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Choosing the right account type depends on several key factors: your preferred drawdown tracking method, budget considerations, trading timeline, and risk tolerance. Let's break down each option to help you make a decision.
SELECT Evaluation | Growth Evaluation | Lightning Funded
One-time purchase | One-time purchase | One-time payment
No activation fee | No activation fee | N/A
End of Day Drawdown | End of Day Drawdown | End of Day Drawdown
No Daily Loss Limit | Daily Loss Limit | Daily Loss Limit
Can purchase a reset if failed | Can purchase a reset if failed | No resets - replacement only
You need to pass an evaluation before getting to funded stage | You need to pass an evaluation before getting to funded stage | Immediate funding - skip the evaluation stage
Detailed Account Breakdown
SELECT Evaluation
Best for: Traders who want a unified evaluation process with flexible funded account options
Pricing & Costs:
Section: SELECT Evaluation
− - One-time purchase: $95 - $215 (no recurring fees)
+ - One-time purchase: $109 - $369, or $349 for the 300K (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: Transition to funded account is seamless with no additional costs
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Funded in 3 days: Fast path to funded trading after passing evaluation
Trading Features:
- End of Day trailing drawdown - the limit only updates at the end of the day, but is still enforced in real time
- No daily loss limits during evaluation
- 40% consistency requirement (encourages stable performance)
− - Tier 1 news trading allowed
+ - News trading allowed
- $1,500, $3,000, $6,000, $9,000, $14,000 Profit target to pass the evaluation (25K, 50K, 100K, 150K, 300K accounts)
- Choose your payout policy after passing: Select Flex (5-Day) or Select Daily
Growth Evaluation
Best for: Traders who prefer more flexibility during the trading day with end-of-day risk assessment
Pricing & Costs:
Section: Growth Evaluation
− - One-time purchase: $99 - $349 (no recurring fees)
+ - One-time purchase: $99 - $369 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: (transition to a sim funded account is seamless)
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Lower cost but has Daily Loss Limit
Trading Features:
- End-of-day trailing drawdown
- Daily loss limits apply
- End-of-day realized P&L tracking
- More flexibility during trading hours
− - $3000, $6000, $9000 Profit target to pass the Evaluation
+ - $1,500, $3,000, $6,000, $9,000 profit target (25K, 50K, 100K, 150K) to pass the Evaluation
Lightning Funded
Best for: Proven traders who want immediate funding who want to skip the evaluation phase
Pricing & Costs:
Section: Lightning Funded
− - One-time payment: $349 - $729 (no recurring fees)
+ - One-time payment: $345 - $796 (no recurring fees)
- No monthly subscriptions or hidden fees
- No resets available - must purchase replacement if account fails
- Most cost-effective for long-term successful traders
Trading Features:
- End-of-day trailing drawdown
- Immediate access to funded account
- Skip the evaluation phase entirely
- Daily loss limits apply
- Profit Goals to achieve payouts
- Progressive consistency required for payouts: 20% (first payout) → 25% (second) → 30% (third+)
Drawdown Types for Each Account Type Explained
SELECT Evaluation Features
How it works: Unified evaluation with End of Day drawdown and no daily loss limits, giving you flexibility to choose your funded strategy after passing.
Advantages:
- No activation fees - start immediately after purchasing
- End of Day drawdown - the limit only updates at the end of the day, but is still enforced in real time
- Choose your payout policy after proving your skills (5-Day Flex or Daily)
- 40% consistency requirement builds sustainable trading habits
- Funded in 3 days after passing
Considerations:
Section: SELECT Evaluation Features
− - One-time purchase cost ($95-$215)
+ - One-time purchase cost ($109-$369)
- 40% consistency requirement during evaluation
- Your payout policy choice is permanent once selected
End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown (SELECT, Growth & Lightning Funded)
How it works: Your drawdown limit adjusts only at the end of the trading day based on your highest balance.
Advantages:
- Greater flexibility during trading hours
- Temporary intraday losses do not move the drawdown limit (the limit is still enforced in real time)
- Growth: No activation fee
Considerations:
- Daily loss limits apply
- Growth: Has Daily Loss Limit (DLL)
- Lightning Funded: If you fail the account, you need to replace it with a new one
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▸Version 4September 4, 2026, 4:04 AM+1−2
Changes shown against Version 3.
- Growth: Has Daily Loss Limit (DLL)
- Lightning Funded: If you fail the account, you need to replace it with a new one
Which to Choose?
Choose SELECT if you:
- Want a unified evaluation without choosing payout strategy upfront
- Prefer no activation fees
- Value End of Day drawdown for more intraday flexibility
- Want to decide on your payout approach after proving your skills
- Appreciate the 40% consistency requirement for building stable habits
- Want fast funding (funded in 3 days)
Choose Growth if you:
- Want flexibility during trading hours
Section: Choose Growth if you:
− - Prefer a more expensive upfront payment to skip the activation fees
− - Are comfortable with a higher one-time cost for no DLL
+ - Want even more fast funding (funded in 1 day)
- Prefer end-of-day settlements
Choose Lightning Funded if you:
- Want immediate funding without evaluation
- Want to skip the evaluation entirely
- Have confidence in your long-term trading success
- Want to skip the evaluation phase entirely
- Are experienced and proven profitable
Reset Policies
Evaluation Resets (SELECT & Growth):
- SELECT: One-time purchase; can buy a reset if your account fails
- Growth: One-time purchase; can buy a reset if your account fails
- Continuous opportunity to retry
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▸Version 3August 26, 2026, 1:02 PM+3−3
Changes shown against Version 2.
