- Profit target
- $3,000
- EOD Dynamic DD
- $1,500
- Cap per cycle
- $1,000
E8 Zero Starter plan: daily payouts, rules and prices
The E8 Zero Starter plan is the cheapest route at E8 Markets to a futures account with daily payouts. It is a one-phase evaluation with a 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown and no consistency rule on the payout account. It comes in 50K, 100K and 200K.
Daily
Daily payouts from $100. On the SimFi Performance account there is no consistency rule, no minimum profitable days and no daily profit cap: you can request a withdrawal every day after market rollover, up to your account size’s cap.
From · Zero Starter 50K
$178.00
$115.70
35% OFF
- EvaluationOne phase
- PayoutsDaily from $100
- Profit split80% or 100%
- Consistency40%, challenge only
- Sizes50K · 100K · 200K
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Pricing
Zero Starter price with code PROPSCOPE
The cheapest size is the Zero Starter 50K. These are the three sizes with the list price and the final price code PROPSCOPE leaves at checkout. It is a one-time evaluation fee; the amounts correspond to the 80% profit split option.
- Profit target
- $6,500
- EOD Dynamic DD
- $3,000
- Cap per cycle
- $1,600
- Profit target
- $13,500
- EOD Dynamic DD
- $6,000
- Cap per cycle
- $2,100
List prices and the discount can change when E8 Markets rotates its promotion. Always confirm the final amount at checkout before paying. To see the three futures plans in the same format, the E8 Markets pricing page lists them all.
Direct answer
Zero Starter payout cap: $1,000, $1,600 and $2,100 per cycle
The Zero Starter withdrawal cap per cycle is $1,000 on the 50K account, $1,600 on the 100K and $2,100 on the 200K. That ceiling is the most you can request within one payout cycle, and it is the only real difference against Zero MAX, which lifts the same caps to $3,000, $5,000 and $7,000.
The trading rules are identical on both plans: same sizes, same profit targets, the same 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown and the same daily payouts. Zero Starter costs less and withdraws less per cycle; Zero MAX costs more and withdraws more.
Zero Starter is the cheapest route at E8 Markets to a futures account that pays every day. If your profit per cycle lands near the cap, the plan does the job; if you expect to withdraw above those amounts regularly, the step up to Zero MAX is justified by the cap alone.
The plan
What the E8 Zero Starter plan is
Zero Starter is a one-phase evaluation. You buy the account size, reach the profit target without breaching the 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown, and the account moves to SimFi Performance, where you can request a payout every day.
The name comes from what the plan removes at the payout stage: no consistency rule, no minimum profitable days, no minimum trading days and no daily profit cap. The plan's only consistency rule is a 40% best day that applies during the challenge and disappears once you reach Performance.
In exchange there are two limits worth understanding before buying: a withdrawal cap per cycle and a maximum of 5 payouts per account. After the fifth, the account closes and you receive a free Challenge account of the same size. The platform is Tradovate and the profit split is chosen at purchase: 80% or 100%.
Rules
Zero Starter rules by account size
These are the parameters E8 Markets publishes. The profit target rises slightly with size (6%, 6.5% and 6.75%) while the EOD Dynamic Drawdown stays at 3% on all three.
| Parameter | Zero Starter 50K | Zero Starter 100K | Zero Starter 200K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | $3,000 (6%) | $6,500 (6.5%) | $13,500 (6.75%) |
| EOD Dynamic Drawdown | $1,500 (3%) | $3,000 (3%) | $6,000 (3%) |
| Daily drawdown | None | None | None |
| Consistency in the challenge | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Consistency in Performance | None | None | None |
| Contracts in the challenge | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Contracts in Performance | 2 → 5 | 3 → 8 | 4 → 10 |
| Withdrawal cap per cycle | $1,000 | $1,600 | $2,100 |
| Zero MAX cap | $3,000 | $5,000 | $7,000 |
| Payouts per account | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Minimum payout | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Profit split | 80% or 100% | 80% or 100% | 80% or 100% |
Zero Starter 50KCheapest
- Profit target
- $3,000
- EOD Dynamic DD
- $1,500
- Cap per cycle
- $1,000
- Contracts
- 4 in challenge
- Payouts
- 5 per account
Zero Starter 100KMost chosen
- Profit target
- $6,500
- EOD Dynamic DD
- $3,000
- Cap per cycle
- $1,600
- Contracts
- 8 in challenge
- Payouts
- 5 per account
Zero Starter 200KLargest
- Profit target
- $13,500
- EOD Dynamic DD
- $6,000
- Cap per cycle
- $2,100
- Contracts
- 10 in challenge
- Payouts
- 5 per account
There is no time limit to pass, but you must open and close at least one trade every 7 days in both stages. News trading is allowed without restrictions and copy trading across your own accounts is permitted. Trading hours run from 17:00 to 15:10 CT, with every position force-closed at 15:10 CT.
