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E8 Markets

Prop Trading Firm

Legal Company Name: E8 Funding LLC
Location: 4101 McEwen Rd, Suite 205, Dallas, TX 75244, USA
Established: 2021 (5 years in business)
Leadership: Founder & CEO: Dylan Elchami

Prop trading firm for Futures traders

Primary Market: Futures

Our Summary
E8 Markets offers futures evaluations under E8 Signature with 1-step rules, EOD dynamic drawdown, and payout-on-demand policies.
Trading Plans

Explore each plan's phases, price, payout timing, and requirements.

Allowed Trading Instruments

This firm cannot accept traders from the below countries due to regulatory restrictions and compliance requirements.

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antarctica
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Crimea
Croatia
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Ethiopia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kherson (occupied)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
These commission schedules show the per-side or round-trip trading costs, including exchange-style fees, used to mimic what trading the same futures contracts would cost in a regular cash brokerage account.
Payouts have no E8 commission; payout processors may charge fees. Current Signature Futures article states no activation/subscription fees for newer purchases, with legacy exceptions.
General Policies
Algorithm & EA Policy
EAs (Expert Advisors) are allowed as long as no multiple users execute the same trades/strategy (one strategy per user). Third-party EAs are permitted but they recommend using self-programmed ones. For futures, semi-automated or fully automated trading like bots, AI tools, or HFT (over 300 trades/day) is prohibited. Martingale is allowed if not prohibited otherwise.
Futures trading policies prohibit exploiting simulated market imperfections, prohibited cooperation/hedging across accounts, and automated/high-frequency behavior (including semi-automated or fully automated bots/AI/HFT-style activity). Tick scalping constraint: at least 50% of profits must come from trades held at least 10 seconds.
Copy Trading
Allowed

Copy trading is allowed across evaluation and simulated funded accounts when all copied accounts belong to the same trader.

Microscalping Policy
HFT-reduction rules apply: >50% of trades cannot be under 1 minute, and at least 50% of profits must come from trades held at least 10 seconds.
Bots Policy

Not allowed.

DCA Policy

Allowed.

Allowed Trading Hours
Permitted trading hours for Signature Futures are 17:00 to 15:10 CT, with forced close of all open positions at 15:10 CT daily.
Move to Live Criteria

After consistent payouts, traders may request transfer to an E8 Pro dedicated account (subject to eligibility and risk review).

Rule Enforcement Notes

Prohibited-practice violations can result in program termination, account closure, restriction of trading activity, payout withholding, and/or rejection from simulated funded progression based on risk/compliance review.

Refund Policy

No standardized refund terms were found on the futures plan pages used here; billing and resets are managed via E8X order/subscription flows.

Activation Fee Policy

E8 Signature Futures historically used monthly evaluation fees plus activation fees ($88/$149/$198 by account size). E8 help center also notes purchases after 2025-12-04 11:00 UTC+1 may not require subscription/activation fees.

VPN Policy
Generally treated as VPN-permissive in public rule summaries; no explicit blanket prohibition identified. Use should still be legitimate and not for location evasion or rule bypass.
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Languages Supported
0 languages
Help & Resources
Holiday Notes

Holiday policy follows published instrument-specific schedules.
Crypto products remain 24/7; other markets may close or close early.
Trading can be allowed during open sessions, but low liquidity and wider spreads are expected.

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Risk & Affiliate Disclosure

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