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Prop firms with no activation fee

20 of the 20 active futures prop firms on our list sell at least one account with no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost of getting funded.

An activation fee is what some firms charge when you pass the evaluation and want the funded account switched on, anywhere from $5 to $898 on our list. It is not in the evaluation price and it is easy to miss. This page lists every firm with at least one account that has no such fee, and prices those accounts all-in with the current code. New to it? Here is what an activation fee is.

How we ranked it. Ranked by all-in price on the $50K account: the list price with the best current code applied, plus any activation fee, cheapest first. A firm with no qualifying $50K account comes after those that have one, shown at its nearest size. Ties go A to Z. For one account at a time, use the prop firm cost calculator.

  1. The $50K Velocity charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Lowest all-in price at $50K on this list

    All-in, $50K account

    $26$265

    with code SOPF 90% off

  2. The $50K Quick Pay charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 50% below $4,000 current profit, 80% above.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $59$131

    with code SOPF 55% off

  3. The $50K LucidDaily charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $61$94

    with code SOPF 35% off

  4. The $50K Builder charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 80%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $63$125

    with code SOPF 50% off

  5. The $50K Flex charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 95%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $75$142

    with code SOPF 47% off

  6. The $50K Intraday charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 100%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $80$799

    with code SOPF 90% off

  7. The $50K Growth charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $83$119

    with code SOPF30 30% off

  8. The $50K Test charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 80%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $85$170

    with code NOFEE50 50% off

  9. 9

    Topstep

    Unverified

    The $50K No Activation Fee charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $85

    with code SOPF

  10. The $50K Growth charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $87$145

    with code SOPF 40% off

  11. The $50K MAX Standard charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 80%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $89$178

    with code SOPF 50% off

  12. The $50K Momentum charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 100% of first $10,000, then 90%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $93$143

    with code SOPF 35% off

  13. The $50K Elite charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Keeping the cost under $100 all-in

    All-in, $50K account

    $98$151

    with code SOPF 35% off

  14. The $50K Rapid - 3 Day Payout charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 80%.

    Best for: Skipping the activation fee

    All-in, $50K account

    $101$675

    with code SOPF 85% off

  15. The $50K Propel charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Skipping the activation fee

    All-in, $50K account

    $112$160

    with code SOPF 30% off

  16. The $50K Fundamental charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 80%.

    Best for: Skipping the activation fee

    All-in, $50K account

    $116$580

    with code SOPF 80% off

  17. The $50K Signature charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 80%.

    Best for: Skipping the activation fee

    All-in, $50K account

    $136$170

    with code SOPF 20% off

  18. The $50K S2F charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 100%.

    Best for: Skipping the activation fee

    All-in, $50K account

    $342

    with code SOPF

  19. The $50K Instant charges no activation fee, so the discounted price is the whole cost. Pays 90%.

    Best for: Skipping the activation fee

    All-in, $50K account

    $412$549

    with code SOPF 25% off

Disclaimer: We do our best to keep account prices, activation fees, and promo codes accurate and up to date. But prop firms can change their offers at any time. To be safe, always double-check the firm's website before you buy to make sure everything still matches.

Also on this list, but not ranked because they carry a caution on their page: Alpha Futures.

More on no activation feeBackground and the firms worth knowing about, written when the page launched.

That is 20 of the 20 active futures prop firms on our list. At eleven firms every account is fee-free: Alpha Futures, E8 Markets, FTMO Futures, Funded Futures Family, Funded Futures Network, FundedNext Futures, Lucid Trading, My Funded Futures, Take Profit Trader, TradeDay and Tradeify. The others sell both kinds side by side: Apex Trader Funding sells each size as a Standard plan with a fee and a No Act plan without one, and Topstep names its plan No Activation Fee outright.

The cheapest fee-free account today is at Funded Futures Family for $18 all-in with code SOPF. Do not stop at the fee: compare the plan's drawdown, payout cadence and split against its fee-paying twin on the firm's dossier, because the fee is only one line of the price.

