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FundingTicks Lightning $150K Challenge
Instant · Futures · one-time billing
FundingTicks’ Lightning 150K is an instant-funding futures account that costs $374.25 with code ES25 ($499.00 without), billed one-time. There is no evaluation to pass: you trade the funded account from day one. The max loss is $6,000, eod trailing, with a $3,600 daily loss limit. There is no activation fee after you pass. The first month comes to $374.25, the 43rd cheapest of the 50 150K futures challenges we track. Funded accounts get a 90% split, and the payout rule is: daily, from the first funded day.
HQ —Founded 2024 · 2 yrPlatforms Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView
$499.00$374.25one-time First month$374.25no activation fee
Discount code · this challenge saves $124.75 on 150K Lightning ◷ Pre-launch: this code isn’t active yet. We’re setting up a partnership with FundingTicks. Visit FundingTicks ↗ Example data (pre-launch) · Affiliate link: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Disclosure Rule sheet
From FundingTicks’ terms (example data until launch).Targets & limits
Account size $150K · Instant
Profit target —
Daily loss $3,600
Max loss $6,000
Drawdown type EOD trailing
PT:DD —
Trading rules
Max contracts 12 | 120 (minis | micros)
Consistency 50% | 30% (eval | funded)
News Allowed on evaluation
Platforms Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView
Payouts
Profit split 90%
Frequency Daily, from the first funded day
Min payout $250
Max payout $4,500
Cost breakdown
With and without our code.| Without code | With code ES25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee | $499.00 | $374.25 |
| Discount | — | −$124.75 (25%) |
| Activation fee | $0 | $0 |
| Reset fee | $299.00 | $299.00 |
| First-month cost | $499.00 | $374.25 |
How the Lightning 150K compares
Against the 50 150K futures challenges we track, there is no profit target, the $6,000 max loss matches the median ($6,000). The 90% split is level with the median of 90%.
What it costs to get funded: $374.25 if you pass on the first attempt, $673.25 with one reset. The median 150K futures challenge costs $260.10 in the first month.
Lightning vs FundingTicks’ other plans
About FundingTicks: founded in 2024, 4 challenges across futures, Trustpilot 4.3 from 820 reviews (their data), no country restrictions listed.
Other sizes of Lightning
| Size | Price | With code | First month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $109.00 | $81.75 | $81.75 | View $25K → |
| $50K | $199.00 | $149.25 | $149.25 | View $50K → |
| $100K | $349.00 | $261.75 | $261.75 | View $100K → |
| $150K | $499.00 | $374.25 | $374.25 | Viewing |
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6 shown First month = price with code + activation fee · Methodology · Disclosure
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FFFinotive Futures★4.0Lightning · $150K · Instant $549.00$384.30one-time
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