Static drawdown is coming to futures. Topstep, Tradeify and Traders Launch have all released limited-time static plans, and now My Funded Futures has joined them with Studio, alongside Elite on its sister firm My Funded Perps.
The selling point is simple: the maximum drawdown never moves, not even after you withdraw. That is the structure perps traders have been asking for, now on a futures account.
But as Matt Leech hinted when he teased the plans, it comes at a premium. Studio gives you about 3.6 times the fee in drawdown. Topstep’s $50K Static gives you 13.4 times, and My Funded Futures’ own Builder plan gives you over 21 times.
In this article I’ll explain how Studio and Elite work, what the never-moving drawdown is actually worth, and how both compare with My Funded Futures’ regular plans, the other static launches and the main perps alternatives.
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How My Funded Futures Studio Works
Studio comes in 2 sizes, and #002 is simply #001 doubled: they both offer the same value.
| Studio #001 | Studio #002 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $140 | $280 |
| Account Size | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| Profit Target | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Maximum Drawdown | $500 STATIC | $1,000 STATIC |
| Daily Loss Limit | None | None |
| Maximum Contracts | 10 Micros (no Minis) | 20 Micros (no Minis) |
| Minimum Payout | $250 | $250 |
| Daily Profit Cap (Funded) | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Profit Split | 80% | 80% |
There is no activation fee, no consistency rule and no minimum trading days, and news trading is allowed. For now, Studio only runs on Hyperprop, and only a limited number of accounts are sold each day.
The Sim Funded account keeps the same static drawdown and contract limits as the evaluation. Payouts are on demand, any time, and you can withdraw all of your profit, subject to the $250 minimum.
There is one cap: any profit above $5,000 in a single day on #001, or $10,000 on #002, is forfeited. But at 10x the plan’s drawdown with 10 or 20 Micros, I’d expect very few traders to hit it.
The Drawdown Never Moves, Even After A Payout
This is what separates Studio from the other static futures launches.
On Topstep’s $50K Static, the maximum loss limit only stays static until your first payout. After that it moves up to $0, and your remaining balance becomes your entire buffer. I covered how much that cuts your room in my Topstep $50K Static review.
On Studio, the floor stays where it started. Say you make $600 on #001 and withdraw all of it. Your profit is back to $0, but you still have the full $500 of drawdown room for the next payout.
The difference is clearer side by side. Take a funded account with $1,000 of profit, then request the largest payout allowed:
| $1,000 Profit, Maximum Payout | Studio #001 | Topstep $50K Static |
|---|---|---|
| Largest Payout Allowed | $1,000 (all profit) | $500 (50% of balance) |
| Room Before The Payout | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Room After The Payout | $500 | $500 |
| Share Of Room Kept | 33% | 17% |
Topstep gives you far more room to start with, but its first payout takes most of it away. Studio’s room only ever drops to the $500 you started with, and it never goes below that.
That is the setup perps traders have been posting about, and it changes how you can use the account. You never need to leave a cushion behind, so every dollar above the $250 minimum can come out as soon as you make it.
The Price: 4 Times More Per Dollar Of Drawdown
These benefits are clearly priced in. On Studio #001 you pay $140 for $500 of drawdown, so the drawdown is only about 3.6 times the fee.
| Plan | Price | Static Drawdown | Drawdown vs Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep $50K Static | $149 | $2,000 | 13.4x |
| Tradeify Level Up | $80 | $1,000 | 12.5x |
| Breakout 1-Step Classic $10K | $85 | $600 | 7.1x |
| My Funded Futures Studio | $140 | $500 | 3.6x |
| Traders Launch Early Access | $150 | $500 | 3.3x |
Per dollar of drawdown, Studio costs almost 4 times more than Topstep’s $50K Static and roughly double Breakout’s perps account. The only static plan that is worse value is Traders Launch’s Early Access account, which has the same 80% split and a much harder $1,500 profit target.
The comparison isn’t completely like for like. Topstep’s floor resets at the first payout, and Tradeify Level Up is a fixed-payout ladder rather than a funded account. But I don’t think either difference is worth a 4x premium on its own.
Studio vs My Funded Futures Builder and Pro
The most useful comparison is with My Funded Futures’ own regular plans, which offer far more drawdown per dollar in exchange for a trailing structure.
| Studio #001 | Builder $50K | Pro $50K | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $140 | $92 | $159 |
| Maximum Drawdown | $500 STATIC | $2,000 TRAILING (EOD) | $2,000 TRAILING (EOD) |
| Drawdown vs Fee | 3.6x | 21.7x | 12.6x |
| Buffer Before First Payout | None | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| Payout Limit | All profit | $2,000 per cycle | Up to $100,000 total in Sim Funded |
| Drawdown After First Payout | Never moves | Locked $100 above start | Locked at $50,100 |
Builder and Pro prices include My Funded Futures’ current discounts. Builder is also available at $25,000 for $63, with a $1,000 limit.
Builder gives you 6 times the drawdown per dollar
Like Studio, Builder has no consistency rule in the evaluation and can be passed in 1 day. But on the $50,000 you get $2,000 of drawdown for $92, over 21 times the fee.
The trade-off is the drawdown type. Builder’s limit trails at the end of each day until it locks $100 above the starting balance, and you need to clear a $2,100 buffer before your first payout. Payouts are then capped at $2,000 per cycle, with a 50% consistency rule and 2 trading days per cycle. With 6 times the drawdown per dollar, I think that is a reasonable trade-off for a lot of traders. Our My Funded Futures Builder guide covers the plan in full.
Pro has a much higher ceiling
Pro costs $159 for the same $2,000 trailing limit, so it is still 3.5 times better value than Studio. There is no daily loss limit or consistency rule once you are Sim Funded, and you can withdraw up to $100,000 from the Sim Funded stage, compared with Studio moving you to live after $5,000 requested.
