Going Live
2021
HQ
United States
CEO
Dylan Elchami
Website
e8markets.com
Trustpilot
4.3
E8 Markets has grown continuously since its inception. The management adapts to market changes, as recently demonstrated by adding futures to their product offering via Tradovate. While branded search volume for E8 Markets saw a consolidation in 2025, 2026 shows growth again. The futures account sizes range from 25K to 150K, with a solid 80% profit split and EOD drawdown type. Futures traders on funded accounts are subject to a 35% consistency rule. The pricing across all products (forex, futures, crypto) sits in the mid-range across prop firms, which underlines that E8 Markets has a solid market positioning.
The most confusing part, even from a reviewer’s perspective, is the E8 ONE product. While I see the benefit of letting traders choose between a wide range of drawdown values (5), payout levels (3), and account sizes (8), it makes the entire account selection process too complicated. With prices for a single challenge running up to $4,460, I wonder how many traders really need this product. All good if it solves a user’s problem, but personally I think it leans more into confusion during signup than simplicity. A side note: Forex and Crypto are listed separately, but both have the same details, which makes sense because both are traded via CFDs on the same trading platforms.
Two clear benefits of trading with E8 Markets are the $0 activation fee and the absence of a scaling rule. A drawback is that the consistency rule gets activated in funded accounts (40% in E8 One and 35% in all other funded accounts).
Prop Firm Details
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Trading Instruments: |
Futures, CFD |
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Futures Assets: |
Mini and Micro Futures |
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CFD Assets: |
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto |
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Challenge Types: |
1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step |
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Activation Fee: |
$0 |
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Consistency Rule: |
35% – 40% Best Day Rule in all funded accounts |
Futures Challenges: E8 Signature
| Prop Firm | Account Type | Account Size | Instrument | Steps | Profit Split | Profit Target | Daily Loss | Max Loss | Price |
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E8 Signature | $25,000 | Futures | 1-Step | 80% | $1,500 (6%) | None | $1,000 (4%) | $110 |
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E8 Signature | $50,000 | Futures | 1-Step | 80% | $3,000 (6%) | None | $2,000 (4%) | $150 |
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E8 Signature | $100,000 | Futures | 1-Step | 80% | $6,000 (6%) | None | $3,000 (3%) | $260 |
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E8 Signature | $150,000 | Futures | 1-Step | 80% | $9,000 (6%) | None | $4,500 (3%) | $390 |
No activation fee on any E8 Signature account. Drawdown type is EOD throughout, both during the challenge and in the performance account. Once funded, the max drawdown values remain the same as during the challenge. Performance accounts also apply a daily pause at 2% of the account starting balance and a consistency rule of 35%. Profit split is 80%. Max contracts on the $50K account are 4, $100K are 8, and $150K are 12. No max contracts listed for the $25K account.
Forex / Crypto Challenges: E8 Signature
| Prop Firm | Account Type | Account Size | Instrument | Steps | Profit Split | Profit Target | Daily Loss | Max Loss | Price |
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E8 Signature | $25,000 | CFD | 1-Step | 80% | $1,500 (6%) | None | $1,000 (4%) | $110 |
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E8 Signature | $50,000 | CFD | 1-Step | 80% | $3,000 (6%) | None | $2,000 (4%) | $150 |
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E8 Signature | $100,000 | CFD | 1-Step | 80% | $6,000 (6%) | None | $3,000 (3%) | $260 |
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E8 Signature | $150,000 | CFD | 1-Step | 80% | $9,000 (6%) | None | $4,500 (3%) | $390 |
No activation fee on any E8 Signature account. Drawdown type is EOD throughout, both during the challenge and in the performance account. Once funded, the max drawdown values remain the same as during the challenge. Performance accounts apply a daily pause at 2% of the account starting balance and a consistency rule of 35%. Profit split is 80%. These accounts cover both forex and crypto instruments.
Forex / Crypto Challenges: E8 ONE
The E8 One account works differently from E8 Signature. Instead of fixed pricing, traders configure their own account by choosing from a combination of account sizes, drawdown levels, and profit splits, with each combination producing a different price. Account sizes available are $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K, and $500K for forex, and $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, and $200K for crypto. Drawdown options are 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, and 14%. Profit split options are 80%, 90%, and 100%. The drawdown type on E8 One is dynamic, not EOD, meaning the drawdown threshold moves as your account grows. No activation fee applies. The 2-step challenge structure applies across all E8 One configurations.
Reviews
E8 Markets currently has a Trustpilot rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on 3,272 reviews, which is categorized as Excellent. Thereof, 368 reviews are from people invited by the prop firm using Trustpilot’s supported invitation methods. The most recent reviews are predominantly positive.
Social Media
E8 Markets has 7,440 YouTube subscribers. 53,800 people follow the firm on Instagram.


