FuturesElite Core $25K Challenge
1-step · Futures · monthly billing
FuturesElite’s Core 25K is a 1-step futures evaluation that costs $53.40 with code ES40 ($89.00 without), billed monthly. To pass you need $1,500 profit. The max loss is $1,250, eod trailing, with no daily loss limit. There is no activation fee after you pass. The first month comes to $53.40, the 19th cheapest of the 50 25K futures challenges we track. Funded accounts get a 80% split, and the payout rule is: weekly after 5 trading days.
Rule sheet
From FuturesElite’s terms, verified 8 Oct 2026.Cost breakdown
With and without our code.| Without code | With code ES40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee | $89.00 | $53.40 |
| Discount | — | −$35.60 (40%) |
| Activation fee | $0 | $0 |
| Reset fee | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| First-month cost | $89.00 | $53.40 |
How the Core 25K compares
Against the 50 25K futures challenges we track, the $1,500 profit target is the same as the median ($1,500), the $1,250 max loss gives more room than the median ($1,000), and PT:DD is 1:0.83 against a median of 1:0.67. The 80% split is below the median of 90%.
What it costs to get funded: $53.40 if you pass on the first attempt, $92.40 with one reset, or $106.80 if you need a second month instead. The median 25K futures challenge costs $66.75 in the first month.
Core vs FuturesElite’s other plans
About FuturesElite: founded in 2024 in the US, 4 challenges across futures, Trustpilot 4.1 from 380 reviews (their data), no country restrictions listed.
Other sizes of Core
Similar 25K futures challenges
Other firms, same 1-step format and eod trailing drawdown, closest in first-month cost.| ☐ compare firm · ★ Trustpilot | Code · buyaffiliate links | ||||||||||||||
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| M | $25K 1-step | $69.00$48.30 one-time | $1,250 | None | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:1.00 | $0 | 3 | 30 | 50% | 40% | 100% | No cap | $48.30 | Buy | |
| BF | $25K 1-step | $69.00$51.75 one-time | $1,500 | $600 | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:0.83 | $0 | 3 | 30 | 40% | None | 90% | No cap | $51.75 | Buy | |
| TF | $25K 1-step | $59.00$53.10 one-time | $1,500 | None | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $0 | 3 | 30 | 50% | 20% | 90% | $1,250 | $53.10 | Buy | |
| EF | $25K 1-step | $69.00$55.20 one-time | $1,500 | $500 | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $0 | 2 | 20 | None | 30% | 90% | $1,250 | $55.20 | Buy | |
| EF | $25K 1-step | $69.00$55.20 monthly | $1,250 | $600 | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:1.00 | $0 | 2 | 20 | 40% | 40% | 100% | No cap | $55.20 | Buy | |
| BG | $25K 1-step | $79.00$55.30 monthly | $1,500 | None | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:0.83 | $0 | 2 | 20 | 50% | None | 100% | No cap | $55.30 | Buy |