Trading rules side by side

Drawdown type, daily loss, consistency, news and weekend rules, leverage and payout cadence from each firm's own published pages. A dash means the firm does not state it. How we verify and rank.

Firm	Drawdown type	Daily loss	Consistency	News trading	Weekend holding	Leverage	Payout cadence
Breakout / Kraken Prop Simulated capital	Static from initial balance	3% (balance-based, resets 00:30 UTC)	None stated ("no consistency rules")	—	Allowed on funded accounts	BTC 10x; ETH, SOL 5x; mid-caps 3x; small caps 2x (Kraken Prop page: up to 5x)	On demand; review under 12h, guaranteed within 24h; USD/USDG to Kraken Pro wallet
HyroTrader Simulated capital	Static from initial balance	3% to 5% by plan (equity at 00:00 UTC)	No general rule. Zero-Step: no single trade over 50% of target	No general rule; bans strategies that only profit from news-driven pricing errors	—	Up to 150x on BTC/ETH (exchange demo); 100x+ on the Hyro platform	On demand once your share is at least $100; USDT/USDC within 24h; cap per request is 5% of starting balance
Vest Markets Simulated capital	Static	None, 3% or 4% (configurable); 3% on 2-Step	None	No restriction	Crypto 24/7; non-crypto follows the weekend schedule	Not consistent: docs 75x, FAQ 50x, site 100x	On demand ("Claim Profit"), credited within 24h, no minimum, no cap
E8 Perpetuals Simulated capital	E8 One trails on closed profit (locks at initial balance); E8 Pro static	4% (E8 One), 2.5% (E8 Pro) at $100K	E8 One challenge: none; performance stage: best day at most 40%	Allowed in the challenge; banned within 5 minutes of high-impact news on the performance account	Allowed	—	On demand, earliest 3 days after starting performance trading
Propr Simulated capital	1-Step static; 2-Step trailing high-water mark	3% (1-Step) or 5% (2-Step), equity-based	None published; terms reserve discretionary consistency measures	Allowed	Allowed	BTC/ETH/SOL 10x; other crypto 2x	On demand; USDC on-chain; $20 minimum; within 24h