TradeScopeProp firm break-even calculator
Add up what getting funded costs, then see how much trading profit it takes to earn that back after the firm’s split.
- Evaluation fees
- $300
- Resets
- $80
- Activation
- $130
- Total spent
- $510
- Days to break even
- 6
- The firm keeps
- $57
Before any monthly fee charged after you pass, and before the firm’s payout rules.
How the break-even is worked out
Add up everything spent to get the account funded, then divide by the share of profit you keep.
total spent = (monthly fee × months) + (resets × reset fee) + activation fee
profit needed = total spent ÷ profit split
An example. A $150 a month evaluation that takes two months costs $300. One reset at $80 and a $130 activation fee bring the total to $510. If you keep 90% of profits, you need $510 ÷ 0.90, which is about $567 of trading profit, before the account has earned you anything. At $100 a day on average, that is six trading days.
Why count it this way
Evaluation fees are small enough to stop noticing, and none of them show up in your trading results. Adding them up per account, resets included, shows whether funded trading is making money or only covering its own entry cost.
What this calculator leaves out
- Monthly fees that continue after you pass, such as data or platform fees.
- Minimum payout amounts and waiting periods before the first withdrawal.
- Firms that let you keep the first part of your profit in full.
- Discount codes, which change the fee but not the method.
To see whether your trading can reach the target in the first place, use the prop firm evaluation calculator.
Questions
How much does a prop firm evaluation really cost?
More than the monthly fee. Add the fee for every month the evaluation takes, any reset fees after a failed attempt, the activation fee when you pass, and any monthly fee the firm charges once you are funded. The total is what you need to earn back before the account has made you anything.
How do I work out my break-even on a funded account?
Divide everything you spent by your profit split. If you spent $510 and keep 90% of profits, you need $567 of trading profit before you are back to zero. Some firms let you keep the first part of your profits in full, which lowers that figure.
Does a profit split change my break-even?
Yes. A lower split means more trading profit is needed to cover the same cost. At 80% you need $638 of profit to recover $510, compared with $567 at 90%.
Are resets worth paying for?
A reset is another attempt at the same price or less, so it only makes sense if something has changed since the attempt that failed. Counting resets honestly in your costs is the quickest way to see whether an evaluation is paying for itself.
What else should I check before buying an evaluation?
The minimum payout, how soon and how often you can withdraw, whether a monthly fee continues after you pass, and the rules that can end a funded account. None of those are in this calculator.
TradeScope
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These calculators are for education. They are not advice, and they can’t predict results. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss. Contract specifications and prop firm rules change, so confirm them with the exchange, your broker or the firm.