Elite Trader Funding rules, payouts and copier policy
Copilink is not on ETF's approved copier list. ETF allows only listed copiers unless it gives express written authorization for the exact tool and account stage, so get that before connecting Copilink to an ETF account.
The 50K 1-Step evaluation targets $3,000 against a $2,000 trailing drawdown. On Elite Sim-Funded accounts bought from 28 July 2026, the first reward needs eight qualifying days and a balance above the $52,100 safety net, and pays $250 to $1,000. For evaluations bought from 2 October 2026, 2:00 PM PT, a day counts only with $250 realized and 30% of your best day.
Rules checked 4 November 2026against the firm's public help center.How we check
At a glance
- Third-party copiers
- Approved list only; Copilink is not on it
- Platforms
- Tradovate and Rithmic
- Rithmic fee
- $45/month per active Rithmic account
- Account limit
- 20 active Elite Sim-Funded, at most 5 of them Direct to Funded
- Qualifying day
- $250+ and 30% of best day from 2 Oct 2026; $200+ and 23% before
- Reward caps
- $25,000 per round, $150,000 lifetime
- Sizes
- 50K, 100K, 150K; 250K no longer sold
- Hedging
- Not allowed across correlated instruments
Elite Sim-Funded payout rules by account size
What the first reward needs on 1-Step accounts bought from 28 July 2026. A day counts as an Active Trading Day (ATD) when it clears the minimum realized profit and reaches 30% of your best day, or 23% for evaluations bought before 2 October 2026, 2:00 PM PT. Where the cohorts differ, the cell shows bought from 2 October / bought 28 July to 2 October.
| Account | Qualifying days | Minimum profit per day | Safety net | Balance to request $250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50K | 8 | $250 / $200 | $52,100 | $52,350 |
| 100K | 8 | $250 / $200 | $103,100 | $103,350 |
| 150K | 8 | $250 / $200 | $155,100 | $155,350 |
Elite Trader Funding reward cycles
The request range in each cycle, by account size. Rewards stop at the $25,000 round cap across all your Elite accounts, and $150,000 is the lifetime Sim-Funded cap. ETF can move a trader to Live Elite before, during or after a reward request.
| Reward cycle | Qualifying days | 50K | 100K | 150K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 8 | $250 to $1,000 | $250 to $1,250 | $250 to $1,500 |
| Second | 10 | $250 to $1,250 | $250 to $1,500 | $250 to $1,750 |
| Third | 10 | $250 to $1,500 | $250 to $1,750 | $250 to $2,000 |
| Fourth and later | 10 | $250 to $1,750 | $250 to $2,000 | $250 to $2,250 |
- Several requests of at least the minimum are allowed until the cycle maximum. To move to the next cycle you need its ATDs and must have withdrawn the full cycle maximum.
- The day a reward is approved does not count as an ATD. The best day resets only when you set a new one.
- The safety net cannot be withdrawn in any reward cycle.
- After 20% profit, losing more than 35% of total profit can remove the account and rules out Live Elite.
- At least one trade every week; a missed week closes the account and voids rewards.
- Every trade must last at least 10 seconds, and a pattern of Martingale or adding to a losing position (DCA) is not allowed (Terms of Service (ah) and (aj)).
- The account must reach the safety net within 45 calendar days of paying its activation fee, or ETF closes it (Terms of Service).
- Rewards are processed on Mondays and Wednesdays, with one open request at a time.
1-Step evaluation rules by account size
The drawdown trails open and realized profit in real time, so an open winner can still fail the account. There is no daily loss limit and no published evaluation consistency rule.
| Account | Profit target | Max loss | Daily loss | Contracts | Minimum days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 | None | 8 minis or 80 micros | 5 |
| 100K | $6,000 | $3,000 | None | 14 minis or 140 micros | 5 |
| 150K | $9,000 | $5,000 | None | 18 minis or 180 micros | 5 |
- Every trade must close one minute before the market close.
- Every trade must last at least 10 seconds, and a pattern of Martingale or adding to a losing position (DCA) is not allowed (Terms of Service (ah) and (aj)).
- The 150K target comes from ETF's plan picker; no help article states it.
- The 250K size is no longer sold; existing accounts keep their terms.
Before you copy Elite accounts
Permission comes first
ETF's approved list names Tradesyncer, Tradecopia, Affordable Indicators, Replikanto (compliance edition) and platform built-ins such as Tradovate group trading. ETF can audit copier use when you request a reward, and an unauthorized tool can mean a reset or forfeited profit. A listed broker route is not permission.
Check your purchase date
Accounts bought before 6 July 2026, or in the 6 to 27 July offer, follow other reward schedules. The qualifying-day rule changed again for evaluations bought from 2 October 2026, 2:00 PM PT.
Trade every week
Every Elite Sim-Funded account, Direct to Funded included, needs at least one trade each calendar week. A missed week closes the account and voids its rewards.
The trailing drawdown calculator can show a $2,000distance, but ETF's floor also follows open profit. Your ETF dashboard is the record.
What Copilink can act on
Standalone can act on daily loss, daily profit, evaluation goals and evaluation consistency. Trailing drawdown and funded consistency are monitoring-only. A flatten is a request, so confirm the position at the broker. ETF has not approved Copilink, so get written authorization before you connect it.
| Rule | ETF | Copilink Standalone |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation profit target | 1-Step evaluation: By account size | Acts on it. Sends a flatten request at the limit you set. |
| Intraday trailing drawdown | 1-Step evaluation: Trails open and realized profit in real time; Elite Sim-Funded (from 2 Oct) and Elite Sim-Funded (28 Jul to 2 Oct): Trails the highest unrealized profit until realized profit reaches the max loss plus $100, then locks at start + $100 | Monitoring only |
| Minimum trading days | 1-Step evaluation: 5 | You watch it |
| Payout eligibility | Elite Sim-Funded (from 2 Oct) and Elite Sim-Funded (28 Jul to 2 Oct): Qualifying days, safety net, minimum request and a cap per request | You watch it |
| Contract limits | By account size | You watch it |
| Same direction and hedging | Not allowed, incl. correlated instruments across accounts | You watch it. Follower protection can send a flatten request for a follower left opposite or out of sync with its leader on the same instrument, after its delay. Hedging through a correlated instrument is not detected. |
Recent Elite Trader Funding rule changes
Elite Trader Funding rule questions
Does Elite Trader Funding have a consistency rule?
Not as a cap on your best day: ETF's 1-Step help says the qualifying-day percentage does not limit how much you can make in one day. Instead, a Sim-Funded day counts toward a reward only if it earns at least $250 realized and 30% of your best day, for evaluations bought on or after 2 October 2026, 2:00 PM PT. For evaluations bought from 28 July to 2 October 2026 the bar is $200 and 23%. The best day resets only when you beat it. The 1-Step evaluation has no published consistency rule.
These are Elite Trader Funding's current public 1-Step rules. Check your purchase cohort in the ETF dashboard before trading.