Take Profit Trader vs Legends Trading Group: prop firm rules compared
At the $50,000 account size, Take Profit Trader's evaluation allows a $2,000 max drawdown (end-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven) against Legends Trading Group's $2,000 (end-of-day trailing), with the same $3,000 profit target. Both allow the same dollar drawdown at that size. Payouts are daily (pro, once the buffer is reached) at Take Profit Trader and up to twice per month at Legends Trading Group.
| Rule (evaluation phase) | LGLegends Trading GroupApprentice model | |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Daily loss limit | None | None |
| Max drawdown | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| $50,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Daily loss limit | None | None |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| $100,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Daily loss limit | None | None |
| Max drawdown | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| $150,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Daily loss limit | None | None |
| Max drawdown | $4,500 | $4,000 |
| Firm-wide | ||
| Drawdown model | End-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven | End-of-day trailing |
| Consistency rule | Max 50% of total profit from one day | Max 30% of total profit from one day |
| Minimum trading days | 3 trading days | 4 trading days |
| Profit split | 80/20 (PRO) · 90/10 (PRO+) | 90/10 |
| Payout frequency | Daily (PRO, once the buffer is reached) | Up to twice per month |
| Account sizes offered | $25,000 · $50,000 · $75,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 | $25,000 · $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 |
| Rules confidence | Rules verified | Rules verified |
Legends Trading Group figures are for the Apprentice model; it also sells: Elite, Straight-to-Master.
Rules last checked against each firm's own documentation on . Firms change their rules often, so confirm the current terms on Take Profit Trader's site and Legends Trading Group's site. Spotted a rule that changed? Tell us.
Where Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group differ
- Consistency rule
- Take Profit Trader: Max 50% of total profit from one day
- Legends Trading Group: Max 30% of total profit from one day on Apprentice and Straight-to-Master
- Minimum trading days
- Take Profit Trader: 3 trading days
- Legends Trading Group: 4 trading days on Apprentice; 10 trading days on Straight-to-Master
- Plans sold
- Take Profit Trader: One evaluation model
- Legends Trading Group: 3 plans: Apprentice, Elite and Straight-to-Master
- Account sizes, all plans
- Take Profit Trader: $25K · $50K · $75K · $100K · $150K
- Legends Trading Group: $25K · $50K · $100K · $150K
- Automated trading
- Take Profit Trader: Not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account
- Legends Trading Group: No written answer on record
- Profit split
- Take Profit Trader: 80/20 (PRO) · 90/10 (PRO+)
- Legends Trading Group: 90/10
- Payouts
- Take Profit Trader: Daily (PRO, once the buffer is reached)
- Legends Trading Group: Up to twice per month
Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group in brief
Take Profit Trader
One evaluation, the Test, followed by a PRO funded account. The drawdown trails at end of day in the Test and stops trailing at the starting balance. No daily loss limit. A 50% consistency rule raises the goal but never fails the account. Minimum 3 trading days.
Legends Trading Group
Apprentice and Elite trail at end of day; Straight-to-Master is described as "trailing" without a stated model. No daily loss limit. Consistency rules of 30% (Apprentice), 40% (Elite) and 30% (Straight-to-Master) raise the target but never fail the account.
How these rules play out
On Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.
On Take Profit Trader the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.
Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.
Take Profit Trader starts the trading day at 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT).
A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Take Profit Trader caps any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target. Legends Trading Group's Apprentice and Straight-to-Master plans cap any single day at 30% of total profit, so it takes at least 4 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $900 of a $3,000 target.
Take Profit Trader requires at least 3 trading days before a pass; Legends Trading Group requires at least 4 trading days on Apprentice and 10 on Straight-to-Master before a pass.
On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Take Profit Trader it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account; Legends Trading Group has no written answer on record. Written answers: Take Profit Trader (read ).
Choosing between Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group
Take Profit Trader and Legends Trading Group differ on 2 of the evaluation rules compared here: consistency rule and minimum trading days. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Take Profit Trader caps one day at 50% of total profit; Legends Trading Group caps one day at 30% of total profit. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Take Profit Trader needs at least 3 trading days, Legends Trading Group needs 4 to 10 trading days, depending on the plan.
Once funded, the profit split is 80/20 (PRO) · 90/10 (PRO+) at Take Profit Trader and 90/10 at Legends Trading Group. Payout terms — Take Profit Trader: Daily (PRO, once the buffer is reached); Legends Trading Group: Up to twice per month. Take Profit Trader sells one evaluation model; Legends Trading Group sells 3 plans: Apprentice, Elite and Straight-to-Master. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Take Profit Trader's written answer is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account, and Legends Trading Group has no written answer on record.
Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Take Profit Trader's site and Legends Trading Group's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.
Take Profit Trader vs Legends Trading Group: quick answers
Which has the larger drawdown at $50K, Take Profit Trader or Legends Trading Group?
Neither: both allow $2,000 on a $50,000 evaluation (Take Profit Trader: end-of-day trailing; Legends Trading Group: end-of-day trailing).
Does Take Profit Trader or Legends Trading Group have a consistency rule?
Take Profit Trader: max 50% of total profit from one day. Legends Trading Group: max 30% of total profit from one day on Apprentice and Straight-to-Master.
Which has a daily loss limit, Take Profit Trader or Legends Trading Group?
Neither: both bound a losing day only by the max drawdown.
Can you trade with a bot or strategy at Take Profit Trader or Legends Trading Group?
Take Profit Trader: not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account. Legends Trading Group: no written answer on record.
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