Firm breakdown

Take Profit Trader

Windermere, FL, USA · takeprofittrader.com

Rules verified against Take Profit Trader's own site on Sep 23, 2026

One-step futures evaluation (the "Test") sold as a monthly subscription with an end-of-day trailing drawdown, a 50% best-day consistency rule and a 3-day minimum. Passing leads to a simulated PRO account (80/20 split, intraday trailing drawdown) with withdrawals allowed from day one once a buffer equal to the max drawdown is built; PRO+ is an invitation-only live-market account at 90/10 with an end-of-day drawdown and no buffer. Distinctive for day-one daily payouts, a one-time $130 activation fee instead of a monthly funded fee, and a firm-wide ban on bots and algos.

Good fit if
You trade by hand, want withdrawals from the first day of the funded stage, and would rather pay a one-time activation fee than a monthly funded fee.
Look elsewhere if
You automate anything (bots and algos are banned on every account type), or you want the funded account to keep the evaluation's end-of-day drawdown.

At a glance

Programs
1
Account sizes
25K to 150K
Cheapest entry
$150/mo (25K Trading Test)
Drawdown
EOD trailing, locks
Trader keeps
80% to 90%
Daily loss limit
None
Automation
Not allowed
Trade copiers
Allowed, with limits
Max accounts
5 funded
NinjaTrader
Yes
Tradovate
Yes
TradingView
Yes

What works

  • Withdrawals allowed from day one of PRO and daily after, with no payout windows, no minimum profitable days, and no withdrawal cap once the buffer is built.
  • No daily loss limit on any Test size; the only loss rule is the end-of-day trailing drawdown, which stops at the starting balance.
  • No monthly fee after passing: a one-time $130 activation fee.
  • Minimum of 3 trading days to pass (cut from 5 in August 2026).
  • Invitation-only PRO+ is a live-market account at a 90/10 split with an end-of-day drawdown and no buffer.
  • Wide platform choice across CQG/Tradovate and Rithmic, with NinjaTrader, Tradovate, and TradingView free during the Test.

What to watch

  • Bots, algos and automated execution are banned on every account type, including semi-automated strategies.
  • PRO switches from the Test's end-of-day drawdown to an intraday trailing drawdown that follows unrealized highs.
  • Profit inside the buffer (equal to the max drawdown) cannot be withdrawn without closing the PRO account, and then only at 50% if closed within 60 trading days.
  • PRO split is 80/20; 90/10 requires a discretionary PRO+ invitation, and $5,000 of PRO profit is frozen while PRO+ is active.
  • Monthly test pricing is high at list ($150 to $360 per month) and resets on PRO accounts cost $449 to $1,499.
  • News blackout on FOMC, NFP and CPI in PRO and PRO+, no overnight holds, and a long restricted-country list.

Programs and prices

List prices as shown on Take Profit Trader's site on Sep 23, 2026. Firms discount constantly, so the price you pay is often lower. The rules are what matter: they are the same at any price. The drawdown shown is for the stage you buy (the evaluation, or the funded account on straight-to-funded plans); where the funded stage locks or moves differently, the drawdown detail under each table says so.

Trading Test

Evaluation 1-step Monthly subscription

Single-step monthly-subscription evaluation with EOD trailing drawdown, no daily loss limit, 3-day minimum and a 50% best-day consistency rule; subscription stops when you pass.

