Head to head · August 2026
Phidias Propfirm vs Earn2Trade
Our call: Phidias Propfirm (7.0 vs 6.0). Best rules of all 16: no intraday trailing, no daily loss limits, fastest live path — but the row-by-row below shows where Earn2Trade still wins.
Earn2Trade6.0 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.0 / 10 | 6.0 / 10 |
| Eval cost | Fundamental 150K ~$173 one-time (80% off $863 list); E2L 150K ~$225 one-time | Gauntlet Mini 150K $375/mo list, ~$150-188/mo with 50% code; ~$85/mo discounted |
| Activation | $0 on one-time-payment accounts; ~$83-$169 lifetime on monthly eval accounts | $139 one-time (LiveSim), deducted from first withdrawal |
| Drawdown | mixed | mixed |
| Consistency | None in eval; funded CASH stage: no single day may exceed 30% of accumulated profit | 30% in eval only; explicitly none on LiveSim/Live |
| Profit split | 80/20 (E2L/Fundamental); Premium scales 75% → 100% from 5th payout | 50% below a small threshold (~$1,500-2,250), then 80/20 |
| Payouts | Fundamental every 10 trading days, Premium every 5; min $500; CASH per-cycle caps ~$2,000-$2,750; E2L converts to live at Dorman after first payout — live has daily payouts, no max. | Weekly (request by Friday, paid ~Wednesday), min $100; LiveSim capped $4,000/withdrawal until auto-conversion to Live; Live has no cap. |
| Platforms | Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, DeepCharts | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Finamark, R|Trader, MotiveWave, MultiCharts |
| Discount norm | One promo at a time: currently — 80% off one-time accounts, 50-60% off monthly | 40-60% near-constant (50% verified); discount applies to first 180 days |
| Get started | Visit Phidias Propfirm | Visit Earn2Trade |
Phidias Propfirm in one paragraph
Best rules of the 16 — no intraday trailing drawdown anywhere, no daily loss limits, news trading allowed, ~$173 one-time for a 150K under the 80% promo, and E2L converts to a real Dorman live account after one payout, the fastest live path anywhere. Held back by thin, polarized reviews (3.4-3.9 stars, ~25% one-star) and Gibraltar domicile. Size a starter position and verify the first payout personally.
Full review →Earn2Trade in one paragraph
The trustworthy tortoise: ~10 years operating, honest published pass rates (8.89% in 2025), EOD drawdown in eval, weekly payouts from $100 with no funded consistency rule, and a genuine path to real live capital. The 50% split on the first ~$2K of profits, hard daily loss limit, and slower scaling make it a diversifier or safe anchor, not a primary.
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