Rules
How the 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown works
The EOD Dynamic Drawdown is the plan's only loss limit: there is no daily drawdown on top. It is a moving limit calculated from your highest end-of-day balance; it only moves when a session closes higher, never during the session. Touching it is a hard breach.
On a Zero Starter 100K the drawdown is $3,000, so the limit starts at $97,000. Close the day at $102,000 and the limit moves to $99,000; give $1,500 back the next day and the limit stays at $99,000. During the challenge it never stops following the closing balance.
On the Performance account the behaviour changes: the limit locks at the initial balance once your closed profit equals the drawdown amount, or right after your first payout, whichever comes first. From there it works as a static floor and never moves again.
To compare this model against an intraday trailing limit or a static drawdown, the static vs trailing vs EOD drawdown guide explains it with examples and the drawdown calculator lets you simulate your own case.
Rules
Consistency rule: 40%, and challenge only
Zero Starter applies a 40% best day during the challenge only: no single trading day can account for more than 40% of the total profit generated. On the SimFi Performance account that rule disappears entirely.
The rule has a practical consequence E8 Markets states explicitly: the earliest you can pass the challenge phase is 3 trading days. It is not a mandatory waiting period, it is simply the minimum number of sessions needed for no single day to sit above 40% of the total.
The consistency rule calculator gives you the accumulated profit you need for your best day to fall under the threshold before you start trading.
Payouts
Daily payouts, caps and the 5-withdrawal cycle
On the Performance account you can request one payout per day, after market rollover, with a $100 minimum. There is no consistency rule, no minimum profitable days and no daily profit cap gating the request.
The amount is limited by the cycle cap: $1,000 on 50K, $1,600 on 100K and $2,100 on 200K. Whatever stays in the account above that cap is not lost, but it cannot be requested either: it remains as drawdown buffer. And profit from a previous cycle does not carry over: each request comes only from profit generated in the current cycle.
Each account allows 5 payouts. After the fifth the cycle closes, the account is deactivated and you receive a free Challenge account of the same size, no matter how much was left inside. That cycle structure is what supports the rest of the plan: a single phase, no consistency in Performance and daily payouts.
The profit split is chosen at purchase: 80% or 100%. The 100% option costs a little more and leaves every payout fully yours; the prices listed on this page correspond to the 80% option. To put E8's timings in context against other firms, the fastest-paying prop firms ranking compares conditions and processing times.
Trading
Contracts and scaling on the Performance account
In the challenge the contract limit is fixed: 4 on 50K, 8 on 100K and 10 on 200K. On the Performance account you start lower and scale with the profit locked at the end of the day.
| Contracts in Performance | 50K | 100K | 200K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| At 1.5% in profit (half the drawdown) | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| At 3% in profit (full drawdown) | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Scaling is applied automatically at the start of the next trading day, not the moment you hit the threshold. The limit is counted by available margin, so one $10,000-margin contract such as the E-mini S&P 500 (ES) uses the same allowance as ten $1,000 micros such as the MES.
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Fit
Who Zero Starter is for (and who it isn't)
It suits you if
- You want to get paid every day at the lowest possible cost inside the E8 Markets futures line.
- Your expected withdrawals per cycle sit within $1,000 to $2,100 and you do not need the higher cap.
- Stacking profitable days before you can get paid annoys you: there is no such requirement in Performance here.
- You prefer a single clear loss limit, with no daily drawdown on top of the EOD one.
