--- title: "Cheapest Prop Firms 2026: What Entry Really Costs | EVEDEX" description: "Entry prices at the cheapest prop firms, fee by fee: FTMO from €89, FundedNext from $69.99, Topstep $49 a month, against 50 USDT of margin on EVEDEX." url: "https://evedex.com/en/cheapest-prop-firms/" lang: "en" date_published: "2026-09-21" date_modified: "2026-09-21" --- # Cheapest Prop Firms 2026: What Entry Really Costs Entry to a prop firm is a challenge fee, a reset or a subscription. EVEDEX charges none: you post 50 USDT of your own margin, which stays yours until a trade loses it. [Open Funded Trading](https://exchange.evedex.com#login) ## What entry costs on EVEDEX Funded Trading and fee terms as of September 15, 2026. Six tiers, own margin → notional: 50 → 1,500; 165 → 5,000; 335 → 10,000; 835 → 25,000; 1,665 → 50,000; 3,335 → 100,000 USDT. Context: [how do prop firms make money](https://evedex.com/en/blog/how-do-prop-firms-make-money/) and [prop firm payouts](https://evedex.com/en/blog/prop-firm-payouts/). - **50 USDT** — Own margin, not a challenge fee - **No fee** — Charged for access to Funded Trading - **0.015%** — Maker fee cap, taker capped at 0.045% - **Up to 35%** — Cashback on your own trading fees ## Cheapest entry at four prop firms The smallest advertised entry, what it buys and whether the money comes back. Related: [prop firm](https://evedex.com/en/prop-firm/) basics, [futures prop firms](https://evedex.com/en/futures-prop-firms/) and [what is a prop firm](https://evedex.com/en/blog/what-is-a-prop-firm/). | Firm | Cheapest entry | What it buys | Fee returned? | Drawbacks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **EVEDEX** Funded Trading | From 50 USDT of your own margin | 1,500 USDT of notional, up to 100,000 | No fee; the margin stays yours | Web only, no API; margin can be lost in full | | FTMO | €89 | $10,000 two-step Challenge | Yes, with the first reward withdrawal | Paid upfront; 5% daily and 10% total loss caps | | FundedNext Futures | $69.99 | $50,000 futures challenge | Yes, with the first reward | Promotional price against a $133.99 list; 40% consistency rule | | Topstep | $49 a month | $50,000 Trading Combine | Monthly subscription, no refund stated | Charge repeats monthly; 16.8% of Combines passed in 2025 | | Earn2Trade | From $150 | $25,000 Trader Career Path | No upfront fee; taken from profits | 8.89% of candidates passed in 2025; 30% consistency rate | _Advertised entry prices, checked on September 21, 2026_ Firm pages checked September 21, 2026: [FTMO](https://ftmo.com/en/how-it-works/), [FundedNext](https://fundednext.com/futures), [Topstep](https://www.topstep.com/), [Earn2Trade](https://www.earn2trade.com/). EVEDEX terms as of September 15, 2026. ## Where the money goes on EVEDEX Entry is still paid, but it is paid into your own position rather than to a firm. ### Margin, not a fee The 50 USDT you post stays on your own balance and opens 1,500 USDT of notional; six tiers run to 3,335 USDT for 100,000. Nothing is charged for access, and there is no reset to buy. ### Small tickets The minimum deposit is 6 USDT and the minimum order 5 USDT, so the size of a first trade is not set by the price of an evaluation. ### Fees capped, then cut Trading fees are capped at 0.015% maker and 0.045% taker before cashback. Cashback of up to 35% on your own trades brings the effective rates to 0.00975% and 0.02925%. ### The real cost Your margin can be lost in full, and a larger notional makes that faster. That is the real price of entry here, and it is not capped the way a challenge fee is. ## Entry in three steps From a 6 USDT deposit to an open position, with no evaluation to buy. ### Deposit from 6 USDT Sign in with a wallet, email or social account. There is no traditional KYC; deposits pass automated AML screening before they are credited. ### Post 50 USDT of margin That opens 1,500 USDT of notional, and the ladder runs to 3,335 USDT