Futures commission rates for prop firms and brokers
A legend of published per-side commission rates by broker/platform -- use it to fill in the "commission per contract" fields when importing a CSV that has no fee column of its own.
These are starting points, not guarantees. Rates change, vary by plan tier or volume, and almost never include exchange/clearing/NFA regulatory fees, which are charged on top at every US futures broker. For an exact number, check your account statement or your broker/firm's own fee schedule.
Rates on this page last verified August 2026.
AMP Futures (Rithmic)
SourceAdvertised as low as $0.15/side for high-volume accounts only -- lower-volume accounts pay more. Use AMP’s own cost calculator for your actual tier.
Plus a $0.10/contract Rithmic trade routing fee, plus exchange/NFA fees ranging roughly $0.10–$2.00/side depending on the product. Use AMP’s own cost calculator for an exact per-symbol number -- this varies more than most.
Optimus Futures (Rithmic / CQG)
SourceBase rate before volume discounts -- Optimus offers lower per-side pricing for high-volume traders who meet daily thresholds.
Plus exchange/platform/NFA fees on top, which vary by product -- check Optimus’s rate sheet for your specific contracts.
Tradovate
SourceNo monthly fee, but the highest per-side rate of Tradovate's three plans -- the Monthly and Lifetime tiers below trade a fixed or one-time cost for a lower rate.
Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees apply on top of the commission shown, per Tradovate's own pricing page ('Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees still apply').
Interactive Brokers
SourceMicro tiered range is $0.10–$0.25/side; standard ranges $0.25–$0.85/side depending on monthly volume.
Flat $0.25/contract/side for micros, $0.85/contract/side for standard-size futures, before exchange/regulatory fees.
Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees apply on top and vary by product -- e.g. roughly $0.55/contract in external fees for MES.
tastytrade
SourceExchange and regulatory fees apply on top.
Topstep / TopstepX
SourceIllustrative only -- Topstep publishes a full per-symbol rate sheet since exact commission varies by product.
Standard exchange/NFA fees apply on top, plus Topstep’s own account rules (e.g. liquidation fees) are separate from commission. Check Topstep’s fee schedule for your exact symbol.
Apex Trader Funding
SourceNQ $1.55/side, MNQ $0.52/side, per Apex’s published rate schedule.
NQ $1.99/side, MNQ $0.51/side, per Apex’s published rate schedule.
Rate depends on which execution platform your Apex account runs on — check your Apex dashboard to confirm which one you’re on.
Bulenox
SourceBulenox doesn't clear its own trades or publish one blanket commission -- it runs on Rithmic across whichever platform you connect through (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, and others), so your per-side rate depends on that platform and your account tier. Use the AMP Futures or Optimus Futures Rithmic rate above as a starting point, then confirm your exact rate in your Bulenox dashboard or welcome email.
Lucid Trading
SourceIndex products: ES/NQ/RTY/YM/NKD $1.75 per side, MES/MNQ/M2K/MYM $0.50. Metals, currencies, energy and agriculture are priced separately.
Lucid prices by product rather than by one standard rate: metals GC/SI/HG/PL $2.30 (MGC $0.80, SIL $1.60), currencies $2.40, energy CL/NG/QM $2.00 (MCL $0.50, QG $1.30), agriculture $2.80. Exchange, clearing and NFA fees apply on top.
Tradeify
SourceIndex products ES/NQ/RTY/YM $2.88/side, micros MES/MNQ/M2K/MYM $0.95/side -- the micro figure is confirmed against a live account's own Tradovate platform data, not just Tradeify's published rate card. Metals, currencies, energy and agriculture are priced separately.
Tradeify publishes an all-in "Total Round Trip Cost" per contract that already folds in exchange, NFA, and clearing fees along with commission -- unlike most other firms here, there is nothing further to add on top. Rates shown are per side (Tradeify's published round-trip figure divided by two).
Take Profit Trader
SourceA genuinely flat rate across every permitted product, per TakeProfitTrader's own help center: $2.25/side standard, $0.75/side micro.
Commissions are established directly by TakeProfitTrader rather than a third-party clearer -- exchange and regulatory fees still apply on top of the commission shown.
My Funded Futures
SourceIndex products ES/NQ/RTY/YM $2.13/side, micros MES/M2K $0.71/side (commission only). MNQ is priced at $0.95/side all-in, checked against a real Tradovate session. Metals, currencies, energy, agriculture, and rates are priced separately, per My Funded Futures' published round-trip schedule.
Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees apply on top of the commission shown -- the figures above are the commission portion only, per My Funded Futures' own published round-trip schedule.
TradeDay
SourceThis firm doesn't publish one blanket commission -- your real rate depends on the underlying platform your account runs on and your specific plan. Use whichever platform-based rate above (Rithmic via AMP/Optimus, or Tradovate) matches your account as a starting point, then confirm your exact rate in your own account dashboard or welcome email.
Elite Trader Funding
SourceThis firm doesn't publish one blanket commission -- your real rate depends on the underlying platform your account runs on and your specific plan. Use whichever platform-based rate above (Rithmic via AMP/Optimus, or Tradovate) matches your account as a starting point, then confirm your exact rate in your own account dashboard or welcome email.
BluSky Trading
SourceThis firm doesn't publish one blanket commission -- your real rate depends on the underlying platform your account runs on and your specific plan. Use whichever platform-based rate above (Rithmic via AMP/Optimus, or Tradovate) matches your account as a starting point, then confirm your exact rate in your own account dashboard or welcome email.
FundedNext Futures
SourceThis firm doesn't publish one blanket commission -- your real rate depends on the underlying platform your account runs on and your specific plan. Use whichever platform-based rate above (Rithmic via AMP/Optimus, or Tradovate) matches your account as a starting point, then confirm your exact rate in your own account dashboard or welcome email.
Earn2Trade
SourceThis firm doesn't publish one blanket commission -- your real rate depends on the underlying platform your account runs on and your specific plan. Use whichever platform-based rate above (Rithmic via AMP/Optimus, or Tradovate) matches your account as a starting point, then confirm your exact rate in your own account dashboard or welcome email.
Other prop firms
Most other futures-funded prop firms don't clear their own trades — they run on top of an underlying clearing platform. If yours isn't listed above, check which platform your account uses (your firm's dashboard or welcome email will say), use that platform's rate as a starting point, and confirm the exact number in your firm's own fee schedule — some add a small markup.