Take Profit Trader vs Phidias Propfirm: prop firm rules compared

On Take Profit Trader and Phidias Propfirm's Fundamental and Premium plans 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 a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start; at Phidias Propfirm's Fundamental and Premium plans a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $47,500, $2,500 under the start.

Phidias Propfirm's Express to Live plan uses a static drawdown: the floor is set once, the drawdown below the starting balance, and does not move for the whole evaluation. For example, at Phidias Propfirm's Express to Live plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $49,350, $650 under the start.

On Take Profit Trader the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there. On Phidias Propfirm's Fundamental and Premium plans it keeps trailing for the whole evaluation.

Take Profit Trader and Phidias Propfirm 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. Phidias Propfirm applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

Take Profit Trader requires at least 3 trading days before a pass; Phidias Propfirm requires at least 3 trading days on Fundamental and 1 on Premium before a pass; Phidias Propfirm's Express to Live plan sets no minimum number of days.

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; Phidias Propfirm has no written answer on record. Written answers: Take Profit Trader (read Oct 21, 2026).

Take Profit Trader and Phidias Propfirm differ on 6 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model, trailing floor, consistency rule, max drawdown at $50K, profit target at $50K and minimum trading days. If your trades often run into open profit that you give back before closing them, start with the drawdown: Take Profit Trader trails at end of day, while Phidias Propfirm trails at end of day or holds a static floor, depending on the plan. 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; Phidias Propfirm has no consistency rule. In dollars at $50K, Take Profit Trader asks for $3,000 of profit with $2,000 of drawdown room, Phidias Propfirm for $4,000 with $2,500. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Take Profit Trader needs at least 3 trading days, Phidias Propfirm sets no minimum on some plans and up to 3 trading days on others.

Once funded, the profit split is 80/20 (PRO) · 90/10 (PRO+) at Take Profit Trader and 80/20 (Fundamental, Express) · 75→100% progressive (Premium) at Phidias Propfirm. Payout terms — Take Profit Trader: Daily (PRO, once the buffer is reached); Phidias Propfirm: Fundamental every 10+ days · Premium every 5 days. Take Profit Trader sells one evaluation model; Phidias Propfirm sells 3 plans: Fundamental, Premium and Express to Live. 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 Phidias Propfirm 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 Phidias Propfirm's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.