Account Price Profit target Max loss Drawdown Daily loss Min days Max size Activation Reset
25K $150/mo $1,500 $1,500 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 3 minis / 30 micros $130 $79
50K $170/mo $3,000 $2,000 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 6 minis / 60 micros $130 $99
75K $245/mo $4,500 $2,500 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 9 minis / 90 micros $130 $139
100K $330/mo $6,000 $3,000 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 12 minis / 120 micros $130 $169
150K $360/mo $9,000 $4,500 EOD trailing, locks None 3 days 15 minis / 150 micros $130 $199
  • Consistency: Best day must be under 50% of total net profit; if not, the target effectively rises to more than 2x the best day (account is not failed).
  • No time limit; billed monthly until you pass or cancel (failing does not auto-cancel). Resets are available any time and do not change the renewal date. The $130 PRO activation fee is one-time with no monthly funded fee. Commissions are charged in the sim at $4.50 round trip per mini and $1.50 per micro (Test and PRO). The funded PRO stage switches to an INTRADAY trailing drawdown of the same size that stops at the starting balance; PRO+ uses an end-of-day drawdown. The 3-day minimum applies to tests bought from Aug 17, 2026; older tests and their resets keep the prior 5-day minimum. PRO accounts can be reset up to 3 times per account for $449 / $649 / $799 / $999 / $1,499 (25K to 150K) instead of re-taking the Test.
Drawdown detail by account size
  • 25K Floor trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing once it reaches the $25,000 starting balance. Touching the floor intraday (realized or unrealized) liquidates the account.
  • 50K Floor trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing once it reaches the $50,000 starting balance. Touching the floor intraday (realized or unrealized) liquidates the account.
  • 75K Floor trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing once it reaches the $75,000 starting balance. Touching the floor intraday (realized or unrealized) liquidates the account.
  • 100K Floor trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing once it reaches the $100,000 starting balance. Touching the floor intraday (realized or unrealized) liquidates the account.
  • 150K Floor trails the highest end-of-day balance and stops trailing once it reaches the $150,000 starting balance. Touching the floor intraday (realized or unrealized) liquidates the account.

Funded stage and payouts

What funded means here
PRO: simulated funded account (orders stay in Tradovate/Rithmic sim) paid in real money. PRO+: invitation-only live-market account routed to the exchange via Tradovate, starting at a $0 balance with an EOD drawdown equal to the original PRO drawdown. Traders showing aggressive risk patterns may instead be placed in PRO+ Development (live, with reduced contracts, a soft daily loss limit and a smaller EOD drawdown).
Profit split
PRO 80/20; PRO+ 90/10.
How often you can withdraw
Daily, from day one of PRO (no payout windows). Account-to-wallet withdrawals on Tradovate PRO accounts are automated and take seconds; wallet-to-bank requests are reviewed within up to 12 business hours.
Minimum payout
No stated minimum, but wallet withdrawals of $250 or less carry a $50 fee (waived above $250). PayPal fees may apply.
Payout cap
No maximum withdrawal amount.
What you must do first
PRO: balance must first exceed a buffer equal to the max drawdown (e.g. $52,000 on a 50K) and only profit above the buffer can be withdrawn; must be flat with no working orders when requesting. Money inside the buffer can only be taken by closing the PRO account (50% of it if 60 or fewer trading days, 80% after). No minimum profitable days and no consistency rule in PRO. PRO+: no buffer.
Path to a live account
PRO+ is granted at TPT's sole discretion after a holistic review of consistency, risk management and execution; no fixed threshold. On upgrade the PRO account is placed on hold with $5,000 of its profit frozen while PRO+ is active.
Ongoing fees
No monthly fee once funded. One-time $130 activation fee. PRO+ pays broker commission rates (NinjaTrader/Tradovate) instead of TPT's $4.50/$1.50 sim commissions and is moved to professional market data.

Trading rules that end accounts

Automation

Not allowed

Universal Trading Policy #1 applies to Test, PRO and PRO+: no automated systems, bots or algorithmic execution. PRO rules add that all trades must be manually executed. Execution/trade-management tools and approved trade copiers between your own accounts are allowed.

"Automated trading systems, bots, or algorithmic execution tools are not permitted." Source

Trade copiers

Allowed, with limits

Trade copiers are allowed only across accounts you solely own and control, and only approved copiers: Tradesyncer, TradeCopia, Affordable Indicators, Replikanto Flowbot (Compliance Edition only) and platform-native copiers (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, MotiveWave, Quantower). Copying or syncing with other people or identities, signal-following execution, group/structured trading, pass or payout services, and using copiers to hold opposite positions across your accounts are prohibited. Copier-caused counter positions count as Rule 6 violations.

