# Take Profit Trader Rules: PRO to PRO+ Payouts in Dollars
> Take Profit Trader's $50K path in dollars: $300 to start, $2,375 of PRO profit to recover it, and $5,000 frozen on the move to PRO+.
**Source:** https://propfirmpal.com/blogs/take-profit-trader-rules-pro-payouts  
**Published:** 2026-11-11  
**Publisher:** Prop Firm Pal  
**Author:** Prop Firm Pal Editorial Team  
**Category:** Firm Review  
**Tags:** take profit trader rules, take profit trader payout rules, take profit trader pro account rules, take profit trader consistency rule, take profit trader pro+  
**Length:** 2996 words, about 13 minutes
_We may earn a commission if you open an account through the links in this review. That has no bearing on what the review says, and the figures come from the firm’s own published terms._
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Take Profit Trader pays 80% from day one in a simulated PRO account, and 90% in a live PRO+ account that you can only reach by invitation. The catch is the buffer. On a $50K account you must earn $2,000 in PRO before the first dollar is withdrawable, so your real share of profit starts at zero and climbs toward the 80% headline. Figures come from the firm's site and help articles as read on 6 Nov 2026.

Test price$150 to $360 a month
Activation$130 once
Minimum Test days3
PRO split80/20 above the buffer
PRO+ split90/10, no buffer
PRO drawdownIntraday trailing
$50K buffer line$52,000
Funded accountsUp to 5

## Take Profit Trader rules at each stage

The drawdown type changes twice on the way up: end of day in the Test, intraday in PRO, end of day again in PRO+. Traders can also be placed in a fourth version, PRO+ Development, which has tighter limits.

$50K accountTestPROPRO+PRO+ Development

EnvironmentSimulatedSimulatedLiveLive
Your splitNone80%90%90%
Trailing drawdown$2,000 end of day$2,000 intraday$2,000 end of day$1,250 end of day
Daily loss limitNoneNoneNone$1,000, pauses you
Consistency ruleYesNoneNoneNone
News ruleNoneYesYesYes
Withdrawal bufferNo withdrawals$52,000NoneNone
Round-trip commission$4.50 / $1.50$4.50 / $1.50Broker ratesBroker rates

Compiled from the firm's homepage table and its PRO, PRO+ and Development articles, read on 6 Nov 2026. Commission is mini / micro. See also the [Take Profit Trader profile](/futures/firms/verified/take-profit-trader).

## What the Test costs and what it asks

A $50K Test costs $170 a month, and passing adds a one-time $130 activation fee, so a first-month pass costs $300. Each extra month adds $170, and a failed attempt can be restarted for $99 without moving your renewal date. The subscription stops when you pass, but not when you fail, so cancel it yourself if you are done.

SizeMonthlyTargetDrawdownMinis / micros

$25K$150$1,500$1,5003 / 30
$50K$170$3,000$2,0006 / 60
$75K$245$4,500$2,5009 / 90
$100K$330$6,000$3,00012 / 120
$150K$360$9,000$4,50015 / 150

Prices from the homepage and limits from [Rule 3](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15170265979165-Rule-3-Do-Not-Hit-End-Of-Day-EOD-Maximum-Trailing-Drawdown), read on 6 Nov 2026.

Larger accounts ask for more per dollar of risk. By our arithmetic, the $25K needs $1 of profit for each $1 of drawdown, the $50K needs $1.50, and the $100K and $150K need $2. At full size, the $25K gives you $500 of drawdown per contract and the $100K gives you $250.

Commissions come out of your results, and micros cost more for the same exposure. Six minis cost $27 per round trip. The 60 micros allowed in their place cost $90.

#### The consistency rule on a $50K Test

- Your results are +$1,800, +$700 and +$500. That totals $3,000 over three days, so the target and the day minimum are met.

- Your best day is 60% of net profit ($1,800 / $3,000). It must be below 50%, so you have not passed.

- Your goal rises to more than $3,600 ($1,800 x 2).

- A fourth day of +$601 with no new best day takes you to $3,601. Your best day is now 49.99%, and you pass.

The account stays open throughout. To finish at exactly $3,000, your best day has to stay under $1,500.

List price is often not the price. The help centre holds FAQs for four promo codes (NOFEE30, NOFEE40, 50AND3 and NOFEE50) that each cut the monthly price and waive the $130. NOFEE50, advertised on 6 Nov 2026 with a stated end of 9 Nov 2026, made that $50K pass $85 instead of $300. Check [current prop firm offers](/futures/offers) before you pay list.

## PRO account rules: the intraday drawdown

In PRO the floor follows your peak balance in real time, including open profit that you never bank. The Test floor only moves on the closing balance, so a habit that was safe in the Test can end a PRO account. Take two separate first-day trades. In trade A, open profit peaks at +$1,500 and you close at +$300. In trade B, open profit peaks at +$2,000 and returns to entry.