The accounts with no activation fee, priced all-in

240 accounts across 20 firms, grouped by plan. All-in is the list price with the code applied; there is no fee to add.

  • Alpha Futures16 of 16 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Advanced
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $105 to $245
  • Alpha Futures
    Plan
    Direct
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $175 to $430
  • Alpha Futures
    Plan
    Standard
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $65 to $175
  • Alpha Futures
    Plan
    Standard No Cons
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $100 to $230
  • Alpha Futures
    Plan
    Zero
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $45 to $140
  • Apex Trader Funding8 of 22 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    EOD No Act
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $109 to $249
  • Apex Trader Funding
    Plan
    Intraday No Act
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $69 to $189
  • BluSky Trading Company12 of 15 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Orbit
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $139 to $293
  • BluSky Trading Company
    Plan
    Propel
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $105 to $154
  • BluSky Trading Company
    Plan
    Static Propel
    Sizes
    $150K / $200K / $300K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $119 to $224
  • BluSky Trading Company
    Plan
    Static Orbit
    Sizes
    $200K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $293
  • BluSky Trading Company
    Plan
    Direct to Funded
    Sizes
    $3.5K
    Code
    20OFFD2F
    All-in
    $599
  • BluSky Trading Company
    Plan
    Instant Funded
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    ISF300
    All-in
    $300
  • Bulenox16 of 24 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    FastTrack Opt 1
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $203 to $473
  • Bulenox
    Plan
    FastTrack Opt 2
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $203 to $473
  • Bulenox
    Plan
    Momentum Opt 1
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $61 to $233
  • Bulenox
    Plan
    Momentum Opt 2
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $66 to $251
  • DayTraders3 of 15 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    S2F
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $222 to $495
  • E8 Markets12 of 12 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Signature
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $96 to $360
  • E8 Markets
    Plan
    Zero Max
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $200K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $148 to $707
  • E8 Markets
    Plan
    Zero Starter
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $83 to $285
  • FTMO Futures6 of 6 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Growth
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF30, SOPF
    All-in
    $83 to $229
  • FTMO Futures
    Plan
    Pro
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF30, SOPF
    All-in
    $97 to $269
  • Funded Futures Family22 of 22 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Choice
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    –
    All-in
    $113 to $399
  • Funded Futures Family
    Plan
    Prime
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $77 to $201
  • Funded Futures Family
    Plan
    Prime Max
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $86 to $234
  • Funded Futures Family
    Plan
    Velocity
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $18 to $67
  • Funded Futures Family
    Plan
    Velocity Daily Add-On
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $21 to $74
  • Funded Futures Family
    Plan
    S2F Accelerate
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    –
    All-in
    $499
  • Funded Futures Family
    Plan
    S2F Payday
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $70
  • Funded Futures Network10 of 10 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    MAX Standard
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K / $250K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $74 to $329
  • Funded Futures Network
    Plan
    Steady
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K / $250K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $75 to $375
  • FundedNext Futures10 of 10 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Flex
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $75 to $260
  • FundedNext Futures
    Plan
    Rapid Daily
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $80 to $280
  • FundedNext Futures
    Plan
    Rapid Pro
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $80 to $280
  • FundedNext Futures
    Plan
    Direct
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $170
  • IQ Capital8 of 12 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Challenge Rapid - 3 Day Payout
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $101 to $169
  • IQ Capital
    Plan
    Challenge Rapid - Daily Payout
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $101 to $169
  • IQ Capital
    Plan
    Instant Funding Core (Daily Loss)
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $262 to $524
  • IQ Capital
    Plan
    Instant Funding Core (Position Loss)
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $262 to $524
  • Legends Trading4 of 7 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Elite
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $77 to $226
  • Lucid Trading36 of 36 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    LucidDaily EOD
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $75 to $233
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidDaily EOD DLL ON
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $56 to $186
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidDaily INTRA
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $60 to $195
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidDaily INTRA DLL ON
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $47 to $149
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidDirect
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $214 to $543
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidFlex
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $56 to $246
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidFlex DLL ON
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $42 to $210
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidPro
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $84 to $279
  • Lucid Trading
    Plan
    LucidPro DLL ON
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $70 to $237
  • My Funded Futures15 of 15 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Builder
    Sizes
    $25K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $53 to $199
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Pro
    Sizes
    $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $201 to $279
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Rapid
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $73 to $232
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Rapid EOD
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $73 to $113
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Builder 1.5K DD
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $63
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Builder 2K DD
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $77
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Pro 1 Day
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $190
  • My Funded Futures
    Plan
    Pro 2 Day
    Sizes
    $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $133
  • Phidias Prop Firm10 of 20 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Express to Live OTP
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $69 to $225
  • Phidias Prop Firm
    Plan
    Fundamental OTP
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $116 to $173
  • Phidias Prop Firm
    Plan
    Premium OTP
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $145 to $225
  • Purdia Capital5 of 10 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Instant Pioneer
    Sizes
    $100K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $637
  • Purdia Capital
    Plan
    Static Instant
    Sizes
    $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $1,124 to $2,299
  • Purdia Capital
    Plan
    Instant EOD
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $262 to $412
  • Take Profit Trader5 of 5 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Test
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $75K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    NOFEE50
    All-in
    $75 to $180
  • Topstep6 of 12 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    No Activation Fee
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $95 to $229
  • Topstep
    Plan
    No Activation Fee (DLL)
    Sizes
    $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $85 to $199
  • TradeDay12 of 12 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Fast Pass
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $65 to $265
  • TradeDay
    Plan
    Quick Pay
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $45 to $162
  • TradeDay
    Plan
    Quick Pay EOD
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $54 to $180
  • Tradeify24 of 24 accounts have no activation fee
    Plan
    Growth
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $59 to $221
  • Tradeify
    Plan
    Lightning
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $241 to $557
  • Tradeify
    Plan
    Select Daily
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $76 to $258
  • Tradeify
    Plan
    Select Daily 2 Day
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $95 to $321
  • Tradeify
    Plan
    Select Flex
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $76 to $258
  • Tradeify
    Plan
    Select Flex 2 Day
    Sizes
    $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K
    Code
    SOPF
    All-in
    $95 to $321

