E8 Markets’ futures help center now lists a $25,000 Zero account. The contract-size article, marked updated today, 9 October 2026, puts $25,000 on both the E8 Zero challenge table and the funded performance table.
On the challenge, the $25,000 Zero account is capped at 3 contracts, which E8 describes as $30,000 of margin. On the SimFi performance stage, it starts at 1 contract. Hitting 1.5% in locked profit unlocks 2 contracts the next day. Hitting 3% unlocks 3. The account scales at the start of the next session, not mid-trade. Challenge size does not scale. It stays at 3.
The same article also lists a $25,000 row on E8 Signature, at 2 contracts. That size was already in E8’s futures lineup. The Zero row is the one that showed up in today’s update.
A separate E8 Zero help article lists $25,000 among both Starter and Max sizes. It pairs the Starter $25,000 line with a $600 figure in the same sentence as the larger sizes’ $1,000, $1,500, and $2,000 figures. That reads as a payout or limit number, not a purchase price. We could not open the live checkout. E8’s site blocked the session on a bot check, so this article does not state a fee.
If you already trade E8 Futures, the smaller Zero account is a cheaper way in only if the fee matches the size. E8 has been tightening older products, including the five-payout cap on Signature accounts bought after 14 July 2026. A new small Zero account does not change that cap.
Zero still does not allow overnight holds, same as Signature. Daily payouts on Zero start at a $100 minimum in E8’s own payout notes. On-demand payout language on the help center does not apply to Zero.
Our Take: The $25,000 Zero size is real on E8’s own contract page. The price is not, until you see it at checkout. Three minis on a $25,000 evaluation is a lot of size for the balance, so the contract cap matters more than the headline account number.
Sources & Evidence
- 🟢 Primary source: E8 Markets futures help center, max contract sizes, updated 9 October 2026
- 🔵 Independent source: E8 Zero help center search listing, $25,000 sizes
- ⚪ Context: Contract table confirmed from E8's futures help center article marked updated today. Checkout was blocked by a bot check, so no purchase price is stated. The $600 figure next to the Starter $25,000 line is not treated as a fee.
