Firm comparison

Eightcap vs FundingPips

Two prop firms, compared spec by spec from the TradeSurge firm catalog. Every value is ingested from the firms' own rules, never hand-copied; a field we cannot confirm is shown as unknown, not guessed.

Eightcap

1-step · 2-step evaluation · static drawdown · automation allowed.

Account sizes$5K to $200K
FundingPips

instant · 1-step · 2-step evaluation · mixed drawdown · automation allowed.

Account sizes$5K to $200K
Bigger split?

FundingPips, at 90% against Eightcap's 80%. Split is the headline; payout cadence and any consistency rule decide when the money is actually yours.

The daily room

FundingPips leaves more daily-loss room, 5% against Eightcap's 4%: more full stops before the daily rule ends your day. Neither survives an undisciplined one.

Spec by spec

From the TradeSurge firm catalog
SpecEightcapFundingPips
Evaluation model1-step · 2-stepinstant · 1-step · 2-step
Account sizes$5K to $200K$5K to $200K
Daily loss4%5%edge
Max drawdown8%10%edge
Drawdown typestaticmixed
Profit split80%90%edge
First payoutafter 14 daysafter 7 days
Consistency ruleunknownunknown
Min trading daysunknownunknown
Weekend holdingunclearunclear
News tradingunclearunclear
Automationbots and copy trading allowedbots allowed
“edge” marks the better spec by the R math, not by marketing weight. At most one per row, never on a tie or an unknown.

Quick answers

Does Eightcap allow trading bots?
Yes. Eightcap confirms bots in its own rules. Any channel it does not confirm is shown as not listed and treated as not allowed.
Does FundingPips allow trading bots?
Yes. FundingPips confirms bots in its own rules. Any channel it does not confirm is shown as not listed and treated as not allowed.
Who pays the higher profit split?
FundingPips, at 90% against Eightcap's 80%. Cadence and any consistency rule decide when that split is actually paid.
TradeSurge

Trade either firm with the guard on.

Add your Eightcap or FundingPips account and the cockpit enforces the exact rules above, marked the way that firm marks them, and flattens before the line. Orders above your risk cap stop and ask for an explicit confirm.