The short answer
Upcomers Futures offers evaluation and Instant Funding programs. Thunderbolt and Horizon are evaluation paths; Vanguard and Apex start funded without an evaluation. The comparison below uses Classic evaluation terms. Turbo variants are separate purchase options with their own terms.
Compare the current programs
Futures accounts are available on Upcomers X and Volumetrica. Choose an available product, variant, size, and platform at checkout. All Futures programs prohibit overnight and weekend holding and allow news trading.
Program | Funding path | Evaluation target and days | Funded payout conditions | Largest current size |
Thunderbolt Classic | One-step evaluation | 6%; can pass in one trading day | 1% segment profit; 3 qualifying days; 35% Best Day Rule | $400K |
Horizon Classic | One-step evaluation | 6%; 2 qualifying days | 3% segment profit; 5 qualifying days; no Best Day Rule | $400K |
Vanguard | Instant Funding | No evaluation | 6% segment profit; no minimum days; 20% Best Day Rule | $400K |
Apex | Instant Funding | No evaluation | 1% segment profit; 5 qualifying days; no Best Day Rule | $150K |
A qualifying day closes with profit of at least 0.5% of initial account balance. On Thunderbolt Classic accounts purchased before October 29, 2026, the funded terms remain a 20% Best Day Rule and no minimum trading days. Other eligibility checks and payout caps still apply.
Compare funded drawdown rules
Program | Daily drawdown | End-of-Day trailing drawdown | Locks at the initial balance? |
Thunderbolt Classic | 2% | 4% | Yes |
Horizon | 2% | 4% | Yes |
Vanguard | Varies by account size; see below | 3% to 4%; see below | Yes |
Apex | $25K: none; $50K / $100K: 2%; $150K: 1.8% | 3% | No; keeps trailing |
The End-of-Day floor follows the highest completed-day closing balance. It is recalculated at the daily rollover; live equity is checked against that floor while you trade. All four funded programs have a maximum single-trade loss of 1.5% of initial account size.
Vanguard limits by account size
Account size | Daily drawdown | EOD trailing drawdown |
$25K | No separate daily limit | 4% |
$50K and $100K | 2.5% | 4% |
$150K | 2% | 3.5% |
$200K, $300K, and $400K | 2% | 3% |
On a $100,000 Vanguard account, the daily limit is $2,500 and the EOD drawdown percentage is 4%. The initial EOD floor is $96,000. The standard floor locks at $100,000 when the highest completed-day closing balance reaches about $104,166.67. The maximum loss per trade is $1,500.
Profit split and payout timing
Horizon and Apex have a fixed 80% split. Thunderbolt and Vanguard offer the profit-split options shown at checkout. The selected or fixed split determines your share of an eligible gross withdrawal; it does not remove payout caps or eligibility requirements.
A payout request becomes available when your account meets its profit, day-count, consistency, and other conditions. All positions must be closed. See Futures payout conditions for the minimum payout and remaining requirements.
Which route fits your plan?
Thunderbolt Classic
An evaluation with a 6% target that can be passed in one trading day. The funded phase has qualifying-day and Best Day requirements.
Horizon
An evaluation with qualifying days, followed by funded trading with no Best Day Rule. The funded phase requires 3% segment profit and 5 qualifying days.
Vanguard
Instant Funding with no minimum trading-day count. Each payout segment needs 6% profit and must satisfy the 20% Best Day Rule. Drawdown limits vary by size.
Apex
Instant Funding with 5 qualifying days and no Best Day Rule. Its EOD drawdown keeps trailing and never locks, so the floor continues to rise as completed-day closing highs grow.
Read the full program rules
For Turbo variants and available account sizes, use the current checkout and the full rules for the exact product before purchase.