Elite Trader Funding

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I purchased a lifetime account

I purchased a lifetime account, but it was disabled without any explanation. I followed the rules and traded normally, yet my account was simply removed. A lifetime account should mean lifetime access. This experience has completely destroyed my trust in the company. I will never use Elite Trader Funding again and cannot recommend their services

Going on vacation? Better ask for permission

Going on vacation? You better ask permission otherwise they will liquidate your account. Only 5 days without placing a trade is enough to get your account closed and the only warning you get is a hidden notification on the dashboard. But if I’m on vacation and not trading, I’m also not checking my dashboard. I’m pretty disappointed because my experience up until that point had been decent but coming back from vacation to find your account gone and no help from support is too much.

Scammed out of $11,250 SIM Payout - Bait & Swtch avoid

Avoid Elite Trader Funding, they do not honor qualified SIM-funded payout requests. I just had 5 × $150K accounts cancelled the day after I requested $11,250 in payouts I had already earned. I’m a CPA with nearly 30 years in corporate finance (multiple CFO roles). I’ve taken payouts from Take Profit Pro+, Trade Day, Tradeify, Lucid, Blusky and others. Timeline: 1.) 5/20/26 – Bought 5 × $150K 1-Step Intraday Trail Elite accounts 2.) Passed eval Day 1 (> $9K profit each) 3.) Moved to SIM-Funded and traded the required 8 active days By 6/1/26 every account looked like this: • ~$8,083 profit per account • Total ~$40,500 across the 5 accounts • All consistency rules met (lowest day well above 23% floor) • Well past the $5K buffer 6/1 evening → Payout requests submitted 6/2 → KYC refresh approved (done same day) 6/3 morning → “LIVE ELITE Account Review Notice” email 6/3 same day → ALL 5 SIM accounts suddenly cancelled 6/4 → “Congratulations” email from Risk Team: You’re being moved to Live Elite. All SIM profits wiped. No payouts owed. Options they gave me: A) $2,200 starting live account (max 5 micros) B) One-time “final” payout of ~$1,200 total (instead of the $11,250 I earned) I already had $2,500 in verified live payouts with ETF last fall. When I asked about the delinquent $11,250 request (past their own 48-hour guarantee), support replied: “There is no negotiation in this process once you are converted.” This pattern has repeatedly come up on Trust Pilot and X.com. Hit the 8-day payout window → dashboard briefly shows “Approved” → accounts cancelled → tiny live account offered instead. Their own rules allow it… but that doesn’t make it right. If you’re grinding ETF challenges, read the fine print on LIVE ELITE transitions before you hit payout eligibility. Protect your capital. Trade with firms that actually pay when you win. UPDATE: 6/8/26 UPDATE (June 8): After posting this review, ETF sent an automated email claiming my KYC was pending and threatening forfeiture by 1:13 PM EST today, despite my profile being fully approved by their KYC provider Sumsub on June 2nd. Furthermore, because I declined their forced live-account transition, they attempted to apply a retroactive 2%–5% penalty structure to slash a ~$41K performance balance down to an insulting ~$1200. Absolute bad-faith operation. FINAL UPDATE (June 8): The firm responded to this review and processed a payout of exactly $1,192.36 on an earned performance balance of over $40K across 5 compliant accounts. They will hide behind terms like "discretionary live transition" and "program rules" to justify this, but the mathematical reality speaks for itself: because I declined to transition into a microscopic, highly restricted live account structure, they retroactively slashed my payout by over 90% using an unlisted, predatory sliding scale (5% on the first $12.5K, 2% on everything above it). They also attempted today to enforce an arbitrary 5-day KYC expiration deadline within hours of the dispute, completely ignoring that their own compliance vendor (Sumsub) had already verified my profile last week on Jun 2nd after I submitted my initial payout request. They didn't "honor their terms"; they executed a predatory practice to screw the trader. Consider this a hard warning to the trading community of how the ETF model works when you win. These were some of the toughest accounts in the Futures prop space with Intraday Trail, and 8 days traded for a payout in SIM Funded, the least they could do is honor one legitimate payout request before moving one to Live. I highly advise sticking with the top reputable firms that really honor payouts when you earn it. Many other good choices out there.

Great company

Great company. Advocates for traders

positive and fast responses

Unprofessional and shady practices regarding payouts. Avoid!

