Industry statistics
Prop firm industry statistics
The typical prop firm plan, computed live from every plan we track: what a challenge costs, the targets and drawdowns you face, and how you get paid.
- firms tracked
- 34
- plans compared
- 156
- median price per $1K
- $5.80
- median profit split
- 80%
The typical plan
Medians, so one unusual plan doesn't move the figure. Percentages are of the account size.
| All | Futures | Forex and CFDs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per $1K of account | $5.80 | $4.18 | $6.44 |
| Profit target | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Max loss | 6% | 3.5% | 10% |
| Daily loss limit (when there is one) | 4% | 2% | 5% |
| Plans with no daily loss limit | 31% | 66% | 3% |
| Plans with a consistency rule | 82% | 80% | 100% |
| Plans with an activation fee | 15% | 27% | 6% |
| Profit split | 80% | 90% | 80% |
| Plans counted | 156 | 70 | 86 |
Drawdown types
- Static42%
- End-of-day (EOD) trailing39%
- EOD trailing, then locks10%
- Intraday trailing10%
Challenge types
- 1-step47%
- 2-step38%
- Monthly subscription12%
- Instant funding3%
Payout frequency
- Every 2 weeks43%
- On demand17%
- After a number of winning days15%
- Daily12%
- Weekly7%
- Monthly6%
Most offered platforms
- MT521 firms
- cTrader15 firms
- Tradovate12 firms
- NinjaTrader11 firms
- Match-Trader10 firms
- Rithmic9 firms
- TradeLocker7 firms
- DXtrade6 firms
Price per $1K by account size
Median challenge price plus any activation fee, per $1,000 of account. Bigger accounts are usually cheaper per dollar.
- $9.53$10K
- $7.46$25K
- $6.16$50K
- $5.34$100K
- $3.09$150K
- $5.79$200K
Verified payouts by firm
From payouts traders reported with proof, checked by us before they're published.
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Updated automatically whenever a firm changes its rules or prices. Closed firms are left out, and each plan counts once. Monthly subscriptions are left out of price figures.
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