Rule Change Log

A comparison of Blue Guardian Futures' published rule pages from August 4 and September 14, 2026 found three changes. The payout processing fee rose from 2% to 3%. The late-payout guarantee shrank from $1,000 compensation to an extra 10% profit share on the delayed payout (on a delayed $2,000 payout, roughly $200 instead of $1,000). And Express accounts, from September 2, gained a $25K size, a minimum payout per size, and a rule that each new payout needs fresh profit worth half the previous one. This comes from a single outlet's page comparison and we could not confirm it on Blue Guardian's own site; it concerns the futures arm, not the forex programs. Check current terms before buying.

Funded Futures Family changed its Premier+ plan for accounts bought on or after September 9, 2026. Funded accounts now carry a 40% consistency rule (the largest single trading day may not exceed 40% of total profit at payout, resetting after each approved payout), and contract limits fell: $25K from 3 to 2 minis, $50K from 5 to 4, $100K from 10 to 6, and $150K from 15 to 10 (micros scale the same way). The change is not retroactive: Premier+ accounts bought before September 9 keep no funded consistency rule and the old limits, and evaluation-phase rules are unchanged. Two independent outlets report matching dates and figures; we could not confirm it directly on the firm's own site, so check fundedfuturesfamily.com before buying.

Alpha Capital Group updated its News Trading and Overnight Rules page. Unrestricted news trading is allowed during evaluation on Pro, One, Three, and Swing plans. Post-qualification, restrictions vary: Pro 8%/10% requires trades stay open 2+ minutes either side of news; Pro 6%, One, and Three require 5+ minutes; Swing requires a trade to span more than 2 minutes within a 4-minute window around releases. Overnight holding is allowed on all plans (swap applies); weekend holding is permitted at all stages for Swing/One/Three, while for Pro at the Qualified stage weekend holding is a soft breach (profits removed, account stays active if above drawdown).

Funded Futures Family rolled out a platform update introducing near-instant payout approval (processed within roughly 24 hours of approval), real-time breach alerts, and cut the minimum micro-scalping hold time from 20 seconds to 10 seconds. This is reported consistently by two independent trade-press aggregators with matching dates and details, but we could not confirm it directly against the firm's own site/announcement - treat the specifics as likely accurate but not firsthand-verified.

NinjaTrader terminated its partnership with Alpha Futures over a disputed unpaid invoice, days after Alpha launched a competing platform, AlphaTrader. The Premium Plan depended on NinjaTrader's API and became unviable - Alpha closed it and initially converted affected traders' already-earned payouts into account refunds instead of paying them out, triggering a delisting from Prop Firm Match. On July 15, Alpha reversed course and paid an initial 10% batch of outstanding Premium payouts, with same-day payouts resuming on Zero/Advanced accounts. As of July 25, no further payout batches or a Prop Firm Match relisting have been publicly confirmed.

Tradeify eliminated its monthly subscription model for evaluation accounts in favor of a one-time payment (Select/Growth list prices rose about 3%). Select 50K profit target increased from $2,500 to $3,000 for new purchases (existing accounts grandfathered). Lightning Funded 150K max trailing drawdown was tightened to $5,250 (from $6,000) with a $3,000 daily loss limit, for new purchases only. Added Tradesea (a TradingView-based platform) and Rithmic as new platform integrations alongside NinjaTrader/Tradovate/WealthCharts, plus new 'Elite Accelerator' performance bonus pools on live accounts.

E8 Markets launched E8 Zero, a new one-step evaluation program with no consistency rule and no trailing drawdown, joining the existing E8 One program. The firm also restructured its lineup around this time, discontinuing its older 'Classic' and 'Track' programs in favor of E8 One, a rebuilt 'E8 Signature' (single 6% profit target, EOD dynamic drawdown, fixed 80% split, cTrader), and E8 Zero.

Alpha Futures raised live-account scaling from 1 to 5 live accounts per trader, while simultaneously lowering simulated-account payout caps by plan (Premium up to $6,000 tiered; Advanced flat $15,000; Zero $1,000-$2,500 by size). Core rules (90/10 split, 5 winning days of $200+ profit, 4 monthly withdrawal requests) were unchanged.

Funding Pips launched PRIME, a new scaling tier: 70% profit split, daily reward requests with no cap, rewards no longer reset scaling progress, and a trailing 'Smart Max Loss Limit' drawdown floor that rises with new equity highs. Allocation can scale from $400K up to $2M. The firm framed it as replacing a prior pattern where consistently winning traders were forced to restart.