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Futures prop firms with no activation fee (50K)
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16 of the 26 futures prop firms we track list no activation fee on the 50K plan. The other 10: Apex, BluSky, Bulenox, Day Traders, Earn2Trade, Legends, Phidias, Take Profit Trader, Topstep and Ylos.Same $50K account size for every firm, so the rules line up.
- An activation fee is a one-time charge to switch on your funded account after you pass.
- It comes on top of the evaluation price, so it changes what getting funded really costs.
- One firm lets you skip it by paying a higher monthly price. That firm is under “You choose”.
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Which futures prop firms have no activation fee in 2026? (16)
Sorted by cost to get funded, cheapest first (evaluation + activation fee, before promo codes).
TradeDay
50K Quick Pay evaluation (Intraday or End of Day) + Quick Pay Funded Sim$0Activation fee: “No activation fee”$59 to get funded$59/mo · no fee when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-15 · official sourceTradeDay official site ↗
The5ers
50K Day Trade Evaluation + Pro Stage$0Activation fee (upon passing): “None”$100 to get funded$100 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceThe5ers official site ↗
FTMO
Futures 50K Growth$0Fee after passing: “No fee to refund: the monthly subscription is cancelled when the Evaluation is passed; no activation fee”$119 to get funded$119/mo · no fee when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceFTMO official site ↗
Savius
50K Savius Evaluation, Trailing EOD (one-time)$0Activation fee (Savius Evaluation): “No activation fee; $0 funded activation”$119 to get funded$119 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-20 · official sourceSavius official site ↗
Alpha Futures
50K Standard Evaluation + Standard Qualified$0Activation fee (Standard): “No Activation Fee”$129 to get funded$129/mo · no fee when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceGet 50% off with code MYALPHA50 ↗
Show 11 more firms (16 total)
UProfit
50K Day Soft (monthly)$0Activation fee (Day Soft Live Virtual): “There is no activation fee when you pass: $0 Live Virtual activation”$130 to get funded$130/mo · no fee when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-20 · official sourceUProfit official site ↗
FundedNext
Futures 50K Flex Challenge + Flex FundedNext Account$0Activation fee (all futures models): “None”$141.99 to get funded$141.99 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceGet up to 47% off with code FNFLEX ↗
AquaFunded
50K One Step Standard$0Activation fee (50K One Step Standard): “no activation fee”$160 to get funded$160 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-20 · official sourceGet 25% off with code SPOOKY ↗ (paid link)
Tradeify
Select 50K Evaluation + funded Daily/Flex$0Activation Fee (Select Evaluation): “None”$165 to get funded$165 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-19 · official sourceGet 30% off with code GEMS ↗
E8
50K E8 Signature$0Activation fee (E8 Signature): “No Activation Fee”$170 to get funded$170 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-20 · official sourceGet 25% off with code E8 ↗
Lucid
50K LucidPro Evaluation + funded$0Activation fee (upgrade to funded): “No activation fees to upgrade to funded account”$172 to get funded$172 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-15 · official sourceLucid official site ↗
Funded Family
50K Prime Evaluation + Prime Funded$0Activation fee: “no activation fees”$179 to get funded$179/mo · no fee when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-19 · official sourceGet 55% off with code FFF ↗
FXIFY
50K Flex Evaluation (one-time)$0Activation fee (50K Flex funded): “there are no activation fees or additional charges required to set up your funded account”$179 to get funded$179 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-20 · official sourceFXIFY official site ↗
Blue Guardian
50K Standard Evaluation + Standard Funded (futures)$0Monthly or activation fee: “no monthly subscription fees, no recurring renewal fees and no hidden activation fees”$209 to get funded$209 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceGet 25% off with code SPOOKY ↗
MyFundedFutures
Rapid 50K$0Activation fee: “$0”$209 to get funded$209 · no fee when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceGet 40% off with code CLUB ↗
Top One
50K Elite Daily Evaluation + Elite Daily Funded$0Activation fee (Elite Daily): “None”$218 to get funded$218/mo · no fee when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-16 · official sourceGet 50% off with code TDHQ ↗ (paid link)
You choose: pay it or skip it (3)
Topstep
50K Trading Combine + XFA$149 or $0$0 if you pay $95/mo instead of $49/moActivation fee (XFA funded account): “$149 one-time activation fee per XFA on the Standard path; $0 on the No Activation Fee path”$95 to get funded$95/mo plan, no activation fee · $198 on the $49 plan · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-15 · official sourceTopstep official site ↗
Show 2 more firms (3 total)
Phidias
50K Fundamental Evaluation + CASH account$149 or $0$0 on One-Time Payment ($580 list instead of $164/mo)Activation fee, Monthly / One-Time Payment (50K Fundamental): “$149 / $0”$313 to get funded$164/mo + $149 when you pass · if you pass in the first month · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-19 · official sourceGet 85% off with code BIG50 ↗
Apex
50K EOD Evaluation + PA$129 or $0$0 on the No Activation Fee plan ($1,190 list instead of $590)PA activation fee (50K EOD Trail, Standard plan): “$129 one-time”$719 to get funded$590 + $129 when you pass · before promo codesChecked 2026-10-19 · official sourceGet 90% off with code SAVENOW ↗
Has an activation fee (7)
- Day Traders$5
- BluSky$99 when you pass
- Legends$99
- Earn2Trade$139 from 1st withdrawal
- Ylos$59
- Take Profit Trader$130
- Bulenox$148
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