But Pro has the usual trailing structure. You need to wait 14 days and clear a $2,100 buffer before your first payout, the minimum payout is $1,000, and after that the limit locks at $50,100. Pro can also move you to live after 3 consecutive payouts, so in practice you may not get anywhere near the $100,000 cap.
Which is better?
The choice is between more drawdown per dollar and a much bigger payout ceiling on Builder and Pro, or a drawdown that never moves and no buffer on Studio, where you can request a payout from $250 of profit.
If you want to withdraw small amounts often, Studio’s structure is worth considering. If you can build a cushion first, I think Builder and Pro are the better value.
Limits and The Live Program
Studio has a few other limits worth knowing before you buy:
- 1 account at a time. You can only hold 1 active Studio account, evaluation or Sim Funded, so you can’t scale up by stacking accounts.
- The $250 minimum payout. On #001 that is half the drawdown, so you need a decent cushion before your first withdrawal.
- 80/20 split. That is lower than the 90/10 at Topstep and Tradeify, at least until you reach live.
After 5 approved payouts or $5,000 requested, you become eligible for a live account, and the team can move you earlier.
The live account starts at 40% of what you have requested, capped at $2,000, and your Sim Funded account is closed. On live, the split improves to 90/10, with 1 payout request a day and a $250 minimum. The live maximum loss limit equals your starting balance and trails at the end of each day, but it locks at $100, so in practice the floor sits between $0 and $100.
I think the live program makes Studio less attractive than the perps model it borrows the sim funded from. One of the big selling points of perps firms has been daily payouts with no live stage. On Studio, going live closes your Sim Funded account and caps your new balance at $2,000.
But the trade-off is that Studio looks like a program built to last. Some firms may be being too generous right now, and I think that could become a problem for them in the future. Our guide to protecting yourself from prop firm shutdowns explains why that matters.
My Funded Perps Elite
My Funded Perps’ version is called Elite. Like Studio, its maximum loss limit never moves, even after a payout.
| Elite $5K | Elite $10K | Elite $25K | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (with code TPJ) | $70 | $140 | $350 |
| Profit Target | $500 (10%) | $1,000 (10%) | $2,500 (10%) |
| Maximum Loss | $250 STATIC (5%) | $500 STATIC (5%) | $1,250 STATIC (5%) |
| Drawdown vs Fee | 3.6x | 3.6x | 3.6x |
| Minimum Payout | $50 | $100 | $250 |
Every size costs $14 per $1,000 of account size, so the value is identical whichever one you pick, and the same 3.6 times the fee as Studio. Code TPJ takes 30% off.
The other rules:
- Daily loss limit: None.
- Leverage: 40x on indices and 20x on commodities.
- Account limits: Up to $200,000 of Elite accounts purchased in total, and up to $100,000 in active funded Elite accounts, so 10 funded $10,000 accounts at once.
- Live stage: None.
- News trading: Allowed in the evaluation, but not on Sim Funded accounts.
Elite vs Signature
The obvious comparison is My Funded Perps’ own Signature plan. It has the same 10% target, but a 6% static maximum drawdown and a 3% daily loss limit, with an 80% split and daily payouts.
With code TPJ it costs $63 for $10,000 or $158 for $25,000. That is $600 of drawdown for $63, about 9.5 times the fee and nearly 3 times better than Elite. With more drawdown for the same target, it is also slightly easier to pass.
The difference is in the Sim Funded stage. On Signature, your first withdrawal locks the maximum drawdown at your starting balance, so if you withdraw all your profit you have no room left. On Elite, you can withdraw everything and still have the full drawdown.
Elite vs Breakout
Breakout’s 1-Step Classic costs $85 for $10,000 or $215 for $25,000. It has a 10% profit target, a 6% static maximum loss and a 3% daily loss limit, with an 80% split, on-demand payouts and a $50 minimum after the split.
On the $10,000 account, that is $600 of drawdown for $85, about 7 times the fee and roughly double Elite. Breakout’s target is also easier relative to its drawdown. Elite’s main advantage over both Signature and Breakout is that it has no daily loss limit.
Studio or Elite?
At the same price per dollar of drawdown, I think Studio is the stronger of the 2. My Funded Futures has much better trading conditions than Breakout and other perps firms, and more leverage. Elite’s advantages are more accounts at once and no live stage.
My Funded Perps says it is working on its conditions. Drippy, its CEO, posted that within a few weeks it should have better FX trading conditions than virtually every CFD firm. I’m sceptical. The spread on EUR/USD is currently around 2 pips, compared with around 0.1 pips at CFD firms, which is a big gap to close.
Is My Funded Futures Studio Worth It?
I think Studio is the closest a major futures firm has come to the perps model, with payouts that never reset your drawdown. But at $140 for $500 of drawdown, you are paying a large premium for that structure, and the 1-account limit caps how far you can take it.
If you trade small, take frequent payouts and value a drawdown that never moves, I think it is a reasonable option. If you just want the most drawdown for your money, My Funded Futures’ own Builder and Pro plans and Topstep’s Static Combines offer far more, as long as you accept a trailing drawdown or a reset after your first payout. On perps, Signature and Breakout’s 1-Step Classic give you 2 to 3 times as much drawdown per dollar as Elite, with fully static maximum drawdown.
Conclusion
Studio and Elite sell a genuinely better drawdown at a price that removes most of the advantage. For the trader who withdraws small amounts often and never wants to leave a buffer, that may be worth paying. For everyone else, it is one of the most expensive ways to buy static drawdown in futures right now.
Either way, this is a test. If Studio sells out at this price, I’d expect fully static plans to become permanent, and cheaper, as other firms compete.
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