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E8 Zero: From Single Launch to Two-Tier Split
E8 Markets split its consistency-rule-free E8 Zero program into two tiers, Starter and Max, that run on identical rules but differ on price and payout caps. Here's how each works and which one fits.
TradeDay 2.0: Quick Pay vs. Fast Pass
TradeDay retired its entire product line and relaunched as TradeDay 2.0, splitting the evaluation into two routes — Quick Pay for payout flexibility and Fast Pass for speed. Here's how the rules, pricing, and path to Funded Live differ.
LucidDaily: A Prop Firm Program Built Around Choice
Lucid Trading's LucidDaily lets traders customize their account's risk at checkout — Daily Loss Limit on/off and EOD or Intraday drawdown — on a daily-payout evaluation with a path to live capital. Here's how every piece works.
Alpha Futures, Premium to Present: A Record of What Happened
A timeline of Alpha Futures' Premium plan — from its strong Q2 launch through platform failures, retroactive payout cuts, and the NinjaTrader/Tradovate split — and how SmartPropFirm is compensating affected traders.
TakeProfitTrader Pro+ Development Program
TakeProfitTrader's new Pro+ Development program layers tighter, discretionary risk controls onto its live-funded Pro+ — how it works, and why traders are split on it.