E8 Markets vs Kraken Funded rules, prices and codes side by side

Prices updated Nov 11

E8 Markets
United States · Founded 2021
From
$28
Challenges
64
Accounts
$5K to $500K
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Kraken Funded
British Virgin Islands · Founded July 2026
From
$20
Challenges
3
Accounts
$1K to $25K
Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge: E8 Markets$28 ($5K E8 Pro, 6% drawdown); Kraken Funded$20 ($1K Challenge)
Daily loss limit: E8 Markets2.5% to 9.2%; Kraken FundedNone
Maximum loss: E8 Markets4% to 14% trailing or static; Kraken Funded3% static
Bitcoin leverage: E8 Markets15x; Kraken Funded1:1
Account sizes: E8 Markets$5K to $500K; Kraken Funded$1K to $25K
Sizes only this firm sells: E8 Markets$5K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K, $500K; Kraken Funded$1K
Challenges: E8 Markets64; Kraken Funded3
Country: E8 MarketsUnited States; Kraken FundedBritish Virgin Islands
Founded: E8 Markets2021; Kraken FundedJuly 2026
Current offer: E8 Markets50% off with E8; Kraken FundedNone now

Every rule, side by side

Rule	E8 Markets	Kraken Funded
The firm
Country	United States	British Virgin Islands
Founded	2021	July 2026
Years in operation	4	Under 1
Platforms	E8 Terminal, MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, cTrader, MatchTrader	Kraken app
Trades on	E8 Terminal, its own simulated platform (prices, spreads and funding from Hyperliquid's feed)	The Kraken app (mobile only), in its Funded tab, on a simulated balance
Markets	Crypto, stock, index, metal, energy and forex	Spot crypto (50+ coins; not perps), plus stocks (a selection, in most countries outside the US)
Some trades on-chain	No	No
Rules
Model	1-step evaluation (E8 One or E8 Pro, Perpetual Futures market)	1-step challenge, one at a time
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K, $500K	$1K, $10K, $25K
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%	12%
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	None
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)	3% static below the starting balance, in the challenge and the funded account
Max leverage	15x on Bitcoin and Ether; 2x on other crypto; 5x on stocks; 15x on indices, metals and energy; 25x on forex	1x: spot buys and sells in dollar amounts, with no added leverage
Profit split	80% by default; 90% or 100% (E8 One) or 100% (E8 Pro) chosen at checkout	80%
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)	On request, as often as wanted, from $20 of profit; USD to the trader's Kraken account, typically within 24 hours; each withdrawal resets the funded balance to its start
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 $20 for a $1,000 account
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)	Yes (crypto only; not in Maine, Massachusetts or New York)
Fee refund	Only if unused, within 30 days of purchase; none for crypto payments	No
News trading	Allowed (E8 Pro); not within 5 min of high-impact news (funded E8 One)	Allowed (its FAQ: how you trade is up to you)
Weekend holding	Allowed	Allowed (crypto and stocks trade 24/7)
Current offer	50% off with E8	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 14Kraken Funded: source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4

Prices at each account size

Account	E8 Markets	Kraken Funded
Sizes both sell
$10K	$5950% off with E8, first purchaseE8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$90Challenge
$25K	$13850% off with E8, first purchaseE8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	$250Challenge
Sizes only one sells
$1K	Not sold	$20Challenge
$5K	$2850% off with E8, first purchaseE8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$50K	$21850% off with E8, first purchaseE8 Pro, 6% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$100K	$39850% off with E8, first purchaseE8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$200K	$65050% off with E8, first purchaseE8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$400K	$1,30150% off with E8, first purchaseE8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold
$500K	$1,62750% off with E8, first purchaseE8 One, 4% drawdown8 challenges at this size	Not sold

Every E8 Markets challenge Every Kraken Funded challenge Every firm's challenges

Current offers

E8 Markets

50% offE8
50% off a first order.
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Kraken Funded

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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

Kraken Funded 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