E8 Markets vs Leeloo Trading
Every rule that actually affects your account — drawdown, daily loss, consistency, payout split, news, platforms — with a clear winner per category.
Rule by rule
Green = winner on that row. Ties show as "—".
| Rule | E8 Markets | Leeloo Trading | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawdown type | Trailing | Trailing | E8 Markets |
| Daily loss limit | Yes — 5% of account equity | None | Leeloo Trading |
| Payout split | 80/20 base, up to 90/10 with scaling | 100% of first $12,500 then 90/10. | — |
| Min trading days | 5 | 10 | E8 Markets |
| Consistency rule | None on challenges; consistency rules apply on payouts. | 30% on funded (no single day > 30% of total profit). | — |
| News trading | Yes | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | No | No | — |
| Copy trading | No | Yes | Leeloo Trading |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader | Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, Bookmap, MotiveWave, MultiCharts, ATAS, Jigsaw | — |
Real talk
What traders actually experience beyond the marketing copy.
E8 is a legit but smaller firm primarily serving forex/CFD traders. Not a futures-first shop — if you're MNQ/ES focused, the other firms in this list have deeper futures support.
E8 Classic uses static drawdown (forgiving). Track uses trailing. Daily 5% DLL is standard for forex/CFD.
80/20 base is average. 90/10 at highest scaling tier is solid. Bi-weekly payouts are competitive.
Futures support is shallow vs. futures-native firms. Data here is preliminary and needs verification against their site.
$26/mo Entry is the cheapest way to try prop trading. $77 Express is great value for 14-day challenge. But: unrealized-P&L trailing drawdown, 30% consistency, $88/mo funded fee, 30-day first payout wait, and monthly payouts make funded accounts frustrating.
Trailing drawdown follows UNREALIZED P&L in real-time. If your trade goes +$600 unrealized then you close at +$100, the floor already moved up $600. This is worse than EOD trailing. Locks at starting balance + $100.
100% first $12.5K then 90/10 is good. But $88/mo funded fee, 30-day wait for first payout, and monthly payout schedule (last Saturday) make it the slowest payout firm in the industry.
Drawdown trails UNREALIZED P&L (worst drawdown type). $88/mo funded fee. 30% consistency (tight). 30 traded days before first payout. Monthly payouts only (slowest). Automated trading PROHIBITED. 5% flipping rule.
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