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Perpetuals · Head-to-head

Breakout vs E8 Perpetuals side-by-side comparison

A head-to-head look at Breakout and E8 Perpetuals — both Perpetuals prop firms. Ratings are aggregated from public trader review scores; the stronger value in each row is highlighted.

Key differences

  • A $100K evaluation costs $441 at Breakout versus $468 at E8 Perpetuals.
  • E8 Perpetuals allows a 4% daily loss limit — more intraday room than Breakout's 3%.
  • Overall drawdown is capped at 6% at E8 Perpetuals, versus 3% at Breakout.
  • Payouts run daily at Breakout and on demand (E8 One) / daily (E8 Pro) at E8 Perpetuals.
  • E8 Perpetuals funds accounts up to $500K, versus $200K at Breakout.
  • Platform lineups differ: only Breakout offers Breakout Terminal and DXTrade, while E8 Terminal is exclusive to E8 Perpetuals.

Which fits comes down to priorities: a cheaper $100K evaluation favors Breakout, while more daily-loss headroom points to E8 Perpetuals.

Ratings & reputation

Overall rating
4.6
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Review score
4.6 / 5
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Community rating
4.6 / 5 · 44 reviews
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Community following
7,185
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Pricing & accounts

Max profit split
80%
80%
Starting price
$34.30
$28
Largest account
$200K
$500K
Programs
22
16

Rules & targets

Profit target
9%
6–9%
Drawdown type
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Dynamic (E8 One) / static (E8 Pro)
Max drawdown
3%
6%
Daily drawdown
3%
4%
News (challenge)
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Allowed.
News (funded)
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Allowed.
Consistency rule
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40% on funded E8 One accounts; E8 Pro uses a 2% daily profit cap instead.
Min trading days
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None. Both products can be passed in a single day.
Restrictions
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Perpetuals trade only on E8 Terminal, E8's own platform — not on MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker or MatchTrader. Instruments are crypto, equity, index and commodity perpetuals priced from the Hyperliquid feed inside E8's SimFi simulated environment.
BTC leverage
1:5
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Payouts & costs

Payout cycle
Daily
On demand (E8 One) / daily (E8 Pro)
Processing time
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Paid in cash or crypto once approved.
First payout
1 day
3 days on E8 One, same day on E8 Pro
Refund
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Payments are for access to educational software and services and are non-refundable unless unused.
Commission / lot
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0.015% maker / 0.045% taker on notional, matching Hyperliquid's own fee schedule. Spreads run about one tick on major instruments and funding rates behave as they would live.

Platforms & markets

Platforms
Breakout TerminalDXTrade
E8 Terminal
Markets
BTC+ETHMajorsAltcoinsDeFiMeme
Crypto perpsEquity perpsIndex perpsCommodity perps

Company

Headquarters
British Virgin Islands
United States
Founded
2023
2021
Chief executive
Alex Miningham
Dylan Elchami
Experience
2 years
4 years

Compare their exact account models

Breakout and E8 Perpetuals each sell several account models, and price, drawdown, consistency rules and payouts differ between them. These line up the products themselves rather than the companies.

Breakout vs E8 Perpetuals: common questions

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