Futures Prop Firm Cost Calculator

More than the sticker price, usually. The real cost is the evaluation fee for every billing cycle you spend in it, plus a reset fee or a fresh purchase for each failed attempt, plus any activation fee when you pass. At 50K the lowest monthly fee we list is $49 (Topstep, Trading Combine 50K (Standard Path)), so three months and one reset costs several times that. Set your own months and resets above to see the total for every firm.

Many futures firms bill their evaluation like a subscription: it renews every cycle until you pass or cancel. Across the 28 verified futures firms we list (281 priced plans), 10 sell at least one monthly plan and 21 sell at least one one-time plan. A monthly plan is cheaper if you pass in the first month and more expensive every month after; a one-time plan costs the same however long you take - the lowest one-time 50K price we list is $53 (SHARK Futures, LITE 50K).

An activation fee is a one-off charge when you pass the evaluation and move to the funded (or sim-funded) account. 27 of the 281 plans we list charge one, from $67 to $247, and 89 list it as zero. Some firms sell the same account two ways - a cheaper evaluation with an activation fee, or a dearer one without - so compare totals, not the headline price. Where a firm lists no activation fee at all, the table marks the total as excluding it.

Usually to reset, when the firm offers one. A reset puts the account back to its starting balance for a fee that is normally below the plan price - across the 110 plans with a listed reset fee, the median reset costs 61% of one cycle's fee. Where no reset fee is listed, the calculator prices a failed attempt as buying the plan again, which is what you would have to do.

It depends on how long you take. A low monthly fee wins if you pass quickly; a one-time plan wins if you expect to need several months, and resets change the order again. Pick your account size and expected months in the comparison table - it re-sorts every plan by total cost to get funded, cheapest first.

Be honest about your pass rate. Enter the months you expect to take and the resets you expect to need, not the best case, then compare totals at your account size. After cost, check the rules that decide whether you pass at all - the drawdown type, daily loss limit and consistency rule - on each firm's profile.