$50KTestPROPRO+PRO+ Development

Trade A: floor$48,300$49,500-$1,700-$950
Trade A: room left$2,000$800$2,000$1,250
Trade B: resultRoom $2,000LiquidatedRoom $2,000Room $1,250

Illustrative trades, our arithmetic from the published rules, before commissions. PRO+ accounts start at a $0 balance, which is why their floors are negative.

In trade B on PRO, open profit of $2,000 lifts the floor to $50,000, where it stops. When the trade comes back to entry, the balance touches the floor and the account is liquidated, even though you never showed a loss. The firm says liquidation applies at any time, through realized or unrealized losses.

Once your peak reaches $52,000, the floor stays at $50,000 for good. Read the live level on your platform, [as the firm explains](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15171820366109-How-to-Keep-Track-Of-Your-Drawdown), because the dashboard balance only updates once a day.

## PRO payout rules in dollars

You can withdraw on any day, in any amount, once your balance is above the buffer line. There is no minimum number of winning days, no payout window, no withdrawal cap and no funded consistency rule. The buffer is the whole gate, and it equals your drawdown. The lines are $26,500, $52,000, $77,500, $103,000 and $154,500 across the five sizes.

The profit below that line stays in the account, so your share of total profit is far lower than 80% early on:

Total PRO profit, $50KAbove the bufferPaid to you at 80%Share of total profitAfter $300 of fees

$2,000$0$00%-$300
$2,375$375$30012.6%$0
$3,000$1,000$80026.7%+$500
$5,000$3,000$2,40048%+$2,100
$10,000$8,000$6,40064%+$6,100
$20,000$18,000$14,40072%+$14,100

Our arithmetic from the firm's split and buffer. It assumes everything above $52,000 is withdrawn, a first-month pass at list price, and an account that stays open.

Because you only withdraw from above $52,000, a payout cannot pull you closer to the $50,000 floor. You keep at least $2,000 of room, and with no scaling plan your contract limit stays the same.

#### The buffer when an account closes

The firm's current wording lets you withdraw 50% of the buffer after the account is closed, which reads as $1,000 on a full $2,000 buffer. A breached account has no buffer left to split, because the balance has fallen to the floor. Ask support before you close an account for this reason.

The small-withdrawal fee is easy to avoid. A wallet withdrawal of $250 or less costs $50, so a $300 request from PRO leaves $240 in your wallet and $190 after the fee. Your request needs to be over $312.50 for your 80% to clear $250. Below that, let the wallet build up first.

### How long the money takes

On a Tradovate PRO account, profit made at 3 PM ET can reach your wallet that evening, and the bank step comes after that.

- **Wait for the balance update.** The dashboard refreshes between 8 PM and 9 PM ET.

- **Request while flat.** Open positions or working orders get the request denied.

- **Account to wallet.** Tradovate PRO takes 5 to 10 seconds. Rithmic PRO, PRO+ and archived Tradovate accounts are still reviewed by hand.

- **Wallet to payout.** A manual compliance review takes up to 12 business hours, though the firm says usually less. Your first withdrawal also needs a signed tax form.

- **Payout to you.** Plaid to a US bank is usually real time, and can take 1 to 2 business days. PayPal and Wise take up to 12 business hours. The name on the receiving account must match your Take Profit Trader account.

## PRO+ rules: what the upgrade does to your money

The firm invites traders at its sole discretion and says no single threshold decides it. Some guides call $5,000 of profit the trigger, but in the firm's article $5,000 is the amount it freezes.

#### A $50K PRO account at $58,000 is upgraded

- PRO profit is $8,000. Of that, $5,000 is frozen while the PRO+ account is active, and that frozen amount is worth $4,000 to you at 80%.

- The other $3,000 can be withdrawn now at the PRO split, which pays you $2,400.

- PRO+ opens at a $0 balance with a floor of -$2,000. The floor trails your closing balance and stops at $0.

- If you make $6,000 and withdraw $5,000, you receive $4,500 at 90%. The same withdrawal in PRO would pay $4,000.

- If you instead lose the account at -$2,000, that amount comes out of the frozen $5,000. You receive 80% of the remaining $3,000, which is $2,400 instead of $4,000.

Illustrative balances. The rules are from the firm's upgrade article, last edited on 19 Jun 2026.

The full drawdown loss costs you $1,600 you had already earned in PRO. Three other changes are easy to miss:

- **No buffer means your withdrawals use up your room.** With $2,000 of profit the floor sits at $0. Withdraw it all and the balance sits on the floor. We found no published minimum balance for PRO+ withdrawals.

- **Costs and fills change.** Commissions move to broker rates and you are classed as a professional trader for market data. The firm itself says fills are easier in the simulated PRO account, so PRO results may not carry over.