No Daily Loss Limit | Daily Loss Limit | Daily Loss Limit
Can purchase a reset if failed | Can purchase a reset if failed | No resets - replacement only
You need to pass an evaluation before getting to funded stage | You need to pass an evaluation before getting to funded stage | Immediate funding - skip the evaluation stage
Detailed Account Breakdown
SELECT Evaluation
Best for: Traders who want a unified evaluation process with flexible funded account options
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time purchase: $95 - $215 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: Transition to funded account is seamless with no additional costs
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Funded in 3 days: Fast path to funded trading after passing evaluation
Trading Features:
Section: SELECT Evaluation
− - End of Day trailing drawdown (more intraday flexibility)
+ - End of Day trailing drawdown - the limit only updates at the end of the day, but is still enforced in real time
- No daily loss limits during evaluation
- 40% consistency requirement (encourages stable performance)
- Tier 1 news trading allowed
- $1,500, $3,000, $6,000, $9,000, $14,000 Profit target to pass the evaluation (25K, 50K, 100K, 150K, 300K accounts)
- Choose your payout policy after passing: Select Flex (5-Day) or Select Daily
Growth Evaluation
Best for: Traders who prefer more flexibility during the trading day with end-of-day risk assessment
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time purchase: $99 - $349 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: (transition to a sim funded account is seamless)
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Lower cost but has Daily Loss Limit
Trading Features:
- End-of-day trailing drawdown
- Immediate access to funded account
- Skip the evaluation phase entirely
- Daily loss limits apply
- Profit Goals to achieve payouts
- Progressive consistency required for payouts: 20% (first payout) → 25% (second) → 30% (third+)
Drawdown Types for Each Account Type Explained
SELECT Evaluation Features
How it works: Unified evaluation with End of Day drawdown and no daily loss limits, giving you flexibility to choose your funded strategy after passing.
Advantages:
- No activation fees - start immediately after purchasing
Section: SELECT Evaluation Features
− - End of Day drawdown provides intraday trading flexibility
+ - End of Day drawdown - the limit only updates at the end of the day, but is still enforced in real time
- Choose your payout policy after proving your skills (5-Day Flex or Daily)
- 40% consistency requirement builds sustainable trading habits
- Funded in 3 days after passing
Considerations:
- One-time purchase cost ($95-$215)
- 40% consistency requirement during evaluation
- Your payout policy choice is permanent once selected
End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown (SELECT, Growth & Lightning Funded)
How it works: Your drawdown limit adjusts only at the end of the trading day based on your highest balance.
Advantages:
- Greater flexibility during trading hours
Section: End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown (SELECT, Growth & Lightning Funded)
− - Temporary intraday losses don't affect drawdown limit
+ - Temporary intraday losses do not move the drawdown limit (the limit is still enforced in real time)
- Growth: No activation fee
Considerations:
- Daily loss limits apply
- Growth: Has Daily Loss Limit (DLL)
- Lightning Funded: If you fail the account, you need to replace it with a new one
Which to Choose?
Choose SELECT if you:
- Want a unified evaluation without choosing payout strategy upfront
- Prefer no activation fees
- Value End of Day drawdown for more intraday flexibility
- Want to decide on your payout approach after proving your skills
- Appreciate the 40% consistency requirement for building stable habits
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▸Version 2August 24, 2026, 4:03 PM+1−1
Changes shown against Version 1.
SELECT Evaluation
Best for: Traders who want a unified evaluation process with flexible funded account options
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time purchase: $95 - $215 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: Transition to funded account is seamless with no additional costs
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Funded in 3 days: Fast path to funded trading after passing evaluation
Trading Features:
- End of Day trailing drawdown (more intraday flexibility)
- No daily loss limits during evaluation
- 40% consistency requirement (encourages stable performance)
- Tier 1 news trading allowed
Section: SELECT Evaluation
− - $1,500, $3,000, $6,000, $9,000 Profit target to pass the evaluation (25K, 50K, 100K, 150K accounts)
+ - $1,500, $3,000, $6,000, $9,000, $14,000 Profit target to pass the evaluation (25K, 50K, 100K, 150K, 300K accounts)
- Choose your payout policy after passing: Select Flex (5-Day) or Select Daily
Growth Evaluation
Best for: Traders who prefer more flexibility during the trading day with end-of-day risk assessment
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time purchase: $99 - $349 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: (transition to a sim funded account is seamless)
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Lower cost but has Daily Loss Limit
Trading Features:
- End-of-day trailing drawdown
- Daily loss limits apply
- End-of-day realized P&L tracking
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▸Version 1July 26, 2026, 12:32 PM
First archived version.