Approved copiers only: Tradesyncer, TradeCopia, Affordable Indicators, Replikanto Flowbot (Compliance Edition), Platform-native copiers (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, MotiveWave, Quantower)

"TakeProfitTrader permits the use of trade copiers solely for managing accounts owned and controlled by you." Source
Account limit
Unlimited simultaneous Test accounts. Up to 5 active funded accounts per person (PRO, PRO+ or a mix). No more than 10 passed tests can be activated into PRO within 30 calendar days.
News trading
Test: no news rule. PRO and PRO+: must be flat with no open orders from 1 minute before to 1 minute after FOMC statements (Wed 2:00 PM ET), Non-Farm Payroll and CPI. Fed speakers and FOMC minutes are allowed.
Overnight and weekends
No overnight or weekend holds on any account. The trading day runs 6 PM to 5 PM ET and TPT auto-closes open positions at 4:55 PM ET; products that close earlier must be exited before their own close or the account is liquidated. Positions must also be exited before a CME limit up/down is hit (PRO/PRO+).
Other rules
  • No counter positions (Rule 6): holding opposite positions in the same or related contracts (ES/MES, NQ/MNQ, YM/MYM, list not exhaustive) across any accounts you control, or coordinating opposite trades with others, liquidates both accounts and forfeits profits. Hedging across correlated futures is explicitly banned.
  • Independent Trade Execution Policy bans coordinated timing with other users, centrally managed multi-identity accounts, and structuring accounts so some failing helps others pass.
  • Sustainable Trading Policy (2026): max size on most trades, repeatedly blowing through loss limits, exploiting sim fills, account churning, or large bets timed to the open or news releases can lead to closer review, PRO+ Development placement, or TPT ending the relationship without notice.
  • PRO and PRO+ accounts must trade at least one day per calendar week (Sunday to Friday) to stay active.
  • Registration is blocked while using a VPN. Access from restricted countries (a long list including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Turkey, Philippines, Morocco, South Africa, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Malta and others) is prohibited, and even one trade or market-data view from one can block the account.

Platforms and data

NinjaTraderTradovateTradingViewR|Trader ProQuantowerBookmapMultiChartsMotiveWaveTrade NavigatorVolFixATASInvestor/RTFinamarkJigsaw Trader
How you connect
Trader picks a data feed at signup. CQG-feed accounts log in with Tradovate credentials and work in Tradovate, NinjaTrader (NinjaTrader connection using the Tradovate username/password) and TradingView (connecting the CQG/Tradovate account); all three are listed as free during the Test. Rithmic-feed accounts work in R|Trader (free), Quantower (free) and Bookmap, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, Trade Navigator, VolFix, ATAS, Investor/RT, Finamark and Jigsaw Trader (license required). TradingView Basic (free) is allowed but TPT warns its data can lag. CQG accounts can be connected on two platforms at once in Test and PRO; Rithmic allows one connection except R|Trader Pro plug-in mode with NinjaTrader. PRO+ live accounts run through Tradovate as broker.
Data and execution
CQG (via Tradovate), Rithmic
What you can trade
Most CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX futures. The published permitted list covers equity index minis and micros (ES, NQ, YM, RTY, MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K), energy (CL, MCL, NG), metals (GC, MGC, SI, HG), FX (6A, 6B, 6C, 6E, 6J, 6N, 6S, M6E, M6A), rates (ZT, ZF, ZN, UB), ags (ZS, ZL, ZW, LE) and crypto micros (MBT, MET). Unlisted products can be requested via live chat. Micros count at 10x the mini position limit.