- **The way back runs through PRO.** A PRO+ account has no reset. To return, you pass another evaluation or reset an existing PRO account. After the upgrade, all trading and withdrawals move to PRO+, and your PRO account is placed on hold.

### PRO+ Development and the 30-day cooldown

Traders whose record shows aggressive sizing or rapid drawdowns can be placed in this live account with lower limits, including a daily limit that pauses you without failing the account. The payout policy stays the same. The firm looks for roughly 60 days of disciplined risk management to move you back, and you can request a manual review.

SizeMinis / microsDaily limitEOD drawdownBreaches to $10,000

$25K1 / 10$500$75014
$50K2 / 20$1,000$1,2508
$75K3 / 30$1,250$1,5007
$100K4 / 40$1,500$1,7506
$150K5 / 50$2,000$2,2505

Limits from [the PRO+ Development article](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36429526878237-PRO-Development-Accounts). The last column is our arithmetic, and assumes every account ends exactly at its limit with no payout credits.

The cooldown applies only to Development accounts. If your net loss of the firm's capital reaches $10,000 in any rolling 30 days, you cannot buy new subscriptions, test resets or PRO resets, or receive a standard PRO+ account, for 30 days and until a risk review reopens purchases. Existing accounts keep trading and your wallet stays withdrawable. Each payout credits the firm's 10% share against the total, so withdrawing $10,000 takes $1,000 off it.

## PRO reset or a new Test?

A PRO reset is usually the more expensive way back, and on a $50K it costs $349 more than a new Test passed in its first month. You are paying to skip the target, the three-day minimum and the consistency rule. Both routes put you on a fresh PRO account that has to build its buffer again.

SizeNew Test + feeTest resetPRO resetPRO reset extra

$25K$280$79$449$169
$50K$300$99$649$349
$75K$375$139$799$424
$100K$460$169$999$539
$150K$490$199$1,499$1,009

List prices from the [Test reset](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15140989806493-Resetting-Your-Test-Account) and [PRO reset](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15171895352733-Resetting-A-PRO-Account) articles, read on 6 Nov 2026. The last column is our arithmetic, against a first-month pass.

On a $50K, the $349 gap equals about two extra monthly renewals. If you expect a new Test to take you more than three billing months, or four $99 resets, the PRO reset comes out cheaper. You get up to three PRO resets per account, and none once the PRO subscription is disabled.

## Rules that can end an account

The news, price-limit and weekly rules apply only after you pass.

- **News (PRO, PRO+):** hold no positions or orders from 1 minute before to 1 minute after FOMC statements, NFP and CPI.

- **Session close (all accounts):** hold nothing overnight. Open positions are closed at 4:55 PM ET, and a missed earlier product or holiday close means liquidation.

- **Limit up or down (PRO, PRO+):** exit before a CME price limit is reached, or lose the account.

- **Weekly activity (PRO, PRO+):** complete one round trip each calendar week, Sunday to Friday.

- **Counter positions (all):** never go opposite across your accounts. Long 2 ES on one and short 1 MES on another liquidates both.

- **Bots and copiers (all):** trade manually. Approved copiers are allowed on your own accounts only.

From the [PRO rules](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15171769361053-PRO-Account-Rules), [Rule 4](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15170347090461-Rule-4-Trade-Approved-Products-During-Approved-Hours), [Rule 6](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/30331694826909-Rule-6-No-Counter-Positions), the [Universal Trading Policies](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/34431153546397-TakeProfitTrader-Universal-Trading-Policies-UTP) and the [copier policy](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/34431176505245-Trade-Copier-Policy), read on 6 Nov 2026.

The rule with the least precise edges is the Sustainable Trading Policy. Six minis may be your published limit on a $50K, but using the maximum on most trades is one of the patterns the firm lists as higher risk. Large positions placed at predictable moments, such as the open or key economic releases, get the firmest language, and the firm says it may end the relationship without notice:

> These aren't styles we will fundTake Profit Trader, [Sustainable Trading Policy](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36569493361693-Sustainable-Trading-Policy)

## What changed at Take Profit Trader in 2026

The rules moved several times in 2026, and older guides still repeat the five-day minimum and the 60-day buffer tiers. Dates are the firm's help article publish or edit dates. The September and October wording changes come from comparing those articles with the versions we read on 13 Sep 2026.

- May 2026Published the PRO+ Development account on 28 May, then the Sustainable Trading Policy on 3 June.

- July 2026Published the update automating Tradovate PRO withdrawals to the wallet on 17 July. These could previously take up to 12 business hours.

- August 2026Cut the Test minimum from 5 days to 3 for accounts bought from 17 August. Older tests stay at 5.