SELECT vs Growth vs Lightning Funded
Choosing the right account type depends on several key factors: your preferred drawdown tracking method, budget considerations, trading timeline, and risk tolerance. Let's break down each option to help you make a decision.
SELECT Evaluation | Growth Evaluation | Lightning Funded
One-time purchase | One-time purchase | One-time payment
No activation fee | No activation fee | N/A
End of Day Drawdown | End of Day Drawdown | End of Day Drawdown
No Daily Loss Limit | Daily Loss Limit | Daily Loss Limit
Can purchase a reset if failed | Can purchase a reset if failed | No resets - replacement only
You need to pass an evaluation before getting to funded stage | You need to pass an evaluation before getting to funded stage | Immediate funding - skip the evaluation stage
Detailed Account Breakdown
SELECT Evaluation
Best for: Traders who want a unified evaluation process with flexible funded account options
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time purchase: $95 - $215 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: Transition to funded account is seamless with no additional costs
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Funded in 3 days: Fast path to funded trading after passing evaluation
Trading Features:
- End of Day trailing drawdown (more intraday flexibility)
- No daily loss limits during evaluation
- 40% consistency requirement (encourages stable performance)
- Tier 1 news trading allowed
- $1,500, $3,000, $6,000, $9,000 Profit target to pass the evaluation (25K, 50K, 100K, 150K accounts)
- Choose your payout policy after passing: Select Flex (5-Day) or Select Daily
Growth Evaluation
Best for: Traders who prefer more flexibility during the trading day with end-of-day risk assessment
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time purchase: $99 - $349 (no recurring fees)
- No activation fee: (transition to a sim funded account is seamless)
- Failed account: Can purchase a reset to try again
- Lower cost but has Daily Loss Limit
Trading Features:
- End-of-day trailing drawdown
- Daily loss limits apply
- End-of-day realized P&L tracking
- More flexibility during trading hours
- $3000, $6000, $9000 Profit target to pass the Evaluation
Lightning Funded
Best for: Proven traders who want immediate funding who want to skip the evaluation phase
Pricing & Costs:
- One-time payment: $349 - $729 (no recurring fees)
- No monthly subscriptions or hidden fees
- No resets available - must purchase replacement if account fails
- Most cost-effective for long-term successful traders
Trading Features:
- End-of-day trailing drawdown
- Immediate access to funded account
- Skip the evaluation phase entirely
- Daily loss limits apply
- Profit Goals to achieve payouts
- Progressive consistency required for payouts: 20% (first payout) → 25% (second) → 30% (third+)
Drawdown Types for Each Account Type Explained
SELECT Evaluation Features
How it works: Unified evaluation with End of Day drawdown and no daily loss limits, giving you flexibility to choose your funded strategy after passing.
Advantages:
- No activation fees - start immediately after purchasing
- End of Day drawdown provides intraday trading flexibility
- Choose your payout policy after proving your skills (5-Day Flex or Daily)
- 40% consistency requirement builds sustainable trading habits
- Funded in 3 days after passing
Considerations:
- One-time purchase cost ($95-$215)
- 40% consistency requirement during evaluation
- Your payout policy choice is permanent once selected
End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown (SELECT, Growth & Lightning Funded)
How it works: Your drawdown limit adjusts only at the end of the trading day based on your highest balance.
Advantages:
- Greater flexibility during trading hours
- Temporary intraday losses don't affect drawdown limit
- Growth: No activation fee
Considerations:
- Daily loss limits apply
- Growth: Has Daily Loss Limit (DLL)
- Lightning Funded: If you fail the account, you need to replace it with a new one
Which to Choose?
Choose SELECT if you:
- Want a unified evaluation without choosing payout strategy upfront
- Prefer no activation fees
- Value End of Day drawdown for more intraday flexibility
- Want to decide on your payout approach after proving your skills
- Appreciate the 40% consistency requirement for building stable habits
- Want fast funding (funded in 3 days)
Choose Growth if you:
- Want flexibility during trading hours
- Prefer a more expensive upfront payment to skip the activation fees
- Are comfortable with a higher one-time cost for no DLL
- Prefer end-of-day settlements
Choose Lightning Funded if you:
- Want immediate funding without evaluation
- Want to skip the evaluation entirely
- Have confidence in your long-term trading success
- Want to skip the evaluation phase entirely
- Are experienced and proven profitable
Reset Policies
Evaluation Resets (SELECT & Growth):
- SELECT: One-time purchase; can buy a reset if your account fails
- Growth: One-time purchase; can buy a reset if your account fails
- Continuous opportunity to retry
- Can reset manually to try again earlier
Lightning Funded:
- No reset option available
- Must purchase replacement account if failed
- Higher upfront cost but no recurring fees
- Best for confident, experienced traders
For more information about the different drawdown types and specific examples, click here.
Another key factor to consider is the payout policy for each account type.
You can review our various payout policies below:
- SELECT Flex and SELECT Daily Payout Policies
- Growth Sim Funded Payout Policy
- Lightning Funded Payout Policy
Ready for the next step? Continue to What is a Simulated Funded Account.
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