I successfully requested a withdrawal, but Elite Trader Funding denied it. Their excuse? They literally told me that I am "too good" and that they are moving me to a "live" account instead of paying out what I had already earned under their rules. This is a massive red flag. A reputable prop firm pays out your profits when you meet the criteria; they don't hold your money hostage to force you into another phase. If you are looking for a reliable firm that actually pays its traders, stay away from ETF. They will find any excuse to avoid making payouts.

Elite Trader Funding... a quality firm.

Elite Trader Funding has really demonstrated its professionalism and quality. Congrats guys!

Weekly Trading Requirement - penalized 6 months after breach

I was just informed today that an elite account I have had since Oct 2025 has been closed. In November 2025 I breached the Weekly Trading Requirement. They continued to take my fees to keep that account active and then as I get closer to a payout, they decide we better audit this guy. Come on. Additionally, trading is fundamentally about longevity and risk management. The reason I did not trade that particular week was that I was in a drawdown, and I chose to pause rather than risk blowing the account. This decision ultimately proved prudent, as I have since managed to recover and continue trading successfully. Instead of being penalized for responsible account management, I believe such actions should be recognized and encouraged. If I wasn't in the position of holding several Elite accounts and continuing to get them closer to a payout, I would have left them months ago. The last 2 accounts that I passed got cancelled before I could transfer them across to Elite Funded status. Their backend system is not that great if this can happen, and ultimately, despite their self promotion of how they care for their traders, I doubt it very much. I think they are cheesy and if I was starting all over again I would avoid them completely. They have responded in their usual fashion, and they are unable to refund any fees that I paid to keep that account open. And I did pay fees, as I started paying monthly then eventually paid the one time fee. I believe this provides evidence around how unethical they can be when it suits them. Very little respect for their paying customers, happy to keep taking their money when their systems aren't reliable enough. Sure, I made a mistake, but that didn't stop them taking my money. I run a business too, and that is no way to treat your customers. There are way better companies out there than this one. And the others are much much cheaper too.Absolutely no respect for their customers. Please avoid them and go elsewhere. They should not have continued to take my subscription fees, they should have cancelled the account 6 months ago. That is not something I accept as ethical business practice.

I’m always pleased to receive a reply.

Great customer service thank you Alex

Worse prop firm ever

Worse prop firm ever, taking your money with no hesitation, but when is about payout you get email that is not approved because of some hidden rules. Disgusting company, never in my life with them, I really recommend guys go never ever try this scammers. Run from them.

Clear guidelines and quick payouts

Clear guidelines and quick payouts. I appreciate their transparency compared to other prop firms and their dashboard is easy to navigate and constantly improving.

i like the rewards a lot and also had a…

i like the rewards a lot and also had a good experience as far as fundeds and evals have gone no payout yet looking forward to it tho

Fanahy fortunat RajoarimananaMadagascar · 8 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-16 · Posted 2026-05-16

one of the best propfirm ever

Terrible rules, AVOID!

They change their rules and don't inform their users. Their straight to funded rules are a complete joke. I will never use them again. Extremely badly managed company who will do anything to get out of paying you your money. Scam? There are lots of better prop firms out there, why pay a dodgy one your money.

I enjoy trading on Elite Trader Funding…

I enjoy trading on Elite Trader Funding because they have better condition which help to be consistent and disciplined

COMPLETE SCAM, DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY!

COMPLETE SCAM, CLOSED MY ACCOUNT THAT HAD POSITIVE $600 BALANCE.

Be Aware!!!

Be Aware!!!! 7 prop firms, and thought this one ETF was diferent. It was NOT. Once you are profitable, they send you directly to LIVE (the button for the payout does not appear, so you cannot request it once completed the 8 days, and the worst = it is written in the rules. They play with the overconfidence that at least you will be able to request your first payout, hard earned money, after a lot of evaluations, and then...pufff. They suggest transmitting to LIVE in 7 days, and place a lot of steps involving clearer pictures, and excuses. Result = no money, and no payouts, and finally no LIVE. You have been trapped, scammed or wathever you wanna call it. Still waiting for the 0,05% of the account forfeiture, as rules stated, misserable ammount. It is my genuine experience and of course have not receipt incentive.

Oliver GarciaUnited States · 2 reviews · Experienced 2026-05-14 · Posted 2026-05-14

They always come through

always works out in the end, best rules of any firm, support, mods, have been able to help me every single time with any issues, bright future with this company