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FundedNext vs E8 Markets: rules compared

FundedNext and E8 Markets side by side: prices, drawdown, news, weekend and EA rules, and the hidden rules in their terms. Every figure comes from each firm's own site.

Quick take

E8 Markets has the higher fine-print score (41 vs 0), meaning fewer or milder hidden rules by our method.
FundedNext: 0 of 4 plans clearly allow news trading; E8 Markets: 0 of 2.
FundedNext: 4 of 4 plans clearly allow weekend holding; E8 Markets: 2 of 2.
FundedNext: 0 of 4 plans clearly allow EAs; E8 Markets: 0 of 2.

Which is better depends on how you trade. “Not found in the pages we read” means we didn't find it in the firm's pages we read. Checked 23 Oct 2026. Not financial advice.

	FundedNext	E8 Markets
Challenge types	CFD challenges (incl. Labs plan); Futures	E8 One (1-phase)
Plans tracked	4	2
Cheapest listed price	$29.99 ($5K Stellar Lite)	$20 ($5K E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts))
Daily loss limit	Stellar 2-Step: 5% Stellar 1-Step: 3% Stellar Lite: 4% Stellar Instant: none	E8 One (1-Step, Classic Markets): Configurator default 4% (e.g. $4,000 on $100K); help-centre preset 3% (hard breach, from start-of-day balance) E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts): 2.5% of initial balance (hard limit); plus 2% daily profit cap (only 2% of initial balance per day counts toward target/profit)
Max loss	Stellar 2-Step: 10%, static Stellar 1-Step: 6%, static (based on initial balance) Stellar Lite: 8%, static Stellar Instant: 6%, trailing	E8 One (1-Step, Classic Markets): Dynamic drawdown on closed balance: configurator default 6% ($6,000 on $100K); help preset 4%; trails closed profits then locks at initial b E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts): 8% static (fixed on initial balance; moves only when the first payout is processed)
Profit split	Stellar 2-Step: 80% (up to 95% with add-on/scaling) Stellar 1-Step: up to 95% Stellar Lite: 80% (up to 95%) Stellar Instant: 70% from day 1, up to 80% from Tier 3	E8 One (1-Step, Classic Markets): 80% default (configurable up to 100%) E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts): 80% default (configurable, up to 100%); no payout caps
News trading (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 4/4	Allowed with conditions: 2/2
Weekend holding (plans)	Allowed: 4/4	Allowed: 2/2
EAs (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 4/4	Allowed with conditions: 2/2
Consistency rule (plans)	No consistency rule: 4/4	No consistency rule: 1/2 Has a consistency rule: 1/2
Hidden rules found	30 (14 can breach the account)	18 (7 can breach the account)
Fine-print score	0/100	41/100
Rule changes logged	0	0
Platforms		TradeLocker; cTrader; Match-Trader

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