Elite Trader Funding referral link and review

What is Elite Trader Funding?

Elite Trader Funding, LLC runs a three-stage funded trader path for futures:

1. Evaluation – a simulated account with a profit target and a maximum drawdown.
2. Elite Sim-Funded – after passing, you trade a simulated funded account and request payouts of up to 100% of simulated profits once you meet the Active Trade Days requirement (8 for the first cycle, then 10 on standard plans).
3. LIVE ELITE – after $25,000 in cumulative payouts per trader, ETF moves you to a live broker account funded with its own capital. The split there is 80/20 in your favor, payouts are uncapped, withdrawals are available on business days with a $250 minimum, and ETF states a 48-hour payout approval guarantee.

Supported platforms include Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Rithmic, ATAS, Quantower and Sierra Chart. Platform subscriptions are the trader's cost; since January 28, 2026 new Rithmic accounts also pay a separate monthly connection fee.

Evaluation plans compared

Example: the 50K 1-Step has a $2,000 live trailing drawdown and a $3,000 profit target; the 25K Static has a fixed $1,000 drawdown and a $2,000 target. Diamond Hands is built for holding positions overnight and over weekends; Direct to Funded skips the evaluation for a one-time payment.

Pricing and fees

ETF bills evaluations monthly and shows exact prices in a plan picker at checkout rather than in its plan pages, so check the current price for your size before buying. What the site does state:

• Fast Track is the cheapest entry: a single 10K account under $100 on the End of Day variant, with one free month of funded activation.
• Resets cost $47 on most plans (Fast Track has no resets).
• Minimum trading days to pass: 5 (3 on Fast Track); the One Day to Pass add-on can lift this.
• Safety net: realized profit equal to your max drawdown plus $100 permanently removes the drawdown for payout eligibility.

Refunds, eligibility and KYC

• Refunds: all sales are final, with one exception. Under the 100% Satisfaction Guarantee a new user can, within 7 days of the first purchase, swap to a same-size or smaller evaluation, get a full refund, or take in-house credit, provided the account has fewer than 5 trades and was not failed or liquidated.
• Age: 18 or the age of majority where you live, whichever is higher.
• Countries: eligibility depends on residence, not citizenship. Your country must be supported by both Stripe (payments) and Rise (rewards). Rise's restricted list includes Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and others; Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are unsupported. OFAC-sanctioned countries cannot join LIVE ELITE.
• KYC: to receive rewards you complete identity verification and sign up with Rise, and your ETF account details must match.

Elite Trader Funding affiliate program

ETF runs an affiliate program anyone can apply to. It pays on referred sales for the first 45 days: 15% on 1-Step, Diamond Hands and End of Day, 7% on Static and 3% on Intermediate evaluations. Sales are confirmed 14–20 days after purchase; payouts are requested by email, paid on Fridays, with a $40 fee and a one-month wait between requests. Self-referrals, second accounts, paid ads and coupon sites are not allowed, and marketing must avoid profit guarantees under CFTC rules.