Ylos Trading
United Stateswww.ylostrading.com
Ylos Trading is a futures proprietary trading firm operating as Ylos Trading Funding INC, offering simulated futures accounts from $25,000 to $300,000, with its consumer-facing site published in Brazilian Portuguese for a largely Brazilian trader base despite targeting US futures markets. The firm sells four distinct account structures: Standard, a traditional evaluation that charges a one-time activation fee once passed; No Activation Fee, the same evaluation without that second charge, sold at a higher upfront price; Freedom 2.0, a looser-rules product available only at the $25K and $50K sizes; and Instant Funding, which skips the evaluation entirely and starts the trader on a funded account from day one. Every account trades on the BlackArrow platform built by Nelogica, and Ylos publishes no separate trading commission structure. All evaluation-stage plans use an end-of-day drawdown that blocks the account immediately if the balance falls below the limit intraday; once funded, Standard, No Activation Fee and Instant Funding accounts switch to a real-time trailing drawdown that locks permanently once cumulative profit reaches the drawdown plus $100, while Freedom 2.0 remains on an end-of-day drawdown even when funded. Consistency rules apply only in the funded phase: 40% on Standard and No Activation Fee, 30% on Freedom 2.0 and Instant Funding. Payout requests can be filed every 10 business days on Standard and No Activation Fee, and every 5 business days on Instant Funding, processed through the Rise international payment rail, with requests only accepted between 08:00 Monday and 15:00 Friday (Brasilia time). The firm's own homepage advertises a 100% profit split up to $15,000 in cumulative profit, but its help centre separately documents a tiered structure that steps down to 90% between $15,000 and $30,000 and 80% above that, measured across all of a trader's accounts combined rather than per account. Ylos is not a regulated broker-dealer in any jurisdiction; both the evaluation and funded stages operate in a simulated environment, with only an invitation-only Live account described as trading real capital.
Challenge Programs
Standard Challenge (1-Step)
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 Step | $1,500 | None | $1,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $150.00$30.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | 1 Step | $3,000 | None | $2,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $180.00$36.00 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 1 Step | $6,000 | None | $3,000 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $230.00$46.00 | Buy |
| $150,000 | 1 Step | $9,000 | None | $5,000 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $145.00$29.00 | Buy |
| $250,000 | 1 Step | $15,000 | None | $6,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $195.00$39.00 | Buy |
| $300,000 | 1 Step | $20,000 | None | $7,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $245.00$49.00 | Buy |
No Activation Fee Challenge (1-Step)
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 Step | $1,500 | None | $1,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $222.50$89.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | 1 Step | $3,000 | None | $2,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $247.50$99.00 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 1 Step | $6,000 | None | $3,000 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $372.50$149.00 | Buy |
| $150,000 | 1 Step | $9,000 | None | $5,000 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $497.50$199.00 | Buy |
| $250,000 | 1 Step | $15,000 | None | $6,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $622.50$249.00 | Buy |
| $300,000 | 1 Step | $20,000 | None | $7,500 (EOD Trailing) | 100% | $747.50$299.00 | Buy |
Freedom 2.0 Challenge (1-Step)
Instant Funding (Instant)
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | Instant | None | None | $1,500 (Trailing Equity) | 100% | $165.00$99.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | Instant | None | None | $2,500 (Trailing Equity) | 100% | $331.66$99.50 | Buy |
| $100,000 | Instant | None | None | $3,000 (Trailing Equity) | 100% | $831.66$499.00 | Buy |
| $150,000 | Instant | None | None | $5,000 (Trailing Equity) | 100% | $998.33$599.00 | Buy |
| $250,000 | Instant | None | None | $6,000 (Trailing Equity) | 100% | $1,165.00$699.00 | Buy |
| $300,000 | Instant | None | None | $7,500 (Trailing Equity) | 100% | $1,331.66$799.00 | Buy |
Payment Methods
- Credit/Debit Card
- Pix
Payment methods above apply to purchasing a Challenge or Instant Funding account; Pix is available for Brazilian customers, and customers outside the U.S. are directed to use an internationally enabled credit card or a debit card with a USD balance. Payments are processed in USD. Payout methods are a separate set: withdrawn profits can be received into the internal Ylos Wallet (fundable via Pix or card) or paid out via RiseWorks.
