Funding

Forex and futures CFDs prop with low-cost entry tiers.

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About Nordic Funder

Stockholm-based prop firm with multi-step and instant-funding programmes across FX, CFDs, crypto, and equities.

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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.

Lark Funding

Reputation

—canonical score

Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.

Rule Stability

last 90d

—monitoring status

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.

Nordic Funder

Reputation

canonical

3.2/ 5

Sources used: 1
Confidence: low

Weighted blend of independent trader-review sources. See methodology.

Rule Stability

last 90d

—monitoring status

Last change: —
Type: —
Sources monitored: —
Status: No changes detected in monitored sources

Frequently asked

Common questions

Which has a higher profit split — Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?: Lark Funding pays 80%; Nordic Funder pays 85% of trader profits once funded. Nordic Funder pays a higher share to the trader.
Is Lark Funding cheaper to start than Nordic Funder?: Lark Funding: offers instant funding (no evaluation). Nordic Funder: evaluation from One-time: FX One-Step $42.50–$4,887.50, Two-Step $60–$2,760, Three-Step $42–$1,932 ($5K–$500K); Lite tracks, Crypto and Equities $25–$750 ($2.5K–$100K); Instant Funding Lite $45–$1,000.
Which pays out faster — Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?: Lark Funding payouts: Bi-Weekly. Nordic Funder payouts: First payout with no delay, then every 14 days. First-payout eligibility: Lark Funding — After 14 days; Nordic Funder — First withdrawal with no delay after funding, then every 14 days.
What's the maximum allocation at Lark Funding vs Nordic Funder?: Lark Funding scales up to $200,000. Nordic Funder scales up to $200,000.
Can I trade news at Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?: Lark Funding: permits news trading. Nordic Funder: policy unconfirmed.
Can I hold positions overnight at Lark Funding or Nordic Funder?: Lark Funding: allows overnight holds. Nordic Funder: allows overnight holds.

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