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What's the expected value at FundedNext? A 1-year simulation of the 4 Stellar plans puts 1-Step in 1st place; Instant is overpriced [September 2026]
Runs a full-year Monte Carlo simulation on FundedNext (CFD)'s Stellar 2-Step, 1-Step, Lite, and Instant, following the official rules exactly. Covers annual take-home at 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% risk per trade and win rates of 50–58%, the fee refund (2-Step on the 1st payout, 1-Step/Lite on the 3rd), withdrawals every 5 business days, Instant's trailing max loss, and the EA ban above $50K.
[September 2026] I calculated FundedNext Futures' expected value — VPS and automated trading are explicitly allowed; go Legacy with an edge, Flex without one
Compared FundedNext Futures' 4 plans (Flex, Legacy, Rapid Pro, Rapid Daily) in a full year of Monte Carlo simulation from evaluation to payout. Confirmed prices, reset costs, max loss, and withdrawal conditions on the official help center on September 23, 2026. All plans are one-time purchases with no activation fee. At zero edge, only Flex $50K comes out positive at +$1,388/year; with an edge, Legacy pulls ahead thanks to its larger withdrawal cap. Covers how Flex and Rapid end an account after 5 payouts, plus a comparison against FTMO Futures and Topstep.
FundedNext Bans EAs/Automated Trading on Accounts $50K and Above (September 9, 2026): Which Accounts Are Affected, What Happens to Existing Accounts, and Where EA Traders Should Move
FundedNext's official help article "Is EA allowed in FundedNext?" was revised on September 9, 2026. Accounts of $50,000 and above — both challenge and Funded accounts — must now trade fully manually; EAs, bots, and automation tools are banned. EAs can only be used on MT4/MT5 accounts of $25K or less (with a separate usage fee). cTrader and Match-Trader remain fully banned as before. The effective date and whether it applies to existing accounts are not stated. What people running EAs on $100K accounts should do now, plus a comparison for switching to FTMO, Funding Pips, Fintokei, or Funded7.
[September 2026] Which Prop Firm Should You Buy Right Now | An "Expected Payout" Ranking Split Between EA Traders and Manual Traders (Updated After the FundedNext EA Ban and Moneta's Debut)
As of September 9, 2026, ranking "which prop firm to buy right now," split between people running EAs on $100K accounts and manual/semi-discretionary Japanese traders. Reflects FundedNext's EA ban on $50K+, the debut of Moneta Funded, The5ers' yellow card (lifted September 25), and FundedElite's Trustpilot suspension. Compares $100K prices, profit splits, and EA conditions side by side for FTMO, Funding Pips, Fintokei, E8 Pro, Funded7, Hantec, Fundora, and Alpha Capital, plus which firms to wait on and which coupons work this month. Updated September 13, 2026 to reflect E8 Markets' full relaunch (all plans now one-step, new E8 Pro) and a re-investigation of Alpha Capital (full ban on fully automated EAs, Trustpilot suspension, price changes).
I Checked 10 Prop Firms on Swapping EAs Mid-Challenge: FundingPips Requires Proof of Ownership for Self-Built EAs, Funded7 Flags You by Statistics If You Change Instruments [September 2026]
Switching from a trend-following EA to a mean-reversion EA is not a rule violation at most prop firms. Only two firms clearly ban it: FundedNext and TradingCult. Funded7, however, judges by the statistics of notional value rather than logic, so changing instruments or lot size can get you flagged. I also confirmed in the official help centers that FundingPips requires proof of ownership for fully automated self-built EAs, and explicitly bans connecting via VPN/VPS — though that ban sits in a single line inside the identity-verification section, in contrast to FundedElite, which allows VPS with prior notice.
Can You Change Strategy Mid-Way? | I Checked 20 Firms' Consistency Rules and Found They Go in Opposite Directions [September 2026]
FundedNext explicitly states you must 'maintain the same strategy through your challenge and Funded account,' banning switching from an EA that passed the challenge to manual trading. Fintokei, meanwhile, states plainly it has no consistency rule and won't add one retroactively. Even within one firm, Hantec's Enhanced has no restriction while EnhancedX caps you at 35% — opposite treatment. Here's what to check before changing your method, across 20 firms.