Review de Shark Futures

Shark Futures review: editorial verdict

Shark Futures is a newer futures prop firm operated by UAB Propfirms in Vilnius, Lithuania. The product has two main tracks: a Basic Challenge that leads to PRO, and Instant PRO accounts that skip the evaluation and start directly in a funded simulated environment. The current data captures EOD drawdown, no activation fee, 90% simulated split, and account sizes from $25K to $150K.

The strongest part of the profile is documentation. Shark publishes plan prices, drawdown limits, consistency thresholds, payout caps, platform names, data feed, payout provider and prohibited-strategy language. That makes it easier to review than many young firms where the rulebook is mostly marketing copy.

The firm fits intraday discretionary futures traders who want EOD drawdown, no activation fee, news trading permission, and a choice between a lower-cost challenge and a higher-cost instant route. The platform stack is Volumetrica, Quantower and ATAS on DxFeed, so Rithmic, Tradovate, TradingView and NinjaTrader loyalists should treat compatibility as a hard filter.

The trust profile is early. Trustpilot shows 4.4/5 from 29 reviews and a claimed profile dated March 2026. That is positive, but far too small to score like an established futures firm. PropScorer also did not find an independent official payout feed; the current monitoring setup connects the community payout proofs channel instead.

Payouts require careful wording. PRO accounts require 6 qualifying days per payout cycle, while Instant PRO requires 8. A qualifying day requires at least one executed trade and at least $150 net profit. Payouts also have caps, a $250 minimum, a $100 post-payout buffer, compliance review, Rise processing and terms language allowing up to 10 working days.

Rule discretion is meaningful. News trading is allowed, but manipulative news straddles are not. Copy trading is allowed for own Shark accounts, but hedging and coordinated trading are not. Micro-scalping is restricted: more than half of both trades and profits must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds. Automation is restricted unless explicitly approved.

Reading the score: the 66/100 PropScore credits no activation fee, EOD drawdown, 90% split, five-account cap, news permission, published payout rails and clear documentation. The 54/100 Health Score reflects tiny review volume, unconfirmed operating age, no independent verified payout feed and a consistency-rule conflict between sources.

Our verdict: Shark Futures is promising but early. The product is unusually transparent for a new firm and worth tracking, but the correct stance is cautious live listing, not top-tier recommendation. Resolve the PRO consistency conflict, build payout evidence and monitor reviews before treating it as fully proven.

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