E8 Markets vs Hyperstack rules, prices and codes side by side

Prices updated Oct 30

E8 Markets
United States · Founded 2021
From
$28
Challenges
64
Accounts
$5K to $500K
Buy
Hyperstack
Cayman Islands · Founded June 2026
From
Free
Challenges
6
Accounts
$1K to $100K
Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge: E8 Markets$28 ($5K E8 Pro, 6% drawdown); HyperstackFree ($1K 1-Step Challenge)
Daily loss limit: E8 Markets2.5% to 9.2%; Hyperstack5%
Maximum loss: E8 Markets4% to 14% trailing or static; Hyperstack5% trailing
Profit split: E8 Markets80%; Hyperstack90%
Account sizes: E8 Markets$5K to $500K; Hyperstack$1K to $100K
Sizes only this firm sells: E8 Markets$200K, $400K, $500K; Hyperstack$1K
Challenges: E8 Markets64; Hyperstack6
Some trades on-chain: E8 MarketsNo; HyperstackYes
Country: E8 MarketsUnited States; HyperstackCayman Islands
Founded: E8 Markets2021; HyperstackJune 2026

Every rule, side by side

Rule	E8 Markets	Hyperstack
The firm
Country	United States	Cayman Islands
Founded	2021	June 2026
Years in operation	4	Under 1
Platforms	E8 Terminal, MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, cTrader, MatchTrader	Hyperliquid
Trades on	E8 Terminal, its own simulated platform (prices, spreads and funding from Hyperliquid's feed)	Hyperliquid (trader's own wallet, mirrored into a simulated account)
Markets	Crypto, stock, index, metal, energy and forex	Crypto, commodity, index and stock
Some trades on-chain	No	Yes
Rules
Model	1-step evaluation (E8 One or E8 Pro, Perpetual Futures market)	1-step challenge
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K, $500K	$1K, $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K
Profit target	E8 One: 1.5 times the drawdown chosen at checkout: 6%, 9% (at the 6% default), 12%, 15% or 21%; E8 Pro: equal to the drawdown: 6%, 8% (at the 8% default) or 10%	10%
Daily loss limit	E8 Pro: 2.5%; E8 One: set by the drawdown chosen at checkout, 3% with a 4% drawdown, 4% with the 6% default, 5.3% with 8%, 6.6% with 10% and 9.2% with 14%; a fixed dollar amount from the initial balance, reset at 00:00 server time	5% from the day's opening equity
Maximum drawdown	E8 One: 4%, 6% (default), 8%, 10% or 14%, dynamic (rises with closed profit, locks at the starting balance); E8 Pro: 6%, 8% or 10%, static (moves up to the starting balance once the first payout is processed)	5% end-of-day trailing (challenge); 8% end-of-day trailing (scaled account)
Max leverage	15x on Bitcoin and Ether; 2x on other crypto; 5x on stocks; 15x on indices, metals and energy; 25x on forex	No limit on the trader's Hyperliquid account; mirrored exposure capped (challenge tier: 50% per crypto pair, 400% total portfolio)
Profit split	80% by default; 90% or 100% (E8 One) or 100% (E8 Pro) chosen at checkout	90% (paid to invited Scaled Trader Program participants)
Payouts	E8 One: on demand under a 40% best-day rule, first payout as early as 3 days into the funded stage, and each payout must exceed half the daily loss limit (over $2,000 on a $100,000 account at 4%); E8 Pro: daily, 1% minimum profit; $100 minimum on every product; paid through Rise or WorkMarket (Aeropay in the US)	Monthly (30-day cycle), in USDC to the connected wallet; KYC required to receive a payout
Starting price	from $28 for a $5,000 E8 Pro account with a 6% drawdown; E8 One from $40 with a 4% drawdown (list prices; a discount code was offered at checkout)	from $74 for a $5,000 account; a free $1,000 account is also offered, limited to 200
Minimum days	None; E8 One's first payout comes 3+ days into the funded stage	None
Consistency rule	No day above 40% of profit (funded E8 One); E8 Pro caps daily profit at 2%	None
US traders	Yes (not on its restricted list, not on MT5 or cTrader)	Not stated
Fee refund	Only if unused, within 30 days of purchase; none for crypto payments	Only before the first trade, per Vanta's terms; its own terms say before the account opens
News trading	Allowed (E8 Pro); not within 5 min of high-impact news (funded E8 One)	Allowed
Weekend holding	Allowed	Allowed
Current offer	None now	None now
Rules checked	November 7, 2026	November 4, 2026

E8 Markets: source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4 source 5 source 6 source 7 source 8 source 9 source 10 source 11 source 12 source 13 source 14Hyperstack: source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4 source 5

Prices at each account size

Account	E8 Markets	Hyperstack
Sizes both sell
$5K	$28E8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$741-Step Challenge · sold out
$10K	$59E8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$1351-Step Challenge · sold out
$25K	$138E8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$3091-Step Challenge · sold out
$50K	$218E8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$5791-Step Challenge · sold out
$100K	$398E8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$9991-Step Challenge · sold out
Sizes only one sells
$1K	Not sold	Free1-Step Challenge · sold out
$200K	$650E8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$400K	$1,301E8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$500K	$1,627E8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold

Every E8 Markets challenge Every Hyperstack challenge Every firm's challenges

Current offers

E8 Markets

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

Hyperstack

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

What each daily limit means on Bitcoin

How far Bitcoin has to move against a position at each firm's full leverage to use up the daily loss limit, and how often it has in the last 30 days.

Firm and program	Bitcoin cap	Daily limit	Move that uses it up	Days Bitcoin moved that far
E8 Markets · E8 Pro	15x	2.5%	0.17%	30 of 30
E8 Markets · E8 One, at the default 6% drawdown	15x	4%	0.27%	30 of 30

Hyperstack states no single Bitcoin leverage cap.

Recent rule changes

E8 Markets

Nov 7Other
Changed its terms for US traders from "Yes (not on its restricted list)" to "Yes (not on its restricted list, not on MT5 or cTrader)".
Firm's page
Oct 5Program
Added a Perpetual Futures market, E8 One and E8 Pro accounts on its E8 Terminal priced from Hyperliquid's feed, which its help center says replaced its crypto market.
Archived Aug 1, 2026 Archived Oct 5, 2026
Feb 11Program
Added E8 Static, a limited-edition one-phase crypto plan with a 9% target, a 2.5% daily drawdown, a 5% static drawdown (4% at $100,000), daily payouts and no consistency rule, capped at three accounts per trader in a test to February 28.
Archived Feb 1, 2026 Archived Feb 11, 2026
Aug 8Markets
Added a crypto market with its new E8 Signature one-step account at $50,000, $100,000 and $150,000, listed in its announcement at $98, $179 and $267 a month plus an activation fee after passing that was waived at launch, with a 6% target, a 4% end-of-day trailing drawdown and 5x leverage on Bitcoin and Ether.
Archived Aug 14, 2025 Archived Aug 14, 2025

Hyperstack

Oct 30Account sizes
Marked 6 challenges ($1,000 1-Step Challenge; $5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) sold out.
Firm's page
Oct 26Account sizes
Put 5 challenges ($5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) back on sale.
Firm's page
Oct 24Account sizes
Marked 5 challenges ($5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) sold out.
Firm's page
Oct 23Program
Put every challenge size back on sale, from $74 for $5,000 to $999 for $100,000, and opened free $1,000 accounts limited to 200; every size had shown as sold out with a waitlist.
Firm's page