It does not suit you if
- You expect to withdraw above the cycle cap regularly: that is what Zero MAX is for.
- You want a 25K or a 150K: those sizes only exist on Signature Futures.
- The 5-payout limit per account feels restrictive, even though it ends in a free Challenge account of the same size.
- You want the firm's lowest entry price regardless of daily payouts: Signature Futures costs less.
Comparison
Zero Starter against the other E8 futures plans
The E8 Markets futures line has three plans. Zero Starter and Zero MAX share their rules and differ by the cap; Signature Futures is the classic evaluation, with more sizes and a different payout schedule.
| Plan | Sizes | Consistency | Payouts | Cap per withdrawal | Key difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Starter | 50K · 100K · 200K | 40%, challenge only | Daily from $100 | $1,000 – $2,100 per cycle | The cheapest route to daily payouts. |
| Zero MAX | 50K · 100K · 200K | 40%, challenge only | Daily from $100 | $3,000 – $7,000 per cycle | Same rules, withdrawal cap up to three times higher. |
| Signature Futures | 25K · 50K · 100K · 150K | 35% best day on every payout | 5 profitable days between requests | $1,000 – $5,250 | Lowest entry price and the 25K and 150K sizes. |
If you are choosing between plans rather than between sizes, the best E8 Markets plan guide compares all three with a recommendation per profile. For the full detail: Zero MAX plan, with the highest withdrawal cap, and Signature Futures plan, the cheapest one-step evaluation.
E8 Zero Starter frequently asked questions
What is the E8 Zero Starter plan?
It is E8 Markets’ one-phase futures evaluation with daily payouts. You reach the profit target without breaching the 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown and the account moves to SimFi Performance, where you can request a withdrawal every day from $100. It comes in 50K, 100K and 200K.
What is the Zero Starter payout cap?
$1,000 per cycle on the 50K account, $1,600 on the 100K and $2,100 on the 200K. That is the most you can request within one payout cycle; whatever sits above it stays in the account as buffer and cannot be withdrawn.
What is the difference between E8 Zero Starter and E8 Zero MAX?
The rules are identical: same sizes, same profit targets, the same 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown and the same daily payouts. Zero Starter costs less and has lower withdrawal caps ($1,000, $1,600 and $2,100 per cycle); Zero MAX costs more and lifts those caps to $3,000, $5,000 and $7,000.
Does Zero Starter have a consistency rule?
Only during the challenge, and it is 40%: no single trading day can account for more than 40% of the total profit generated. On the SimFi Performance account there is no consistency rule, no minimum profitable days and no daily profit cap.
How many days does it take to pass the Zero Starter challenge?
The fastest is 3 trading days. It is not a mandatory waiting period: it is the minimum number of sessions needed for no single day to sit above 40% of total profit, which is how the best-day rule works in practice.
What drawdown type does Zero Starter use?
A 3% EOD Dynamic Drawdown, and it is the plan’s only loss limit: there is no daily drawdown. It is calculated from your highest end-of-day balance and does not move with intraday equity. On the Performance account it locks at the initial balance once closed profit equals the drawdown amount, or after the first payout.
How many payouts can you request per Zero Starter account?
Five. After the fifth payout the cycle closes, the account is deactivated and you receive a free Challenge account of the same size, no matter how much was left inside the account.
How much does the E8 Zero Starter plan cost?
The Zero Starter 50K is the cheapest size of the plan and is paid once per evaluation. The pricing table on this page lists the three sizes with their list price and final price for the 80% profit split option; the 100% option costs a little more and is chosen at the E8 Markets checkout.
Methodology
Sources and methodology
The rules on this page come from the official E8 Zero page and the E8 Markets futures help center. Prices come from PropScope’s internal data and sync automatically. Verify the rules and the final amount at the E8 Markets checkout before buying.
- Official E8 Signature Futures page
- Official E8 Zero page (Starter and MAX)
- E8 Signature Futures (futures help center)
- E8 Zero (Starter and Max) (futures help center)
- EOD Dynamic Drawdown
- Daily Pause
- 40% best day rule (challenge)
- Max. available Contract Sizes
- Available Trading platforms for Futures
- Full E8 Markets review on PropScope
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