Is this real money trading or simulated?

All trading on Redline is SIMULATED. Your evaluation and funded accounts are simulated capital on a CME-licensed dxFeed market-data feed — orders go to a simulator, not to a live exchange or broker. Payouts are paid by Redline from real money, based on your performance in the simulator, per the 90/10 profit split. Redline is NOT a broker-dealer; you are NOT placing trades with your own capital and have no claim on real-market positions.

What is a prop trading evaluation?

A prop trading evaluation is a simulated trading challenge where you demonstrate your trading skills. Pass by hitting your profit target while staying above the drawdown limit. No gambling or hedging allowed.

What are the evaluation rules?

Reach your profit target while staying above the trailing drawdown at all times. No daily loss limit — only the trailing drawdown applies. No overnight or weekend holds — positions must be flat by the daily session close. No minimum trading days to pass. No gambling, no hedging, no reckless trading.

Can I hold positions overnight or over the weekend?

No — all positions must be flat by the daily futures session close. Holding a position overnight, or over the weekend, is a rule violation and the payout for that cycle will be denied. The trailing / end-of-day drawdown also applies the entire time a position is open.

Is there a daily loss limit?

No. There is no daily loss limit on any account size or account type. The only loss-limit rule on your account is the trailing drawdown ($1,000 for 25K, $2,000 for 50K, $3,500 for 100K, or $5,000 for 150K).

After meeting the requirements (8 trading days with 6 profitable days of $130+), request a payout each cycle up to a cap that scales with account size: $1,000 (25K), $1,500 (50K), $2,000 (100K), or $2,500 (150K) gross (accounts funded before June 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM Pacific use a flat $1,500 cap). Payouts are processed within 24-48 hours through ACH (US), domestic wire (US), or Wise (international). You receive 90% of the requested amount in your bank; Redline retains 10% per the trader agreement (accounts funded before June 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM Pacific keep the prior 80/20 split).

What platforms can I use?

Four platforms work with your account on the same CME-licensed dxFeed data: DeepCharts (included free, in-browser), Deepdom ($50/mo L2 / Depth-of-Market upgrade), ATAS (third-party order-flow), and Quantower (third-party multi-asset). The CME market-data agreement is signed once on DeepCharts, then every platform shows live prices with the same dxFeed credentials.

Can I use a copy trader?

You can copy trades between your own Redline accounts using Volumetrica or TradeSyncer. However, following or copying another person's trades via signal services or trade rooms is prohibited and will result in payout denial.

How many funded accounts can I have at once?

A maximum of 5 active funded accounts per trader at any one time. Evaluation accounts in progress are not counted toward this cap — only funded accounts. All accounts must be under the same verified identity. No hedging between your own accounts.

2026 Comparison

The honest futures prop firm comparison

How Redline Futures Funding stacks up against every major futures prop firm — pricing, profit split, drawdown rules, and payout terms, no marketing fluff.

Redline vs

Topstep

One-time pricing from $79 instead of a recurring Trading Combine subscription.

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Redline vs

Apex Trader Funding

Both pay a 90% split, but Redline's 90/10 is flat from dollar one — no scaling rule, no 30%-of-profit safety-net cap, and no consistency rule to pass an evaluation (Gas adds none even when funded; Electric/Diesel add only a 30% funded-payout consistency rule).

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Redline vs

Tradeify

Tradeify's 90% split only activates after the trader has cleared a $15,000 threshold; below that you keep the first $15K but pricing on the Lightning tier offsets the win.

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Redline vs

FundedNext

Redline is a futures-only specialist on CME data — no spread games, no MT5 quirks, no FX-news lockouts.

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Redline vs

Lucid Trading

Redline's evaluation rules are simpler and the firm-side rule machinery (deterministic trade-pattern checks, public leaderboard, audited payout certificates) is more transparent.

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Why traders pick Redline in 2026

Most prop firms run on a monthly-subscription Trading Combine model. You pay every month until you pass, and the longer the eval takes, the more they make. Redline charges once — from $79 for a 25K, $95 for a 50K, $190 for a 100K, $238 for a 150K (Electric). No subscription. No "we hope you don't pass" dynamic.

The eval rules are also written for how futures traders actually trade. No daily loss limit — only the trailing drawdown applies. No overnight or weekend holds — flat by session close. 1-day minimum to pass — if you hit your profit target on day one without breaching the trailing DD, you've passed. Most competitors keep daily-loss rules or multi-day minimums on at least some plans.

Profit split is a flat 90% to the trader, 10% to the firm. No threshold gates ("90% but only after $15K"), no consistency rules ("no day greater than 30% of total"), no scaling tiers. You earn 90% from the first dollar of your first payout.

Payouts settle in 24-48 hours via ACH, US wire, or Wise (international). Caps are $2,000 per cycle. Public payout certificates and a live leaderboard back up the marketing claims.

Start a Redline evaluation

$99 (25K) · $119 (50K) · $238 (100K) · $298 (150K) — one-time, no monthly subscription. Skip the eval entirely with Diesel (instant-funded) if you'd rather start funded today.

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