E8 Futures

E8 Futures: Rules, Payouts, Drawdowns, And How The Program Works

E8 Futures is the futures side of E8 Markets’ trading evaluations. This guide breaks down the key rules, drawdown logic, payout structure, and requirements so you can decide if their Signature Futures model fits your style.

Quick deal: you can get a discount on any E8 account, including futures, forex and crypto, with code DGT.

What Is E8 Futures

E8 Futures offers evaluation accounts that simulate real futures market conditions. Pass the evaluation and you move to E8 Trader (Simulated Funded), then potentially to E8 Pro Dedicated. The program is designed to promote disciplined risk management and consistent profitability.

Evaluation Rules Overview

Core objectives you will see in the E8 Signature Futures model:

• Profit target: fixed percent target to pass the evaluation. Signature specifies a 6% profit target on the account.

• EOD trailing drawdown: end of day trailing limit that moves up with equity highs, measured against running or closed loss.

• Best Day or Profit Cap: Signature uses a 35% Best Day rule at payout time to promote consistency.

• Daily pause: in funded simulation, a 2% daily loss pause stops trading until the next session without failing the account.

• Profitable days: minimum number of profitable days required between payouts.

• News and overnight: news trading allowed during evaluation, restricted for funded simulation and E8 Pro. Overnight holding is not allowed for funded simulation.

EOD Trailing Drawdown Levels

EOD trailing applies in the evaluation and simulated funded stages. For Signature Futures:

• $50,000 account → $2,000 EOD trailing

• $100,000 account → $3,000 EOD trailing

• $150,000 account → $4,500 EOD trailing

The trailing level moves up with new end-of-day highs. Breaching the EOD level violates the account.

Daily Pause And Risk Controls

In the E8 Trader simulated funded stage:

• 2% Daily Pause: if your floating or closed daily loss reaches 2% of that day’s starting balance, trading pauses until the next day. This does not instantly fail the account. It is a protective stop that resets at the next session.

In both evaluation and funded simulation:

• EOD trailing always applies. Do not let running or closed loss exceed your EOD limit.

Best Day Rule And Consistency

To request a payout on E8 Signature Futures, your best single day’s profit must be 35% or less of your total generated profit since the last payout.
Example: if your total profit is $3,100, 35% is $1,085. If your best day is $1,500, you must continue trading until 35% of total profit exceeds $1,500.

Attempts to game the rule via partial closes or hedging can be consolidated into one day. Keep your growth steady to clear this filter quickly.

Profitable Day Requirement

For E8 Trader (Simulated Funded):

• Minimum profitable days between each payout: 5

• Profitable day definition: 0.3% or more realized closed PnL for E8 Signature (0.5% on other models like Model 1 and Model 2)

After you request a payout, your profitable day count resets.

Payout Caps And Buffers

Before your first payout, you must leave a buffer equal to your EOD trailing amount in the account. This prevents post-payout EOD breaches.

Buffer examples

• $50K account → $2,000 buffer

• $100K account → $3,000 buffer

• $150K account → $4,500 buffer

Payout caps per cycle

1. First payout: 2.5%

2. Second payout: 2.5%

3. Third payout: 4.5%

4. Fourth payout: 5.5%

5. Fifth payout and beyond: up to $25,000 per request or request transfer to E8 Pro Dedicated

Minimum payout: $312.50
You can request less than the max cap as long as you maintain the buffer and meet rules. E8 publishes balance examples for each cycle to reach max payout amounts.

News And Overnight Policies

• Evaluation: you can place and hold trades during news.

• Simulated Funded and E8 Pro: no trading or holding through T1 high-impact news. Positions must be flattened at least 2 minutes before the event.

• Overnight and weekend: positions must be closed before rollover. Overnight holding is not allowed for funded simulation and E8 Pro.

T1 events include impactful economic releases, central bank decisions, and major geopolitical announcements.

Copy Trading And Contract Sizing

• Copy trading is allowed on evaluations, simulated funded, and E8 Pro Dedicated.

• Maximum contract size varies by model. E8 publishes specific limits per instrument and account size. Make sure your micros versus minis mix respects the ceiling.

Accounts, Subscriptions, And Fees

E8 Signature Futures uses a one time fee during evaluation, with no activation fee when you pass.

• One time fee with no subscription on futures accounts.

• E8 Pro Dedicated uses a monthly subscription deducted from account balance, not your card.

• Current published Signature pricing examples:

  • $50K: $98

  • $100K: $179

  • $150K: $267

Account quantity

• Evaluations: unlimited

• E8 Trader (Simulated Funded): up to 5

• E8 Pro Dedicated: 1

Inactivity

• No time limit, but 7 days of inactivity disables the account in evaluation and simulated funded.