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Every challenge from every firm, side by side, with the rules that actually decide whether you get paid. Filter by type, and hover or expand any rule to see what it means.

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Prediction-market prop firm challenges compared by rule
Challenge	From?	Account?	Profit target?	Max drawdown?	Daily loss limit?	Consistency rule?	Min days?	Max position / risk?	Profit split?	Time limit?	Payout?
FundedPoly Instant FundingInstant	$99	$10K – $50K	+15% gate	Funded4% trailing	None	None	None	1% / trade	80%	None	Auto on +15%	Visit
FundedPoly Easy 2-Step2-Step	$49	$5K – $100K	10% / phase	Challenge10% staticFunded10% trailing	None	30%	3 / phase	5% / trade	80%	None	USDC on target	Visit
FundedPoly Fast 1-Step1-Step	$69	$5K – $100K	10%	Challenge12% trailingFunded10% trailing	None	30%	1	5% / trade	80%	None	USDC on target	Visit
PolyFundr 1-Step Challenge1-Step	$125	$10K – $50K	30%	Challenge20% trailingFunded20% trailing	10%	30%	None	5% / trade	90%	14-day inactivity	USDC < 24h	Visit
Funding Predicts 2-Step (beta)2-Step	Free	$100K	Both phases	ChallengeBoth phasesFundedBoth phases	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	80% → 90%	Not stated	Bi-weekly < 72h	Visit
Maven Trading 1-Step Essential1-Step	≈ $44	$2K – $50K	9%	Challenge3% trailingFunded3% trailing	None	None	None	3% / question	70%	None	Every 10 biz days	Visit
Maven Trading 1-Step Elite1-Step	≈ $74	$2K – $50K	9%	Challenge5% staticFunded5% static	None	None	None	3% / question	70%	None	Every 10 biz days	Visit
PropMarket 1-Step Evaluation1-Step	$59	$5K – $100K	20%	Challenge10% trailingFunded10% trailing	None	10%	None	20–80¢ markets	70% → 90%	30 days	Weekly	Visit
For Traders Free CompetitionSprint	Free	$100K	Leaderboard	Challenge10% totalFunded10% total	None	None	Not stated	5% / event	Up to 90%	3-week rounds	No cash (beta)	Visit

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Understanding the rules

From: The cheapest one-time evaluation fee for this challenge. If you pass, some firms refund it on a later payout.
Account: The simulated capital you trade once funded. Bigger accounts cost more but scale your profit and your share of it.
Profit target: The realized profit you must reach, as a percent of the starting balance. On a $50K account a 10% target is $5,000, and lower is easier. On an instant-funded account there is no evaluation to pass: the percent shown is the payout gate that triggers an automatic cash-out.
Max drawdown: The most your account may fall before it fails. 'Static' is measured from your starting balance; 'trailing' follows your highest equity, so it tightens as you profit.
Daily loss limit: A cap on how much you can lose in a single day. Many prediction-market firms drop it because event positions resolve over days or weeks, not intraday.
Consistency rule: Caps how much of your total profit can come from one day or one market, so you can't pass on a single lucky trade. A lower percent is stricter; 'None' is the most flexible.
Min days: The fewest distinct days you must trade before you can pass. It stops same-session passes; 'None' lets you pass as soon as you hit the target.
Max position / risk: The largest position, risk, or price range allowed per trade. It caps how much any single bet can move your account.
Profit split: Your share of the profit once funded. 80% means you keep $80 of every $100 of profit. Watch for splits that are a paid upgrade rather than earned.
Time limit: A deadline to reach the target. 'None' lets a slow-resolving thesis play out; a clock adds pressure that suits intraday trading more than event markets.
Payout: How, and how fast, you get paid once funded. On-chain USDC in under a day is the gold standard here.

Detailed head-to-head comparisons

Two firms, with a full verdict and our pick.

FundedPoly vs PropMarket

Both fund traders on Polymarket. PropMarket was first; FundedPoly counters with something PropMarket has no answer to — instant funding, where you trade a funded account from minute one with no evaluation at all — plus a far lower 10% target on its staged challenges (PropMarket asks 20%), no 30-day clock, and an 80% split that is not locked behind a paid upgrade. Both are simulated, so the deciding factors are FundedPoly's friendlier rules and instant option versus PropMarket's first-mover brand.

FundedPoly vs PolyFundr

PolyFundr offers the biggest split (90%) and sub-24h USDC payouts; FundedPoly offers a far easier path to a payout and the category's only instant-funding option, where you are funded from minute one with no evaluation. On the staged side it asks a 10% target versus PolyFundr's 30%, with no 10% daily drawdown to trip over. Both are simulated and priced off Polymarket. Pick PolyFundr if the top split is non-negotiable, FundedPoly if you want instant funding or the realistic odds of actually getting paid.

