Do crypto prop firms sell one-step evaluations? Almost all of them do
Each firm's cheapest single-phase test costs from free to $85, and on some plans one bad day can use the whole loss allowance. Here is how the tests compare and which rule to read first.
Twenty-one of the 22 crypto prop firms we track sell a one-step evaluation, a single paid trading test that leads to a funded account. With the format this common, the real comparison is the price, the profit target and the loss room each plan allows.
Entry is cheap at most firms. The most frequent entry price is $25 for a $5,000 account, offered by four firms. Seventeen firms sell a one-step test for under $50.
| MyFundedPerps | $40 for $10,000 | 9–10% | 3% or none |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrightFunded | $0 for $1,000 | 8–10% | 3–5% |
| HyroTrader | $9 for $2,500 | 10% or none | 3–5% |
| Breakout | $20 for $5,000 | 9–12% | 3% |
| Kraken Funded | $20 for $1,000 | 12% | None |
| Kraken Prop | $20 for $5,000 | 6–12% | 3% or none |
| CoinProp | $22 for $5,000 | 9–10% | 3% |
| Crypto Fund Trader | $25 for $5,000 | 8–12% | 3–5% (6% with add-on) |
| Hypernova | $25 for $5,000 | 9–10% | 3–5% |
| Propr | $25 for $5,000 | 5–12% | 3–5% |
| Vest Markets (Vest Capital) | $25 for $5,000 | 5–20% or none | 3–5% or none |
| E8 Markets | $28 for $5,000 | 8–9% (at default) | 2.5–4% (higher with larger drawdowns) |
| SizeProp | $32 for $5,000 | 6.5–8% | 2% |
| Vanta Trading | $33 for $5,000 | 10% or none | 3–5% |
| Bitfunded | $39 for $5,000 | 8–10% or none | 4–5% |
| BEM Funding | $40 for $5,000 | 6–9% | 3–4.5% |
| For Traders | $46 for $5,000 | 10% | 3% |
| WenCrypto | $55 for $5,000 | 4–10% | 3–5% or none |
| Upscale | $79 for $5,000 | 5–10% or none | 3–5% or none |
| Leveraged | $85 for $10,000 | 6% | 3% |
| Hyperstack (Vanta Trading Challenge) | Sold out | 10% | 5% |
Each fee buys one attempt. Hit the profit target and the firm offers a funded account. Breach a loss limit and the attempt is over.
- Firms compared
- 21 Every crypto prop firm in our tables that answers this
- The question
- Which crypto prop firms offer a one-step evaluation Answered in each firm's own terms, in the table below
- Longest unchanged
- 32 days HyroTrader, the steadiest page we read
What does a one-step test ask of a $50,000 account?
On a $50,000 account, the tightest one-step plans ask a trader to make $4,500 (9%) before losing $1,500 (3%). Breakout's 1-Step Turbo is one example, priced at $180 and traded on the firm's own simulated platform.
That loss figure is both the daily limit and the total loss allowance, fixed from the starting balance. One bad day can end the attempt as completely as a long losing streak.
Several firms sell a plan of that shape at $50,000, priced from $180 to $249. The rules match closely, so the price is where those plans differ.
Other one-step plans pair a higher target with a wider cushion. HyroTrader's Hyro Core costs $189 for the same account size, asks for $5,000 (10%) and allows $2,500 (5%) of total loss, with the same 3% daily line.
For a trader sizing a first evaluation, that pairing is the trade-off to weigh. On the tighter plans, every position has to fit inside a single day's allowance from the first trade.
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Why does the cheapest one-step run from free to $85?
The two ends of the range buy different things. BrightFunded offers a free one-step challenge on a $1,000 account.
At the other end, Leveraged lists $85 in total for a $10,000 Turbo account, paid as $8.88 to start and a $76.12 activation fee. Its plans are mostly paid for after passing, and the table shows the two parts together.
Pay-later plans appear elsewhere too. WenCrypto sells a pay-later one-step evaluation with the lowest target in the table, 4%, and takes most of its fee after passing.
Price alone settles little. Vest Markets lets a buyer pick a one-step target from 5% to 20% at checkout, and a cheap test with a high target can take more attempts than a dearer one with a lower target. Hyperstack's one-step is listed as sold out.
Which loss rule should a buyer read first?
The maximum loss, because the daily figure in the table is only part of the rule. Daily limits mostly sit from 2% to 5%, and a few plans set none.
A static maximum loss stays at a fixed dollar level below the starting balance. A trailing one moves up as the balance makes new highs, so early profit lifts the floor a trader must stay above.
BrightFunded's 1-Step shows the second kind: its 6% maximum loss trails the equity high and locks at the starting balance. The detail to watch is that loss type beside each daily line, because two plans with the same 10% target become different tests once the floor starts to move.
What is a one-step evaluation at a prop firm?
It is the version of the paid test with a single phase. A two-step evaluation usually asks for a second, smaller target first, so one step is quicker to finish and its rules are the whole test.
Do one-step evaluations have a minimum number of trading days?
Many set none, including Breakout, Propr and Hypernova. HyroTrader's One-Step asks for 3 trading days and caps any single day at 40% of the target.
Can US residents buy a one-step evaluation?
Yes, at most firms in the table. Leveraged and BEM Funding list the US as restricted, and Kraken Prop offers US clients crypto only.