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Prop firms with no activation fee FAQs

Q1

Which prop firms have no activation fee?

20 of the 20 active futures prop firms on our list sell at least one account without one, and at eleven of them no account carries a fee at all.
Q2

When is the activation fee charged?

When you pass the evaluation and ask for the funded account to be switched on, not at the point you buy the evaluation. That is why it is easy to miss: the checkout price and the real cost of getting funded are two different numbers on a plan that carries one.
Q3

Is a no activation fee account always cheaper?

Not by itself. The all-in figure adds the discounted evaluation price and the activation fee together, so you can compare a no-fee plan with a fee-paying one on one number. Apex Trader Funding's 25K EOD No Act is cheaper all-in than its 25K EOD Standard once the fee is counted.
Q4

Do instant funding accounts have activation fees?

No instant account on our list is marked with one, and 20 of the 20 firms have at least one no-fee evaluation as well. The instant funding prop firms page prices every instant account all-in with the current discount code applied.
Q5

Is the activation fee a one-off or monthly?

On our list it is charged once, when the funded account is switched on. It is not the same as the monthly subscription some evaluations are billed on, which you pay while the evaluation runs. The all-in column adds the one-off fee to the discounted purchase price.
Q6

Can I avoid the fee at a firm that charges one?

Often yes, by buying the plan the firm sells without one. Apex Trader Funding sells each size as a Standard plan with a fee and a No Act plan without, and Topstep names its plan No Activation Fee outright. The table lists every fee-free plan by firm.
Q7

Does the price on this page include the fee?

Yes. Every figure in the all-in column is the list price with the current discount code applied plus any activation fee, which is the only way to compare a plan that charges on passing with one that does not. On this page there is no fee to add.
Q8

What is a prop firm activation fee?

A one-time charge some firms take when you pass the evaluation, before the funded account is opened. It is separate from the evaluation price and from any monthly data cost. On our list it runs from $5 at DayTraders to $898 at Bulenox.
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