FundedPoly vs Maven Trading

Maven brings the longer track record and a no-consistency-rule, 9% target. FundedPoly answers with live-priced Polymarket markets instead of Maven's mirrored feed, the only instant-funding option in the category, a higher 80% split (Maven starts at 70%), no per-question profit cap, and full US and Canada access, which Maven does not offer. For US-based prediction traders especially, Maven's geo-restriction is decisive.

FundedPoly vs Funding Predicts

Funding Predicts has the standout credibility signal (a MyFundedFutures equity stake) and real live Polymarket trading. FundedPoly trades against a simulated book, but it counters with instant funding and a single-step Fast model against Funding Predicts' slower 2-step evaluation, plus a published, complete rule set versus partly unpublished terms. Choose on what you value: institutional backing and live fills, or instant funding, speed, and an 80% split.

FundedPoly vs For Traders

These barely compete. For Traders is a free, simulated competition that pays out a CFD challenge rather than cash, so it is a practice arena. FundedPoly is a paid funded-account product with real USDC payouts and an instant-funding option that pays the moment you hit the gate. Use For Traders to learn the format for free, then move to a firm like FundedPoly when you actually want to get paid for trading prediction markets.

PolyFundr vs PropMarket

Two Polymarket challenges head to head. PolyFundr offers a higher 90% split and sub-24h USDC payouts on a more finished site; PropMarket is cheaper to enter and has the first-mover brand, but its terms pages are broken and its 90% split is a paid add-on. PolyFundr is the more trustworthy build today, PropMarket the more established name.

PolyFundr vs Funding Predicts

Two of the stronger Polymarket options. PolyFundr is live now with a flat 90% split and sub-24h USDC payouts, but a steep 30% target. Funding Predicts is free in beta with MyFundedFutures backing, though its paid challenge — a slower 2-step — is not finalised and its exact targets are unpublished. Pick PolyFundr to trade and cash out today, Funding Predicts to try the format free with a credible name behind it.

PolyFundr vs Maven Trading

PolyFundr is live-priced Polymarket with a 90% split and fast USDC, but a 30% target and a 10% daily drawdown. Maven is an established 2022 firm with a 9% target, no consistency rule and a refundable fee, but runs a mirrored feed and excludes the US and Canada. Choose PolyFundr for the higher split and live Polymarket book, Maven for the track record and gentler target — if you can access it.

PolyFundr vs For Traders

Not really the same product. PolyFundr is a paid funded account with a 90% split and real USDC payouts. For Traders is a free, simulated competition whose prize is a separate CFD challenge, not cash. Use For Traders to practise risk-free, then PolyFundr when you want a real payout — accepting its steep 30% target.

Funding Predicts vs Maven Trading

Backing versus track record. Funding Predicts is new but carries a MyFundedFutures equity stake and a free $100K beta on live Polymarket. Maven has years of real payout history and a 9% one-step target, but a mirrored feed, a 70% base split and no US or Canada access. Try Funding Predicts free to test the platform; lean Maven if a proven payout history matters most and you can access it.

Funding Predicts vs PropMarket

Both are early, but in different ways. Funding Predicts is unfinished on pricing yet backed by MyFundedFutures and free to try, on live Polymarket. PropMarket is live and cheap to enter but marked down hard for a statistically extreme 10% consistency rule and an unfinished site with broken terms links. Funding Predicts is the more credible bet today; PropMarket only if first-mover Polymarket focus outweighs its payout-blocking rules.

Funding Predicts vs For Traders

Two free ways into the category from established names. Funding Predicts offers a free $100K beta on live Polymarket with MyFundedFutures backing and a real (if unfinalised) paid path to cash. For Traders is a free Kalshi-based competition whose prize is a CFD challenge, not cash. Funding Predicts has the clearer route to real payouts; For Traders is purely practice for now.

Maven Trading vs PropMarket

Established versus first mover. Maven brings years of payout history and a refundable fee, but excludes the US and Canada. PropMarket is newer and rougher around the edges, yet is open to US traders and dedicated to Polymarket. Both run simulated challenges. Reliability points to Maven, US availability and Polymarket focus to PropMarket.

Maven Trading vs For Traders

Established paid firm versus free competition. Maven has a multi-year payout record, a 9% target and a refundable fee, but excludes the US and Canada. For Traders is free and beginner-friendly, but pays a CFD challenge rather than cash and changes rules between rounds. Use For Traders to learn for free; move to Maven for real payouts if you are outside the US and Canada.

For Traders vs PropMarket

Both are rough around the edges. For Traders is free and simulated, but its prize is a CFD challenge rather than cash. PropMarket is a paid Polymarket account that is cheap to enter, yet its statistically extreme 10% consistency rule makes a real payout very hard and its site is unfinished. Neither is a confident pick: For Traders for free practice, PropMarket only if you want a cheap Polymarket account despite the rules.