Lean Earn2Trade if
Best fit
Traders who want a no-minimum-days evaluation with an education-heavy path.
Think twice if
You need a flat 90% payout split from day one.
A source-backed, side-by-side look at how Earn2Trade and Bulenox treat drawdown, payouts, pricing, and the rules that actually decide whether you keep a funded account.
Best fit
Traders who want a no-minimum-days evaluation with an education-heavy path.
Think twice if
You need a flat 90% payout split from day one.
Best fit
Traders who want large account-size menu up to $250K and understand Master/Funded transition mechanics.
Think twice if
You dislike monthly subscription pricing or discretionary consolidation into live funded accounts.
Every value below is pulled from each firm's official sources. Confirm live figures at checkout. New to the terms? See the key terms below.
| Rule | Earn2Trade | Bulenox |
|---|---|---|
| Account sizes | TCP $25K/$50K/$100K; Gauntlet Mini $50K/$100K/$150K/$200K | $25K, $50K, $100K, $150K, $250K |
| Evaluation pricing | TCP25 starts at $150/month. GAU50 starts at $170/month. | $145/$175/$215/$325/$535 per month on Option 1 and Option 2 grids captured. |
| Activation fee | Not. | Not. |
| Profit targets | TCP25: $1.75K; GAU50: $3K. Larger plan tables are available on product pages. | $1.5K, $3K, $6K, $9K, $15K. |
| Drawdown | Evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown; Live can use trailing drawdown. Open equity still matters intraday. | Option 1 uses trailing drawdown; Option 2 uses EOD/Scaling/DLL grid. Drawdown $1.5K/$2.5K/$3K/$4.5K/$5.5K. |
| Daily loss limit | TCP25 DLL $550; GAU50 DLL $1.1K. | Option 2 DLL: $500/$1.1K/$2.2K/$3.3K/$4.5K. |
| Consistency rule | Maintain 30% consistency rule during Evaluation (both TCP and Gauntlet Mini). | Master Account payout page includes 40% consistency rule on withdrawal requests. |
| Min trading days | No minimum trading days -- Evaluation, LiveSim, and Live tiers all list "No Minimum Trading Days" on the live product pages (corrected from a previously recorded 10-day minimum). | Qualification pass requires profit target and at least 1 trading day. Funded Account reward request after at least 5 trading days. |
| Payout | Tiered profit split, not flat 80/20: TCP25 pays 50% under $1,500 cumulative profit, 80% over; GAU50 pays 50% under $2,250, 80% over (same tiering scales with plan size on LiveSim and Live accounts). Earn2Trade publishes 2025 exam and withdrawal stats in product-page disclaimers. | Master Account pays the Trader directly: first $10,000 withdrawn commission-free, then the company takes 10% of profit (Trader keeps 90%). Payout requests need at least 10 individual trading days completed, processed weekly on Wednesdays, $1,000 minimum withdrawal. After three successful Master Account payouts, qualified traders may transition to a Funded Account at risk-team discretion; active Master Accounts consolidate. Funded Accounts carry a balance cap by size, effective April 28, 2025: $25K account capped at $2.5K, $50K at $5K, $100K at $10K, $150K at $15K, $250K at $25K. |
| Coupon | No public code (verify at checkout) | No public code (verify at checkout) |
Drawdown. Earn2Trade: Evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown; Live can use trailing drawdown. Open equity still matters intraday. Bulenox: Option 1 uses trailing drawdown; Option 2 uses EOD/Scaling/DLL grid. Drawdown $1.5K/$2.5K/$3K/$4.5K/$5.5K.
Payouts. Earn2Trade: Tiered profit split, not flat 80/20: TCP25 pays 50% under $1,500 cumulative profit, 80% over; GAU50 pays 50% under $2,250, 80% over (same tiering scales with plan size on LiveSim and Live accounts). Earn2Trade publishes 2025 exam and withdrawal stats in product-page disclaimers. Bulenox: Master Account pays the Trader directly: first $10,000 withdrawn commission-free, then the company takes 10% of profit (Trader keeps 90%). Payout requests need at least 10 individual trading days completed, processed weekly on Wednesdays, $1,000 minimum withdrawal. After three successful Master Account payouts, qualified traders may transition to a Funded Account at risk-team discretion; active Master Accounts consolidate. Funded Accounts carry a balance cap by size, effective April 28, 2025: $25K account capped at $2.5K, $50K at $5K, $100K at $10K, $150K at $15K, $250K at $25K.
Cost beyond the sticker. Earn2Trade runs a Monthly subscription evaluation with education bundle model — No minimum trading days, but the tiered 50%/80% profit split (not a flat 80/20) trails the flat 90% splits many newer firms offer. Bulenox runs a Monthly subscription evaluation model — Master-to-Funded transition and account consolidation can change realized economics after payouts.
Earn2Trade: TCP25 starts at $150/month. GAU50 starts at $170/month. Activation: Not. Bulenox: $145/$175/$215/$325/$535 per month on Option 1 and Option 2 grids captured. Activation: Not. Net cost depends on current sales and activation fees, so confirm the final total at checkout.
Earn2Trade: Evaluation and LiveSim use EOD drawdown; Live can use trailing drawdown. Open equity still matters intraday. Bulenox: Option 1 uses trailing drawdown; Option 2 uses EOD/Scaling/DLL grid. Drawdown $1.5K/$2.5K/$3K/$4.5K/$5.5K.
Earn2Trade: TCP25 DLL $550; GAU50 DLL $1.1K. Bulenox: Option 2 DLL: $500/$1.1K/$2.2K/$3.3K/$4.5K.
Earn2Trade: Tiered profit split, not flat 80/20: TCP25 pays 50% under $1,500 cumulative profit, 80% over; GAU50 pays 50% under $2,250, 80% over (same tiering scales with plan size on LiveSim and Live accounts). Earn2Trade publishes 2025 exam and withdrawal stats in product-page disclaimers. Bulenox: Master Account pays the Trader directly: first $10,000 withdrawn commission-free, then the company takes 10% of profit (Trader keeps 90%). Payout requests need at least 10 individual trading days completed, processed weekly on Wednesdays, $1,000 minimum withdrawal. After three successful Master Account payouts, qualified traders may transition to a Funded Account at risk-team discretion; active Master Accounts consolidate. Funded Accounts carry a balance cap by size, effective April 28, 2025: $25K account capped at $2.5K, $50K at $5K, $100K at $10K, $150K at $15K, $250K at $25K.
Earn2Trade: Maintain 30% consistency rule during Evaluation (both TCP and Gauntlet Mini). Bulenox: Master Account payout page includes 40% consistency rule on withdrawal requests.
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