Choose Instant Funding if
- You want the cheaper $50K account ($64.35 for Funding Firm - IF Evolve)
- You want the lowest cost to get a $50K account funded ($64.35)
- You want a lower profit target (6%)
- You want the fastest payouts
- You trade on MT5
Head to head · Forex / CFD
Instant Funding and Lark Funding side by side: prices, rules and payouts. Checked Nov 10.
Across every account each firm lists. Green marks the clearly better side.
| Instant Funding | Lark Funding | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest $50K account | $64.35 · Funding Firm - IF Evolve | $266 · 3-Stage Evaluation |
| Cheapest $50K to funded | $64.35 · Funding Firm - IF Evolve (one-time) | $266 · 3-Stage Evaluation (one-time) |
| Price range | $17.50–$3,849.30 | $94.05–$4,275 |
| Account models | 9 | 4 |
| Account sizes | $0.625K–$120K | $5K–$200K |
| Profit split | 70–80% | 80–90% |
| Profit target | 6–10% | 10–12% |
| Max drawdown | 4–10% | 5–12% |
| Drawdown type | EOD trailing, Static, Trailing balance | Static, Trailing balance |
| Billing | One-time | One-time |
| Daily loss limit | None on Funding Firm - Funding Pro, Funding Firm - Funding Pro - 625S and Funding Firm - IF Evolve | None on 3-Stage Evaluation |
| Consistency rule | None | None |
| Fastest payout | 1 day | 14 days |
| Platforms | cTrader, MT5, Match Trader | cTrader, DXTrade, Match Trader |
| Review rating | ★ 4 (370 reviews) | ★ 4.5 (92 reviews) |
The cheapest account from each firm at every size.
| Instant Funding | Lark Funding | |
|---|---|---|
| $0.625K | $30.80Funding Firm - Funding Pro - 625S · $30.80 to funded | Not offered |
| $1.25K | $46.90Funding Firm - Lite · $46.90 to funded | Not offered |
| $2K | $17.50Funding Firm - IF Starter · $17.50 to funded | Not offered |
| $2.5K | $72.10Funding Firm - Lite · $72.10 to funded | Not offered |
| $5K | $26.60Funding Firm - IF Starter · $26.60 to funded | $190Funding · $190 to funded |
| $10K | $31.85Funding Firm - IF Evolve · $31.85 to funded | $94.05Max · $94.05 to funded |
| $20K | $503.30Funding Firm - Lite · $503.30 to funded | Not offered |
| $25K | $44.85Funding Firm - IF Evolve · $44.85 to funded | $166.253-Stage Evaluation · $166.25 to funded |
| $40K | $1,035.30Funding Firm - Lite · $1,035.30 to funded | Not offered |
| $50K | $64.35Funding Firm - IF Evolve · $64.35 to funded | $2663-Stage Evaluation · $266 to funded |
| $80K | $2,071.30Funding Firm - Lite · $2,071.30 to funded | Not offered |
| $100K | $350Funding Firm - One Phase Lite - 1-Phase · $350 to funded | $351.503-Stage Evaluation · $351.50 to funded |
| $120K | $3,849.30Funding Firm - Funding Pro · $3,849.30 to funded | Not offered |
| $200K | Not offered | $712.503-Stage Evaluation · $712.50 to funded |