for 100,000 USDT. No challenge, no evaluation phase and no profit split to give away afterwards. ### Count the trading cost A 1,500 USDT taker order costs 0.68 USDT at 0.045%, a maker order 0.23 USDT. Unfilled orders cost nothing. ## What cheap actually means over a year The headline price is the smallest part of the bill once volume and repeat attempts are counted. A €89 FTMO Challenge is a single payment, refunded with the first reward withdrawal, but only 2-step and 1-step routes lead there and the loss caps end the attempt early. Topstep's $49 charge repeats every month in evaluation, so a six-month run is $294. FundedNext's $69.99 is a promotional price against a $133.99 list. On EVEDEX the recurring cost is trading fees: 0.045% taker means $4.50 per $10,000 traded, less cashback. Trade $250,000 of volume in a year as a taker and that is $112.50 before cashback. ## Risk warning Perpetual futures carry a high risk of loss. Entry to Funded Trading is not a fee but your own margin, and it can be lost in full; a raised notional makes small moves count for more. EVEDEX is not intended for UK retail clients. This page is not investment advice. ## Cheap prop firm questions, answered ### Which is the cheapest prop firm? On advertised entry prices checked September 21, 2026, Topstep starts at $49 a month for a $50,000 Combine, FundedNext Futures at $69.99 for $50,000, FTMO at €89 for a $10,000 account and Earn2Trade from $150 for $25,000. The cheapest headline is rarely the cheapest year. ### Is there a prop firm without a challenge fee? EVEDEX Funded Trading charges nothing for access, because it sells no evaluation. Entry is 50 USDT of your own margin, which opens 1,500 USDT of notional and stays on your balance. It is not a gift: that margin is the money at risk in every position you open. ### Do prop firms refund the challenge fee? Several do, but only after you earn. FTMO states a 100% refund of the initial fee with the first reward withdrawal, and FundedNext returns the challenge price with the first reward. Earn2Trade takes no upfront activation fee and deducts it from profits at the first withdrawal. ### What is a reset fee? A reset is the payment for another attempt after breaching a rule, and it is the quiet half of a cheap headline price. EVEDEX has nothing to reset, because there is no evaluation to fail; a losing position simply consumes part of the margin you posted. ### How much does it cost to trade on EVEDEX? Fees are capped at 0.015% maker and 0.045% taker before cashback and apply only to executed orders. A 1,500 USDT taker order costs 0.68 USDT. Cashback of up to 35% on your own trades lowers the effective rates to 0.00975% maker and 0.02925% taker. ### What is the minimum deposit on EVEDEX? The minimum deposit is 6 USDT and the minimum order value is 5 USDT, with margin held in USDT under cross margin. Funded Trading entry starts at 50 USDT of margin for 1,500 USDT of notional, and the ladder runs to 3,335 USDT for 100,000 USDT. ### Why are prop firm challenges so cheap? Because most attempts end before payout. Topstep published that 16.8% of all Trading Combines started in 2025 were completed successfully, and Earn2Trade published a 2025 pass rate of 8.89%. Entry fees, resets and monthly subscriptions carry the business, which is why the sticker price stays low. ### Does a cheaper entry mean a cheaper year? Not usually. A monthly subscription repeats: $49 at Topstep becomes $294 over six months of evaluation. A percentage fee scales with what you actually trade, so on EVEDEX $250,000 of taker volume costs about $112.50 before cashback, and an untraded month costs nothing. ## Skip the challenge fee, post your own margin 50 USDT opens 1,500 USDT of notional, and six tiers run to 3,335 USDT for 100,000. No evaluation to buy, no reset to pay for, fees capped at 0.015% maker and 0.045% taker. [Open Funded Trading](https://exchange.evedex.com#login)