- September 2026Published the $10,000 cooldown on 22 September. By the same date, reworded the consistency goal from net profit x 2 to best day x 2, and dropped crude inventories and bond auctions from the PRO and PRO+ news list.

- October 2026By 9 October, replaced the buffer tiers (50% up to 60 days, 80% after) with a flat 50% on closure. By 25 October, added Routable as an international payout route.

Under the old consistency wording, the firm's own example produced a $6,200 goal. Under the new wording, the same results need just over $4,000.

## Is the payout policy better than Topstep or Apex?

It has the lowest split of the three and the fewest conditions above the line, so the better payer depends on how long the account survives.

$50K funded accountTake Profit Trader PROTopstep StandardApex EOD

Your split80%90%100%
Opens a payoutAbove $52,0005 days of $150+5 qualifying days
Limit per payoutNone50% of balance, to $2,000$1,500 to $3,000
Funded consistency ruleNoneNone on this pathBest day under 50%

Each firm's own pages, read on 6 Nov 2026. Topstep runs a limited-time offer doubling the cap if you add a daily loss limit at checkout. Compare more firms on the [futures comparison page](/futures/compare).

Against Apex there is a clear crossover. Apex stops at six payouts, and that $13,000 maximum takes $15,100 of profit on its $50K EOD account, if you meet each payout's conditions. Take Profit Trader reaches $13,000 paid at $18,250 of profit, and keeps paying after that on the same account. Below that level, the higher split wins.

#### Our verdict

Take Profit Trader suits a trader who banks profit quickly, wants cash without waiting on a payout calendar, and can trade without giving open profit back. It is a weaker fit if you size up at the open, or let winners run through deep pullbacks before the floor locks. Treat PRO as the product you are buying, and PRO+ as a possible extra the firm decides on.

## Take Profit Trader rules FAQ

### Does Take Profit Trader have a consistency rule?

Only in the Test, where your best day must be below 50% of net profit. Going over raises your goal and does not fail the account.

### Does Take Profit Trader have a daily loss limit?

Not on the Test, PRO or standard PRO+. The homepage shows the old $1,100 limit on the $50K as removed. Only PRO+ Development has one.

### Is a PRO account real money?

The trading is simulated and the payouts are real. The firm says it funds PRO payouts from test fees, tech fees and shared PRO+ profits. Only PRO+ orders reach the exchange.

### How hard is the Test to pass?

The figure on its homepage is old. It says 20.37% of its registered users passed a test between 1 Jan and 31 Aug 2023. That counts users and not attempts, and it predates the current rules.

This article is general information and not financial or tax advice. Take Profit Trader requires a tax form before withdrawals and leaves filing to you. Rules and prices can change, so confirm them on the firm's pages.

## Sources

- [Take Profit Trader homepage](https://takeprofittrader.com/)

- [Rule 1: Hit Your Profit Target](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15169070804125-Rule-1-Hit-Your-Profit-Target)

- [Rule 2: Do Not Exceed Maximum Position Size](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15169066911133-Rule-2-Do-Not-Exceed-Maximum-Position-Size)

- [Rule 3: End-Of-Day Maximum Trailing Drawdown](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15170265979165-Rule-3-Do-Not-Hit-End-Of-Day-EOD-Maximum-Trailing-Drawdown)

- [Rule 5: Be Consistent](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15170316538013-Rule-5-Be-Consistent)

- [PRO Account Rules](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15171769361053-PRO-Account-Rules)

- [PRO+ Account Rules](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172006753821-PRO-Account-Rules)

- [PRO Account Profit Split and Withdrawal Rules](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172219527581-PRO-Account-Profit-Split-Withdrawal-Rules)

- [Speed of Payouts Update](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/37697356049949-Speed-of-Payouts-Update-Q-A)

- [Payout System](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172296875165-Payout-System)

- [Withdrawal Fees](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172354954525-Withdrawal-Fees)

- [PRO+ Account Upgrade Process](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15171978600349-PRO-Account-Upgrade-Process-Overview-and-Guidelines)

- [Advantages of PRO+](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15171929948829-Advantages-of-PRO)

- [PRO+ Development Accounts](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36429526878237-PRO-Development-Accounts)

- [PRO+ Development: 30-Day Live-Capital Cooldown](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/39331980656925-PRO-Development-30-Day-Live-Capital-Cooldown)

- [Sustainable Trading Policy](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36569493361693-Sustainable-Trading-Policy)

- [Commissions on Test and PRO accounts](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172548967069-Commissions-on-Test-and-PRO-accounts)

- [Rules for Multiple Accounts](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15172695563933-Rules-for-Multiple-Accounts)

- [NOFEE50 Promo FAQs](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/35985020984605-NOFEE50-PROMO-FAQS)

- [50AND3 Promo FAQs](https://takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/38320927906717-50AND3-PROMO-FAQS)
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