what it costs to get in,what it takes to break even

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To get in　Expected cost to funding$134 – $444entry + (1/P − 1) × retry

To break even　Profit required$134 – $471expected cost ÷ profit split

The odds barely differ. The price differs 3.3×.

At 25K the boundary conditions are close to identical across firms, so what separates them is not difficulty but what you pay.

To get in　Expected cost to funding$171 – $766entry + (1/P − 1) × retry

To break even　Profit required$171 – $958expected cost ÷ profit split

The odds barely differ. The price differs 4.5×.

At 50K the boundary conditions are close to identical across firms, so what separates them is not difficulty but what you pay.

To get in　Expected cost to funding$344 – $1,702entry + (1/P − 1) × retry

To break even　Profit required$344 – $1,891expected cost ÷ profit split

The odds barely differ. The price differs 4.9×.

At 100K the boundary conditions are close to identical across firms, so what separates them is not difficulty but what you pay.

To get in　Expected cost to funding$426 – $2,374entry + (1/P − 1) × retry

To break even　Profit required$426 – $2,638expected cost ÷ profit split

The odds barely differ. The price differs 5.6×.

At 150K the boundary conditions are close to identical across firms, so what separates them is not difficulty but what you pay.

7 firms, 26 evaluation accounts at 25K, ordered by each firm's cheapest one. Blue figures are derived here, not transcribed from any firm. The per-plan arithmetic and its limits are on The Math.

Firm	Plans	To get in	Bought to paid^{1 2}	To break even³
Apex Trader Funding	7	$134 – $444	7.4 – 19.1%	$134 – $444
TradeDay	3	$163 – $265	9.0 – 16.7%	$326 – $391
Lucid Trading	8	$171 – $308	9.8 – 20.0%	$190 – $342
Topstep	1	$225	—	—
TakeProfitTrader	1	$226	13.5 – 18.4%	$282
FundedNext Futures	3	$257 – $326	8.2 – 20.0%	$322 – $362
Tradeify Futures	3	$278 – $424	7.4 – 19.1%	$309 – $471

1Of 26 plans, 17 have an end-of-day trailing drawdown on at least one stage, so the figure is a range and both ends hold. The high end reaches 20.0%.

2Consistency rules are not modeled, so this reads optimistic. Where a firm has one, the real threshold sits above its published figure.

3Stated before the profit split, and before payout thresholds, minimum trading days and per-payout caps.

7 firms, 31 evaluation accounts at 50K, ordered by each firm's cheapest one. Blue figures are derived here, not transcribed from any firm. The per-plan arithmetic and its limits are on The Math.

Firm	Plans	To get in	Bought to paid^{1 2}	To break even³
Apex Trader Funding	7	$171 – $533	7.8 – 19.5%	$171 – $533
TradeDay	3	$216 – $387	9.0 – 16.7%	$432 – $571
Lucid Trading	8	$313 – $572	8.6 – 16.7%	$347 – $635
FundedNext Futures	4	$317 – $766	8.1 – 16.7%	$334 – $958
Topstep	5	$347 – $447	9.0 – 16.7%	$385 – $430
TakeProfitTrader	1	$407	9.0 – 12.3%	$508
Tradeify Futures	3	$432 – $643	7.8 – 19.5%	$480 – $715

1Of 31 plans, 22 have an end-of-day trailing drawdown on at least one stage, so the figure is a range and both ends hold. The high end reaches 19.5%.

2Consistency rules are not modeled, so this reads optimistic. Where a firm has one, the real threshold sits above its published figure.

3Stated before the profit split, and before payout thresholds, minimum trading days and per-payout caps.

7 firms, 30 evaluation accounts at 100K, ordered by each firm's cheapest one. Blue figures are derived here, not transcribed from any firm. The per-plan arithmetic and its limits are on The Math.

Firm	Plans	To get in	Bought to paid^{1 2}	To break even³
Apex Trader Funding	7	$344 – $1,175	4.8 – 16.4%	$344 – $1,175
TradeDay	3	$522 – $897	6.8 – 12.5%	$1,044 – $1,240
Topstep	4	$687 – $810	6.8 – 12.5%	$764 – $900
Lucid Trading	8	$693 – $1,224	6.5 – 12.5%	$770 – $1,360
FundedNext Futures	4	$761 – $1,522	6.5 – 12.5%	$801 – $1,691
TakeProfitTrader	1	$948	6.8 – 9.2%	$1,185
Tradeify Futures	3	$991 – $1,702	4.8 – 18.2%	$1,101 – $1,891

1Of 30 plans, 22 have an end-of-day trailing drawdown on at least one stage, so the figure is a range and both ends hold. The high end reaches 18.2%.

2Consistency rules are not modeled, so this reads optimistic. Where a firm has one, the real threshold sits above its published figure.

3Stated before the profit split, and before payout thresholds, minimum trading days and per-payout caps.

7 firms, 27 evaluation accounts at 150K, ordered by each firm's cheapest one. Blue figures are derived here, not transcribed from any firm. The per-plan arithmetic and its limits are on The Math.

Firm	Plans	To get in	Bought to paid^{1 2}	To break even³
Apex Trader Funding	7	$426 – $2,362	3.8 – 15.2%	$426 – $2,362
TradeDay	3	$783 – $1,359	6.8 – 12.5%	$1,566 – $1,740
Lucid Trading	8	$996 – $1,632	6.6 – 12.5%	$1,107 – $1,813
Topstep	4	$1,082 – $1,245	6.8 – 12.5%	$1,202 – $1,383
TakeProfitTrader	1	$1,099	6.8 – 9.2%	$1,374
FundedNext Futures	1	$1,359	6.8 – 12.5%	$1,431
Tradeify Futures	3	$1,563 – $2,374	4.8 – 17.7%	$1,736 – $2,638

1Of 27 plans, 19 have an end-of-day trailing drawdown on at least one stage, so the figure is a range and both ends hold. The high end reaches 17.7%.

2Consistency rules are not modeled, so this reads optimistic. Where a firm has one, the real threshold sits above its published figure.

3Stated before the profit split, and before payout thresholds, minimum trading days and per-payout caps.

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