Firm rules
E8 Markets rules
E8 Markets rules for 5 programs: static and end-of-day trailing drawdown, first payout after 0 to 3 active days. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
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Evaluation rules by program
One row per program. Where a value changes with the account size, each size is listed.
Futures
| Program | Sizes | Profit target | Max drawdown | Drawdown type | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E8 Signature Sizes: 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K | 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
| Drawdown type End-of-day trailing | Consistency 35% |
E8 Zero MAX Sizes: 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K | 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
| Drawdown type End-of-day trailing | Consistency 40% |
E8 Zero Starter Sizes: 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K | 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
| Drawdown type End-of-day trailing | Consistency 40% |
Data checked · Source: e8futures.com
Forex & CFD
| Program | Sizes | Profit target | Max drawdown | Drawdown type | Daily loss limit | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E8 One, default settings Sizes: 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 400K, 500K | 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 400K, 500K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
6% of the account | Daily loss limit
| Consistency 40% | |
E8 Pro Sizes: 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 400K, 500K | 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 400K, 500K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
8% of the account | Drawdown type Static | Daily loss limit
|
Data checked · Source: e8markets.com
Drawdown in plain words
Each program sets a loss limit: an account that falls to it fails. How the limit moves depends on the drawdown type.
Static
E8 Pro
The limit is a fixed balance: the starting balance minus the maximum drawdown. Profits do not move it.
Example: E8 Markets E8 Pro on a $50,000 account with a $4,000 maximum drawdown. The limit is $46,000 from the first trade, and it is still $46,000 after the balance reaches $52,000. (data checked )
End-of-day trailing
E8 Signature, E8 Zero MAX, E8 Zero Starter
The limit trails the highest end-of-day balance by the maximum drawdown. It moves only at the daily close and never down; swings inside the day do not move it.
Example: E8 Markets E8 Signature on a $50,000 account with a $2,000 maximum drawdown. The limit starts at $48,000. If a day closes at $51,000, the limit moves up to $49,000 at the close; a losing day after that does not move it back down. (data checked )
From the program terms
E8 Signature
- EOD Dynamic 4% at 25K and 50K
- EOD Dynamic 3% at 100K and 150K
E8 Zero MAX
- EOD Dynamic at 25K
- EOD Dynamic 3% at 50K, 100K and 200K
E8 Zero Starter
- EOD Dynamic at 25K and 150K
- EOD Dynamic 3% at 50K and 100K
Maximum drawdown
E8 One, default settings
Example: E8 Markets E8 One, default settings on a $50,000 account with a $3,000 maximum drawdown. The limit starts at $47,000. How it moves after that is set in E8 Markets’s own rules. (data checked )
Daily loss limit
A daily loss limit caps how much the account may lose in one trading day. Where we hold the firm’s own wording about the limit, it is shown with the program.
E8 One, default settings
Daily loss limit
- $200 at 5K
- $400 at 10K
- $1,000 at 25K
- $2,000 at 50K
- $4,000 at 100K
- $8,000 at 200K
- $16,000 at 400K
- $20,000 at 500K
E8 Pro
Daily loss limit
- $125 at 5K
- $250 at 10K
- $625 at 25K
- $1,250 at 50K
- $2,500 at 100K
- $5,000 at 200K
- $10,000 at 400K
- $12,500 at 500K
Consistency rule
A consistency rule caps the share of total profit that may come from your best trading day.
How this rule worksCheck your best day
Example: E8 Markets E8 Signature on a $50,000 account: the profit target is $3,000 and the rule is 35%. If you finish exactly on the target, no single day may have made more than $1,050 of it. (data checked )
E8 Signature
Evaluation
35%Once funded
35%E8 Zero MAX
Evaluation
40%E8 Zero Starter
Evaluation
40%E8 One, default settings
Evaluation
40%Once funded
40%
Payout rules
From the payout schedule we hold for each program, read from the firm’s own payout terms. Days are active days as the firm counts them.
E8 Signature
- First payout
- After 3 active days
- Profit split
- 80%
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: e8markets.com
E8 Zero MAX and E8 Zero Starter
- First payout
- No minimum wait
- Profit split
- 80%80% to 100% in the firm’s terms
- Payouts per account
- At most 4
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: helpfutures.e8markets.com
E8 One, default settings
- First payout
- After 3 active days
- Profit split
- 80%80% to 100% in the firm’s terms
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: e8markets.com
E8 Pro
- First payout
- No minimum wait
- Profit split
- 80%80% to 100% in the firm’s terms
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: e8markets.com
Prohibited conduct
Recent changes at E8 Markets
E8 reported to retire E8 Signature for Classic Markets on 20 Oct
MixedE8 Zero and E8 Signature (futures) cut lifetime payouts per account from 5 to 4
Worse for tradersE8 Markets adds an E8 Pro product and moves to Google or Discord sign-in
UpdateE8 Markets updated its account types
UpdateTrustpilot withholds E8 Markets rating after removing fake reviews
Worse for traders
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