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Perpetuals · Head-to-head

Crypto Fund Trader vs E8 Perpetuals side-by-side comparison

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

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Key differences

  • A $100K evaluation costs $139 at Crypto Fund Trader versus $468 at E8 Perpetuals.
  • Payouts run 15 active trading days or 30 calendar days at Crypto Fund Trader and on demand (E8 One) / daily (E8 Pro) at E8 Perpetuals.
  • E8 Perpetuals funds accounts up to $500K, versus $200K at Crypto Fund Trader.
  • Platform lineups differ: only Crypto Fund Trader offers Bybit, CFT Platform (MatchTrader) and MT5, while E8 Terminal is exclusive to E8 Perpetuals.

Which fits comes down to priorities: a cheaper $100K evaluation favors Crypto Fund Trader, while larger funded accounts points to E8 Perpetuals.

Crypto Fund Trader
E8 Perpetuals

Ratings & reputation

Overall rating
4.1
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Community rating
4.1 / 5 · 109 reviews
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Community following
13,064
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Pricing & accounts

Max profit split
80%
80%
Starting price
$40
$28
Largest account
$200K
$500K
Programs
15
16

Rules & targets

Profit target
10%
6–9%
Drawdown type
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Dynamic (E8 One) / static (E8 Pro)
Max drawdown
6%
6%
Daily drawdown
4%
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
1:100
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Payouts & costs

Payout cycle
15 active trading days or 30 calendar days
On demand (E8 One) / daily (E8 Pro)
Processing time
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Paid in cash or crypto once approved.
First payout
30 days
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
BybitCFT Platform (MatchTrader)MT5
E8 Terminal
Markets
BTC+ETHMajorsAltcoinsDeFiMemeForexIndicesCommoditiesStocks
Crypto perpsEquity perpsIndex perpsCommodity perps

Company

Headquarters
Switzerland
United States
Founded
2022
2021
Chief executive
Alan Sanchez
Dylan Elchami
Experience
3 years
4 years

Offers

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Compare their exact account models

Crypto Fund Trader 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.

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