Daily Payout Prop Firms, Compared: Gates, Caps, Buffers, DLL and Consistency (Sep 2026)
โDaily payoutsโ is a marketing label. The real comparison is when you can request, how much you can take, and which rules still kill the request: min days, consistency, DLL, trailing buffer, and plan-specific gates. Sourced 4 Sep 2026 from official pages.
This is for NQ/MNQ scalpers who care about capital velocity, not brochure speed. Affiliate disclosure: PropScorer may earn a commission if you buy through our links.
Snapshot (official, 4 Sep 2026)
| Firm / plan | Request cadence | Min days / gate | Split | DLL / DD | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFFU Rapid | Daily (every 24h) | Eval 2 days to pass | 90/10 | Funded: no DLL, intraday DD | None on Rapid |
| MFFU Rapid EOD | Daily | Eval 4 days to pass | 90/10 | Funded EOD trailing | None |
| MFFU Builder | Every 48h | 1 day to pass | 80/20 | EOD trailing | 50% |
| Lucid | No payout windows; Live daily withdraw | Eval as little as 1โ2 days; avg payout ~15 min claimed | 90/10 | EOD; DLL off on some eval cards | Plan-specific |
| Topstep Express | Not daily. Up to $12k in as little as 3 days | Winning days + MLL | 90% | MLL $2k/$3k/$4.5k on 50/100/150k; DLL on non-TopstepX | Payout policy, not a 50% best-day rule on Combine |
| Topstep Live | Daily payouts once Live | Call-up; 20% starting balance released | 90% | Dynamic live DLL with balance | Consistency unlocks full balance |
| Apex (new products) | 5 trading days โ not daily | 1 day to pass eval; no eval consistency | 100% sim-funded requests | EOD or intraday options | 50% on new products |
| Shark Futures | Not daily | 6 days to payout; $0 activation | 90% | EOD trailing; funded 35% consistency | 40% eval / 35% funded |
What actually gates a โdailyโ request
- Cadence vs processing. MFFU Rapid says request every 24h; Lucid claims ~15 min average processing. Topstep Live unlocks daily only after call-up. Apex new products are a 5-trading-day cycle.
- Buffer / trailing DD. EOD trailing (MFFU Builder, Shark, Lucid EOD, Apex EOD option) can lock profits until the trail stops. Intraday trail (MFFU Rapid funded) is harsher for NQ scalps that give back.
- DLL. Topstep Express: DLL on platforms other than TopstepX. MFFU Rapid/Pro funded: no DLL. Apex new: EOD or intraday product choice. Shark Basic Plus still shows a $600 DLL on 25k eval cards.
- Consistency. Apex new = 50%. MFFU Rapid = none; Builder = 50%. Shark = 40% eval / 35% funded. That rule, not payout speed, is what wrecks a green NQ day.
- Caps. Topstep Express: up to $12,000 in as little as 3 days. MFFU homepage: scale up to $100k payouts by plan. Always read the plan PDF before stacking size.
Sources
myfundedfutures.com (Rapid daily / Builder 48h / CLUB 50% 4 uses). lucidtrading.com + Lucid restricted countries. Topstep program, Express rules, Live rules. Apex new products. Shark programs.
For NQ scalpers choosing between the two most-asked firms, read Topstep vs Apex for NQ scalpers.