Recent rule changes

  1. Aug 17, 2026 Minimum trading days for the Test cut from 5 to 3 for tests purchased from Aug 17, 2026 onward (announced with the 50AND3 flash sale, stated as a permanent program change). Existing tests and their resets keep 5 days. Source
  2. Jul 17, 2026 Account-to-wallet withdrawals for Tradovate PRO accounts automated (seconds instead of up to 12 business hours). Rithmic PRO and PRO+ withdrawals remain manual. Eligibility unchanged. Source
  3. Jun 3, 2026 Sustainable Trading Policy published: high-risk patterns (max sizing on most trades, sim-fill exploitation, trading big at the open or news) draw review and may end funding. Source
  4. May 28, 2026 PRO+ Development accounts introduced: live accounts with reduced contracts (e.g. 2 minis on 50K), a soft daily loss limit and a smaller EOD drawdown for traders flagged for aggressive risk; about 60 days of disciplined trading to return to standard PRO+. Source
  5. Mar 6, 2026 Universal Trading Policies, Trade Copier Policy (approved-copier list, own accounts only) and Independent Trade Execution Policy published, formalizing the bot ban and banning cross-identity synchronized trading. Source
  6. Sep 15, 2025 Rule 6 (No Counter Positions) published with automated near-real-time detection of opposite positions across accounts, including micro/mini pairs. Source

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Take Profit Trader FAQ

Does Take Profit Trader allow trade copiers?
Allowed, with limits. Trade copiers are allowed only across accounts you solely own and control, and only approved copiers: Tradesyncer, TradeCopia, Affordable Indicators, Replikanto Flowbot (Compliance Edition only) and platform-native copiers (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, MotiveWave, Quantower). Copying or syncing with other people or identities, signal-following execution, group/structured trading, pass or payout services, and using copiers to hold opposite positions across your accounts are prohibited. Copier-caused counter positions count as Rule 6 violations.
Can you use automated trading or bots at Take Profit Trader?
Not allowed. Universal Trading Policy #1 applies to Test, PRO and PRO+: no automated systems, bots or algorithmic execution. PRO rules add that all trades must be manually executed. Execution/trade-management tools and approved trade copiers between your own accounts are allowed.
What drawdown does Take Profit Trader use?
End-of-day trailing, locks: The floor moves up only when a session closes at a new high balance. Open profit during the day does not drag it up. Once the floor reaches the starting balance (at some firms, plus a small buffer), it stops rising and stays there.
Which platforms can you use with Take Profit Trader?
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, R|Trader Pro, Quantower, Bookmap, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, Trade Navigator, VolFix, ATAS, Investor/RT, Finamark, Jigsaw Trader. Trader picks a data feed at signup. CQG-feed accounts log in with Tradovate credentials and work in Tradovate, NinjaTrader (NinjaTrader connection using the Tradovate username/password) and TradingView (connecting the CQG/Tradovate account); all three are listed as free during the Test. Rithmic-feed accounts work in R|Trader (free), Quantower (free) and Bookmap, MultiCharts, MotiveWave, Trade Navigator, VolFix, ATAS, Investor/RT, Finamark and Jigsaw Trader (license required). TradingView Basic (free) is allowed but TPT warns its data can lag. CQG accounts can be connected on two platforms at once in Test and PRO; Rithmic allows one connection except R|Trader Pro plug-in mode with NinjaTrader. PRO+ live accounts run through Tradovate as broker.
How many Take Profit Trader accounts can you have at once?
Unlimited simultaneous Test accounts. Up to 5 active funded accounts per person (PRO, PRO+ or a mix). No more than 10 passed tests can be activated into PRO within 30 calendar days.
What is the Take Profit Trader profit split?
PRO 80/20; PRO+ 90/10.. Daily, from day one of PRO (no payout windows). Account-to-wallet withdrawals on Tradovate PRO accounts are automated and take seconds; wallet-to-bank requests are reviewed within up to 12 business hours.

Sources and gaps

Every number above comes from Take Profit Trader's own pages, read on Sep 23, 2026. If a field says "Not published", we could not confirm it from an official source and chose a blank over a guess. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

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