Pros & Cons
CREDITS8
- Four distinct account structures covering evaluation, no-activation-fee, looser-rules, and instant-funding routes
- Entry pricing is low relative to many futures prop firms at the smaller account sizes
- Advertises 100% of the first $15,000 in cumulative profit before the tiered split steps down
- Up to 20 active accounts allowed per user
- Account sizes scale up to $300,000
- Fixed dollar maximum loss rather than a percentage-based drawdown
- TrustPilot rating of 4.8 across several hundred reviews as of late 2026
- Independent third-party payout tracking (Payout Junction) verifies a substantial volume of historical payouts against public records
DEBITS7
- The tiered profit split (90% then 80% above $30,000 cumulative profit) is documented only in the help centre, not on the homepage's payout summary
- Site is published in Brazilian Portuguese despite the entity's US/Texas legal framing, and no single clear jurisdiction of registration is easy to verify
- Real-time trailing drawdown on funded Standard/No Activation Fee/Instant Funding accounts can raise the failure level as profit is banked, until it locks
- Withdrawal requests are restricted to a Monday-Friday business window (Brasilia time), unlike firms offering on-demand payouts
- Freedom 2.0 is available only at the two smallest account sizes
- Instant Funding carries the highest one-time price of the four plan types at every matching account size
- Ylos is not a regulated broker-dealer; both evaluation and funded stages trade in a simulated environment
Trading Rules
- Four account structures: Standard, No Activation Fee, Freedom 2.0 (25K/50K only), and Instant Funding
- Evaluation-stage accounts (Standard, No Activation Fee, Freedom 2.0) use an end-of-day drawdown; the account is blocked immediately if the balance falls below the limit at any point intraday, even though the limit itself is only recalculated at day's end
- Once funded, Standard, No Activation Fee and Instant Funding accounts switch to a real-time trailing drawdown that locks permanently once cumulative profit reaches the drawdown plus $100; Freedom 2.0 remains on an end-of-day drawdown when funded
- Positions must be closed at least 30 minutes before the trading day ends; swing trading across multiple days is not permitted
- Being positioned at the moment of a scheduled news release is permitted during the evaluation but prohibited on funded accounts
- Expert advisors, automated trading, and copy trading are not permitted; hedging is allowed
- Martingale trading is not permitted
- Microscalping (trades held 30 seconds or less) is prohibited when it makes up the majority of a trader's activity
- Standard funded accounts additionally cap the largest single losing trade at five times the median size of the trader's winning trades
- Activity must be registered at least once every 7 calendar days
- A passed challenge must be activated within 7 days
- Up to 20 active accounts are allowed per user
- Withdrawal requests can only be filed between 08:00 Monday and 15:00 Friday (Brasilia time, UTC-3)
Restricted strategies
Hedging is explicitly permitted even though automated and copy-trading tools are not, and the firm's median-trade-size rule on Standard funded accounts applies on top of these baseline prohibitions.
News trading
- Evaluation phase (Standard, No Activation Fee, Freedom 2.0)Allowed
Holding a position through a scheduled news release is permitted during the evaluation stage.
- Funded accountsRestricted
Being positioned at the moment of a news release is prohibited on funded accounts; positions must be closed before the release and may be reopened afterward.
Window: Around scheduled news releases
Payouts & Trading Costs
- Payout frequency
- Every 10 business days (Standard / No Activation); every 5 business days (Instant Funding)
- Processing time
- Up to 1 business day review + 24–48 business hours to Ylos Wallet
- Profit split
- Up to 100% — 100% up to $15K; 90% $15K–$30K; 80% above $30K
- Payout routing
- Rise → bank account; payout first goes to Ylos Wallet
- Minimum withdrawal
- $500; Freedom 2.0: $250
- Trading costs
- $0 commission. Funded: e.g. ES/NQ/RTY $2.18; MES/MNQ/M2K $0.65 per contract · Challenge-stage trading is commission-free; funded-account brokerage commissions are charged per contract as listed above, separately from the profit-split commission deducted at withdrawal.
Trust & Safety
Ylos Trading publishes detailed help-centre documentation covering its four account types, drawdown mechanics, consistency rules, and payout eligibility. Independent tracker Payout Junction has reported several million dollars in verified payouts processed through the Rise payment rail. The firm holds a high aggregate TrustPilot score, though the review distribution includes a small but present share of one-star complaints alleging payout disputes.
- Legal entity
- Ylos Trading Funding INC. Contact address published as Hoboken Riverfront Center, 221 River Street, 9th Floor, New Jersey 07030, USA; terms of use reference Texas law.
- Regulated
- No
Ylos Trading is not a regulated broker-dealer or futures commission merchant in any jurisdiction. Its own FAQ states both the evaluation and funded account operate in a simulated environment, with real withdrawals paid on simulated profit; only an invitation-only Live account is described as trading real capital.
Sources disagree on the entity's precise registered jurisdiction: the firm's terms name Ylos Trading Funding INC under Texas law, its published contact address is in Hoboken, New Jersey, and a Texas franchise-tax registry search points to a mailing address in Orlando, Florida. Traders should independently confirm registration details, the tiered profit-split structure, and current payout caps before purchasing a plan.
Trading carries risk. Evaluation programs like this one involve simulated accounts and non-refundable fees; review the firm’s current terms directly before purchasing. This page is informational and not financial advice.